TheSammamishWerners: Suncadia and other stuff

Time for what has apparently eroded in to my "seasonal" update... I keep finding I'd rather play with my kids than sit down at the computer and write about them!

Grady has been keeping us all feeling young beyond our years, and we are just having the time of our lives watching this little dude fill our home with his big personality.

I'll start with a rundown of developments and accomplishments. Grady is a very cute thumb sucker. We didn't get a thumb sucker with J or M, so this is fun. We know it probably won't be as fun in a few years when we have to put chili oil on his thumb to prevent him from embarrassing us when we take him to get his drivers license, but for now we find it very cute.

Grady settles in for a good night's sleep

Grady has mastered rolling over from back to front, and is getting pretty good at rolling from front to back. Last night he managed to travel a good 10 feet with no artificial propulsion. He also has "discovered his feet", and occasionally entertains sucking his foot thumb.

In contrast to his siblings, who both had dark brown hair and eyes at age 6 months, Grady is a blonde right now, with gray/hazel eyes. More than anything, he is just a happy guy. He has a big smile for anyone that wants one, and takes after our dog Smokey, in that he is usually content if he is just in the same room as his family.

Floor time, working on his rolls

Grady is eating a wide variety of food now, and we've yet to find anything that he doesn't like. Another trait that he does not share with his siblings.

Kenzie is her usual mix of athletic and fashionable. This picture captures the current essence of Kenzie!

Grandad Werner and I took the kids to Mariners fanfest, where they played on the field, toured the locker room and got Brendan Ryan's autograph.

Jackson meets his hero, who asked him if he's also a shortstop.

Kenzie strikes a pose with the King.

Finally, we took the kids on a little Winter vacation to Suncadia, where we rented a house and just hung out, joined by the Werner grandparents and cousin Cameron. Grady swam for the first time, J&M ice skated for the first time, we inner tubed, hot tubbed, played cards, read a lot of books, and completed about 23 pieces of a 1000 piece puzzle!