Josephine Rose Hoffman

Josephine Rose Hoffman was born Thursday, February 7th in Toledo, Ohio. Everyone was healthy, my sister Joanie and her husband Cory were thrilled and it was killing me that I couldn't be there!

Doug and I were planning to drive to Detroit to see my new niece, but Joanie and Cory decided to come visit Cory's parents in Cleveland, so we met them there instead. Brock is adjusting to his new little sister already! He is becoming protective and can't stop kissing her head. It is so stinking cute! And Danika wasn't quite sure what to think...but she wasn't a big fan of her mom holding this other creature. :)

Welcome, little Josie! Your Aunt Andrea loves you!

Rubber Ducky, You're The One!

I love rubber duckies. I can't help it....I just find them to be adorable. I like little ones, and big ones, colored ones, yellow ones, any kind of ducky. I like ducky blankets and ducky jammies...I just love stuff with ducks on it!

So...it has apparently rubbed off on my daughter. For her birthday, Danika received from her Aunt Kristen a giant rubber ducky to put in the bath tub. Danika LOVES it! Everytime she takes a bath it is a required accessory. As soon as we put her in the water she reaches for it and hugs its neck. She will hold onto it and just love it to death. It cracks me up every time, so I thought I should take a picture.

Thank you, Aunt Kristen!

Ice and Chili

Daddy went Coyote hunting for the weekend, so Danika and I grabbed my friend Elizabeth and drove down to Franklin, PA for the annual Ice Carving Festival and Chili competition. It was SUCH a fun day!

Here's Danika and I with one of the ice sculptures.

Susan's Surgery

Doug's mom had surgery on Wednesday, February 6th. Doug, Danika and I were there for most of the day. While surgery is never fun, Susan did really well, there were no complications, and this went way easier than the major surgeries she has had in the past.

Susan was supposed to be able to go home that night, but they decided that she had to stay. They said if any complications developed, they wanted her already at the hospital, not 2+ hours away.

We had Danika with us, so we kind of "moved in" to the hospital room. :) You can see Danika and all her toys camped out on the oversized window ledge.

We are grateful to God for the way He has provided for our family and for the way He has protected Susan. Thank you to all who have prayed for us and for her....it is appreciated more than we could ever put into words. God has been so good to us over this four year journey...He has taught us so much, and He has continued to provide exactly what we need each step of the way. Thank you for your love and support!

Thanks Ian and Katherine!

Stop the presses! Write this down! My little girl FINALLY fit into her first outfit in the 9month category! (Never mind that she is 13 months old...) She weighs a whole 17.5 lbs and she is wearing 9mos clothing! It is worth celebrating. :)





This is a little dress & sweater we got as a gift from our friends Ian and Katherine. It fits PERFECT right now and it was just so much fun to see her in it! She likes wearing it too!





Thanks, guys!

Fuzzy Bunnies

Doug went hunting today and got two rabbits. Here is the proud hunter with his kill and his daughter. I'm not sure Danika knew what to think of the great catch, but it wouldn't be right if we missed out on the Bierer family tradition of photographing the kids with dead animals. :)

I don't know...maybe she's thinking "I wonder what they did wrong...maybe I should listen better when Daddy says no!"

Let's sweep!

As I have mentioned before, I am married to a wonderful man. He often helps me with stuff around the house, for which I am very, very grateful. Recently, we were preparing for company and Danika was NOT in the mood to be put down while we did what needed to be done. So, we decided to put a backpack that was given to us to good use. Doug strapped her on and went to work vacuuming the living room. It was so doggone cute I had to get a picture. :) Danika was happy...Daddy was able to sweep....Mommy was thrilled. It was a win-win-win for everybody!