Merry Christmas ‘06
The Gerbers have enjoyed another Merry Christmas with the Shuttleworths. This year was a little different than years past. First of all because Hannah is more and more fun opening up presents. Secondly because Katie and I had to leave Ohio and run back for church on Christmas Eve. And thirdly because Katie’s grandma was scheduled to have surgery right after Christmas. She came through the surgery Wednesday really well and is recovering with family at her side.
Hannah got many fun presents, including her very own kitchen set. Wednesday, after waiting at the Dayton hospital, we drove to Columbus to spend time with the Gerbers. This is the time where we go from Hannah being the only grandchild to being one of 7!
Photo Blitz
We’ve been bad, very, very bad bloggers. I’m going to try to make up for it now. Let’s start with Hannah’s Lion Halloween costume.
Next up is our friend Uncle Joe’s inner child coming out. Before going to dinner with Joe and Helen we stopped for Hannah to play on a playground.
Papa came for a week for a convention in Indy. Hannah really enjoyed having Papa home every night!
Over Thanksgiving we went for a 4 mile hike with Papa and the Lozadas. Hannah did at least a mile herself!
Last one will be Hannah with the cast of Breakfast in Bethlehem at E91. All of Hannah’s Grandparents and the Bouterse joined Katie and Hannah for the performance. I stayed home under quaratine.
Hannah’s Christmas Present
Katie and I decided to give Hannah something different for Christmas. We got her tickets to see Sesame Street Live in Fort Wayne on Friday night. Although we don’t let her watch the show, she has many toys and books with the Sesame Street characters in them. She loved it! For an hour and a half she danced, clapped, and pointed at the characters on mommy’s lap. We were pretty close so she could see them really well. I think that was a great idea for this year!
18 month Hannah Portrait
Here’s Hannah’s 18 month portrait. We took her to the park on a Saturday afternoon in October and took some pictures in the leaves. If you would like a print of this picture, just email me and tell me the closest Walmart or Walgreens that you’d like to pick it up at. I’ll go on line and send it to your local store and you can pick it up for free.
A Rough Month!
It’s been a rough month for the Gerbers. It started with the National Missionary Convention that created a lot of stress for Katie and I. The next week was Thanksgiving and while it’s great to see family, there was a lot of travelling around Ohio. At the end of that week, Hannah came down with strep throat. By the end of that next week I had it too. The following week I was still sick and Katie got it too. Hannah and Katie got better quickly, but my symptoms changed but I didn’t get better. Turns out my normal cold turned into a very painful viral infection. By the end of last week Hannah was diagnosed with Fifths Disease. It’s a viral infection that makes her cheeks red and little red spots all over her abdomen. She’s not contageous, she acts fine, and it last for a couple weeks to a couple months. Oh, and the Colts have lost 3 out of their last 4 games!
Well, that’s it. That’s been our month. Some good things still happened and we have some pictures and stories to post. We’ll get to that very soon.