Christmas!!

Merry Christmas...a little late. :) We had a wonderful Christmas this year spending time with family and friends. I had so much fan watching Hannah, she really likes all her new toys. She had fun with the wrapping paper, and even opened some of her own presents. I definitely think Christmas is more fun when you have kids. The anticipation of their excitement is so fun!! I think God for giving me such a wonderful husband and daughter, and for teaching me about real love this Christmas Season. May God Bless You All!!

Pigtails!!

Mommy had fun playing with Hannah's hair this morning. She was not a big fan of the pigtails, and pulled them out pretty quickly, but I did manage to get a couple of cute pictures first. :)

Women Drivers...

Do you like the title of my post? Well let me explain a little...you see I think that I may have done my part in the past week or so , to contribute to the idea that women are bed drivers. Let me say for the record that I do not think that women are bad drivers, and that prior to the events of the past week and a half, I had never even had a speeding ticket. As I mentioned in a previous post, I hit a deer with our Toyota about two weeks ago. This put us down to one car, but have done the one car thing for awhile in the past, and it really isn't too bad. Well, yesterday on my way home from babysitting, I was on 39 coming towards Shanesville and was involved in a bit of an accident. What happened was that a truck that was two cars in front of me hit their brakes, and then the Trailblazer directly in front of me hit its brakes, and then I hit my brakes. The Trailblazer narrowly missed hitting the truck, but I did not get stopped fast enough and rear ended the Trailblazer. I really didn't even hit their car very hard at all, and there was no damage to the Trailblazer, but they had a trailer hitch on the back of the car which banged up the bumper, the headlight on the drivers side, and the hood. All of the really important car parts are fine, the engine etc. but now we are left with no car. The whole situation is just REALLY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!! I feel like a gigantic idiot, even though I know deep down inside that for the most part, both situations were out of my control. (Anyone who knows me very well knows that I don't like not being in control.:)) Perhaps God is trying to teach me something here....:) Nick and I are both trying to leave the vehicle situation in Gods hands, and trust that he will work things out for the best, as he always does. If you could please pray for us to have wisdom to know how to best handle this whole situation, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

On a side note, we did find out today that the Camry is most definitely totaled. The insurance people called Nick at work today, and said that there was over $10,000 dollars worth of damage to the car. I guess that deer was not messing around :)

Below are some pictures from the past couple of days. Hannah was kind of grumpy and fussy today, she started with a runny nose and a low grade fever. I am hoping that it is just teeth, and that she will be better by Christmas. Have a great week everyone!!Hannah loves to brush her teeth...well, actually she loves to suck the toothpaste off her toothbrush after Mommy has brushed her teeth. :)

We went for a walk today, since it was pretty nice out. This was the first time that Hannah was in her snow suit, and as you can see, she was NOT impressed :)

She just started doing this in the tub...with as much as she loves being in the water, I wonder sometimes if I actually gave birth to a fish.

Crazy hair...she woke up with this goofy "mohawk".

Hannah loves her auntie!

Pictures!!

Well, we got the camera back. Here are some fun pictures from the past week or so. There are a lot of pictures, so be prepared.Hannah and Caedon in the tub together. This ended up being a very handy thing when I was babysitting last week. I think I will definitely save this one for when they are older :)

Playing in the tub!!

One of my friends from Malone got me a tin with Heggy's chocolates in it as a Christmas gift. I put the tin out because I really didn't think that Hannah could get the wrapper off the candy. I was quite wrong... She stuffed such a big piece of candy into her mouth that she couldn't chew it (I ended up digging it out of her mouth) and she was drooling chocolate everywhere. If you look at her PJ's you can see some of the drool, and it was all over the carpet too. Oh the joys of being a mommy ;)

More chocolate drool!!

Hannah was really grumpy this morning...and she is almost never grumpy when she is in the tub. I think that she put her PJ's in the tub just to be a stinker!!!

Caedon reading one of Uncle Nicks books.

Hannah and Caedon checking out the cereal box...I caught them before they dumped it all out :)

Reading :)

More reading :)

We are still alive!!

Hello everyone! I promise that I have a good reason for not posting. Nick left the camera at a friends house, and since I normally post pictures, I haven't gotten around to blogging. Things have been interesting here at the Hershberger home. Hannah had her 15 month check up at the doctor yesterday. According to our pediatrician, she is perfect. And I have to say, I couldn't agree more :) The pediatrician was pretty impressed with how clearly she is talking and with the number of words that she says. That made me feel really good, because what parent doesn't like to hear that their kid is doing great! At this check up Hannah weighed in at 20 pounds, one ounce (Yeah!!! we made over the 20 pound mark) and she is 30 inches long.
Aside from the good news we got at Hannah's appt., things have been pretty interesting at our house. Over the weekend, Hannah, myself and my cousins Krista and Megan, were driving home from Canton, and when we were on 77 just a little north of Bolivar, a rather large deer jumped out in front of us. It was truly the scariest thing I have ever experienced. That feeling of having no control over the car was terrifying. Needles to say, we hit the deer, that hit the guard rail, then bounced back onto the highway before coming to a stop on the side of the road. Everyone was ok (thank you Jesus for seat belts and carseats) but our car is pretty banged up. We are waiting to get the official word from our insurance company, but the police officer seemed pretty sure that it was totaled. But the most important thing is that we are all ok...cars are replaceable, but people are not. I know that God was watching over us, because it really it amazing that we didn't hit another car. Thank you Jesus!!!
Well, Hannah is laying on the floor here in the office, and it is time for her morning nap, so I think I will go put the little miss down for her nappy time. Have a great week everyone, and I ill post pictures as soon as we get the camera back.

She's walking!!!

Thats right folks...Hannah is walking. :) She figured it out on Friday, and has gotten progressively more steady as the weekend has progressed. I video taped for your enjoyment. I couldn't get a decent video of her from the front, so this is a back view. Enjoy!!

Cookies!!

Hannah's buddies Paige and Mia came over last week and helped to make Christmas cookies. It was a ton of fun. Here are some pictures of the girls and the festivities.

Happy Hollingsworth Thanksgiving!!

We spent the day yesterday at my parents house for the Hollingsworth side of the family Thanksgiving. We had a great time eating lots and lots of yummy food (thank you Grandma Hollingsworth :)) and just relaxing. Here are some pictures of the day. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that everyone had a wonderful day. We spent the day with the Hershberger side of our family, and it was a great day. We had the traditional thanksgiving meal for lunch (Hannah filled up on mashed potatoes and applesauce), and then lots more snacks and munchies throughout the day. I don't know why it is, but no matter how good my intentions are, I always end up eating more that I should on days like today. Oh well, I will just have to exercise a little bit extra tomorrow to make up for it. After lunch, the men went outside to shoot trap and the women stayed inside to play games. I think that it is traditional on Thanksgiving to talk about what we are thankful for, so here is my list: JESUS ( I know that is probably at least a little bit cliche, but it is so very true), my husband who loves me no matter what, my precious daughter who is every day a testament to Gods love, grace, and miraculous power, my extended family, my parents, and my church. I love you all very much!

Happy Monday!!

Hello all. I am sorry it has been so long since I have posted. We have been really busy, but that isn't a good excuse for not posting at least once a week. I think that with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, things are just going to keep getting busier, but I promise to do a better job of posting. Well this past week had two birthdays in our family. Grandpa Ed turned 60, and auntie Krissy turned 23. We had parties/meals for both of them yesterday, so that was a really fun day. And saturday Hannah and I spent the day shopping in Cleveland with the girls. It was a really fun day, and to top it off we went out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory, I had never been there before, and it was fantastic. I got key lime cheesecake, and it was excellent. I also got a ton of christmas shopping done, which was great :) Enjoy the pictures, Hannah has been into crawling into small space lately. In the one picture she is coming out from under mine and Nicks bed. Have a great week everyone!

Fall Fun

Here are a bunch of pictures from out afternoon spent raking/playing in the leaves. Enjoy :)

14 Months!!!

Mess maker!

Tub time.

I love my hat!

All bundled up!

Hannah is 14 months old today! I can't believe how fast the past year and a bit has gone. She is such a blessing! A quick update on the fun new things that Hannah is doing. So far she says mommy, daddy, hi, hey, and E I E I O (from the "Old McDonald" song). She isn't walking on her own yet, but she does walk just holding onto one hand. She still only has four teeth, but I really thing that there are two more almost in. I am sure that there are a lot of other things that I am forgetting, but most importantly she is a happy and healthy baby :) Have a great weekend everyone!