We made a quick trip to Portland the day after Christmas so that Beckett could play with his cousins! Bailey is such a helper and Cameron and Beckett will soon be running all over! Since Cam and Beckett are only 5 days apart in age, all of us are looking forward to watching them grow up together! 
Life is amazing! One aspect that many of us take for granted are the genetic ties we have with our family. Being adopted as a baby, I do not have any blood tie to my parents, nor do I have any other blood relations here in the United States. When answering medical history questionnaires, I have never been able to help give the doctors any medical information regarding my genetic history. I don't know if heart disease runs in my biological family lines and I can't tell you if my mother or my mother's mother have had any history of breast cancer. I don't even know if my biological mother is even still alive. I was always told growing up that my biological mom loved me so much that she gave me away so that I could live a life that she was unable to provide. For the most part I have grown up knowing my mom and dad love me just as much as they love their own biological children, however every now and then I am reminded in other ways that I am not related by blood. Even to this day when my mom and I go shopping the salesclerk will ask if we are together and honestly, there has always been a loneliness in that reminder... until now. One day all of that changed. It was the day Beckett was born. It was on that day I realized I was holding the only blood tie of mine I had for the first time in my entire life! Today as I look in Beckett's eyes, or when people comment on how much he looks like me, there is an unexplainable pride I feel knowing that Beckett is a direct part of me and that he is my baby! There is no question that he is my baby! While I won't be able to give him any biological information from my side, he will carry on our Korean blood line into the future. This connection is something that for the time being, only Beckett and I share!
Beckett had a fun filled Thanksgiving at his Grandma and Grandpa's house! He played with his cousins Elora and Toby, ate vegetable turkey baby food, had some roasted veggies, was fed pumpkin pie by his aunt Amy, and finally pooped out in the car on the way home! What a great day with much to be thankful for! I was blessed with a wonderful family and most of all... with this little turkey!
Beckett has been quite the US traveler in only 8 months! From Hawaii to Cape Cod, this little guy knows how to go, go, go! Here he is in his own seat on the plane waiting anxiously to visit his auntie Jen and uncle Joel! 
If we were waiting for a more specific sign to begin baby proofing our home, I don't think it gets more clearer than this!
Matt enjoys leisurely weekends watching football (especially when it's OSU playing) and now he has this little guy to enjoy the games with! Go Beavers!
When we were in Hawaii we discovered that Beckett is an avid reader of menus! In this photo he is diligently perusing the menu looking to order either a fine wine or tropical drink at the Luau...
This past spring we planted our first garden and here is the large bundle of carrots I just harvested from a long summer's worth of TLC! 
Beckett was introduced to his first finger food this past week and here he is exploring the world of banana puffs! He's still a little young for them, but it gives him some fine motor skills practice! It would appear that he's got some banana puff tricks up his sleeve (er... on his chin perhaps?!)
We took Beckett to Bob's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch to pick out his pumpkin for Halloween! Not only did Beckett get to pick out a pumpkin, but we went through a giant corn maze, went on a hay ride, rode the tractor down to the pumpkin patch, and shopped for produce at the farm store. It was a busy day!
Beckett had fun swimming in the pool for the very first time....
Beckett got to swim in the ocean for the first time, but of course as I always say, safety first, fun second! 
