The Leaves of Change

I was so surprised at how the boys really noticed fall this year. When we got back from Florida all the boys could talk about were the colors outside, the leaves and the beautiful trees. The leaves of change...in more ways than one!

The boys have been asking when they could jump in piles of leaves. While Brooke slept yesterday afternoon the boys and I had fun outside. Here they are in their first leaf fight this fall...I am sure more to come!


Jumping for joy!


Jack...just about to get it!


Will loved every minute of it!


Hip-hip-hooray!


All they kept saying was "Hiiiggghhhh Yah!

Halloween 2009

"Justice" prevailed! We had a wonderful time in Fishers trick-or-treating with our crew. Grandparents Goshorn drove up for the festivities and several of my sister's friends and their families came to celebrate the evening with us.

Here are the Goshorn Heroes before their night of fighting crime...against candy stealers!


The "Justice League"
Brooke never minded the headband (shocker) and Cade squealed when Stacy put on his mask - he loved it!


The beautiful Austin Family - thanks for a fun night!


Here is the entire gang, including a life-size Spiderman and the return of "The King!"


Will was happy to flex his muscles to anyone and was overheard asking many times
"Do I look cool?"


This is Brooke's "Don't mess with me - I'm Wonder Woman" look.
Many thanks to Godmother Julie for finding the costume!


Please notice Baby Cade in this picture...he ate more candy last night than my kids ever have...COMBINED! Every time we turned around he had a new sucker in his mouth!

All the kids had a great time. Highlights:
*Jack's mask was drenched with sweat upon his return...and it was 50 degrees or less outside.
*When we FINALLY found Will's costume Friday morning, after 3 stops and 20 mins. before Jack's school party started, we put it on right in the store and Will shouted
"Yes! That's what I'm talkin' about!"
*Brooke never ate any candy...she just sucked on the wrappers. She already knows a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. Can't say the same for Mommy...

Hope you all had a great Halloween!

Show Us Your Halloween

I am participating in "Kelly's Korner" carnival again this week.
Here is a walk down our kids' Halloween Memory Lane...


Jack at 4 weeks old in 2004.
Cutest.Stinker.Ever.


Jack (1) and Will (5 weeks) in 2005.
This started matching costumes. Goes right along with my campaign to dress them alike FOREVER! Cluck says the chicken and quack says the sleepy duck!


Sesame Street was a hit in our house with a 1 and 2 yr. old in 2006.
Jack as Elmo and Will as a not-so-sure-about-this-costume-
Big Bird.


Anyone who knew Andy in college knows his nickname was Goose.
What is more appropriate than Maverick (Jack) and Goose (Will)
for Halloween? Here they are with the Goshorn crew and neighbors in 2007.
We live in Cincy, hence the "Bengal Jailbird"; Aunt Leslie Kitty and,
yes, my Father-in-Law as "The King." A huge hit in the neighborhood.


With the addition of Cade and Brooke in 2008 the "matching" extended to 4!
We were "buggy" about our trick-or-treaters:
Jack as a spider, Cade as a caterpillar, Will as a bee and Brooke as a ladybug.

This year we are headed to Indy with our "Justice League" to enjoy the festivities.
I will upload pics this weekend of our "heroes" Batman, Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman.

Have a great Halloween Weekend and head on over to Kelly's Korner for more fun!

My Baby is Growing Up

I truly can't believe I have these in my possession...
Where did 5 years go?


Jack Goshorn
Age 5
Pre-Kindergarten '09-'10

Is he handsome or what?
Or, as Jack would ask,
"Do I look cool?"

The Words of a 4 Year Old...Again

Anyone who knows Peg Goshorn (My MIL and one of my BFFs)
knows she has to have a drink with her
AT. ALL. TIMES.

So this little comment proved to me today that
Will is truly a Goshorn.

We had just dropped Jack off at school.
It is approx. 918am:
"WWWHHOOO. I am thirsty. We need to go to McDonald's
and get me a drink. I need a juice box."

And tonight at the dinner table:
"Yeah. Chicken makes you nice and helfy."
I think he meant to say healthy.

But you get the point.

Home again, home again...

We got back from our nice, long vacation this afternoon.
I must say, my children did EXCELLENT!
With the exception of the "incident" on the way down, the kids did a lot better than I thought they would.
So here's to Spring Break '10 - Texas or Bust!
(To visit Uncle Jon and Aunt Molly)

We went to the beach, collected shells, played golf, had great meals, good times with good family and friends AND....
both boys learned to SWIM! No more floaties! YEAH!

A few pics I love...


Brooke enjoying her beach chair


This is Will "posing" for a picture


Jack "Too Cool for the Pool" Goshorn

The boys say...

...we're lovin' it here so much,

WE'RE STAYING!

Now we are at Grandma and Grandpa's house

in Port St. Lucie.

We'll be back...on Tuesday??