Cute Kids All Ready for Church

Warning: These pictures are so cute your eyes might hurt if you look at them for too long.

Josephine- Just shy of 6

Atticus- 4 1/2 years

Margaret- 2 1/2 years

Look at those bangs and eyes!

Abigail- 4 1/2 months

Your Welcome.

(February 2013)

Girl's Trip 2013

So I have a LOT to catch up on. Sometimes I just stop uploading pictures onto the computer and then I stop blogging altogether. It's a terrible habit. Anywho... here's a smattering of pictures from the annual Hoffman Girl's Trip (!!!!!!) in February (in no particular order). We all flew in to Denver and stayed in one of the cutest little mountain towns on the planet: Estes Park. 

It was WAY too much fun.

Dangerously Fun. (mostly when you sat next to Christy while playing games)

Abigail seemed to think the trip was all about her. She came for the milk. Next year it'll be audios bebe.

Kristi and Danny's little boy, Jack. He came for a short visit one day... and I definitely needed a picture. Staring at him just didn't last long enough. Click.

From Left to Right: 

Back: Kristi, Mama, Briana, Jen

Front: Christy, Me, Julie

So much attractiveness all in one picture. How do we do it?

Elaine is Kristi and Danny's second. Mostly she kept her distance from me. Didn't quite get my sense of humor I guess. But she and little Abby sure do look squishy.

Ahhh sisters. If any of you want to move back I'll pay you $10. Say yes! The offer is only good for the rest of my life... so... jump on it.

Notice how Danny (wait... I thought he was of the male gender...) has spaced himself away from Christy. She doesn't understand personal space while playing games. Or that games have rules... and you're supposed to keep the rules.

See? Cute. We spent quite a bit of town on this street shopping.

Once again... trips not about you Abigail. But look at all those fingers and toes!

Okay, maybe everything is about you. Everything in my whole life.

Shopping. I love these ladies. And I love when we shop together.

Kristi got us this sweet condo hook up. The trees and mountains were beautiful.

(sometimes I get competitive at gaming. This might be a "V" for victory cheer...)

I am once again without words for how wonderful my Ryan is for sending me on this trip. He's the best.
Other notable things about said trip: Hot tubbing in freezing cold weather (like you could slip on the ice just before entering the pool), sleepover with Julie in the living room- 500 days of summer and whispering secrets, a terribly yummy soup by Briana, cute wreath making by Kristi, good conversation with everyone. Mom- thanks for having all seven of us kids... and to my in-laws... thanks for putting up with the oddities of the Hoffmans and marrying in anyway (or while still oblivious to the family ways). Can't wait for next year!

(*pictures stolen from a whole host of individuals- it was a group effort*)

It Could Be Worse

Alright ladies.  I know that we, your husbands, have our issues.  I will not take the time to list those issues right now.  But we are aware of them. (Sort of)  At least we've never done this to you.  Start watching at 13:35.

See don't you all love us so much more now?  You're welcome.

Follow Up

I just had to follow up my last post with this beauty from Brazil.  Pronounced here in the States, Bruh Zill, as opposed to Brah Seel.  How terrifying would it be to walk out of your house and see this!

You're welcome.

For The Hoffman Girls

I'm really sad this didn't come out in time for the Hoffman Girls Trip 2013.  I really think this would have been the highlight of the girls weekend.  Kind of like if the boys had a weekend and we went to see a Bourne movie, or something like that.  Even though it didn't come out in time I thought I would post the preview here.  Enjoy.

Looks so Awesome.  Sort of like a Pride and Prejudice/Cloverfield/Sci-fi Channel Original without the Pride and Prejudice. 

Christmas at Bear Lake!

This is pretty much just a ton of pictures. There's too much to write. We had a BLAST. 5 days of non stop cousins. And Santa Claus. Life just doesn't get better than that.

All buckled up, ready for the 3.5 hour trip up!

 

And 3 minutes later:

Table Sliding

The two year olds getting pulled around by Sweet Jase.

Climbing on Dad/Uncle Ryan.

He's probably the best Uncle/Dad in the history of the world. And Husband. Probably He is.

He actually got up and walked with all those little ones on his back. But I never timed the camera right to get that shot. It's unfortunate. I believe this picture was taken as Ryan cried out, "Atticus! Are you poopy?!" Tic right on his head. Poor Ry.

Grandpa telling a story about the Grunch (different from the Grinch).

They were on pins and needles!

Decorating the tree with Grandma

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Christmas Eve Jammies! (Looks like Mags and Addy are having a real bonding moment... or not.)

Singing a carol... probably one of the last times with his Dad since he's really loosing his ability to sing. So sad.

Cousin Nativity: Jo was Mary, Atticus a Shepherd, Maggie a sheep

Fast asleep dreaming of sugar plums... and Santa Claus. Actually, Atticus was probably dreaming about a lion ripping flesh off a hippo. That's my guess. (One night- months ago - we woke up to him singing his theme song in his sleep, the one he does while he's attacking. So awesome!)

Christmas Morning!

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The 3 got a ton of littlest pet shop. Santa definitely nailed it this year!

Ryan has a hard time turning his stocking over to the Christmas boxes after the holiday is over. The rest of us just pile our goods all together... it all becomes communal. But Ryan insists on keeping his treats separate. It's very special. And then he insists on looking for his treats like this. Maybe so I can't see the goods. 

Just have to add- I think my favorite moment of the entire Christmas season this year was one day with Atticus. I was playing our Christmas music list on the computer and Atticus looks up, "Mom, why are we listening to a song about Jesus?" I respond, "Well, because it's Christmas time."

"Christmas isn't about Jesus! It's about presents!" 

That represents some seriously good parenting right there.