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I just added a new post, but for some reason it showed up underneath the "Daan-ta" video, so scroll down to see Grady opening up his first Christmas presents.

Daaan-ta

We havn`t talked much about Santa to Grady, so I was a bit surprised when we were out at the store one day and he pointed him out. Yesterday, there was a TV show on with Santa in it and Grady recognized him right away. He`s a bit young to get the idea of Santa, but for this year, it is neat that he knows what Santa looks like.

(After thinking about it, I am guessing that he learned about Santa at daycare ... or maybe it was just the magic of the Christmas spirit!)

Grady's first Christmas of the year

Grady's first Christmas of the year came a bit early ... when we opened up a package from Grandma and Grandpa Syme. Grady had lots of fun digging into the gift bag and was excited to see each present as it came out.

Getting ready to open his gift bag.

The first gift: a glow worm!

Then, the iggly piggly doll ...




A cute pair of pj's (there are three more pairs that are just as cute :)



Grady's very own mp3 player!

(Sandy is trying to figure out how it works)


Listening to tunes.



A cozy fleece suit to keep Grady warm for those cold days when we are playing outside and going for walks.

And, a video that shows just how much Grady loves his new glow worm.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for all of the wonderful gifts!

GQ cover shot (the toddler edition)

Coloring

Aunt Christa gave Grady a coloring book and a set of markers when we were up in Gold River last time. (They are special markers that only work on the paper of the coloring book). He likes coloring on the pages, but what he really likes is playing with the markers, the lids, and the box they came in.

Trying to get a good picture for our Christmas cards

Chatter

It feels like it's taking a long time for Grady to learn how to talk, but we are slowly getting there. Even though a lot of his words only sound like half the word he is trying to say, he can still communicate pretty well.

And, some special words we are trying to learn in time for Christmas ...

First painting

This is Grady's first painting. He completed it at StrongStart (a program that the school district runs to help prepare children for pre-school/Kindergarten). We go once a week, so that Grady can play with all the toys, run around in the gym, listen to story time, and make art projects, like this picture!

Cousins

Air Grady

Blocks

Grady has shown a real interest in his building blocks lately. He likes to stack them up into a tower, knock them over, and then start again. It's funny to watch him work because he likes things to be a certain way.

Check out the intense concentration!

All done with the blocks for now ... time to drive his cars around ... vrooom!

A good place to rest

Brrrr!

It rained for almost the whole month of November. As soon as December started, the rain stopped and the sun came out. The temperature also dropped ... it's hovering around zero degrees Celsius right now. We've still been going outside to play; Grady just gets bundled up in his winter clothes. He can't move that well, but at least he's warm!

Ready to go

He's got "his" keys and "his" purse and he's ready to go!