Gingerbread Houses, Snow & 15 Months

We had the Evans over for dinner on Sunday & then we busted out all the makings for Gingerbread Houses. I think this is such a fun activity to do. Well, when everything goes according to plan. Things were working out great at the start, but when we were attaching the roof, it all came crashing down. ARGH!!! At first I wanted to call it quits, but seeing how successful the Evans were at their little village, we couldn't give up. So we just decided to go with a flat roof instead. :) Not the prettiest of houses, but fun none the less.

Travis was the one frustrated at this point. His kept falling apart too. Look at all those treats!
I must admit we all got caught snitching the goodies :)

Our sad attempt at a gingerbread house. Ha ha! I was quite impressed with Doug though. He built a table inside for our Teddy Graham Bears to sit & eat. You can kind of see if you look real close.

The Evans & their masterpiece village. Seriously, it was so cute!

The final projects! Ours is actually still standing believe it or not. I guess that's what happens when you basically make a box. :) tee-hee

SNOW!!!!
Yesterday it was snowing ALL day long! Doug shoveled before he left for school. I shoveled in the afternoon & then he shoveled again last night. CRAZY! As cold as it is & as much of a pain it is to drive & run around in, it sure is beautiful to look at. Gavin hasn't been able to explore it much since the only time we're out in it is running errands etc. So last night while Doug was shoveling, he bundled Gavin up & he was daddy's little helper.

Isn't he the cutest?!

Gavin is almost 15 months old!

He had his doctors appointment today & here are his stats:

Weight: 25 lbs (60%)
Height: (40%)
Head: still off the chart ;)

Things about Gavin:

*He sleeps 11ish hours at night
*Takes 1 nap lately for a couple hours (except for today. He just woke up after 1 1/2) blah!
*Loves his milk & asks for it as soon as I walk in his room each morning
* He loves Baby Signing Time & Barney
*He is such a Daddy's boy
*Still only has 4 teeth (the laterals are about there)
*He has a special hiding spot & visits there often
*He loves his books & loves pulling them all off the shelf too
*He likes to sweep the kitchen floor
*He has recently picked up a new favorite word...NO NO!
I hate that he has learned this already & I know I don't help because I think
it is the cutest how he says it. So I get him to say it a lot :)
*He loves to play outside
*He is getting better when I leave him places. Still cries at first, but I always pick him up happy.
*Loves candy & sweets. He must get that from his dad or something. ;)

We love Gavin & can't get enough of him! It is so fun to see his personality develop.