Christmas!

We were blessed with a wonderful Christmas. We stayed home, but were very fortunate to have many guests and a few different days of opening gifts. Grady loved every minute of the holidays.

Santa Claus is coming tonight!

Visiting Santa

Grady's first visit to Santa. He asked for a drum with drumsticks (done!) and for his Daddy to come home for Christmas (tomorrow!).

The Nutcracker

Auntie Heather and I took Grady to "The Nutcracker" performed by a local dance group. We all enjoyed it and Grady has been practicing his moves ever since.

Making a gingerbread house with Grandma RonaLee

10 days until Christmas!

Sleep

Swimming superstar

Grady is in swimming lessons right now. This is his third time doing this level and he's shown amazing improvement this round! He has started to put his face in the water and can back float for 5 seconds!

(Click on the links to see the videos. I couldn't get them to embed.)

http://youtu.be/JZgoO372x04

http://youtu.be/GvoBPjonAfs

http://youtu.be/fEK2sfnImp8

Dust bustin'

Family sledding trip

Lit up

O Christmas Tree

Hunting for the perfect tree

All dressed and ready to go "tree hunting" with his binoculars and his backpack (full of toys!).

Walking down the road ... keeping our eyes open for the right one!

Grady leading the way ... and carrying the hatchet ... yikes!

Looking around for the right tree...

Found it!!!

Day 1 of the advent calendar