Family Fun

Because we have been so busy with the Draper Arts Councils production of "Christmas Without Mr. C" we haven't been able to enjoy a lot of the family fun that comes along with the Christmas season. We were finally able to enjoy some of the as we slowed down to celebrate Christmas.

First of all it was Ethan's first Christmas. He enjoyed the wrapping of his big brother and sisters gifts more than he enjoyed the gifts he actually got, but he was still fun to watch.

We had plenty to be grateful for this year, and most of that came from the fact that we are all happy and healthy.

After spending Christmas going from our house to Ryan's parents house to my parents house it was nice to get into bed early and relax.

Yesterday morning we got up to some great snow and so we deiced to take the kids sledding.

My pictures are a little bright, but you get the idea. The empty white space in the middle of Sheldon and Ryan is actually Allie. She has a white snow suit and gets lost in the snow.

Cute Allie after her first trip down the hill

Finally today was the annual Hoskins' Family Party. We go ice skating every year. Every other year I can actually ice skate, but Ryan was playing broom hockey when I finally got the kids fed and was able to get out on the ice, so there aren't any pictures of me. I really did skate, I promise.

Ethan just loving the idea of being the center of attention with all the adults around

Allie skating by herself pushing the bucket. She did however get a private lesson with Ryan's cousins wife who teaches skating for a living.

And Sheldon proving that he is big and can do everything by himself.

All and all we have had a wonderful couple of days as a family. We are very grateful that we could spend some quality time together. If makes you see what is really important.

As for the questions about my previous post. Yes we are moving. Due to some financial issues we are moving in with my parents for a few months. Hopefully things will start going a little better for us and it won't be fore to long. We will be moving in the middle of January.

Sorry

Okay, so I haven't been the best blogger as of late. We have been very busy with the play, trying to get things ready so we can move and just being a busy family of 5. I have thought so many time that I need to blog, but life just gets in the way and things start to fall apart. The Hoskins family is a bunch of very tired people who have very little time that isn't taken up by something. I think however that in a week things will slow down and I will be able to share all of the craziness that we have been so busy with.

Stay tuned!

Random thoughts Wednesday

So I'm stealing Emily's idea and doing random thoughts today. Since my life is a little Topsy-turvy that is kind of how things are in my head.

Why is it that the mornings you can't sleep in, your kids do sleep in? And why when you can sleep in they are up at the crack of dawn?

40 little kids in one space is just way to many.

Why do you have to have Parent Teacher conferences with Kindergartners when you are in their class at least once a month anyway?

Why is it that when you have way to much to do you always seem to get it done, but when you don't have very much to do you can never get it done?

Can you ever really have enough shoes?

Okay... that is probably enough randomness for one day.

Have great Wednesday!

We have put Ethan to work!

Last night Ethan decided that he was a big boy and could help us out with some of our work.

I guess the mouse tasted really good. :)

He was telling us that he needed some time alone to get all of the work done.

He hands are a little small to type, so he has to do the chicken peck.

He also had a couple of memos to write and some papers to fill out! :)

Isn't he a cute kid!

My Best Friend!

I think that a lot of times in our lives we take for granted the things that are most important to us. I for one am very guilty of just assuming that my best friend knows how grateful I am for him. When in all actuality I really do need to express it more. I have been blessed with an amazing eternal companion. He is the love of my life, my best friend, and one of my heroes. I know that I don't tell him nearly enough how grateful I am for who he is. He is loving and gentle, ambitious and truly amazing. I watch him stretch himself with new things and am awed by how he can put himself out there all the time. In the past few months he has tried so many new things and been success for at them. I on the other hand am very afraid to stretch my limits and as a result never really try anything new. He is a example of perseverance to me on a very regular basis. Ryan, I love you very much and thank Heavenly Father daily for allowing me to have you as my best friend.

p.s. Babe, I almost made it through this without crying. :)

Fun little post.

Okay I so I stole this off of Jenny's blog. (Thanks Jenny for the cute idea.)

Go you your pictures folder, then go to your 4th folder and the take the 4th pictures. Then give a little description of what it is.

Allie at Temple Square. Daddy asked her to smell the flower!

Okay now it is your turn. It's kind of fun to see what you have in your files.

Family Pictures at Draper Park

On Friday we decided to go enjoy the sunshine and take the kids to the park to do some family pictures. He is what we ended up with.

Ethan has just started sitting up on his own. Ryan thinks this caption should be:
"What are you looking at?"

Don't they look so cute. Sheldon has decided that now he has to play this super "Joe Cool" thing every time he sees a camera

Look Lisa it is actually a picture of me! Allie was crying so I picked her up to give her a love and this is the face she pulled when Daddy said smile. Even with tears she still smiles for the camera.

My cute boys.

All in all I think we got some cute pictures... now I just have to decide which ones to print. :)