I'll try to finish up with pictures here and then post video once I edit it all.

Where were we?  OK, Tuesday morning we headed right out to the beach for professional photos.  She just posted them online and they are great!  I'll try to post them or link the online album later.

More pictures!!!

 Hilton Head was gorgeous - it is so green and lush.  There are so many palm trees and live oak with Spanish moss.  You barely realize there are resorts there.  Our resort was great too - tons to do (biking, nature sanctuary, boating, shops, restaurants) and a very quiet, clean beach.  Our condo was amazing - huge and open with incredible ocean views and a giant balcony.  The weather was also great - sunny and warm basically the whole time.  It got cloudy a few times, just long enough to convince us to leave the beach for a bit and do something else.

Grady had his ups and downs.  His teeth were definitely bothering him (2 year molars - the worst by far for him!) but it was off and on.  He also had tons of fun, REALLY enjoyed "Nana" and "Papa" and did a ton of new things.  A big new skill is saying "thank you".  At first he would just say it if we asked him to, but now he will say it if he hears us say it (like to the hostess when we leave a restaurant - so cute!) or if we give him something he asked for.  He also started saying "please" and has said it on his own.

Another new thing is pointing out shapes and naming them everywhere we go - star and heart are his favorite, which is very fitting.  He's just not the type of kid to start with something normal like "circle" :)  He also now recognizes (or "reads" as I like to think!) an "A" and a "1".  When Nana took him on a walk at the resort, they came back to the gate to get into our condo complaex and there is a big "1".  He pointed and said "one".  He then did this again and again with one and "A".  Other new words that seem to have stuck (rather than just repeating a time or two) were turtle, bucket, shovel, dump, beach, sand (had already started this one), ocean, inside (which he would tell us when he had enough on the beach and it was naptime), plane, sky, pretzel and a bunch more, I am sure.  He has also started saying "I love you", which is the nicest thing ever.  He will only say it back to you at this point, but he seems to have a sense of what it means because he will smile and hug or kiss you while saying it.  He has also started saying a lot of 2 and 3 word phrases.

Grady was super kisy and huggy with Nana and Papa, which was so much fun for them too.  My mom did great with him - feeding him, taking him for walks, etc. I am feeling even better about her watching him while we are away in a few weeks.

Well I have TONS of pictures, so I am not going to post them all at once.  I will break them up into a couple parts so everyone doesn't get too bored!

We have decided on a condo for our trip to Hilton Head. We will be going with my mom and step-dad the week of May 17th. It is about a 3 hour drive for us, so it shouldn't be too bad. My mom will be flying in for it.  I am so excited - it's only about 3 months away!!!  Here are the pictures (again)...

( pictures of our condo! )