The Goshorn 5

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Kelly's Korner (you can find her blog on my list to the right) is one of my favorite blogs to read. She hosts a weekly carnival entitled "Show Us Your Life." Today's title is Tailgates and Favorite Teams. I had to get in on this one.

Goshorn Family = Sports Fanatics.
(I have a daughter who says "ball" all the time, remember?)
We show our team support all year 'round!

Spring is baseball and we love
THE CINCINNATI REDS

Summer is golf and we love
ANYONE WHO PLAYS GOLF!

Fall is football and we love
THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

and
THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

Winter is basketball and we love
THE HANOVER PANTHERS

And, of course, we currently love
THE RED RHINOS

Head on over to Kelly's Korner to see more sports fanatics!
Good luck to your teams this weekend! You will hear us cheerin' from Ohio!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

A History Lesson

This one is for all the sports folks out there...can't believe this is a "History 101" lesson...

A few weeks ago we turned on the TV and the Basketball Hall of Fame Inductions were being televised on ESPN. Andy was so excited because they were just starting to introduce Michael Jordan (you know....6'6" Andy...played basketball all his life...still wears his NCAA ring on occasion (just kidding)...had 13 posters of Michael Jordan on his bedroom wall...THAT Andy).

THE Michael Jordan. Number 23. Chicago Bulls.
GREATEST.PLAYER.EVER.

As we started to watch...

Jack - "Dad, who is that?"

Andy - "Jack, that is Michael Jordan."

Jack - "Who is Michael Jordan?"

I SERIOUSLY thought Andy was going to :
A. Start crying.
B. Have a fatal heart attack.
C. Send Jack to his room until he could give a 30 page dissertation on Michael Jordan's achievements.

So I kindly reminded my writhing-in-pain husband
"Honey, this is a legitimate question. He should not know who Michael Jordan is."

That's right, folks. We are THAT old.
History 101.

As a side note, we are still answering questions about Michael Jackson....

Monday, October 5, 2009

Thought this was cute...

Jack doesn't always want to share what went on in school when we pick him up...typical 5 year old boy (so I've heard - right, Lauren?!).

But today when asked "What did you do in school?" he was so excited to share that the class re-enacted Humpty Dumpty (I can also see on the wall what they do for the day - the teachers update it before the kids are picked up).

So what part did Mr. Goshorn play in the epic drama of
Humpty Dumpty?

"I was THE WALL!"

What a proud mother am I!
And don't worry...I already asked...no one sat on him.

Once we got home for lunch our typical routine began...
Kids play while Mom makes lunch.
ALWAYS a bologna sandwich for Will.

Once lunch is served we return to our normal programming -
The Young and The Restless, of course. I grew up on it...only fitting for my children to as well. Each of my kids knew the theme song by 9 months and would snap their head to the TV when they heard it.

Anyway...

I remind the kids every day that "It is just a show. Those people are pretending. It is not real."
But I thought it was cute today when Will said
"Mom, that is Victor laying there in that bed. He is not dead."

And Jack followed with
"Yeah. And that guy in the black coat - his name is Jack. Just like me."

And yes...they were correct.
My Grandma Hazel would be proud.
Just like me.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

This Weekend...

...was a beautiful one! From the weather and the wins, to our family and fun, it was beautiful, any way you pick it!

We started off on Saturday having a nice fall morning to do some organizing while the kiddos were at Grandparents' Goshorn. Cleaning out the sandbox and garage for the winter were jobs this Organized Momma needed to get done!

The Red Rhinos improved again this week, with several goals scored by our team. Jack and Will were each sooooo close to scoring this week. I hope they get one more goal each before the season ends. We have team pictures this week so I will be sure to post the little cuties.

We headed to Indy after the game to spend time with The Austin Gang. It is so cute to hear Cade say "Ack!" and "Dill!" He knows who is cousins are! Getting all 4 of them in the tub is one wet mess!

Sunday morning we headed to Stoney Creek Farms with some of Stacy and Rob's friends for their annual Pumpkin Festival. The kiddos had a lot of fun, especially the boys with their friends Adam and Drew.

The boys loved the giant pillow

Brooke loves her Daddy

Will had a thumbs up for his horse "Diablo"

Fun on the Hayride

This one looks good...

All this... a UC win, an OSU win
AND ANOTHER BENGAL WIN!!
Life is GOOD!
Hope you had a beautiful weekend, too!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

I would like to thank....

My in-laws, Bob and Peg, for taking my kids to their house overnight.

I got some organizing done last night, ran errands, ate Taco Bell, read my People Magazine cover to cover, did laundry, watched "Brothers and Sisters" and...

slept, UNINTERRUPTED, until 845am.

Alleluia!

Have a great Saturday! Can I get a shout out for a
Red Rhino Win??!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Jack's Birthday Recap

Jack had a great 5th birthday. He took "5" and "J" cookies to school with green icing to celebrate. I think he liked having his classmates sing to him.

After school we met up with Miss Angela, Sam and Ben Markarian for lunch. Jack's pick - Cici's Pizza. Gotta love those brownies! Everyone had fun dancing to the good music while we ate.

We then headed to a new pumpkin patch for us all this year, Shaw's Farm. It was a great recommendation from our dear friend, Mrs. Carpenter (thanks Mary Kate!). All the kids ran and ran and ran! They loved the animals, all the play houses, and the mommies liked the craft store. A great time was had by all.

After a chilly soccer practice and a fun dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Goshorn, Jack declared he felt a little older and had a great birthday. And my, did all of them sleep well!

Here are some pics from our fun trip...