Every day that I am home with Gavin and Abbey we go to the window about 3:10 to watch the school bus drop off the neighborhood kids. You can see in the second picture who won! Gavin finally gave up and went to the other window.
I think Jason spends way too much time on the computer. Gavin even knew how to use the mouse! He was typing with both hands at one point. No hunting and pecking for him! We ended up getting our old laptop out to let him play with because he threw such a fit when Jason tried to put him down. He of course had to have a mouse before he would even consider playing with it.
Gavin had a great time watching the super bowl this year. Although he didn't really watch much of the game, there were lots of kids at the party so he had fun playing. It was not so much fun when we got home and didn't have electricity though. We missed the end of the game and poor Gavin woke up at 1 a.m. cold and had to sleep with us for the next 4 hours (until he was up for the day). We are now shopping for a generator so we don't have to go through that fiasco again.
Gavin got this 4 wheeler for his birthday and he has just learned how to push the button and drive it all by himself. He rides around the house all the time now. Sometimes we have to hide it just to get a break. (we still have to assist in steering)
Gavin and I bundled up and went out to play in the snow a couple of Fridays ago. Despite his look of disgust above, after he found out that we could make balls out of snow and throw them we were outside for quite a long time and the only way I convinced him it was too cold to play outside any longer was to tell him Abbey was cold and we had to take her inside and give her a treat. : )
Gavin received a postcard from Grandma Helen and Paw on his 14 month birthday. He was very excited and carried it all over the house signing dog because it has a dog on the front. We had a difficult time getting a picture of him because he wouldn't stand still with it. He is looking forward to seeing them in 3 weeks!
We celebrated Gavin's 14 month birthday a day early with the cake that I made in my cake decorating class. Gavin wouldn't eat any, but had fun playing with some icing!
I took Gavin to the doctor today and found out he has an ear infection, bronchialitis and strep throat. All he wanted to do all day was read books. This afternoon he just climbed in his ball pit and laid down for awhile, which is very rare for Gavin to do (he is insanely active!). Hopefully when the antibiotic kicks in he will be up to playing again.
We have been able to avoid any potty issues so far on the blog, but let's face it, life with a baby is nothing but potty issues. Since mom and dad are tired of changing diapers we thought we would start putting Gavin on the potty before his bath to get him used to the idea. We are hoping he catch's on quickly, but I have a feeling we have a long way to go. He wouldn't let go of my shirt, even for the picture. Before I put him on there he kept peeking over and looking in the toilet. By the way, he never did go potty, just sat there. : )
Gavin's latest trick is climbing in and out of the toy box. He thinks it is a riot to listen to all of the toys that start making noise when he gets in.
Megan came to visit us while she was on her christmas break. Gavin had a great time showing her all of his latest tricks. He thinks she should move closer so we can see her more often. :)
Gavin did great with his first haircut. Of course, I was holding him in the sling. Not sure how he will do when he outgrows the sling (stay tuned!).
We bundled Gavin up and took him out for the first big snow of the year. It only lasted about 2 minutes because as you can see he just cried the whole time. Snowsuits are much too restricting.
The zebra was a gift to Mya for christmas, however, Gavin quickly learned how to climb on and off and clearly thought it was his. The second picture shows Gavin standing in front of Mya yelling for her to get off. 
This is as close as Caleb and Gavin have gotten to playing together. They both got poppers for christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Deverman. The popper is still a favorite in our house! (for Gavin, not us!)
