Long Time no See Ladies!!

This past weekend I was able to catch up with Erinn and Andrea, some friends that I have had for YEARS. How many, would date us....and we are getting older and older it seems. :) Ok, so it's been about...HOLY CRAP ( I just counted in my head) 18+ years. Geeesh ladies!! We have been through fights, dance routines, trips, and many laughs. We had drinks on Saturday night and then lunch at Blue Water on Sunday. It was so wonderful to see them and catch up. Maddie joined us for lunch on Sunday. Erinn is the blonde (a new and cute look by the way Erinn!) and Annie is the redhead. :) Love you ladies!!

Bristol or Bust!

Tom spent Thursday-Sunday in Tennessee going to the Bristol Nascar race. I don't know much about Nascar but by the sounds of it, this was a HUGE race...like 100,00 people huge. Yeah WOW. :) He went with his Dad, brother Dan, and friends Steve, Jason and Doug. By the looks of the pictures they had a great time and well...fit right in. Right Jay?? Yes, Jason would be the one with the Fu Manchu, which is a great look for you by the way. ;)

Binder Park Zoo

Maddie had quite the day today. My Mom, Sister Liz, and nieces Rebekah and Isabella took her the Binder Park Zoo. There she experienced something that not every kido does...she got a kiss from a giraffe. :) It looks like a REALLY cool zoo, and somewhere we are definitely going to have to visit again. Thanks Aunt Liz, Grandma, Bekah and Issy!!

Spending Time With GG. :)

On Sunday, my Mom, Maddie and myself went to Mt. Pleasant to visit my Grandmother. Madilyn calls her GG and said "HI GG" when we got there, that I think made my Grandma's day for sure. :) My cousins Ben and Laura stopped in with their two kids, Andrew and Catherine. The kids played in the back yard and wore themselves right out. Wore us out too! :) It was wonderful seeing my Grandma, she is such an inspiration to me. She will be turning 89 in October and she is still shopping!! :) Here are a couple cute pictures.

Another Little Hosford Girl on the Way....Gracelyn Rae Hosford

Well we found out last night that Dan and Tracy are expecting a baby GIRL. Gracelyn Rae Hosford will be her name. :) Maddie of course is excited beyond belief as we are. :) She is going to be one little love and we can't wait to meet her. Keep Tracy in your prayers as she continues in her pregnancy. We love you guys!!!

Good Times at the VanderJagt's

Last Friday, Tom, Maddie and I went up to our friend Dougs cottage for the evening and had a wonderful time. Maddie made some new friends and the adults had some great conversation. Thanks Doug and Dorothy for the invite and the hospitality. Here are a couple cute pics. The cute little blonde is Dylan...Another potential boyfriend for Maddie of course. :)

Just looking

Maddie has made the window in our dining room one of her favorite places in the house. She will walk up to the window and look out, talk to the trees or the neighbors. :) I loved this shot, and played with it in photoshop. :)

5 Months and counting....

Here is a great shot of Tracy, who is now 5 months along in her pregnancy. :) One more week and we all get to find out just what this little sweetie is. I'm putting my money on another little Hosford girl.... Any takers??

Tractor Time

Maddie road the trackor with Grandpa Hosford today. She wasn't sure what to make of it...Waving as they drove by. She thought she was something else up there. :)

Happy Birthday Aunt KK and Grandpa!!

We celebrated Katie and Jamie's birthday today at the Hosfords. Katie turned a YOUNG 24 and Jamie will be turning an OLD 51 on Wednesday. :) Of course Maddie reaped the benefits of the birthdays, as you will see...Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream. :) Grandpa always has the good stuff! :) Happy birthday to the both!!! We love you!

Weekend at the Hagers Cottage

This weekend we spent Saturday and Sunday at Ron and Nancy Harger's cottage in Petwater MI. It is absolutely beautiful. Jared, Brynne and baby Addy are in town for a couple of weeks visiting family and friends. Mike, Carrie and Garret Tenbrink along with Jeff, Tracy, Ava and Roman Hager were up for the weekend as well. We had our hands full with kids for sure! We commented on how different it is up there from 4 or 5 years ago. :) Better for sure. Here are a few great shot from the weekend. :)

Take a deep breath

Tom is now able to take a deep breath. He has finally completed his masters in the Educational Leadership program at GVSU. He has been working on completing his masters for the past three years and has accomplished it at last. :) He wrote his thesis on the necessity of having a athletic handbook at the middle school level. It is absolutely wonderful and I couldn't be more proud of this accomplishment. Great job tom, we are all very excited for you!!

Maddie's First Trip to the Zoo.

On Sunday Grandpa Hosford, Grandma Hosford, Aunt K.K., Uncle Austin and Tom and I took Madilyn to the John Ball Zoo for the first time. She loved it! She is big fan of the following: Ducks, Monkeys, Goats and Fish. She is NOT a fan of the rear end of the camels. :) Another really cool part was touching the stingrays. They felt like thick slimy velvet. Maddie reached in and wasn't afraid at all. Her favorite part was the floor to ceiling fish tank. She was able to walk up and be face to face with huge saltwater fish. She giggled so hard, it was priceless. Here a few great pics.

Gardening Time

It was time to get some weeds OUT of the yard. I feel like they are taking over!! :) So, we put on our gardening clothes and went to town. Aunt K.K. and Uncle Austin gave Madilyn this adorable gardening hat the other day and she LOVES it.

Fish'n with friends

A friend and co-worker Chris opened his home to some of my Optech team members on Thursday for some fun and fish'n. It was a great time, however I lacked in the fisherman area. :) I think I talked so much "smack" the last time I was there, the fish remembered and were just not have'n it. :) Thank you Chris for having us over and nice job catching that delicious bass. ;)

Talking about Maddie's new cousin...

Dan and Tracy stopped in the evening and Maddie actually started to get the concept that there is a baby in Tracy's belly. She would look and pat her belly, so sweet. Uncle Dan read her one of of her favorite stories ( the first book he has read in years). :) Tracy is feeling better, but we need to keep her and that little peanut in our prayers. They have a long way to go yet and we want a healthy momma and baby!!

Pool Time Fun.

My parents have recently put in an above ground pool for these hot summer months. Here are a few picutures from today playing around. I couldn't resist the picture of her feet after being in the pool for so long. A true sign of a great day of pool fun. :)

Learning how to climb

Maddie has now mastered walking from one thing to the next. In fact she thinks she's something else walking around. She will even stop midway turn around and walk the other direction. Here is a picture of her when she was climbing our block ottoman over and over again. She would turn around and give me a sassy look. :) So cute.

More D.C. Pictures

Here are some more D.C. pictures. :)