Drew vs. The ATV

Christmas with the Sweckers

We had such a great Christmas! Grandma Duong, Uncle Peter, and Aunt Jan came up from Dallas to help make it extra special for Drew's 1st Christmas. We all ate a lot, laughed, and watched a Don Cheadle movie (seems like we watch one every year). Drew is so excited about all the fun toys and new clothes he got. Mommy and Daddy doesn't think he needs any more toys for a while!

Family photo op...

Drew's very first ATV...
Uncle Vi and Uncle Peter chillin' out...
With Grandma and Aunt Jan

holiday madness...

It's been very busy at the Swecker household the last couple of weeks. First of all, Drew didn't feel well for almost a week. He caught some kind of stomach bug and had to stay home from daycare. So Mommy had to work from home to be with him. Then Daddy left to go to Ft. Lauderdale for his annual sales meetings. Since Mommy and Daddy's anniversary was the same week, Mommy and Drew flew down after a couple of days to join Daddy and to visit Grandma and Grandpa Swecker. Drew and Mommy got to stay with Daddy at the Riverside Hotel. Drew had a lot of fun crawling all around the room and checking out the view from his crib.

Crib with a view...

Making sure the recliner was comfortable...

While in Ft. Lauderdale, Drew got to spend lots of time with Grandma. She took him on walks around the neighborhood almost every day. He got to meet all of Grandma's neighbors and also went to dinner with Eileen who loved seeing Drew again. Mommy and Grandma also went to the mall one day so that Drew could take a picture with Santa. He did really well and didn't even cry.After getting back from FL, Mommy and Daddy were super busy with work trying to wrap up things for the end of the year. Mommy has been so busy she's been dreaming of excel formulas and pivot tables for the last week! It's all worth it in the end because after Monday Mommy and Daddy will be on vacation until after the New Year. Drew bear is very excited to have both Mommy and Daddy home for so long. Anyway, in the midst of all that work, they even decorated for Christmas. Drew loves to help Mommy rearrange the ornaments.

Some holiday pics...

Thanksgiving weekend...

Drew got to celebrate his very first Thanksgiving this past weekend. He and Mommy got to relax on Thursday while Daddy cooked. Daddy made turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce all from scratch. It was all really good considering it was Daddy's first time making the Thanksgiving meal. Uncle Vi came over with dessert and we all ate like we've never eaten before. Even Drew got to try a little bit of everything...he didn't care too much for the green beans though.

We ate so fast Mommy forgot to take a picture of the food.

Then after lunch, Drew got to talk to Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Peter, and Aunt Jan through the webcam. It was such a neat experience for him, he was speechless! Maybe next time he won't be so shy.

So the rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. The family just relaxed and enjoyed being lazy. We did go out to dinner Saturday night and then Daddy went snowboarding with uncle Vi on Sunday.

Today, Drew got to see his very first snow. Mommy caught him standing in his crib just watching the snow fall down. Anyway, we got at least 3 whole inches today!