The Hosford Family

Morning Fun...

2009-09-16T06:13:00.000-07:00

This is what I get to wake up to MOST mornings. ;) Some aren't this perfect, but for the most part they really are............

Ram Fans...........

2009-09-12T05:50:00.001-07:00

We love Rockford Ram football season.... :)

We Can't Wait Kellie and Tony!!

2009-09-10T07:21:00.001-07:00

We are sooooooooo excited for Tony and Kellie (Tom's sister) who became engaged this past weekend. You can see that they are so happy and excited as well.

The girly part of me needs to mention the AMAZING job Tony did picking out Kellie's ring...it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and what a rock! These pictures don't do it justice at all. So pretty...wow. We love you both and can't wait to share in your special day!

Handsome Man....

2009-09-10T07:08:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share a few 6 month pictures of Cru. Our Handsome little man. His first tooth broke through yesterday...so he has been a little crabby for the past week. It's gotta feel some much better when it come through! Now...only 31 to go! :D

6 months old........

2009-09-03T08:33:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Cru is already 6 months old! Holy Moley.............where does the time go. He is such a happy baby, especially for all of this health stuff. He rolls over like it's his job and is ALMOST sitting up totally unsupported. He chatters like a mad man "dadadadblablabla" :) So great. I just can't believe how fast time goes. Man.......

Summer Fun!

2009-08-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Even though the summer has not been the BEST weather, we have still had some great times outside. Not as much time in my Parents pool as we would have liked...but who knows September might be 90 degrees!! :)

We went with the Burkholders to Binder Park zoo and also up to Torch Lake with the Kellers, Vander Walls and Greenlands. Tom and I were able to get away up to Boyne Mt. for a pro/am golf tournament (which Tom's team one!). That was a wonderful get away. :) We spent a week up at Bay Harbor with the Hosford clan which was a blast! The kids had a great time. All in all the summer has been wonderful! Tom's back to work, and reality has set in...fall is closely approaching. :) Have a great end of the summer all!!

I have posted pics of most of our summer time...I still have more to go trough. :)

2009-08-12T07:01:00.000-07:00

2009-08-12T06:57:00.000-07:00

A little summer update

2009-07-13T19:07:00.000-07:00

Time sure is a fly'n!!! :D I can't believe it's already the middle of July....man, where does the time go.

Maddie is just a delight and growing to fast. Writing and drawing all the time, just loving this warm weather. Although when the sun is shining brightly she does complain a bit... :) She is honestly the the best big sister in the world....and I'm not just saying that. She takes such great care of Cru and thinks of him first always. It's really a wonderful thing to witness. :) We couldn't ask for more.

Cru is over 4 months now and is ALMOST rolling over. If he is ever put down, I'm sure he will. LOL...yeah, I love to hold him. Whatever, he's my last. :D He is charming and sweet as can be. He find Maddie just a riot, and laughs constantly as she giggles in front of him. I really think they will be friends. I'm sure feuding friends at times, but they sure show a great deal of love now...

We are sooooo enjoying Tom at home. Although GOLF has taken over our lives, it's still wonderful having him home. ;) Every week we seem to have at least one house showing, so that is keeping us busy as well. Here's hope'n we sell this summer!!!

We hope you all are enjoying these summer months and are taking time to relax. Hugs and love!

The Newest "Hosford" Grandbaby...Kane Charles Bibler

2009-06-23T07:38:00.000-07:00

Oooooooooooo...he's SOOO sweet! I'm so thrilled to share that Kane Charles Bibler was born on 6/20 at 11:33 in the morning. He was 8lbs. 2oz. and 21 1/4 inches long! :D Tom's sister Katie was a ROCKSTAR and had a long labor and delivery. Way to go Katie! I know that both Katie and Austin are just thrilled and love that little man to pieces. We can't wait to watch Kane and Cru play together in the future. :D

Dancy Dance

2009-06-17T12:23:00.000-07:00

Maddie had her first dance recital on Saturday and did an AMAZING job. They danced to "I'm looking over a four leaf clover" which was darling. SO cute! :D She wasn't nervous one little bit and rocked up on stage. :) She can't wait to do it again next year.

Happy 4th Birthday Maddie!!

2009-06-07T08:23:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th Birthday Maddie!!

Today we wish Maddie a happy 4th birthday! I can't believe our "BABY" is 4! Man, where does the time go?? These are pictures from her little birthday party at the park with her friends. :) She had such a great time. :) Thanks to all who made it!! :D

We love you so much Madilyn Adele and know that you continue to grow into an amazing person. We are so proud of the little girl you are and couldn't be more in love with your spirit.

Hugs from Daddy, Mommy and Cru.

Man...where does the time go!

2009-05-29T08:33:00.000-07:00

So, I am a huge blog slacker! Geesh........

We have had quite a busy month. We officially put our house on the market. Here's hoping we will sell this summer and be in a new house by the time school starts. I will say one thing about putting your house up for sale...you keep it clean!! :)

Maddie had her last day of preschool in the beginning of May and misses her friends. :) I can't believe she will be four next week! Time is going to fast if you ask me. She has her dance recital in two weeks and is so excited to dance for everyone on "Daddy's stage." They perform at the High School. So cute. We can't wait!!

Cru is smiling all the time and really getting strong. He is almost 3 months now...again, time is flying. He is sleeping pretty good, about 7 hours a night. I know...that's "through the night" but I like 10! LOL!! Selfish...

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful spring weather!! Cross your fingers and say a prayer that we sell our house.

Smiles for the big sister...

2009-04-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Cru was all smiles for his awesome big sister the other day and I was actually able to capture one!! :D Maddie is doing such an amazing job being a big sister. :) I can not believe it has already been 7 weeks! Amazing...

Dance Class Pictures

2009-04-20T08:46:00.000-07:00

So...on Saturday morning Maddie had her dance class pictures, while I was at the wedding shoot. Tom took her and I guess she did a great job and posed for the pictures really well.

Can you tell that she watches America's Next Top Model with me??? LOL!! Look at that perfect rag doll model pose!! I only let her watch the photo shoots on the show and just loves watching them pose. I cracked up when I saw these...Man time is flying by............

Easter 2009

2009-04-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter this year. The Easter bunny visited Maddie at home and then left all sorts of eggs at Papa and Grandma Hosfords. :) Actually Uncle Jim set up the most amazing Easter egg hunt in the Hosford's front yard...it was simply adorable! The girls just loved it!! :D

Not a huge fan of the bath................

2009-04-01T06:24:00.001-07:00

Unlike Maddie who loved the bath from the get-go, Cru does NOT dig bath time. :) He looks at me like I am torturing him the whole time, it's awful!! Makes for cute pictures though.......... ;)

Cruiser-The-Bruiser as Maddie calls him, is one month old already!! He is finally really seeing us and reacting to our voices and faces. The best........... He gets lots of kisses from his big sister, who is just the BEST at her important job. :) Time is already going too fast........

Two weeks.......already. :)

2009-03-18T14:49:00.000-07:00

Cru had his two week check up today with the fabulous Dr. Ken Fawcett. :) Cru has surpassed his birth weight by quite a bit. He's 7lbs. 2 oz already! Dr. Fawcett said he is obviously a Hosford. :) He has also grown an inch and half! He's 20 inches. We are so blessed that he has not showed any signs of Anemia like Maddie had. His blood work has come back perfect. :) AWESOME!!

Maddie is loving the big sister roll...most of the time. ;) She has struggled a little with sharing Mom and Dad, but I'm sure it will pass. ;)

Thanks for a the love and support!! :D We are truly blessed.

Welcome Cru Thomas...

2009-03-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

Ahhh, the big day. :) We welcomed Cru Thomas at 6:35 on Tuesday morning with open arms. :) He weighed 6lbs. 5oz. and was 18 1/2 inchs longs. A perfect little bundle. :) We are so thrilled that everything went well and we couldn't be more blessed with the support of our family and friends. Thank you all so much for your kind notes, messages and for stopping up to see us. It means the world to us to know how much we are loved. :) Cru is one lucky little man. Maddie is pretty excited for us to get home so she can start taking care of her little brother. She is going to be just amazing...

Love you all so very much!! Thanks again...

Waiting to be the big sister...

2009-02-18T09:14:00.000-08:00

Maddie is so very excited about the arrival of her new baby brother. Everyday we talk about what sorts of things she is going to be able to help with. From baths, to picking out his "tiny super cute clothes" and even changing his diaper. (only if it's not green and stinky...) She is going to be one GREAT helper.

As the days grow closer, I can't help feel those last days of being a Mom of one. :) Maddie has played such a huge role in our life for the past three and a half years. As much as we tried not to make her the center of the world...there are moments were I know she is. :) She has brought more joy in our lives that I ever thought possible. We can't wait to watch her grow as a big sister and learn to share with her new little bro. :) Life is about to change for sure....

Fun Photos at 36 weeks

2009-02-08T18:30:00.000-08:00

Our dear friend and my "boss" :) Melissa Burkholder took these amazing pictures of us last week. She was kind enough to do them short notice, as I thought I was go'n on in to have this kid!! :D Here I sit how many days later...still preggo. Whatever. :) He can't stay in there forever!!

Thank you Melissa for taking such phenomenal pictures and sharing your talent with us. :) Love you tons!!!

Take a peek at her website...http://www.mdesignandphotography.com/index2.php

32 Weeks and counting!

2009-01-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

We had another ultrasound yesterday and he's growing like a weed. :) He's about 3.9lbs and 15inches! :) Grow baby boy, GROW! :) He has been watched for anemia like Maddie had and I will have another test on Monday just to re-check a result from yesterday. No worries, we know he is just fine. :)

I love the picture of his foot...That is why I have had such horrible nerve issues on my right side! Both of his feet are jammed in my right lower abdomen! This is proof!! :D

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-01T08:12:00.000-08:00

We spent our New Years Eve really whoop'n it up with Jason and Johanna. :) Ok...so a little less "whoop" that normal, but we still had a great time. We had dinner at Grill 111, which was fabulous. Then a "drink" at Reds, and then we actually stopped for one at the Tavern. Yeah...we left after one. The Tavern is just not the same when your pregnant. ;) We ended the evening at our house barely making it to the ball drop. :)

We welcome 2009 with open arms and know this is going to be an exciting year!! Much love and best wishes in the new year to you all!!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-27T06:09:00.000-08:00

We have had such a wonderful past few days celebrating Christmas with our families. We started on Christmas Eve at Tom's parents with a combo celebration because it was Gracie's 2nd Birthday too! Then on Christmas day, we of course opened gifts here, went to brunch at Tom's parents and then spent the rest of the day with dinner at my parents. We are truly blessed with amazing people in our lives and such generosity.

Maddie's main concern this year was about the carrots for Santa's Reindeer, and the cookies/milk that was left out for Santa. She actually looked down the stairwell and saw all her gifts and says, "WOW..." then asked Tom if the carrots were gone. :) She had to check all of the stuff out first, make sure it was gone THEN she wanted to open gifts. I'm sure that won't be the case next year. :) It was really sweet.

I am going to post all of our pictures in a random order. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!

Getting Ready...

2008-12-23T14:00:00.000-08:00

Maddie is so excited for Christmas this year, it's just adorable. I really didn't think it could any better than last year, but MAN she is so pumped! We can hardly believe that next year we will have two kiddos looking under the Christmas tree...WOW. :D

We are really looking forward to Christmas with our families this year and wish all of you a very merry and blessed Christmas. Drive safe of these crazy roads and enjoy this time with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas!!

Hard Work...thank God for my Hubby. :)

2008-12-21T10:01:00.000-08:00

I am going to be the first one to say, I am sure as heck glad I'm not out there shoveling and snow blowing everyday!! Tom is in denial that we are going to continue to get more and more snow. :) Although he puts on a smile and is not complaining about all the work he has done. Perhaps the snow will fall everywhere EXCEPT our street this week. ;) I needed to post these because I'm so very thankful for my dear hubby, working for hours outside. Thank you love, you are the best!!

OH, and what do you think the odds we will sell our house with this situation!!!???!! Nice sign eh?

Ultra Sound at 27 Weeks...

2008-12-11T15:54:00.000-08:00

I wish that there wasn't cord in front of half of his face in the picture, but you can still see his little face. :) I have another Ultra sound to make sure he's growing okay in a month, so maybe we'll get a better face picture. :)

I had an ultra sound today to make sure that this little one is not dealing with the anemia that Maddie had after she was born. They did a cool ultra sound to make sure that the blood flow looked correct in the main artery in his brain. It was PERFECT! In fact...he's right on track with everything.

Snowy Fun!!

2008-12-06T10:34:00.000-08:00

What a BEAUTIFUL ( if you like snow...) day! We went outside thinking we were going to play for a few minutes and come in...we were outside for hour and a half! Whew... Maddie is such a big helper, and shovels the driveway with Daddy. Of course we made snow angles, which were a little more difficult for me this year. I had a tough time getting back up!! :) Bundle up and go outside for a little while!

Way to go RAMS!! State Champs!!!

2008-11-29T17:43:00.001-08:00

WAHOOO!!! Way to go Rockford!! We are soooo proud of the Rams today as they take home yet another state championship in football. They played their hearts out in front of a HUGE crowd at the Ford Field in Detroit. Rockford beat Lake Orion 26-14 in a fantastic game. Maddie cheered like a super fan for the first half and then was totally tuckered out and slept on Grandma's lap for the second. :) We are also so very proud of Brogan and were so happy to see him win his final game as a Ram. Way to go boys!!

Visiting Santa

2008-11-26T16:22:00.000-08:00

For the third year in a row, we took Maddie to see a GREAT Santa Clause at Great Northern in down town Rockford. He is an author that writes children's books and comes once a year to the store to autograph books and chat with the kids. Maddie was a little more hesitant than she has been in years past. I was kinda waiting for that to happen. :) She asked him for a "Potty Baby"...yeah, great. At least the one she wants doesn't really go potty! :) Just think...next year we'll have TWO for Santa's lap!! :D

Welcome Allory Mae

2008-11-24T12:19:00.000-08:00

Allory Mae Burkholder was welcomed very early this morning around 12:30am. She is absolutely perfect and just a little sweetie. She looks a great deal like Jackson, but different too. :) She weighed in at 8lbs. 1 oz and is 22 1/2 inches long! :D Both her and Melissa are doing great. Jackson is a very proud big Brother and was really excited when Allory bought him a cool new Buzz Lightyear doll. :) Adam and Melissa are so blessed with this two beautiful children. We love you guys and are so thrilled everything went so well.

Grandma's 80th

2008-11-17T07:19:00.000-08:00

Grandma Snellink turned 80 years young this past Friday, and celebrated with the whole family. A great dinner provided by Uncle Jim, was fabulous!! While Grandma chatted with some other family members us Hosfords went upstairs for a few minutes to try our hand at wii bowling and boxing. It was comical to say the least. It's actually a ton of fun for a whole family! :)

Thank you to Grandma for celebrating your day with us. We love you Gran!!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T09:05:00.000-07:00

So, another Halloween come and gone...unbelievable. What an AMAZING night weather wise!! We had lots of our dear friends stop by and bring their kiddos all dressed up. Thanks for stopping buy everyone!!

Maddie LOVED being Princess Aurora (AKA- Sleeping Beauty). Of course...due to the fact that she's PINK. :D She was pretty pooped by the time the day was done, but had so much fun with her friends.

Hope you all had a great Halloween! Look forward to seeing all the pictures!! :D

Freaked out

2008-10-29T07:36:00.000-07:00

Now that I am completely freaked out by the "anonymous" persons comment on my last post, I have taken down the flier. I obviously know that I have a little girl to protect and would never let anything happen to her. If you were the person that left the message, I would appreciate you just dropping me an e-mail and tell me you did so. I am sitting here thinking there's a creep out there that said it. Thank you.

By the way......for future comments, I HATE ANONYMOUS COMMENTS. if you don't want us to know who you are, you are not welcome to leave a comment.
Thanks

We FINALLY put the sign in the yard!!

2008-10-26T16:27:00.000-07:00

Well... we FINALLY put a for sale sign in our yard. I'm sitting here regretting that fact that we didn't do this about 4 months ago, but we can't do anything about that now. :)

We SOOOO love this house and LOVE the location, we just need more room. Kids come with so much STUFF! :) If you know anyone that would be interested in our home, please drop me an e-mail.

Fall Days...

2008-10-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

Wow, these days have quickly become crisp and COLD! Burrrr!

Yesterday after Maddie's pre-school we went down town Rockford to take a few pictures. She was being a silly goose for a little while and then got COLD. At least we got a couple of Fall Pictures. :D

Happy FALL all!!

Painting Day

2008-10-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

Maddie and I spent a great deal of the morning painting. AKA making a mess... :) That's the best kind of fun if you ask me. :) She painted about 20 pictures, one for everyone. Many of you will be getting a "One of a kind" print soon I'm sure.

I hope everyone is having a great fall weekend!!

GVSU - Let's go BLUE!!

2008-10-12T06:46:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to GVSU's Homecoming game, which had a heck of a turn out with over 14,000 people attending. Maddie was so great and really loves these games. She spends most of her time nestled up with her Papa watching the game. I can't believe how much she actually watches!! She did get a little sad when Gracie went home I will say... :) Those two are two peas in a pod. I didn't take many pictures last night, but I love these so I thought I'd share. Of course that's the adorable Hein family. :) Grand Valley ended up killing Hillsdale, but I don't know the final score. They smoked em, that's all I know. :)

It's a.....................................................

2008-10-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

It's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are very thrilled to share with you all that we are expecting a baby boy in March. :D WAHOOO! My official due date is March 6th. He looks so healthy and right on track. The placenta is growing well and is positioned perfectly which was a huge concern. Although I "knew" in my heart from the get go it was going to be a boy, it was still sooo much fun when she confirmed what we saw on the screen. We just might have a third generation Laker on our hands...

So for all of you who voted were you right or were you wrong....I'd like to know who thought what. :) Hugs to you all and thank you so much for your continued support and prayers.

Today's the big day...

2008-10-02T08:19:00.000-07:00

So I have my Ultra sound apt. at 2pm today and we are hoping to find out the sex of the baby. :D We obviously do not have a preference at all, we are just thrilled to be at this point at all. We are having dinner with our families this evening to tell them and then I'll post something later tonight. :) So much fun!! We'll see if that poll turned out to be correct...

Painting with Pudding!!

2008-09-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

Every kids dream...finger painting with pudding! :D While Tom and I were at his 10 year High School class reunion, Maddie spent the afternoon and evening with my parents. She always has a wonderful time over there, but this time was even cooler! (her words...) She got to paint with PUDDING! :D She had so much fun and talked about it about 10 times the next day. My Mom and Dad took these of her playing. Thanks Papa and Grandma for such a fun night!!

Rockford High School Athletic Hall of Fame

2008-09-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

Last evening Tom, Dan, Donovan Reinhart and Amy Banfield were inducted into the Rockford High School Hall of Fame. Way to go you guys!!

I am so very proud of Tom for this incredible honor. He has done so many amazing things in his life thus far, and this is one to add to the list. :) Tom did a beautiful job accepting his award he moved me to tears. (yes, I know easy to do being pregnant but it's true) I have watched Tom play so many years of sports and couldn't be more proud of him. What I am most proud of is the amazing Husband and Father he is. From being my High School Sweetheart to my wonderful Husband, time spent on the field and many hours off, I know it has made him the man he is today. I Love you Tom.

Big Pre-schooler!!

2008-09-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

Well, I lived through it. ;) After my mental break down yesterday that is. :D Maddie started pre-school this morning and LOVED IT. She was such a brave girl. Tom and I walked her in and it took her all of about 3 seconds to start playing. She handed the teacher her "home work" that we got at the open house and started chatting away. I know that she is going to really enjoy pre-school and learn so much. I just can't believe it's here! :)

Sentimental Day

2008-09-22T10:40:00.000-07:00

I think I may be having a surge of pregnancy hormones today (good luck Tom) because I am so emotional and sentimental. I am looking at Maddie and wondering how in the world over three years have gone by. She starts pre-school tomorrow and is so excited about it, she's literally dancing around with glee. I'm just in awe that it's really that time in her life and ours. Now with this new little life coming I feel like time with Maddie is just going to go even faster. That is something that I know so many of my friends who have more that one child have shared with me and well, today I'm kinda struggling with it. It just feels like I'm going to miss something with either the new baby or with Maddie no matter what I do. Moms...I need some mental positivity here!! :D Anyway, just needed to get that off my chest I guess.

A Night at the Symphony

2008-09-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

On Friday night Tom and I took Maddie to her very first Grand Rapids Symphony. What a big girl!!! I grew up going to the symphony and have always enjoyed it. Tom has really come apprecate and enjoy the arts just as much as I do, and we really want to share them with our children. The Grand Rapids Symphony put on a Disney themed performance where they played compilations from different Disney Movies. They showed clips of the movies on a huge screen along with the music, which was so great. Maddie absolutely LOVED it and was such a good girl. We actually stayed for the entire performance! We are so proud of her for acting like such a little lady. I think she was most excited about dressing up in her Cinderella costume and getting to wear it. :) There were lots of little girls all dressed up as their favorite princess, which was so sweet. I think one the most enjoyable parts of the evening for me was seeing the expressions of the elderly people when they saw these little girls. They simple lit up. :) Everyone is truly a kid at heart.

Drawings of Maddie

2008-09-17T09:50:00.000-07:00

I have been a part of an art community for a few years now that I will post some of my photography to get critique and feedback, really just for fun. I have been honored by two of the artist, by being asked to use my photos to draw portraits. All three are of Maddie, and I think they are great! I do not have a lick of talent in the drawing department, so to me this is just phenominal. I wanted to share them with you. :) Kinda cool.

Way to go Oregon!!!

2008-09-16T07:02:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday we traveled with the Hagers and Tenbrinks to Purdue, for the Oregon vs. Purdue football game. We had such a blast! The trip down was a little challenging as Indiana was under some major floods. We saw playgrounds were the only thing you could see was the tops of the swing sets. Insane! Lucky we made it safely and there were no storms during the game!! It was HOT, but breezy thank God.

We have become big Duck Fans due to the fact that Jared went there and then found the love of his life Brynne who also went to Oregon. Brynne grew up right outside of Portland so she's the real deal. ;)

The game couldn't have been more fun. It was a nail biter for sure! Oregon ended up winning in double over time, which made it all the better!! I was in shock at how many Ducks fans traveled to be at this game. Jared said there is a good turn out at most away games, which is so cool. We parked by people that drove!! Incredible.

Here are some picture from the game. Thank you goes to Brynne and Jared for the pictures. I didn't bring my camera....yeah I know. What is wrong with me. :) The weather was calling for Thunderstorms, so I didn't want to chance it.
WAY TO GO DUCKS!!!

Ram Fans

2008-09-07T16:07:00.000-07:00

We went to the first Rockford Ram home football game on Friday night and had a blast!! The kiddos loved the game as well as the running around. We are proud Brogan Bibler fans and he was fantastic as always. Way to go Brogan!! We can't wait for Friday to cheer on the Rams again.
I didn't have my good flash so pardon the blurs...makes me ill looking at it. :) Course that could just be me right now. ;)

GO RAMS!!!

Baby News...

2008-08-30T10:16:00.000-07:00

If you have seen me in the last few weeks you have either thought I was putting on a few or drank my fair share of summer beers. :) Not the case this time around. Tom, Maddie and I are thrilled to share with you that we are expecting a baby early March. I am 13 weeks and feeling extremely pregnant. Which I am not complaining about, (well not to anyone other than Tom poor guy). I have had three ultra sounds, that last one being on Thursday. The doctors couldn't be happier about this pregnancy, everything is looking really good at this point. Maddie and I saw the baby moving all over the place...such a treat.

I am seeing a doctor every other week, between my regular OB and the Maternal Fetal Medicine office where I see a team of doctors. They are simply amazing. That have figured out (or at least have narrowed down) why Maddie was so tiny, why I have had the back to back miscarriages. I have what they call a bicornuate uterus ( heart shaped), which I have known about since age 19 but wasn't aware of the huge issues it can cause until now. I won't bore you with all of the details, but put simply; my uterus is a bit cramped and can sometimes not provide the placenta enough goods for the baby. ;) This time around the placenta is in a GREAT spot and the baby is growing like a champ. WAHOOO!

I have a ultra sound every month or so. So, we will find out the sex of the baby on October 2nd. Just in time for the M.O.P.S sale!! :D I am going to put my guess in writing here. :D I say it's a Boy. Felt it from the get go, so we'll see. :) I'd love to see what everyone else thinks, so I'm gong to put a poll up for kicks.

Hugs to you all and thank you for your continuing support of all of our "baby drama". We have faith and know that God has the ultimate plan. Please keep those prayers come'n!! Someone's listening!!

Love,
Tom, Lauren, Maddie and Baby Hos

Spening time with friends...

2008-08-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

This past Monday my dear friend Erinn and I drove to our other dear friend Andrea's home to visit her and family. Andrea and her husband Derek just welcomed their first child Adelyn Gail 5 weeks ago and she is BEAUTIFUL. Just a little doll. On Tuesday we spent the day shopping and just catching up, we had a great time. A huge thank you goes to Derek and Annie for having us and showing us a great time. (not to mention the fabulous FOOD!!)

Thanks so much and you sure do have a little sweetie.

Fun at the cottage

2008-08-28T12:18:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we stayed up at the Heth family cottage in Baldwin with Adam, Melissa and Jackson. It was so great just to relax, let the kids play and watch the boys cook. :) The kids of course had a blast as always, and played so well together. So many memories they will share together. Thanks to the Burkholders for having us!!!

Tea With Grandma

2008-08-20T07:23:00.000-07:00

Maddie just loves having a tea party, especially with Grandma Fanning. It's a very "Fancy Maddie" thing to do you know. ;) Thank you to Grandma for loving Maddie so much and spending this kind of quality time with her. She will remember this always.

Torch '08 (Woot Woot!!)

2008-08-18T07:58:00.000-07:00

We spent the past weekend up at Torch Lake camping with the Vander Walls, Greenlands and the Kellers, and had a BLAST. The weather couldn't have been better. Super sunny days and cool nights for sleeping. If you have never had the pleasure of seeing Torch Lake, you must. These pictures are not messed with, that is really the color of the water. It's is absolutely breath taking. Clear, aqua and not a fish is sight. My kind of lake!! :D

Thanks to Jason(El Capitan) and Johanna for letting us bunk with them and cozy up. ;) Also for setting it all up for everyone. We had a great time and look forward to Torch '09 (Woot Woot!!)

Rebekah Jo

2008-08-13T18:26:00.000-07:00

It's just insane to me that my niece Rebekah is going to be a senior in high school. I'm sure it's even crazier for my sister and brother-in-law. Time just flies...

Rebekah and I went downtown Grand Rapids to a area that Rebekah is very familiar with and meant a great deal to her. I think the pictures turned out great! I hope you like them Bekah. :)

Summer Fun

2008-08-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post some pictures of our fun summer days. We have spent a lot of time at my parents pool, which has been so nice. Maddie is super confidant while swimming, as long as her swimmies are on. :)

We spent the afternoon down at the park and at a hot dog picnic with Tracy, the girls and Kelly and her kiddos. The kids had a blast playing and the Moms got to catch up. :)

Hope you are all having a great summer!

Meet Olivia Jean Hosford...

2008-07-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

Olivia Jean Hosford came into this world last night at 6:08pm, 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 18 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful!! She sure was ready to be here, coming three weeks early and quick!! Tracy is doing fabulous and looks awesome. We brought Maddie up to see her new cousin this afternoon. She thinks Livvy is pretty cool. :) She didn't like when Uncle Dan changed her poopy diaper however...:)

WHEW! The computer's BACK! :D

2008-07-23T07:17:00.001-07:00

So our computer power cable got a little tickle from the storm we had right before the 4th of July. We thought it was worse than it was, so we were happy to find out it was just the cable. I'm finally back in the world of the living!! :D I have many pictures to share with you all. Scroll on down for pictures of 4th of July up at the Hager's, see Maddie all dressed up for her dance class, and enjoy these of Boyne. :)

These are pictures is from this past weekend up at Boyne Mt. Tom, Dan, Jamie and Tom Rosely were in another Pro/Am Golf Tournament. It was so much fun for us ladies, as we got to RELAX by the pool, do some shopping and have fabulous food. :) Gotta love those kinds of weekends.

Ready to DANCE

2008-07-23T07:13:00.000-07:00

Maddie getting dressed for her first Dance class last Tuesday. All of us Mom's thought we were going to be able to take pictures there, but we learned quickly that we were not to be in the room at all. :) Which is great for the kids, but not so great for us shutterbug Moms!! :)

4th of July Fun

2008-07-23T06:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from our amazing weekend up at the Hager's Cottage for the 4th of July. We always have so much fun when to visit and hang out with all of the Hager's. Thank you to Ron and Nancy for sharing their beautiful cottage with us all.

Dance'n Queen's

2008-07-02T05:54:00.001-07:00

We had Gracie over for a few hours on Sunday while Tracy worked and Dan..."worked" aka golfed. ;) She is such a doll and is going to be the best big sister! :) We played outside while Maddie took her nap and then we had a Dance Party. The girls are SUCH a riot to watch while dancing...so fun. We love you Gracie-poo! Big Smooches!

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-16T06:30:00.000-07:00

We have a great day yesterday, celebrating Father's Day. Maddie gave Tom a practice golf chipping net and cards in the morning and I "made" breakfast...(aka McDonalds). Then we were off to my parents for swimming and a grill out. The kids had so much fun in the pool, and the adults had great conversation. My Dad loved his gift of a deck "cooler/bar" from my sister's family and us and was surprised for sure. :) We then went over to Tom's Dad to celebrate LOTS of things. Here's the list:
Austin's Birthday June 13th
Father's Day June 15th
Our 6th Wedding Anniversary June 15th
My Birthday June 16th
Katie and Austin's Anniversary June 18th

Yeah...LOTS to be thankful and great full for. It was a wonderful time. Thanks for all the goodies everyone, you know I love them! :D

Here are some pictures of yesterday...the only one that is missing is one of TOM AND MADDIE...I can not believe all day I didn't get that shot. Grrrr....

6 years...

2008-06-15T23:00:00.000-07:00

I want to wish my amazing husband a happy 6th wedding anniversary. It's just phenomenal how fast time is flying...this makes our 14th year being together!! We have gone through so many things in the past 6 years, good and bad. We are so much stronger now than we ever have been. I know it's a cliche but, I love you more today then the day I married you...I never thought that possible. You have supported me and loved me no matter what and continue to be my rock. I love you so very much.

(Melissa was just as good 6 years ago...she took this picture then. With FILM...Remember those cameras?? ;)

"Fancy Maddie"

2008-06-10T13:08:00.000-07:00

If you haven't had the chance to read the children's book "Fancy Nancy" you are missing out. :) It's about the cutest (or I should say 'most fabulous', because that would be fancier way of saying it) book for little girls. Maddie received this book from our dear friends the Kellers for her birthday and she LOVES it! When she got all sorts of great dress up clothes and jewelry for her birthday, I knew it wouldn't take long for her to figure out she now had "Fancy Nancy" clothes. :) On Sunday night she decided to put on pretty much everything she had received that was "fancy". She got all dressed up and said "I'm Fancy Maddie!!" Honestly....we just love this kid.

Here is Maddie being "Fancy Maddie"

Maddie's 3rd Birthday Party Pics

2008-06-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

We had a beautiful (but warm) day to celebrate Maddie's 3rd birthday. She was a little sweetie and had a blast. Thank you for all who were there, for your company and wonderful gifts. We are truly blessed.

Happy 3rd Birthday Madilyn

2008-06-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Oh Maddie...we are so very proud of you. :D The past three years have completely flown by and you have grown so much. Daddy and I can't believe how smart you are and how much you learn every day. You have blessed us more than you will ever know. We hope you have a blessed third birthday. SMOOOCHES!

Fun With The Fam

2008-06-05T19:34:00.000-07:00

We had a great time hanging out with Dan, Tracy and Gracie the other night. It's always nice to just sit, eat and chat. :) Let the girls be girls and play until they crash. :) Which they did!! Maddie did hair on both Aunt Tracy and Uncle Dan. Aunt Tracy's was a little more painful with her hair being longer...right Trace? ;) Then the girls had some quality time with Livvy. Maddie felt her kick, which was so very cool. :) We can't wait to meet her and smooch her up!! :D

You should see the other guy...

2008-06-02T20:08:00.000-07:00

There is nothing like seeing your little "baby" cry and say "no thank you Mr. Doctor" when she is getting stitched up...

Maddie and I had quite the afternoon at Kohl's, to say the least. We were putting the cart away at the exit of the Alpine Kohl's, when (I swear in SLOW MOTION) I saw Maddie trip, while getting her foot caught on the cart and go head (really lip first) first into the corner of a manikin show case stand. At that moment, I knew there were stitches if not worse in our near future. The amount of blood is what scared her (and me) the most I think...and for all of you who know out much Maddie hates getting dirty...that was a huge issue. :) MY POOR BABY!! Seriously, I did fight the tears while I was holding her and people hustled around me. It's amazing how "mom's" come out of the wood work when things like this happen. I even had a mom offer to drive us down to the hospital so I could sit with her. :) SO.....................

I took some advise from another Mom that helped me and went directly to the ER because I didn't want Maddie to have some nut sowing her lip all funky and I know the Devos Children's Hospital ER is the best. Tom met us down there and we got right in. Maddie was SOOOO brave while getting literally strapped down. They have T.V.s in each of the rooms and she even asked to watch Star Wars...so we know she was going to live. ;) The great staff of course took care of her, putting three stitches in her little lip. The Doctor said she shouldn't have a scar...let's pray.

She looks like a little scrapper and we taught her to say "you should see the other guy." Just in time for her third birthday, three for three. ;)

Poppies for you Mom...

2008-05-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

I stopped over to my parents for a few minutes today and took some pictures of my Mom's poppies. :) Simply stunning color and photos don't do them justice. Click on the picture to see them up close and personal. :) Thanks for sharing these beautiful flowers Mom. They always remind me of The Wizard of Oz....so these are for my Mom and Dorothy. ;)

Sunny day at the zoo

2008-05-25T10:21:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we spent the afternoon with Tracy & Gracie, Kelly, Jonah & Laney, and Wendy at the John Ball Park Zoo. We had such a wonderful time and the kids had a BLAST. It was absolutely PACKED, but the kids did am amazing job staying with us and listening. That's always a plus. :)

Maddie and I along with Kelly and Jonah road a camel. Jonah did NOT want his ride to end. :) Maddie loved it too, which I was really surprised at.

Maddie really thought the sleeping flamingos were so funny. She just couldn't understand why they were on one leg and when she asked me why...I had no idea!! :) Those are the questions I'm really looking forward to.

Just Dance'n

2008-05-21T19:26:00.001-07:00

Maddie was in the mood to dance...after two and a half days of absolute FLU. I'm saying a 48 hour bug, but I'm no doctor. Temp. of 102.5 and toss'n her cookie's...but only for two days. After laying around for almost three day's she was in the mood to let it loose. We put on the digital music 80's channel (per MOM) and let it go. She was dance'n and all of a sudden she stopped...turned to me and said "Mom...I just CAN'T dance with these Pj's on!!." So she took them off and put her "Princess shoes, aka white dress shoes" on and went to town. We danced to Madonna, WHAM! and the Beastie Boys. It was sooooo much fun!! Apparently she is gifted in the left leg... ;) I just HAD to share our fun time with you all.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and SAFE TRAVELS for all you leaving the area.

Rest in peace Grandpa

2008-05-14T07:31:00.001-07:00

Tom's Grandpa Hosford passed away early this morning. These past few weeks have been ups and downs for him and he is finally at peace. He has lived one heck of an 80 year life. I have never heard or seen anyone work as hard as that wonderful man. The stories of his life are those of hard times and many great times. He worked at and owned Mutual Auto Parts for decades. In fact he worked there at least one day a week up until last year. He loved it and wouldn't have stopped working but his health just couldn't hold up. He was also one of the most generous men I have had the honor of knowing. He would give you the shirt of his back if you needed it.

He called all of us girls "dolly". :) I thought for years he didn't even know my name, because he always called me "dolly", but then I found out that he called all of his grand-girls "dolly". There are MANY grand and great-grand girls I might add. :) When he was admitted to the hospital a few years ago, Tom and I went up to visit him and the doctor asked him which one of the twins Tom was and he said "Oh, that's Tom and his sweetheart Lauren." I almost cryed. :)

Many people loved him and called him a friend...
Grandpa you will be missed greatly. Sleep well Gramps...

The Best Gift

2008-05-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

I took these last week, just having fun. Can't get much better than this for a Mother's Day Gift. :) Smiles and silly faces.

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-12T08:17:00.000-07:00

I had such a wonderful Mother's Day!! Maddie gave me a gift certificate to Celebration Cinemas to see all the movies I want to see this summer! :D I'm not sure how she drove there and paid for it, but I guess that doesn't matter. ;)

We took my parents to Grill 111 for a wonderful brunch and then relaxed at their home for the afternoon. We then went over to Tom's Mom's home to celebrate!! :) What a great day!

There is nothing like being a Mom...you just can't explain it. I am so very thankful for Maddie and the chance God has given me to the best Mom possible. I am also so very thankful for my own Mother. She has shown me what it means to care and raise a child. Thank you so much Mom you are my inspiration.

Here are some fun pictures from yesterday.

A baby no more...

2008-04-25T16:49:00.000-07:00

So after last night with the big girl bed and the whole potty thing, Tom and I were talking about how our little "baby" isn't a baby at all anymore. I signed her up for pre-school (fights tears) and she wants to "take dance" this fall too. OMG!! What is happening?? All these "babies" are growing up WAY too fast.

As we were sitting on the front porch this evening, just enjoying this amazing weather I snapped a couple of pictures. When I uploaded these, I honestly got a tear in my eye. She is so grown up...turning three and no longer a baby at all.

Big Girl Bed...FINALLY!

2008-04-25T05:59:00.000-07:00

After many attempts made my Tom and myself to convert Maddie's bed to a big girl bed (actually just take the front off the crib) Maddie FINALLY asked for her big girl bed yesterday.

We have taken the front off of Maddie's bed before and she would play and think it was great and then say..."put it back on please" when it was time for bed. Yesterday she said she would like her big girl bed and was all about it!! :) That is...until it was time for sleep. She again said, "put it back on please, I need my crib". Only this time we said nope, you are too big of a girl for a crib. She fussed for a few minutes saying "oh PLEEEEASE....may I PLEASE have it"...talk about killing us!! :) She feel asleep and did great all night. This morning she woke up and said, "HA, Mom I have a big girl bed, you wanna see???". :)

She is growing up so fast, we just want to keep her this age forever. She is such a sweet little girl, with so much heart and so very smart. We love you oodles and oodles Madilyn Adele!!

YES!!!! Spring Has Sprung!!

2008-04-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

We are so utterly THRILLED that spring is here. It's finally time to be outside, go for walks downtown, play at the parks, color with chalk, blow bubbles and of course we can't forget Daddy's favorite spring time activity GOLF. :) Maddie is going really getting going on her golfing this year...or so she says.

I hope everyone is out enjoying this fabulous weather. Spring love to you all!!

Spring Break 2008

2008-04-13T18:08:00.000-07:00

We got back from Orange Beach (Gulf Shores) AL. on Saturday afternoon, after a wonderful week vacation. We had such a great time with all of our family and made some really awesome memories.

There were lots of "firsts" for some of the family this year. My parents came to Gulf Shores for the first time, Jamie and Gloria Para-sailed for the first time and Maddie saw a dolphin for the first time. What a great vacation!! :D Here are some pictures....of course there are a million. :)

Easter 2008

2008-03-24T09:28:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter!! Maddie found her Easter basket at home RELUCTANTLY....due to the fact that she thought it was Christmas morning. :) We woke up to her singing "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer". :) It did snow... We thought that was pretty funny.

We went to a beautiful Easter Mass at OLC with my parents and then we went to their home for a fabulous Brunch. YUM!! Maddie had an Easter egg hunt there right off the bat. Only in Michigan will you see a little girl, in a suede and fur coat, hunting for Easter eggs in the SNOW! Ahhh...Michigan. ;) She had a wonderful time hunting for eggs and found all but one. ;) But that wasn't her fault, right Grandma Fanning?? She also found an Easter Basket.

We then went over to Papa and Grandma Hosfords and had great dinner with the family. Both Maddie and Gracie got baskets there too. They were so sweet and tuckered out by the end of the evening. The pictures of them snuggling are some of my favorite. :)

We hope you all had a Blessed Easter!! :D HAPPY SPRING!!

Butterfly Fun

2008-03-20T09:12:00.000-07:00

Tracy and I took the girls to see the butterflies at Fredrick Meijer Gardens on Tuesday. The butterflies are out in full force and just stunning. The girls were not in photographing form however. :) Gracie was all about running (right Trac?) and Maddie wouldn't stay in one spot long enough for me to get a really great shot. :) The two of them together??? YEAH RIGHT! The best I got was the one I posted with them behind the butterfly posters. Crazy girls. :)

I just love the guy talking about were butterflies come from, he didn't flinch when that butterfly landed on his forehead. He says they love him, and it happens all day long. How cool!! I got a "real" butterfly kiss from this same kind of butterfly, as it flew past my face and it's wing touched my check. Maddie of course loved that. :)

Two weeks and counting...

2008-03-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

We are heading south to the Gulf Coast again this year, and couldn't be more excited. Sun, sand and ....ok, sun and sand. Do we really need anything else?? ;) Tracy and I are driving the girls and leaving at WHAT EVER time we want on Wednesday, stopping (shopping) WHEN EVER we want, eating WHERE EVER we want and going to the bathroom EVERY TIME we feel like it. Now THAT's a girl's trip baby!! :D Tom and Dan are flying down on Friday night. If you think the boys are getting the good end of the deal, re-read what I just wrote above in capitals. ;)

Maddie is so stink'n excited about this trip I can't even tell you. Asks every time she wakes up if we are leaving. :D She thinks it's just hilarious that pretty much her entire family is going. She just can't believe it. My parents are going this year. We are really excited for them to be getting away and to be able to show them some of our favorite places down there. :)

Here are a few pictures of years past in Gulf Shores. :) Time sure does fly...

Pictures wearing the sunglasses and with Aunt KK is in 2006

Pictures running and in the sun hat is in 2007

Pictures in 2008 are to come...

Happy Birthday to the Man I Love...(and his brother...)

2008-03-15T17:40:00.000-07:00

:) Gotta love the title...come on. :)

Tom turned the BIG 28 this past Friday. :) He of course doesn't look a day over 21. :) We had a great family dinner at the Hosfords, as always.
I love you so much Tom. The card I gave you says it all...you are absolutely my best friend. There's no one else in the world I would want to be with till the end. We will be old, gray and have'n the time of our lives together. I love you so very much, Happy Birthday.

Oh, and Dan...Happy Birthday too. :) Love you tons as well.

This picture is of the day Maddie was born. :) I just love Tom's smile here. :) His eyes say it all. I don't even need to tell you why I love him...

The Many Moods Of Maddie

2008-03-06T11:07:00.000-08:00

I had to share these funny pictures with you all. Today I was taking some random pictures of flowers and Maddie asked me to take some pictures of her. I ended up taking about 50 and they ALL made me laugh. I had to post a few. She may look like her Dad, but she gets her attitude from ME! :D

Our little light

2008-03-01T13:31:00.001-08:00

I had to post this. No reason other that the post before this. :) She is out little light.

Amazing Friends and Family

2008-02-29T06:57:00.000-08:00

This is a tough post for me, as I never got the post the "good news". I felt as though I should post something on this, seeing that Tom and I have received notes, flowers and other things from people I didn't realize new I was pregnant. I needed to let you all know how thankful we are to have you all in our lives.

We had another miscarriage this week. It's actually the identical situation as last year. I won't get into details. I am a firm believer that this really do happen for a reason. I'm not sure the reason of this now, but someday perhaps we will.

As always Maddie is the little light in our lives and we are soooo blessed that she is here with us. Everyday she becomes more of miracle baby.

Thank you all again for all the thoughts and prayers.

Well what do you know...

2008-02-22T07:11:00.001-08:00

I saw this on the Hansen's blog and thought...everyone is ALWAYS telling us that Maddie is Tom's clone. ( Which for the most part I agree with) She does have some of my "looks" that's for sure. But this...really surprised me. I'm going to try my Mom, Dad and myself next to REALLY test it. Because I look just like my Mom...we'll see. :)

Daddy/Daughter Dance

2008-02-01T16:57:00.000-08:00

Tom and Maddie are at the "Daddy/Daughter Dance" at the Rockford High School right now. :) I'm sure they are having a great time. :) She was so excited about it, talked all day about it actually. Here are some pictures of Daddy and Maddie all gussied up. :)

The best cousin in the world...

2008-01-30T12:51:00.000-08:00

So, we have voted Gracie the best cousin in the world. Until the next little hosford comes, she the one and only in Maddie's eyes. :) Gracie spent a little time with us today and we had so much fun. Dance'n and playing all morning. She is so much fun to take pictures off...look at those lashes people!! :D

We love you Gracie-Poo!!

Afternoon at the Children's Museum

2008-01-24T20:04:00.000-08:00

Tracy and I took the girls to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum today...what a riot. Maddie and Gracie obviously with the age difference, have very different types of "play" right now. :) Gracie sure does hold her own with the older kids I will say!! :) They had a ball with the bubble and the mirror. Of course the play kitchen was a huge hit. :) It's such a fun place to get these kiddos to get some energy out and they play so well together. Here are some fun shots from the day. Gracie wasn't so sure about the mirror tunnel at first, but ended up love'n it.

Update on Katie

2008-01-24T07:08:00.000-08:00

I just talked to Austin and Katie is doing wonderfully! She didn't get much sleep last night as she was asked to get up and walk already!! Along with random walks, her vitals were taken all the time. Hopefully she can get some rest today. They told her walking will help the healing process that much quicker, so knowing Katie she'll be up and about. :) They have quite the facility at Blodgett, and she is getting great care. Fell better soon dear!!

Katie's doing GREAT!!

2008-01-23T12:45:00.000-08:00

Katie had her surgery this morning and went great!! She is obviously sleepy, and out of it but she is doing really well. I'm sure she would want me to thank you all for your prayers as she starts this journey. Tom and I are going to see her right now, so I'll update this a little later.

WAY TO GO KATIE!!

Oh yeah...Big Girl Potty Time.

2008-01-22T11:23:00.000-08:00

So Maddie is getting to be a BIG GIRL people. :D She is now going on the "Big Girl Potty" almost every time. :) *ALMOST*

It's like a light clicked on and she's all about it now. :) THANKS BE TO GOD. She gets better and better everyday.

Not too sure about this weather...

2008-01-19T13:59:00.001-08:00

Yeah, Maddie's not so sure about this super cold weather. :)She doesn't really like the whole idea of getting this bundled up and then NOT playing outside. Think about it...it's really not fair for a kid. :)

I love this expression.

Drive safe everyone!! :)

Little Mother...and a CUTE kid. ;)

2008-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

Maddie is my little helper on Mondays when Thys is here. :) She plays "Little Mommy", which is a book that my Mom read to me when I was her age, and she also reads to Maddie. She just loves Thys. We have a great time with him and love him up while Mommy and Daddy work. Here are a few cute pics.

Maddie's Pictures

2008-01-13T11:44:00.000-08:00

Maddie got a really cool (unbreakable) digital camera from her Papa and Grandma Hosford for Christmas. She plays with it ALL the time and really has taken some great pictures. :D Here are a few.

The Chritsmas Season Pictures

2007-12-29T19:15:00.000-08:00

Due to our Computer DRAMA, I am going to post a SLUE of pictures. Bare with me...there are tons. I just couldn't pick a couple, sorry. Some of my favorite are Maddie putting out the carrots for Santa's reindeer, Gracie getting smoohes from Landon, Maddie getting hugs from G.G. Snellink, Maddie coming down the stairs Christmas morning and...well some sweet cheeks. :) She asked Santa ( who was at Great Northern in Down Town Rockford and FANTASTIC by the way) for a fish for Christmas. Santa delivered, and we are now proud owners of "Nemo" (surprise with the name, I know). :) She says 'Hi nemo' every morning. :)

We hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Holiday!! See you all in the New Year!!

Computer Cord DEAD

2007-12-21T09:42:00.000-08:00

Of course...Perfect timing!! Our computer power cable is dead. I'm at my Mom's and wanted to post a note so you all didn't think we fell of the face of the earth! :D We hope to have a new one next week some time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! We love you and hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday!

It's a GIRL!!

2007-12-16T09:04:00.001-08:00

A huge congratulations goes out to Donovan and Kristen on the arrival of their little GIRL!! She is absolutely beautiful. She was born yesterday morning, weighing in at 6 and 1/2 lbs. and 18 inches long. As of last night she was "Sophie" but they weren't COMPLETELY sure. HA! I LOVE IT. :D Both Mom and baby are doing fabulous. Congrats on such a gorgeous family.

Another part of the clan...

2007-12-13T06:32:00.000-08:00

Another part of the Hosford clan will be joining us in August!! Congratulations Dan and Tracy!! We love you guys soooo much. Please take a second to read their post.
http://dandthosford.blogspot.com/2007/12/oh-baby.html

Going to the Christmas Parade

2007-12-02T09:48:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning we went to the Rockford Christmas Parade. Melissa and Jackson met us at our house and we walked in the chill to downtown Rockford. We met the Matloz's, and the Hagers as well. The parade was great, but it got COLD. Here are some cute shots of our walk down and then Melissa reading to the kids while we all warmed up after our walk back.

B U S T E D!!!

2007-11-28T07:51:00.000-08:00

So, this is your typical "I stepped away for one minute" story. I'll let the pictures do all the talking...

Have I told you all how much we love our kid lately!??!