Gerber Announcement *VIDEO*
Big News from the Gerbers!
(watch the video to hear the news from us)
Happy Birthday Song (+Fire) *VIDEO*
During the singing of “Happy Birthday” at Hannah’s 4th birthday party, the blowing of the candles turned out to be TOO exciting!!
Hannah’s House (4th Birthday) *VIDEO*
This video shows the first 10 minutes of Hannah’s fourth birthday. At 7am, Hannah follows clues to find her present.
Camping/Cousins Weekend *VIDEO*
This holiday weekend Katie and I had a full three day weekend and made the most of it. E91 closed all children’s programming because of the Indy 500! We only had 50-60% attendance. We borrowed the Coster’s pop-up camper and used my new Isuzu Rodeo to pull it to a private campground in Southeastern Ohio. Hannah walked the almost 3 miles of our hike to a waterfall deep in the woods. As you can see and hear, Hannah had a great time. On Sunday we drove to Columbus to spend time with the Ohio Gerbers, including some of Hannah’s cousins! -I’ll post some more photos tomorrow.
First Day of Swim Class
Thanks to Joe and Helen Bouterse, Hannah started a new swim class at the Y last week. This year she goes in the pool with a teacher, a couple other kids, AND NOT US! Katie and I were a little nervous about that fact and wondered if she would do it without us and whether a teacher could handle having kids this small that can’t swim. Well, the teacher’s name is Allison and she does a wonderful job with the kids!
Watch the video and see her kicking her legs to keep up!
Day at Disney *VIDEO*
If you didn’t know, Katie was speaking this week at a convention at a Disney Resort. Hannah and I tagged along and we all had one day to “Do Disney”! Katie did tons of research on how to plan your trip and had an ambitious itinerary for our one day. We started at Magic Kingdom, went to Epcot, then to Animal Kingdom, and then back to Magic Kingdom before collapsing in our hotel room. The day turned out perfect, from short lines to just the right bus showing up when we needed it. Thank you to those of you that made it possible!
Mathare Slum in Nairobi *VIDEO*
Here’s a quick little video I did after a day visiting the slums in Africa. It is a little heavy, but it was actually a great day of hope and joy as the Christians interacted with the great Kenyans in the slums.
Due to limitations with our internet connection, this is the best quality I could send. Click here to download the video.
Hannah Singing "Big Bird Show" *VIDEO*
This is priceless. If you don’t already know, Hannah is a big fan of Sesame Street! Thanks to Uncle Joe for recording, spinning, and sending me this video.
Summer Sabbatical is Over *VIDEO*
OK our little summer sabbatical from the Gerber Family Blog is over. We promise to get back into the practice of updating regularly. I’ve compiled a slideshow video to show off the highlights of our summer. It’s big (2 minutes and 3.3MB) so it may take a little to load. It takes you through Katie’s “Crossing” event for graduating 6th graders, to zoo trips, to baseball games, to family vacations with both the Shuttleworths and the Gerbers, to Sesame Place theme park and ending up at the Indiana State Fair.
Hannah’s 2nd Birthday *VIDEO*
Sorry for the delay, but last week Hannah turned 2! In the morning we woke Hannah up with a candle topped cupcake. As you can seeshe went to town on the icing! Katie and I got her a Sesame Street MagnaDoodle. She loved it!