Take 2

Hannah and I spent some more time out in the little pool this afternoon and things went much better. This time I went out prepared, in my own suit, and ready to get wet! I set her down in the pool with no water in it whatsoever and she fussed a little bit at first. (Not the death curdling screams of yesterday, mind you so I knew we were headed in the right direction!) Then I turned on the little water spout as low as possible. Really, it was just a dribble but it was perfect for my timid little Hannah. Added bonus? The hose had been sitting out in the sun so the water was warm! After only a few minnutes she was a happy splashing baby! We only spent 15-20 minutes out side, but it was perfect. She had a good time and was ready to take a nap when we came back in. This time I was able to get a couple pictures and a little video clip as well.

Hannah in her hippo pool, not smiling but not crying either!

Hannah trying to eat her pool

A new experience

The last week has brought the heat back to Sacramento, and it's only April! At Target today, I decided to pick up a little wading pool for Hannah. It's this cute little hippo and has a little area where you can put the hose and it spouts out water. Soooo, when Daddy got home from work today I had the little pool all ready and put on Hannah's swimsuit. I didn't put much water in the pool itself. I knew it was going to be cold and I just wanted her to get used to the new pool first. We stood her in the pool and she turned and looked at me and SCREAMED!
You would have thought she was being tortured! Kev turned the little spout on thinking that it would catch her attention and help her enjoy this new experience. Wrong. It simply made her scream louder. Bummer. We weren't able to get any pictures to capture this glorious moment. Maybe next time.
As I brought her back in the house, Kev pointed out that I was more wet than she was. I was hoping if she saw me having fun in the water, she'd want to too. Nope. She was brought in and changed into PJ's and she was still telling us how much she didn't like the water. Good grief!!!
10 minutes later she had calmed down some so I called my family to ask a quick question. The minute I started talking to my brother, Hannah felt the need to tell him all about her horrible experience. Can they be drama queens at such a young age??? I'm beginning to think so...

Happy Easter!

What a beautiful Easter Sunday! I pray that everyone enjoys this wonderful day of celebration, remembering the true reason for the celebration. (hint: it has nothing to do with bunnies or choclate, although I enjoy both as much as the next gal)
He is risen!!! Have a wonderful day!


"Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook for fear of him and they became like dead men. The angel said to the women,
"Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying."
"Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you."
And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me."
Matthew 28:1-10

Mom and Hannah ready for church in our Easter best!

Moments with Hannah

Hello blogging world! Things have been pretty busy around here. (I'm beginning to think that's the norm and isn't going to change any time soon) Hannah is teething and has a cold on top of it! Makes for some long nights and even longer days. I still have to say though, I love being a mommy!!! I wanted to take a moment and post some new pics for all to enjoy, so here they are :)



So these are a few classic bathtime photos. Hannah still loves the water. You've got to keep an eye on her, though, as with everything she wants to put the water in her mouth and has twice now attempted a face plant in the tub! Heart attack for Mom, many laughs for Hannah. Anyway, this is Hannah modeling off her newest towel.





Hannah and her best friend Bailey playing together. Hannah loves her excersaucer and squeals with delight! This immediately brings Bailey (our golden lab) to Hannah's side to ensure that all is still well.


Hannah's new spot seems to be our bed. She loves laying in bed with us, but she seems to be taking over my side of the bed. These pics were taken when I was trying to get her ready for bed. I layed her down in the middle of our bed and I come back and she's worked her way onto my pillow and looks like she's ready to go to sleep. Problem is that's MY spot! At least it used to be...

This last one was taken just moments ago. My beautiful Hannah, fast asleep. Of course I forgot to stop the flash from flashing, so she gave me the stinkeye for a second before resuming her nap. Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weekend. Until next time!!!

Long time no blog!

My apologies to all who frequent this site for my long delay between posts. Things here in the Hoffmann family have been wonderful and busy. It seems like I blinked and February was gone!
Hannah is growing so fast!(way to fast if you ask me) She's very close to sitting up all by herself, eats rice cereal and a variety of fruits and veggies on a daily basis, and continues to discover new things about herself and her world on a regular basis. She has most recently discovered how to cough. She uses this lovely little cough whenever she feels the attention in the room has inadvertently been turned away from her. It also seems to pop up whenever a quiet hush falls over wherever we seem to be.
Hannah has also cut her first tooth! Hannah is a very happy, laid back baby. However, this past week she seemed to be a little on the cranky side. Of course, this also happened to be the week that Hannah's grandma (namy) was in town from Florida to visit. She, of course, was quite understanding and loved on Hannah regardless of her crankiness. Nothing would make her happy and we couldn't figure out what was going on. We checked that little mouth of hers more than once, but couldn't see anything. Finally last night as she was sucking on Daddy's finger, he felt a little tooth!!! Hooray!
Life continues to be a wonderful adventure with Hannah, and we're loving every minute of it! OK, enough blabbering, on to some pictures!!!


Hannah in her raincoat and hat, a gift from Aunt Larissa


Yummy.....carrots!!!


Hannah and her favorite duck!

Ahhh, young love

Well, I honestly thought we would have a few years under our belt before having to deal with this, but it's happened already.
My daughter is in love. With a tomato. His name is Bob and he hangs out with a cool cucumber named Larry.
Most of you know I myself have been in love with Veggie Tales for quite some time. Well, just the other day Hannah and I went shopping with my Mom and found some Veggie videos on sale, so of course I had to buy a couple. Well, the first time we put the video on Hannah was in a trance, she loved it!!! She talked to the TV and kicked and laughed THE ENTIRE TIME THE VIDEO WAS PLAYING!!!! What can I say? At least she's got good taste :)

sleep glorious sleep

As most new mothers I'm sure, I love watching Hannah. Waking, sleeping, whatever the case may be, she never ceases to amaze me. Over the holidays, we've all been doing a lot of one thing, however... sleeping. And I'm loving it!!! As with everything that involves our little peanut, we've managed to capture some pictures and thought we'd share them with you.

This is one of my favorites. Kevin had just gotten home from work. I was in the kitchen making dinner and had left Hannah and Kevin playing happily on the floor. I noticed it had gotten a little quiet, and came in the room to find both of them out cold!

This is definately not a normal occurance around the Hoffmann household. Very rarely do I get to actually sleep with my baby. Once she's out I'm usually up. Not today, however. We had a great nap, Hannah and I and we both woke up refreshed.

This one was just taken today. Hannah was happily playing away on her play mat when sleep came calling.

One last thing! I'd like to welcome Shiloh Renner to the world and to the family. He was born yesterday to my cousin Marita and her husband Zach. He's beautiful, healthy and I can't wait to see him in person! Congrats, Marita and Zach! Enjoy every minute!!!