hostetterhouse

2011-03-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

MAX: Do you know what rhymes with hang?......dang. You know, like when you hang a picture on the wall and then you realize that you hung it upside down and then you say "dang"

2011-03-10T21:53:00.002-08:00

Getting the kids out the door in the morning for school and me for work often leaves us rushed, and getting out of bed late doesn't help. So the other day, as we walked to school:
DAD: I really need to get up earlier.
WILL: Yeah, Dad, I have to wake you up every morning.
DAD: I know. I set my alarm, but it is set to the radio so it doesn't really wake me up.
MAX: Dad, I know what you can do. You can wear a boxing glove to bed, and when you hear the radio in the morning, punch yourself in the face and then you will wake up.

2011-03-10T21:53:00.001-08:00

Max: "Dad, you are power level 1 and I am power level infinity"

2010-08-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

"this tastes like wood"
MAX upon biting into an organic, meatless "hotdog"

2010-06-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

WILL : "You keep having birthday's after you are dead, you just don't celebrate them anymore."

2010-04-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

MAX: "Dad, your breath smells like dead flies"

2010-04-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

Dad, Will and max are currently in post-production on a piece of cinema entitled BABY GETS FOUND. Below are some shots from the set.

2010-04-15T23:22:00.000-07:00

DAD: "Will, do you think you've had a good life so far?"
WILL: "kinda"

2010-04-15T21:39:00.000-07:00

after playing tag around the Serra...again...the boys created a fort with a few friends at the Olympic Sculpture Park beach

2010-04-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

rather than whine about global warming, Max and Will decided to make some icebergs of their own, re-cool the planet, and give back some much needed habitat to a few plastic animals

2010-04-15T21:28:00.000-07:00

Soccer practice beneath architecture, January 2010

2010-04-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Will turns 6, birthday in Pittsburgh

...and birthday in Seattle

2010-04-15T01:13:00.000-07:00

football and snowmen with cousin Thomas, Christmas 2009

2010-04-15T01:09:00.000-07:00

Will's first Steeler game at Heinz Field, December 27, 2009, Steelers 23-Ravens 20 (first overall game was in utero at Seahawk Stadium, 2003)

2010-04-15T01:08:00.000-07:00

Hostetter Christmas 2009

2010-04-15T01:07:00.000-07:00

Anderson Christmas 2009

2010-04-15T01:03:00.000-07:00

Rogalla Christmas 2009

2010-04-15T01:02:00.000-07:00

Will's first mile race. Mom could hardly keep up.

2010-04-15T00:58:00.001-07:00

Denver, November 2009, the high point of the Steeler season

2010-04-15T00:51:00.000-07:00

our house received a makeover, Fall/Winter 2009. for more picts go here.

2010-04-15T00:50:00.000-07:00

painting a broken house, October 2009

2010-04-15T00:49:00.001-07:00

Steeler Halloween, 2009

2010-04-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

exploring the Puget Sound coast with Dad

2010-04-15T00:44:00.000-07:00

Nana's visit, September 2009

2010-04-15T00:41:00.000-07:00

Mom's triathlon, September 20, 2009

2010-04-15T00:37:00.000-07:00

our last day as a threesome on our way to preschool...
...and Will's first day of kindergarten, September 9, 2009

2010-04-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

more camping 2009

2010-04-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

wow. it's been a long time. i will recommit myself to doing better. like big ben. kinda.

2009-08-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

Will removed his training wheels and two weeks later, on August 2nd, 2009, traveled over 200 feet on his own.

2009-08-12T23:54:00.000-07:00

Max refused to hug Will, and when Will told Max that he loved him, Max replied "no, you're bad." Will was hurt and very upset by these actions and through his tears exclaimed later "if Max never loves anyone he will never get married and never have kids and he will be by himself for the rest of his life."

2009-08-12T23:53:00.000-07:00

Max, when asked "what is your favorite kind of flower?" replied "dead flowers."

2009-08-12T23:49:00.000-07:00

Our first weekend in August was spent in Mt Rainier National Park. Sunny, snowy, buggy, flowery, all in the shadow of the big dormant volcano.

2009-07-28T23:32:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:19:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:07:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:03:00.000-07:00

2009-07-28T22:00:00.000-07:00

2009-05-31T23:36:00.000-07:00

We took a long Memorial Day weekend trip to Winthrop, Washington for a friend's 40th birthday celebration. Will and Max had a blast hanging out with their friends, hiking, digging in the sand, eating cake, and playing "real baseball." Will did not want to go back to "boring Seattle." "Dad, you have no idea how much I love Winthrop...(tear)"

2009-05-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

one size fits all

2009-05-31T23:26:00.000-07:00

Early summer trip to Snoqualmie Falls. Will and his buddy Mason struck a pose. We did not see the log lady.

2009-05-31T23:24:00.000-07:00

traffic jam on the back patio raceway

2009-05-31T23:19:00.000-07:00

Dad and Ed snowboarding from Camp Muir, Mount Rainier, EL 10200'

2009-04-12T23:21:00.000-07:00

Not to be outdone, Max donned a batting helmet and assumed an intimidating, batters-up pose. Then he got distracted and ate his Easter basket.

2009-04-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

This weekend Will and his Cleveland Buckeye teammates received their T-ball uniforms. Will was so excited that he agreed to model them through a series of live-action poses. Go ahead, try to steal a base. I dare you.

2009-04-07T22:27:00.000-07:00

Max, jamming; Max, cute; Family hike across Marsh Island

2009-03-17T23:51:00.001-07:00

2009-03-17T07:27:00.000-07:00

Will: "Dad, if we were a bug and climbed into Maxie's cute little brain what do you think it would look like?"

2009-02-14T06:56:00.001-08:00

I'm 5!!!

2009-02-13T21:20:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Pittsburgh | Nana and Papa's House: catching up on Nana's biographical scrapbooks; playing Balloon Lagoon under a Roethlisberger; snuggling cousins; Uncle Jon storytelling pirates; Captain Will sets sail

2009-02-13T20:34:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Pittsburgh | Grandad (Grandy) and Grandma Grace's (Grady) House: throwing rock after rock after rock after rock while Sammy Samers plays in the mud; story time/sillytime; muscling Grandad's log into place; begging for just one more tractor ride (12/27...70degrees); a special visit from Santa

2009-02-13T20:28:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Pittsburgh | Grandma and Grandpa's House: Speed Racer sneaking in some quiet time with Grandpa and a book; Thomas and Will form a BoBo kissing sandwich; Grandma and Aunt Jill giving Aunt Julie a much needed break from Maria and Diana; Speed and two Spideys causing all kinds of trouble amongst the shrapnel of Grandma's beloved couch

2009-02-02T12:32:00.001-08:00

9+10+13+14+40+43 = 6

2008-12-18T22:41:00.000-08:00

young warriors, poised for battle

2008-12-18T22:35:00.000-08:00

6" of snow, Seattle paralyzed, kids invigorated

2008-12-18T22:30:00.000-08:00

ornament blast from the past, footless
"In a nine-year span, Jack Lambert was named to nine straight Pro Bowls and was NFL Defensive Player of the Year once. He led the Steelers' "Steel Curtain" defense to four Super Bowls Championships.
In 1984 a severe and recurring case of turf toe sidelined him, after which he retired."

2008-12-18T22:29:00.000-08:00

Turkey Bowl 2008

2008-12-18T22:27:00.000-08:00

buried alive under toys

2008-12-18T22:25:00.000-08:00

love and hugs (or "damn they are cute")

2008-12-18T22:21:00.000-08:00

spiderman ward, unmasked

2008-12-03T22:02:00.000-08:00

race cars go really fast (2008)

2008-12-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

Will: "Daddy, I love you too much. That means I will love you even after we die."

2008-11-21T21:22:00.000-08:00

On November 10th, Max went pee pee in the potty for the first time. Will and mom were so excited that we were jumping and screaming and scared Max from going anymore. A week later Max decided he wanted to wear underwear for the first time. 2 accidents in 2 hours, not bad for the first time.

2008-11-20T15:09:00.000-08:00

2008-11-19T20:00:00.001-08:00

Will: "Mom, is a vagina from China? it sounds like China"

2008-11-16T17:56:00.000-08:00

Will completed the first level of swim training at the local pool and was presented with an impressive certificate of accomplishment.

2008-11-05T21:54:00.000-08:00

Halloween 2008 was a success. Speed and Spidey took 10 or 15 houses to really get going (walking up to doors and saying "trick or treat" all by yourselves can be intimidating, even with the candy reward), but they eventually hit their groove and brought in a significant amount of sugar. once home, it was time to organize and count it out and organize. Spidey went with the collage technique, juxtaposing the oranges and yellows of the Reeses/M&M wrappers with the silver sheen of Baby Ruth. Speed was much more metaphorical, delivering a sugar-train of sculptural perfection.

2008-11-05T02:24:00.000-08:00

Will: "Daddy, this is our luckiest day"

2008-10-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin-carving, scary-face-making

2008-10-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

2008-10-27T22:02:00.000-07:00

At age 2, Max has fallen in love

2008-10-27T21:57:00.000-07:00

Max, Will and Mom took a trip to Pittsburgh in early October to hang out with Grandparents, attend cousin Thomas' 5th birthday, and, most importantly, welcome twin cousins Diana and Maria into our world.

2008-10-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Two perfect children, pumpkin picking and hay-bale mazing on Bainbridge Island.

2008-10-27T21:43:00.000-07:00

hanging out at the beach

2008-09-24T23:12:00.000-07:00

On Sunday morning, Mom represented one third of team K2J in the Kirkland Triathlon on Lake Washington. Kate swam, Kristine biked, and Mom ran. Will insisted that mom wear her gold medal because she earned it. We are all very proud.

2008-09-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

kids in an obsessive time warp: Spiderman (debuts 1962); Speed Racer (debuts 1967)

2008-09-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

our backyard's beauty is simply sublime

2008-09-24T23:01:00.000-07:00

Will, at the zoo: "Dad, did you see that gorilla's penis? it was as big as a tree"

2008-09-24T22:04:00.000-07:00

the end of August brought more camping..and dinosaur hunting...near the Canadian coast, and in the Columbia River Valley.

2008-08-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

Our early August trip to Oregon gave Will and Max a second time this summer to hang out with their cousins and their Nana and Papa (and cousins once removed)---and dad and uncle Jon got a chance to hang out with their blood--stay strong Derek.

2008-08-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

Grandad and Grandma Grace came to Seattle at the end of July and that meant wrestling and hanging out in the back yard, cooking salmon on the grill, a visit to the beach, and lots of laughs. Will, going to bed a few nights later: "I'm going to try to dream about Grandad tonight."

2008-08-11T23:02:00.000-07:00

In mid-July we spent a weekend camping at Mt Rainier National Park: great weather, big trees, suspension bridges and of course, rock organizing. But most amazing was actually being able to hike in the snow in shorts and a t-shirt---just think about it---it's really hot and there is snow on the ground---enough to blow a 4-year-old mind.

2008-08-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

2008-08-11T22:08:00.000-07:00

traffic jam, parade, carnival

2008-07-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Will and Dad went to the vintage car races. as you will see, he was fired up and ready to go:

2008-07-02T23:18:00.000-07:00

Will's graceful pool entry:

2008-07-01T22:37:00.000-07:00

racing cars at the bus stop:

2008-07-01T22:09:00.000-07:00

Last year Dad was turned away at the Mt Adams summit by mother nature; this year, he and 6 others made it. A Terrible Towel was planted at the summit.

2008-07-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

our little MaxieBoBo turned two on June 20 and the lucky boy had two parties' one in Florida and one in Seattle.

2008-07-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

at the end of July, we took a family vacation in Florida to visit Mickey Mouse and hang out by the pool. Will became quite the fish and is now comfortable swimming with his face completely in the water. Max went down waterslides with Mom and made friends with Shamu. But most of all they had fun hanging out with their sweet cousins.

2008-06-20T23:52:00.000-07:00

a weekend (24MAY) at the spit: Maxie flies a kite all by himself, Will organizes his treasures, Mom and boys assess the tide, boys eat crayons, and Will gets all giddy over the windy ferry boat ride home.

2008-06-01T16:47:00.000-07:00

a backyard BBQ and swim...a little different than last year.

2008-06-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

during an inconsistent weather month, a May trip to the beach, and a boy more willing than his brother to get dirty.

2008-05-16T22:36:00.001-07:00

Will has had two swim lessons this week. The good thing about this year is that he can now stand in the shallow end which makes everything much less scary. He can get in and out of the pool himself and use a kickboard. He's practicing really hard for Florida. He'll be ready he says.

Max continues to sing about himself. He's now moved on to the Happy Birthday song, singing 'happy birthday maxie'. He's ready for Florida also

2008-05-11T10:24:00.000-07:00

Will: "Gum is too spicy for Max, but not for me because I just attack the spicy with my tongue"

2008-04-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

planting sunflower seeds

2008-04-30T23:01:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa visited Seattle for a long weekend. They brought good weather with them so we spent alot of time outside. We went to see the Mariners, went to a few parks, and worked outside, planting seeds and trimming up the yard...and while no one else was looking, Grandpa taught Max how to bluff.

2008-04-30T22:58:00.000-07:00