14 months

Today Gavin is 14 months old. Just look at these pictures to see why I laugh at least a dozen times every day. :)

German Alps in winter

We just got back from a delightful long weekend skiing in the German alps. We traveled with Jacob's coworker Shawn and his wife Kim and their daughters. (We traveled with Kim and Shawn to Israel/Egypt/Jordan back in 2009.)The skiing was...fun in some ways, but the weather was crazy and we weren't prepared for it. It just DUMPED snow all day. Beautiful, and lots of padding when we fell, but also cold and very wet. Sorry I didn't have the camera on the slopes. I assure you we have sore muscles and maybe a few bumps and bruises to prove we skied. :)

We decided not to ski another day and to take the kids sledding instead. Still snowing hard, the weather wasn't exactly Gavin-friendly. He did enjoy it at first, but I think he just got too cold.

 

In addition to enjoying the snow, we spent a lot of time in our hotel's swimming pool and hot tub. Gavin loved both, but he might have stayed in the hot tub forever, especially after the cold morning in the sled. (Kim and I also enjoyed massages in the spa, which was heavenly.)

Gavideo: walking

He's been walking off and on for weeks, but this is the week it caught on as an actual means of mobility.