Fudge

Ho! Ho! Ho! Yum! Yum Yum!

Hope you like fudge, because we made you some.

Once again, we made fudge for the neighbors, teachers and friends. 3 big batches.

Kaley's First Reconciliation

Kaley rec'd First Reconciliation on November 19th. Here she is with her lamb and her teacher, Mrs. Lecher. A few of us went out for ice cream afterwards to celebrate!

Kaley and Sophia.

Tree lighting at Fountain Square

Here we are at our second Tree lighting ceremony- Downtown at Fountain Square. It was so cold that eventhough the fountain was running, the statues had ice forming on them.

The tree is sponsored by Macys.

Ainsley and Kaley getting a hug from Mr. Red- the mascot for the Cincinnati Reds. He was out ice skating and giving high fives.

Getting the tree

It's been a long while since I've posted anything and rather than continuing to send emails with photos, I thought I'd try to get back to using this.....

Here we are cutting our tree....in the snow

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Father Daughter Dance

The day has finally arrived and a couple of weeks ago, the girls started talking about wanting to dress like the 50's. I've been hunting high and low for good prices on poodle skirts and finally on Tuesday, decided I would make them.

Annie and Ainsley
Their gym shoes were perfect.

Going to Johnny Rockets, where Sophia should be waiting.

And now Sophia joins the mix.

Michael and his girls

Finished!
Thanks to the featherweight. That little machine hums!

Museum Center

Evidence of the Art Deco movement is all around you- behind the scenes.

We've been excited about taking Poppi and Nana to the Museum Center. It is a really great museum and there is always something new to see. The Museum Center is the old train depot, which has been turned into three museums- Duke Energy Children's Museum, Cincinnati History Museum and Museum of Natural History and Science. There are scavenger hunts, which the girls like to complete each time we are there and for compeleting it, they are awarded points, which can be redeemed for things like....fossils or rocks. Also, if we take in fossils or things we find in the stream, they are worth points. Once, Ainsley found a skull of something or other, which was worth some serious points. The girls also do a Secret Agent club, where they have to solve mysteries in the Cincinnati History Museum.

We have learned that there is lots of history to the Union Terminal building, but taking a behind the scene's tour really shed some light on how busy the train station was..... a long time ago.

My fav. part of the tour was seeing and having an appreciation for the Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor. Pretty wonderful seeing all that Rookwood still intact.

Wood inlay located in one of the offices from yester year.

Tile mosaics surround the entrance into the museum.

Sharon Woods

Kaley had a Nature Hike for Daisys, so we showed mom and dad around Sharon Woods.

I want one of these.

If there is water, Ainsley must explore it.

Turtles on a log sunbathing.

Gotcha Poppi.

Rikki Tikki Tavi

Playhouse in the Park put on Rikki Tikki Tavi at Baker Hunt Art Center in Covington. The area was borderline sketchy, but once in the gardens, it was as if we were transported to an entirely different area. The play was very well done and one of the leads was a graduate from UC (Un. of Cal) Modesto. We cheered loudly for him, which delighted him. Later, we told him we were also from the area. Here is Ainsley flitting around in her own little world.

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