Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

The boys were so excited to wake up to snow this morning. After lounging the morning away with Dad watching "Home Alone 2" they had a quick lunch and headed outside. They made 2 snowmen with Dad, had lots of snowball fights and tried to make a fort with buckets. Brooke even got in on the action for awhile. I am sure this is the first of many snow days!


Brooke is thinking "I am supposed to be seen in public dressed like this?!"


Happiness is...


...hitting Dad with a snowball...


...and still warm enough...


...to make snow angels (whether there is enough snow or not!).

A Fun Week for Jack

Jack had a big week at school.
He had his class Christmas Party on Thursday.
(I don't show pics from his classroom or classmates as I don't know how parents would feel about it.)
Before we went I took these two misfits out to McD's for a snack -


Hey Mom! Can you let me eat my cinnamon roll?

Friday was Jack's Christmas Concert. Grandparents Goshorn, Uncle Eric and Uncle Pete all came for the festivities. It was pretty cute. Sat there thinking "Is he really this old?"

Yep, he sure is.


Here are the Goshorn Kiddos post-performance. Will watched with jealous eyes, as he would have given anything to be up there performing, too.


And Brooke just wanted everyone to see her fur boots. Don't worry - faux is fun!

Must Be Doing Something Right

A few highlights of my day:

Upon receiving a Christmas gift in the mail (that he thought was really cool) Jack said:
"Mom, we will have to send them a thank you note."
My heart smiled. Go ahead - say it...MR. ETIQUETTE.

Tonight at 715pm, after a long day with only 1 nap, Brooke walked over, found her paci, walked past me and, while waving, said:
"Nigh-night."
And proceeded to go upstairs to her room and wait for me to catch up, so I could put her in bed.
YES!

We were also playing this afternoon (actually, trying to keep her ticked-off little self preoccupied, as she wanted to be outside playing in the cold with her brothers) and I started to count her toes...and she counted 2-9 all by herself. Go ahead - say it...CHILD PRODIGY.

And last, but not least, not sure if this goes in the "Something Right" category, but I started to get everyone off to bed the other night and Will had their little Leap Frog keyboard out. He turned to me and said:
"Just a second Mom. I have to finish sending my emails."
Promptly type-type-typed away, hit one big button as if to say "Send!" and proceeded to put the keyboard away and head upstairs. Go ahead - say it...THE NEXT BILL GATES.


Gotta love these 3!

Will on Wednesdays

Ooohhh...what a classic.

While shopping at WalMart for our Giving Tree presents, we had to share a tight spot by the girl's jewelery with a nice lady. She waved and said hi to Will and Brooke.

Will said "Hi."

Then turned to me and said, rather loudly,

"Mom, that lady doesn't have any teeth."

Thanks for bringing that to her attention, Will. I'll bet she didn't know.

The Monday Blues

UC loses Kelly - check.
UC loses in the Crosstown Shootout - check.
Bengals lose - check.
Everyone had "gross stomach" yesterday - check.
Everyone in this house is tired - check.
Will says he is moving to a new house with only water for his "buddies" the whale and dinosaur with his other Mom and baby - let's hope this one stays un-check.

But we did have a great Saturday seeing my Mom's family for Christmas.
And we do have a BIG holiday week, with a zoo visit, school party and Christmas Concert.

Guess I better get myself in "check."

"Pictures with Santa" - Goshorn Style

Can you guess what style that is?

I am one of "those" moms...I don't care what condition my child is in, they are getting a picture with Santa. PERIOD. Jack will tell you - begrudgingly - "It's tradition." Judge if you must - but I have one heck of a "Pictures with Santa" collection. And, although I have been told my Santa is scary-looking (year #2 on up) I am very happy I have the same Santa for all my kids. They associate their fear with the same face.

2004 - Jack at 3 months. The most boring of the collection - too traditional. But cute, nonetheless.


2005 - Jack at 15 months, Will at 3 months. One of my faves...and a glimpse at years to come.


2006 - Jack 2, Will 15 months. Not much has changed, except Will decided to be awake. The shirts say "I heart Santa." Uh-huh.


2007 - Jack 3, Will 2. Notice a not-expecting-to-be-in-the-picture Mom and Dad. Role reversal for the boys...although Jack is hangin' on by a thread.


2008 - Jack 4, Will 3 and Brooke 6 months. I was actually a little disappointed no one was screaming. With the exception of the gum in Will's mouth (total bribe tactic) this picture was normal. Boring.


2009 - Jack 5, Will 4 and Brooke 18 months. Ahhh...back to Goshorn-normal. Jack looks panicked, Will looks ornery, and Brooke screamed her head off. Gotta love it!

Ho-ho-ho!

An Underwater Adventure...

Christmas-style!

We joined our good friends, Angela (Werner), Sam and Ben Markarian, and headed to see Scuba Santa at the Aquarium yesterday. I think this was the first year the older boys really liked it, weren't scared and sat thru the whole show!


Brooke and Ben, on the other hand, not big fans of Scuba Santa.
Notice Ben would not even get in the picture.


But laughed from his comfy seat WAAAYYYY to the side!
Brooke did blow him a kiss before we walked out. She knows how to come thru in the end to score a Christmas gift from the big guy!


And this is the fearless-threesome in their matching "Best Friends" shirts that Grandma Werner sent to all of them. Big THANKS to Grandma Werner!
Are they adorable or what?!