Baby Hoffmann on the Way!

I'm so excited!  Becky is in labor. Her original due date was September 8th, but little Biscuit wants to make his debut in August!  Becky's water broke at 2:30 this morning. As of 4:30 pm still at 6 cm.  It's killing me not to know if Biscuit has arrived!  I cannot wait to meet him!  

Our First Year

So...we didn't become the bloggers I had hoped we would become over this past year! I'm pretty disappointed in myself, given I check other peoples' blogs on a daily basis. Even getting to know other families I've never met simply by reading their blog! Daren thinks this is creepy, I think it's just plain curiosity and friendliness! We're making a comeback though! Now that I have learned how to download pictures to the blog, I am ready to take this on full force ahead!

I will do my best to recap this year as we approach our 1 year anniversary! It's so hard to believe we've already been married for almost a year! We have had so much fun!  We are blessed to have one another, our families and dear friends!  

Enjoy our past year together...I've learned after catching up on our blog entries that Daren and I need to take more pictures of us together. I'll get better at this for year #2!  The following posts "Jazz and Rib Fest" to "Trunk or Treat" go from the most recent to October 2007.  

Jazz and Rib Fest 2008

Daren loves to go downtown to the annual Jazz and Rib Fest in July. This year we rode our bikes down, enjoyed the fest for about an hour, then road around downtown. We have such an awesome path that goes from our house down town. We ended up riding about 12 miles which made for an awesome afternoon!  Don't ask why I was brave enough to put this nasty picture of us online in our bike helmets, but this is the real deal folks!

Becky's Baby Shower

At the end of July I hosted a baby shower for my best friend Becky! Her sister Anne, friends Amy K, Amy G, Libby and I all had a blast planning this special brunch for our dear friend! The big task I took upon myself was making Cinnamon Rolls from scratch. My friend Vanessa has this great recipe, but lets face it I'm not the best at baking. Luckily, I know this and have embraced it. So the weekend BEFORE the shower I did a trial run. Thank goodness!!! To make a long story short, I ended up skipping an entire side of the recipe card (the part where it teaches you how to roll the cinnamon rolls with the filling). I realized something was missing, but rather than check my email from Vanessa I became upset with her thinking I am not as good of a cook as you Vanessa! Panicking, I franticly started looking through other recipe books. In the end I ended up rolling the dough into balls...don't even ask! It was hilarious! 2nd time around was PERFECT and a hit! Becky is due September 8th, her new little bundle of joy will be here any day now! We cannot wait to meet him!

4th of July 2008

Like last year, we took the opportunity to drive back home to DC for a very patriotic 4th of July with mom and dad Jagodnik! We don't get home often, so it's always nice to be "home" in Virginia. We also got the chance to head out to dad's airport to see where he stores his plane (Daren is standing in front of Big Blue, another plane in dad's hanger). It's so beautiful out there. On our way back we stopped by Cinnamon and Chris' to see the boys (Brady and Cash). Daren, Dad, Chris, Wild Bill (Cinn's dad) and the other men put on a great fireworks show...entertaining to say the least! Cinn's boys are getting so big, and now #3 is on the way!!!

Babies...Babies...Babies

We have so much fun watching all our friends as parents! Ernest and Sarah welcomed their baby girl, Kesra in December. Fred and Nicki had their second beautiful baby girl, Charlotte in March. We got to visit Jason and Jen's new baby, Jackson, in April on our trip to New Hamshire. While in New Hampshire we also got to see Pete, Lindsey, Gavin and Big Blue eyes, Logan. Gabriella, Rac and Amanda's daughter, turned 1 at the end of March. Mason, Joelle and Keith's son, turned 2 in April. Isabella, Fred and Nicki's oldest, turned 2 in June. AND last but not least, Jackson, Mike and Libby's little guy, turned 1 in July. All these little ones are so stinkin' cute!

The Annual Collis Cookout 2008

Every year Jeff Collis invites us to his house out in the country! It's so much fun to drive out there, spend time with our friends and hang out around the bonfire. Jeff and Claudia are always such awesome hosts! This year was, unfortunately our last time to see his loyal best friend, Bailey, before she went to dog heaven!  Thank you Jeff and Claudia for always including us!