Hostetler's and the Holidays

 

Proud moment for any parent when he sees his son take the control from him and try to game. This is how Riley and me spent some of our Sunday afternoon before nap time.

Riley loved the whole idea of trick or treating. When we told people he was a dinosaur he would give them a ROAR! He loved the whole idea of knocking on someone's door and they give him candy. Next year we are going to clean up since he will be able to run a little better.

Riley was being silly at Chik-Fil-A. He loves to wear their table pieces as a hat. 

Alison made rice crispy treats in the shape of Pumpkins for Halloween

She then made MUMMY DOGS and Pasta. Loved that meal

Frankenstein pudding. Really good. I think it was cheesecake pudding and Oreo crumbs

Philly Cheese Steak stuffed into a pepper

Spider Pizza

Riley decided he wanted to help MOM out with her cooking. He has become a nice little helper when stuff needs to be mixed or poured in.

Alison really gets into all the holidays. I love the enthusiasm she brings into Riley and my life when the holidays come around. She does a great job making sure the whole family has a good time and as you can see....fed well!

Halloween with the HOSTETLER FAMILY

HALLOWEEN is here. We had a great time doing the TRUNK OR TREAT. Riley loved how if he just went up to people and said "CA CE (trick or treat)" or "Please"....they gave him CANDY. This could be the greatest HOLIDAY ever for him. Alison and our neighbor dressed as pumpkins.

Good to see ANDREW getting into the HOLIDAY spirit with his COSTUME...or maybe that is just how his clothes fit right now.

Also got new shoes....they are totally me! LOVE them and got them for 60% off. My mom has taught me how to shop well.

So that is all going on in the HOSTETLER's life right now. Riley is sick but getting better. Work is going good but still have a few "kinks" to work out. I am now in Second place in the HOSTETLER PICKS... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Just need another big weekend and I will be closer to DAD.

Back at it again....4 years later

Not sure how this whole posting things work but I will give it a try since it has only been about 4 years since I posted. Just so you all know...I write in a Journal instead of putting everything online for all to see and the government to read.

What has happened since May 2009...here goes

I graduate from UF  May 2010

We had a kid June 2011...Riley Cooper Hostetler 

Got a job in Jacksonville May 2011 but lost job in August 2011

Started working for new company October 2011 and am still with company. Started out in Baltimore but have since transferred to............yep FLORIDA. Good to be back in the south.

Kid #2 on the way due in February...going to be a girl....not sure how that happened.

So there is our life in the last 4 years in a nutshell.

Let's see how often I post but I will try to keep everyone informed. We have a loving family who supports us and helps us every day. We are so glad to have you all in our life.

Be on the look out for posts.

Class-Vegas

Alison and me during Family pictures out in Las Vegas. We got to see Alison's sister Amanda take out her endowments and get sealed in the temple. Alison has tons of photos of it on her facebook page. It was a great time going out there and seeing her family. 

 Mama and Papa Rakes wanted a family picture since we all wont be together for another couple years. It was fun. Garret is huge and Leah is cute. I did not get to teach them the ways of phase 10 but next time it will happen! If Alison has a job teaching we will go to Montana to see her family for Christmas!

Class has started again for us at UF. This time the History department finally got me. Yes I am taking an African course. It is a requirement for me to graduate. I have no interest what so ever about this part of the world but will be able to learn a little bit about it by the end of May. Some requirements colleges have are so crazy. Taking this class and a language class are the 2 requirements that make me just go ???. Also while buying our books for classes Alison got a parking ticket. She parked (and knew she was not allowed to park there) ran inside to the front desk and asked about having a book... they answered "no" and she went outside probably 3 minutes later and had a ticket. UF enjoy your donation for your crappy parking system. 

Spring Cleaning

After an exciting game of flag football we spent the whole weekend cleaning, organizing, and getting rid of "crap" that has built up over the year! We had a huge trash can bin that we filled and emptied 3 times. We went to Goodwill twice, sold old clothes at Plato's closet (garments made a lot of clothes useless for Alison!), and we now have 3 hall shelves empty for us to use for whatever. It feels so good to have a nice clean home. We are not done yet but got the organizing done. We now have the bathroom and kitchen to organize and clean. We figure we got one more year left here so let's try to make it nice and clean. 26 years later I finally understand about having a clean house. Better enjoy it now before I have kids who make a mess.

Today I got free lunch at MOE'S again...thank you Birthday coupons! Also After selling Clothes to "Plato's closet" we got back $16.50....I know it's nothing near what we spend on clothes but it was better than just getting rid of them and getting nothing! 

Summer time

This summer I will only have work and one class. I need to find something to occupy my time. I love learning about German soldiers on the eastern front so if anyone knows some good books or movies then let me know. I know we will get our moneys worth out of NetFlix but reading a good book is always nice. 

If I do not get any good suggestions then I will be playing ALOT...I mean ALOT of video games. So many video games Alison will take a bat to the XBOX 360. So give me some summer ideas on facebook or through my email. Summer is finally here!!!!

New Phone

Last night we saw Marley and Me....really cute movie. If you even have a hint of wanting a dog or having a baby then don't watch this movie. It is a great movie about the family. We enjoyed it and we are afraid we will lose the privilege of living next to grandpa since we will have a dog! If you have not seen it put it on your netflix list.

The time has come. I have a new phone! After tinkering with my mom's phone I decided to go with the one she has. So far I have not picked out my own cell phone. I just go with what other's have around me. The only person jealous of the new phone is Alison. Her phone looks like a fossil with my phone in the room. When i figure out my new phone number I will let you know. I think Andrew and my dad have the new phone number so ask them! ;)