Hoskins Family ...forever and ever amen: 32 and Counting...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

32 and Counting...

After Nick's very disappointing 30th birthday, (Which was in no way my fault--we were traveling that day.) I figured I had better start planning a little more action on his special days to keep him happy. While I love to go all out for my kids, adult parties strike me as a bit over the top. So, instead of a party, I got a few of our good friends together and we all went to dinner. Here are a few pictures of us enjoying our juicy Newt's burgers--all except for Nick that is. Somehow they forgot the birthday boy's order the first time around. Luckily, however, Blake loaned him a pickle for the shot!

After dinner they all made fun of Nick for calculating a very exact tip on his phone! In fact, Kaicie snapped this telling shot. (I hate to break it to you guys, but this was not a one time stunt for some birthday humor. I have to live through this humiliation every time we eat out!)

Then we went back to our house for some strawberry shortcake and games. To top the night off, Pete announced he had a very special gift for Nick. Then he went to his car and brought in--this empty box!! (It was wrapped.)

Nick was ecstatic! And I mean that. We bought a Jumperoo at about the same time that the Anderson's did (some 5 years ago), and for some unknown reason, threw away the box. In case you didn't know, we never throw away boxes to anything. Truly, we have original boxes for everything we own. Everything, except our Jumperoo. Nick has cursed himself on every move. But to our great fortune, the Anderson's got rid of their Jumperoo and saved their box for us. Happy birthday honey! You will never live this crazy reputation down!

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Michelle said...: Haha the box thing is the best! Who knew he was so easy to please! If only Greg were so easy!; December 19, 2011 at 12:13 PM

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Madison Elizabeth--10 years old. Maddi is growing into quite the little lady. She is like a mommy to her little brothers and sister--who she can now babysit for under two hours--and she is truly mom's greatest helper. She still loves dancing--she scored a part in the Bismarck Nutcracker this year. She took a year off of Gymnastics to try ice skating--which she has thoroughly enjoyed. She added violin to the list of instruments she can now play quite proficiently--her piano gets better and better every day. And she continues to do private art lessons, Spanish lessons, and Activity Day Girls. She also gets paid for writing phonics appropriate stories for Mason, spelling worksheets for Emma, and helping Spencer with his math lessons. She is a busy little girl and we love her with all of our hearts!

Spencer Hinckley 8 1/2 year old. Spencer is my tender-hearted, thoughtful, perceptive little boy. He was baptized this summer in the Susquehanna River and takes his promises to the Lord so seriously. If he is ever being naughty, I can simply remind him of his accountability before God and he is like a totally different boy on the spot! I love his sweet spirit and desire to be good. Spencer is also my careful, technical, handy little man. When Nick is not home, he is the go-to boy when it comes to fixing things and solving mechanical problems. He even shows the workers around the mechanical room when they come to work on things! He will surely work with his hands some day to earn his keep. This year, Spencer has continued playing golf, soccer, and basketball, has joined Maddi in art, Spanish, and piano lessons, and is loving his new role as a Boy Scout. He is a joy to have in our family!

EmmaLee Adelin 6 1/2 years old. Emma is our sensitive baby girl and her mother's little angel. She has grown up so much this year and is continually perfecting her position as the family peacemaker. She doesn't like to see anyone fight and won't let her cherished baby brother ever get upset. This year Emma has continued to dance--also scoring a part in the Bismarck Nutcracker, she also traded in gymnastics for a year of ice skating, and she has joined the older kids for a unique art and art history course her mommy helped develop with a local art school. She loves her activities, is becoming an excellent reader, and is ever our social butterfly. (She even talks the ears off the cleaning ladies when they're here!) Emma is counting down the days until she will get to be baptized and is now starting her early morning Book of Mormon reading time with mom. We love and cherish this sweet little girl!

Mason McKay 5 years old. Mason is the baby of our family and continues to be the glue that holds us all together. Even though he promised me that he would not grow up, he can't help but be blossoming into the most handsome, happy, brilliant little man ever. He officially started kindergarten this year (at 4), and is so bright he is already almost caught up with Emma in his reading and math. I'm not sure how to reign him in! In addition to school, he also shares his big brothers critical thinking mind. He can build the most complicated Lego sets, be a genuine help to his big brother in figuring out their X-box levels, and is better on the I-phone and I-pad than anyone else in the family! He is precocious to boot! Despite growing up to be such a smarty, he still loves snuggling up with mommy whenever he gets the chance. We are enjoying every minute of our littlest and last baby love!