December was a crazy month for our little family. We started it off with Gigi (Grandma Cheryl), Uncle Quinn, and sweet miss Lydia flying in on Ben's 1st birthday. We shopped and toured San Francisco and enjoyed the winter sunshine for a couple days. We had a family party on the 5th and just enjoyed both sides of the family being in our home...and of course Ben enjoyed his first taste of birthday cake! The following weekend Grandpa Russ came to visit and celebrate an early Christmas with us. It was a good bonding time for Ben and Grandpa as they wrestled on the floor and played in the yard.
Christmas Eve and Christmas day were spent with the McPeak side of the family. Ben had so much fun at Great Grandma Betty's house. He definitely did not want to be contained. Since he started walking right around his first birthday, he is nonstop action man. He probably did laps around her house for a good two hours that day!
We went to a couple Christmas parties and a tremendously fun New Years party but have yet to leave Ben overnight. That momentous occasion is being saved for later this month while we go to Tahoe with all our friends...I will definitely write more about this after it happens. I believe I have sufficiently prepared myself mentally and emotionally for the last 3 months and will be able to survive 2 nights without being a ridiculous first time parent...we'll see.
This is us ready for our New Year's Eve party. Chris and I were doing weight watchers before the holidays and then...well, lets just say we are getting back on track this week and looking forward to more weight loss! Yay!
