Thursday, April 15, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Shadow--The Dog--- March 2010
We finally did it. We got a dog. Its a male Austrailian Shepherd that is 1 year old (human years). Very sweet, and kind of obedient...we'll work on that I suppose.
The kids are thrilled! And hopefully they will use that enthusiasm to take VERY GOOD CARE of Shadow! :)
The kids are thrilled! And hopefully they will use that enthusiasm to take VERY GOOD CARE of Shadow! :)
Audrey's #10 Birthday Party was FUN....and LOUD, LOUD LOUD! ;) Feb 2010
At our house, our kids get birthday parties with friends every other year. So hopefully after seeing the post of Austin's recent birthday you don't feel too bad for him, because he'll get a friend party next year.
Audrey had a great time at her party! But I seriously wondered if I would loose my hearing after it was all over. Little girls sure know how to squeel! But it was worth every minute for our sweet Audrey Girl. Its hard to believe she is 10, but she is growing into a very beautiful and sweet young lady and WE SURE LOVE HER!
GAME: KISS TROY ON THE LIPS
Audrey went first...we applied lipstick to each girls lips, blindfolded them, and turned them around to get them dizzy. Then they had to try to kiss Troy. Goodness gracious ALL 12 girls (yes, 12!)LOVED this game!
GAME: HOW MANY M&M'S CAN YOU HOLD IN YOUR MOUTH?
We passed around a bowl of m&m's. The girls had to pick 2 without looking. If they got 2 of the same color they could eat them. If they didn't they had to hold them in their mouth until the game was over. Pretty funny!
Each girl got to decorate their own heart-shaped cake and take it home with them at the end of the party....because we had an ice-cream birthday cake still to eat!
GAME: We played spin-the-bottle to decide whose present Audrey would open.
CAKE TIME! Our Dad made the icecream cake for Audrey. It was DELISH!!!
Audrey had a great time at her party! But I seriously wondered if I would loose my hearing after it was all over. Little girls sure know how to squeel! But it was worth every minute for our sweet Audrey Girl. Its hard to believe she is 10, but she is growing into a very beautiful and sweet young lady and WE SURE LOVE HER!
GAME: KISS TROY ON THE LIPS
Audrey went first...we applied lipstick to each girls lips, blindfolded them, and turned them around to get them dizzy. Then they had to try to kiss Troy. Goodness gracious ALL 12 girls (yes, 12!)LOVED this game!
GAME: HOW MANY M&M'S CAN YOU HOLD IN YOUR MOUTH?
We passed around a bowl of m&m's. The girls had to pick 2 without looking. If they got 2 of the same color they could eat them. If they didn't they had to hold them in their mouth until the game was over. Pretty funny!
Each girl got to decorate their own heart-shaped cake and take it home with them at the end of the party....because we had an ice-cream birthday cake still to eat!
GAME: We played spin-the-bottle to decide whose present Audrey would open.
CAKE TIME! Our Dad made the icecream cake for Audrey. It was DELISH!!!
Teenager in the house!! Austin turns 13!! Feb 2010
Here is Austin eating steak, potatoes and veggies for his birthday dinner (his request). Notice the cast? He was playing tennis with his Dad and fell back on his wrist... which resulted in a hairline fracture. First broken bone in the family!....and hopefully the last! :)
We think Austin is pretty cute. He is such a good brother too. And I might add that he's a smartie pants too! He just won the 7th grade science fair...not too shabby! LOVE you Austin!!
We think Austin is pretty cute. He is such a good brother too. And I might add that he's a smartie pants too! He just won the 7th grade science fair...not too shabby! LOVE you Austin!!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Blokus---Our New Favorite Game! Jan 09
Thanks to Rachael (Gene's cousin) & Brent Izu for bringing the Blokus Game over to our house to play during the holidays! Its our new favorite!!
CHRISTMAS Dec 09
Christmas Eve, right before we went out for our traditional Chinese dinner! ;)
Waiting for our yummy feast!
Everyone in their Christmas Jammies right before bed.
Christmas Morning!
Isaac is THRILLED to get a DS!
Forgot to do a post about Audrey & I going to see the Nutcracker...Mom & Audrey before heading out on a Girls Night Out! :)
Waiting for our yummy feast!
Everyone in their Christmas Jammies right before bed.
Christmas Morning!
Isaac is THRILLED to get a DS!
Forgot to do a post about Audrey & I going to see the Nutcracker...Mom & Audrey before heading out on a Girls Night Out! :)
Ahlborn Holiday Tradition--Making Gingerbread Houses! Dec 09
Audrey invited over some friends and Isaac invited over 1 friend to make cute little gingerbread houses before Christmas! They had SO much fun! THANKS to our Dad for his hard work making the gingerbread house structures!!
Finished products! They look GREAT don't they?
Finished products! They look GREAT don't they?
Snow days in Ohio.....
Audrey, William, and Isaac LOVIN the snow!
This VERY handsome man was kind enough to shovel the walk & driveway....;)
This VERY handsome man was kind enough to shovel the walk & driveway....;)
Austin's Eagle Scout Project a SUCCESS! Dec 09
We are VERY proud of Austin and all the hard work he put into his Eagle project! In case you didn't hear, he did a COAT DRIVE (which included hats, gloved, socks & underwear) for children who are at the St Joseph's Orphanage here in Cincinnati.
Here is Austin at a collection bin that he had at one of many schools and businesses in the area.
We spent a lot of time sorting the coats etc...and then distributing them to people to clean before delivery! Our house was FILLED with coats for several weeks! SO grateful to all who donated!!
Loading the van for delivery to the orphanage...Austin's buddy Scott Johnson helped a lot!
Here is Austin with the lady that is in charge of the Orphange...Mrs. Lori. She was REALLY glad to receive all the wonderful donations!
Austin is standing in front of the orphanage. We just love what is written on the outside wall!
Here is Austin at a collection bin that he had at one of many schools and businesses in the area.
We spent a lot of time sorting the coats etc...and then distributing them to people to clean before delivery! Our house was FILLED with coats for several weeks! SO grateful to all who donated!!
Loading the van for delivery to the orphanage...Austin's buddy Scott Johnson helped a lot!
Here is Austin with the lady that is in charge of the Orphange...Mrs. Lori. She was REALLY glad to receive all the wonderful donations!
Austin is standing in front of the orphanage. We just love what is written on the outside wall!
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Isaac's 2nd Grade Gingerbread House
This year, Dad only made one gingerbread house at the kid's schools. Audrey rotates through different teachers throughout the day already, so it would be too hard to do one for her this year. And Austin has been rotating classes for awhile now....so Isaac was the lucky duck this year. Here he is with his sweet teacher Mrs. Shropshire and the completed gingerbread house. THANKS Dad!!
Thanksgiving & A Visit from Aunt Leslie NOV 09
Gene's Sister Leslie came into town to visit us for Thanksgiving for 4 days! Are we lucky or what? The kids SURE thought so! Here's what we did while Leslie was in town...
We ate good food...cooked by our in house chef Dad (Gene)....
We went bowling!
We decorated the Christmas Tree...
We went to the festival of lights at the Cincinnati Zoo...which was gorgeous! We got to the zoo early so we could see some animals by daylight, and by the time we were done, the lights were starting to twinkle in sync to the Christmas music being played throughout the zoo. We all just loved it! Then, we had to take Aunt Leslie, back to the airport....can't wait till she comes for another visit! THANKS Aunt Leslie!
We ate good food...cooked by our in house chef Dad (Gene)....
We went bowling!
We decorated the Christmas Tree...
We went to the festival of lights at the Cincinnati Zoo...which was gorgeous! We got to the zoo early so we could see some animals by daylight, and by the time we were done, the lights were starting to twinkle in sync to the Christmas music being played throughout the zoo. We all just loved it! Then, we had to take Aunt Leslie, back to the airport....can't wait till she comes for another visit! THANKS Aunt Leslie!
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