Such a happy boy
You'd never know by looking at him that he has had a double ear infection for the past month and a half. All the antibiotics the pediatrician has prescribed haven't cleared the infection so last week we went to see an ENT (ear, nose, throat specialist) and Gavin is scheduled to have tubes placed in both ears on Wednesday. It should be a quick outpatient procedure and we hope that this will give him some relief. 
It took me about 20 minutes to get Alexa and Gavin dressed in their winter gear to go outside and play in the snow.
Alexa is excited to go build a snowman.
They are thinking, "No more pictures, Mom! We're getting too warm! Let's go outside!"
She's saying, "Look! A snowball!"
Gavin was content to sit and watch Daddy shovel snow and Gabbi run around.
Daddy is saying, "Don't eat that snow!" just as she takes a bite!
She's following in Daddy's footsteps.
Gabbi keeps sticking her whole face in the snow. She must smell something under there.
We tried and tried to build our own snowman, but the snow was just too powdery. We walked down the street so Alexa could see our neighbors snowman. They built theirs last night when the snow was still wet enough.
Gavin was wiped out.
He didn't even wake up when I took all his layers off.
Today was a sad day for the Briggs family. We had to say goodbye to a very special teacher. Today was Tierra's last day at our daycare. She has been a wonderful teacher to Gavin and we will miss her lots. We wish her the best of luck at her new job.
Gavin is giving her a big, slobbery kiss.
Ms. Tierra and Gavin
The kids got a special treat this evening. On the way home from work, I picked up Donato's pizza (our favorite). Then I let the kids watch Finding Nemo while eating supper which is a big deal because we never let the kids eat supper on the carpet for obvious reasons! I made an exception tonight because I plan to steam clean the carpets on Friday. They loved it!
Gavin's eating with his spoon. He's such a big boy now! He's also using baby signs now. He does the sign for "more" the best.
Alexa loves to help me bake!
She did a great job pouring in the vegetable oil. She didn't spill any of it!
Her favorite part is cracking the eggs.
Just a little taste
We had to go upstairs and change her clothes once we put the brownies in the oven because her clothes got a little bit messy!
She can't wait until they are done.
Still checking on them. They turned out perfect. Good job, Alexa!
Gavin is going after the remote. 
We watched Finding Nemo last night. Alexa was scared of the shark.
Alexa loves to sit and "read" her books.
He looks like a little man!
I took Alexa to get a haircut this evening. Her hair is getting crazy!
She was very excited and proud to sit in the chair. I had told her beforehand that if she was good, we would go pick out a toy later. During the haircut, she kept turning around and talking to the stylist saying, "I get an Elmo toy!"
She held very still for the haircut.
The stylist asked me how old Alexa was and as I said, "Two," Alexa held up two fingers to show her.
After the haircut! Isn't she beautiful?
She needed a snack and asked for a pear. She's such a good eater! She ate the whole thing. 
Gavin was so hungry tonight. He ate nearly all of that food! He loves chicken and noodles.
Alexa had finished her supper (some of it remains on her clothes) and she is watching Blue's Clues while Gavin finishes up.
No ifs, ands, or butts about it- it's time to take a bath!
Alexa got this new Elmo bath toy from Grandma Briggs.
And this is Swim Elmo that Grandpa and Grandma McGrew gave her for Christmas.
Now we are having playtime and story time before bed.
They love playing in Alexa's closet. Mostly they just like making a mess by pulling all the books off the shelves.
Now they are wrestling.
