As we prepare for 2009, I reflect upon what a great year 2008 has been. I thought it would be nice to pull some of the best pictures of Grady from 2008 and post to the Blog. I combed through the thousands (yes thousands) of pictures that have been taken of him this year, and tried to select the best 200. Then I though too many, so 100. Well, still too many, so the "Top 50"! Well, it is actually 54. Best of Grady - 2008. See the slide slide show below. A new, cool feature available from Blogger. You can pause, or go back and forth. I also posted a link to the Picasa Google album in case you want to view a different way.
Grady has had a great, and busy year. He has sure grown, too fast! He now weighs in at just under 25 pound, is 18 months old, doing very well. You could probably guess that we have kept Grady busy, as we ourselves like to be active. This year, Grady has toured 6 states and the District of Columbia. He has been to the Beach (Edisto Island) and also visited/stayed at other destinations such as Blowing Rock, Boone, Gatlinburg, Roanoke VA, Washington D.C., Pipestem WV, Johnson City TN, and of course, "Upstate" SC. He has been at elevations ranging from sea-level to over 5000ft (something only a Dad who is a Geographer would note!). Grady has traveled by many modes of transport, including stroller, backpack, bike trailer, car, boat, train, ATV, 4-Wheeler, and even a chair lift. He has ridden over 140 miles in his bike trailer, on trails at Edisto Island, the NC Arboretum, the Bent Creek Experimental Forest, and on trails such as the Virginia Creeper, the Boone Greenway, and the Brevard Greenway. Grady has played, and "tubed" in the Davidson River. He has hiked on many trails, including several adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway (Graveyard Fields, Julian Price Lake, etc.), at Pipestem State Park in WV, at Great Falls Park near DC, Dupont State Forest near Brevard, and again in the NC Arboretum and Bent Creek Forest.
Yes, Grady has had quite the year. Other activities include feeding our neighborhood resident ducks, and playing with all sorts of things here at home. Sure, he has had his share of sicknesses, but nothing too major. His first Birthday Party was a lot of fun, and he really seemed to enjoy this Christmas. While he is very mobile, he still does not walk on his own. That will hopefully be his New Year Resolution. He is developing a vocabulary that now seems to expand almost daily.
Hopefully 2009 will be another great year, as we hope to continue many of the same activities. We will definitely get him on his first camping trip, and if all goes well, maybe a trip out to the Front Range of Colorado!
We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year!
BEST OF GRADY - 2008
http://picasaweb.google.com/dobsonjg/BestOfGrady2008?authkey=_URZ5mSI9js
Grady has had a great, and busy year. He has sure grown, too fast! He now weighs in at just under 25 pound, is 18 months old, doing very well. You could probably guess that we have kept Grady busy, as we ourselves like to be active. This year, Grady has toured 6 states and the District of Columbia. He has been to the Beach (Edisto Island) and also visited/stayed at other destinations such as Blowing Rock, Boone, Gatlinburg, Roanoke VA, Washington D.C., Pipestem WV, Johnson City TN, and of course, "Upstate" SC. He has been at elevations ranging from sea-level to over 5000ft (something only a Dad who is a Geographer would note!). Grady has traveled by many modes of transport, including stroller, backpack, bike trailer, car, boat, train, ATV, 4-Wheeler, and even a chair lift. He has ridden over 140 miles in his bike trailer, on trails at Edisto Island, the NC Arboretum, the Bent Creek Experimental Forest, and on trails such as the Virginia Creeper, the Boone Greenway, and the Brevard Greenway. Grady has played, and "tubed" in the Davidson River. He has hiked on many trails, including several adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway (Graveyard Fields, Julian Price Lake, etc.), at Pipestem State Park in WV, at Great Falls Park near DC, Dupont State Forest near Brevard, and again in the NC Arboretum and Bent Creek Forest.
Yes, Grady has had quite the year. Other activities include feeding our neighborhood resident ducks, and playing with all sorts of things here at home. Sure, he has had his share of sicknesses, but nothing too major. His first Birthday Party was a lot of fun, and he really seemed to enjoy this Christmas. While he is very mobile, he still does not walk on his own. That will hopefully be his New Year Resolution. He is developing a vocabulary that now seems to expand almost daily.
Hopefully 2009 will be another great year, as we hope to continue many of the same activities. We will definitely get him on his first camping trip, and if all goes well, maybe a trip out to the Front Range of Colorado!
We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year!
BEST OF GRADY - 2008
http://picasaweb.google.com/dobsonjg/BestOfGrady2008?authkey=_URZ5mSI9js
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