5 Years Ago Today...

This is what I looked like.
Do not adjust your screen...I was that huge.
9 lbs. of baby does that to you.


Today, that 9lb. baby boy who melted my heart at 1020pm
still melts my heart with all his love, his witty comments and his affection for his family and friends.


Jackson Paul Goshorn
Happy 5th Birthday.
We love you!

A Work of Art

Many thanks to Tony, Zach and the other members of the Able Services Team that built this beautiful deck on the back of our house....with no plans, mind you. This was a "work of art and heart" from Tony's talented carpentry skills.

We already had some good times on the deck this past weekend at the boys party and I am sure we will have many more.

Thanks also to Bob and Peg for making this all happen. I'm one lucky girl to have such a great family!

Rumor Control

No, I did not steal Little Orphan Annie.
Yes, this is my 15 month old daughter, Brooke.

No, that is not a wig.
Yes, that is her hair.

No, I do not tease, curl, color or even brush her hair.
Yes, that is how she wakes up in the morning, before a barrette.

No, she does not play as a blocker for her brothers' soccer team.
Yes, those are farmer's tan lines.
And, yes, I do apply (some) sunscreen to my children.

No, she can not eat her weight in food.
Yes, I only give her 3 meals a day.

No, she does not beat up her older brothers (yet).
Yes, she is the most cuddly, smiley, happy girl in the whole world.

No, you may not have her.
Yes, I plan to keep her forever.



And, yes, I love her with all my heart. Crazy hair and all.
Any more questions?

Birthday Party Weekend

It's been a long weekend at the Goshorn House, with lots of family, friends and fun!

Grandparents Sorg made it in late Friday evening for the festivities, while Aunt Stacy, Uncle Robbie, Baby Cade and Aunt Julie arrived Saturday morning. We all headed to the Red Rhinos Game before the big party. With most of the Sorg Clan, all the Goshorn Clan, plus Aunt Julie and the Markarian Clan...the boys had a HUGE fan club for the game! And boy, did they deliver the action - Jack scored his first goal - and the laughs - Will couldn't play for giving thumbs up to all his peeps! Between Aunt Stacy and Baby Cade's custom shirts (Team Goshorn) to Sam Markarian's "Number 1" sign, everyone knew who the fan club supported!

After the big win ('cause everyone wins, right??!!) we headed to Team Goshorn Headquarters for the big birthday bash. Will turned 4 on the 12th and Jack turns 5 on Wednesday.

The boys sportin' their number shirts along with their sister


Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil with best buddy Sam
(Alan and Angela (Werner) Markarian's son)


Proud boys, proud parents


A good time was had by all. Many thanks to all the family and friends for traveling so far to be with our family. All the kids were in bed at 8pm tonight...between soccer, the party and screaming our guts out for our BIG BENGAL WIN, those were some pooped kids...and parents too!

Memories from Childhood

This is too funny to pass up.

This morning we were watching "Sid the Science Kid" and we began talking about Sid's crazy Grandma on the show.

I told Jack "You know, you have 2 crazy Grandmas."

He replied "Grandma Jenny and Grandma Goshorn, right?"

And his FATHER replied "Yep...that Grandma Jenny is CRA-ZY!"

Jack replied "Yeah...she likes to smack flies a lot."

Hmmm...memories of his Grandma Jenny are going to be of her killing flies. Interesting...

Growing Up

We got a fun box in the mail today (thank you Metzger Family!) with new paper, crayons, etc. for "projects." The boys sat down to make thank you notes.

This was Jack's 1st drawing that he decided he wanted to keep.



I might be biased, but I thought it was pretty good. He had written
Jack, Will, Mom and started the "D" in Dad 'til he needed me to spell the rest.


Of course, I think he is a genius. I routinely tell him he is going to cure cancer.

And Will...he told us he was excited because he had the biggest belly button in the picture.

Gotta love that kid.

Little Girls and their Toys

We could not wait for a little girl and all that comes with her...baby dolls, hair bows, pink-pink-pink!

All the boys ever wanted at this age (15 months) were cars - much to their sports-obsessed father's dismay.

What does our dainty, my-thighs-fit-best-in-boy-jeans, bigger-than-either-boy-was-at-this-age daughter ask for??


"Want ball."

Yep, that's right. All the girl wants is a ball. In fact, this morning I walked in to get her up, ringlets in her eyes and all, and she took her pacifier out, looked at me and said...

"Want football."

How fast can I get her in dance lessons??

It's 938pm...what are Jack and Will doing?

They are supposed to be asleep, but are currently singing
"Who Let the Dogs Out? Who? Who? Who?"

How can I bust up that party??!!

Things that go bump in the...day?!

There was a lot of bumpin' and thumpin' being heard around here today. It is day #3 of our new deck assembly! We are lucky enough to have some talented workers from Able Services (Andy's family business) add a deck onto the back of our house. We are really excited about this new addition. We may even get to enjoy it a bit for the boys' birthday party this weekend! Fingers crossed for good weather this week!



Those 2 lonely chairs and "The Jayson Tree" will have a home soon!

God IS Good

Today we had the awesome privilege to witness Uncle Eric (Andy's brother) be Baptized at his church. What a blessed day!


Here are the boys with Uncle Eric after the service


Family celebrating the joyous event


Our crazy crew after the service


Congratulations and God's Blessings Always to you, Uncle Eric! We love you!

Welcome to the Jungle!

Could it be??? Is it true???

BENGALS WIN!!!

Jack said "Mom, they haven't won in a really long time." Ummmm...yep.
Biggest underdog today in the NFL and we got ourselves a win. Alleluia!



My proud Bengals Fans giving their signature approval

In other sporting news, The Red Rhinos played MUCH better yesterday. We don't technically keep score, but I think we might have won. Coach Goshorn was pleased!

The Week in Review

Since this is my first day I will do A Week in Review...'cause it has been a BIG week around here!



Last Saturday was Will's 4th Birthday. How I love that boy...his dimples, his contagious laugh, the way he starts most of his sentences with "Well, actually..." He scored a goal in his 1st soccer game and did a "Lambeau Leap" into the crowd for hugs. And he is the youngest by a year! I could not imagine life without this adorable little guy. But I could imagine life with him pooping on the potty...





From the above paragraph and pictures you can assume we started soccer in the Goshorn Home. We signed Jack up with the intention of him playing. His team needed a coach, Andy volunteered, Will got to be on the team...you see the progression. We are the proud Coach and Coach's Wife of the Red Rhinos!



Jack started school on Monday at All Aboard Pre-School. He is in the Pre-Kindergarten class, Mon thru Fri. He has had a great first week, learning his classmates' names, learning God loves you just the way you are, and cutting and pasting (I am not Martha Stewart and we had never done paste...I have been trying to sell my house for 2+ years, give me a break!). He says his favorite part is recess. Hmmm...
PS In the picture you will see Jack with a shiner...let's just say he had a fight with a rope fence and the fence won...the day before the 1st day of school. Jack said the teacher asked him how it happened. No, we don't beat the crap out of our kids!



And little Brooke has just been as good as gold thru all of this nap interruption. We are all learning a new schedule (earlier bed times, new dinner times, drop off/pick up at school) and she has done fabulous. So excited for the cooler weather and a new wardrobe. SO FUN to shop for girl stuff for a change!

Have a great Weekend! Congrats to the Bucks! Go UC!

The First Post!

Everyone can yell out "I told you so..." right now. I said I would never do this. BUT...I look at other people's blogs everyday so why not my own??!!

So this is it for now. I am sure there will be more later....we have a soccer game today to report about! GO RED RHINOS!

For now, here is a pic from Jack's 1st day of school this week...before Will and I cried.

I still refuse to join Facebook. Why should I? I have Andy's account!