LOVE

Love is leaving home to work to help your family.

Love is taking care of the kids for 5 days while Mommy is away.

Love is pouring gallons of water on the driveway so your kids can sled on the ice.

Love is making them wear helmets so they don't have a brain injury.

Love is Will with all 4 front teeth missing at the same time.

Love is knowing although Jack is trying to act like a cool 7 yr old, he is still our lovable boy.

Love is Brooke's toboggan.

Love is how I feel for my family.

Like Father, Like Son

We had our family night at church last night and the boys were asked in class what they wanted to be when they grew up.

Each, separate from the other, responded:

"I want to be a DAD."

I would say you can't get a compliment much better than that.

We love our Dad!

WOW

I know I am not the classiest person in the world...

but seriously, there is a young woman working the booth across from me at the Home Show and she has a spit bottle.

Yes, a spit bottle. For her tobacco.

WOW.

What Were They Thinking?

My kids got off the bus today and I could tell were busting at the seams to tell me something.

You see, everyday the boys walk in and tell me what 2 songs they heard on the radio on the way home from school - inevitably one is their current favorite song "I'm Sexy and I Know It."

(Insert Mother of The Year Nomination -HERE-)

Today they walked in and said when the song came on a kid went to the bus driver and said his Mom told him it was inappropriate and he was not allowed to listen to the song. The bus driver did not know the title of the song and also deemed it inappropriate for the bus. Hence, it will not be played again.

This deems the question - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
Because said child who reported this issue with the bus driver? His name is Talent.

Yes, Talent.

I asked the boys to repeat his name 3 times.

Never mind telling the kid the song is inappropriate - because of course it is not - but...

Talent?

Hmmm......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA BILL!

We hope you have a great birthday in the sun!
Many more - we love you!

Christmas 2011

I am WAY late posting this. So here it is in a quick recap. One word - wonderful.

Started with annual Goshorn Family Dinner at Bravo...


Christmas Program at IHM...

Annual trip to Festival of Lights with the Markarian Family...

On to Yoder for Christmas Bingo...

Hugs from Texas by Uncle Jon and Aunt Molly...

Favorite gift from Christmas in Yoder...

Cade is an Honorary Crusader now with our gift to him...

Santa brought the Princess her "Royal Crown"...

And the Jedis' their Light Sabors...

Annual "Happy Birthday Jesus" celebration at Goshorn Christmas...

Then much needed FUN in the SUN in Florida...

And some much needed sun on these cute cheeks.

WHEW! That was a crazy 2.5 weeks. But it was WONDERFUL!

In Andy's Words...

Best.Picture.Ever.

From this past fall.
And one of the reasons all the kids got car pillows from Grandma Goshorn for Christmas. She hates the snapped neck look.