This day proved to be extra exciting, since we had Michael's Graduation and 3 SURPRISES unfold throughout the day ! I woke up at 0300 to prepare us for the day. The kids all woke up easily at 0500 because they were so excited. We had to leave the hotel before the continental breakfast began. …
Day 2 of our Alabama Trip to see Michael graduate Officer Training School (OTS)!
Day 2 of our visit to Montgomery, AL proved to be busy but very special. Besides dinner last night, it was the first day we could really talk to Michael for longer than a couple of minutes since he left 8 weeks ago. Even though all of our children had their own beds. I somehow …
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Our first and last time going to Toys’R’ Us!
The kids have been to Babies 'R' Us more times than I can remember for diapers and baby necessities with me. However, they have not been to a Toys 'R' Us before. When I heard they were going out of business, a little part of me became sad. When I was a little girl, my …
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Day 1 of our Alabama Trip to see Michael graduate Officer Training School (OTS)!
Michael has always dreamed of becoming an Officer for The United States Air Force. He submitted his final assignment to earn his Bachelor degree the night before the quintuplets were born, as they were prepping me for my c-section. This degree meant a lot to all of us. He took classes while deployed, he took …
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We have some exciting news about our house!
As everybody knows, we officially listed our house for sale on Friday March 23, 2018. Within hours, we started receiving full price offers and over 1400 people were looking at our house online! On Sunday, we had an open house and more offers came! EXCITING NEWS! The house is officially under contract to be sold! …
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Q and A- Military on-base housing, Off base renting, Buying? How do you choose what to do?
After a lot of hard work, we have finally put our house on the market! Feel free to check it out House Listing Here. We often get asked if we buy homes, live on base, rent homes, or live in our van with having to move so often. We have moved over 15 times since …
January 2018-Lots of Changes for the Hoffman’s!
Since Michael came home last May, we have been renovating our house completely. We have been doing the work ourselves. Living in a reno as you are working on the house is challenging with 7 young kids. It makes it extra hectic when we add in the fact that Michael has been out of the …
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Where did we go? Day 1 and Day 2 of our vacation!
Remember that time we had an incredible surprise from The Rachael Ray Show for Mother's Day? After 6 months of planning to make it possible for Michael and I to be in the same place at the same time, our 1st ever couples vacation was finally here! https://www.facebook.com/RachaelRayShow/videos/10155105864682324/ I took my last final on Thursday, …
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5 TODDLERS BOATING to an ISLAND! Day 5 of our Florida Vacation!
Day 5 of our Florida vacation proved to be just as busy but amazing with making memories! We went boating and spent the day with close friends that have become family over the years! How special is that? We try to NEVER use the excuse of "hey, we have 5 babies the same age + …
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SeaWorld, Swimming, and Mommy/Grandma Date-Night- Day 4 of our Florida Adventures!
Day 4 of our vacation led us to SeaWorld. This was the part of the vacation Grandma requested and we are glad she did! Michael went for a run at 430 am and I went for some lap swimming before the little ones woke up. Michael jumped in the pool after his run, for lap …