Happy Thanksgiving!

This was Clare's 2nd Thanksgiving and she had a blast!  She loved stuffing : ) Daddy wasn't able to be home for this years Thanksgiving but we were thinking about him the whole time!

I'll figure out how to flip these one day!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Thank you to everyone who came out for Clare's party!  I hope everyone had as much fun as we did : )

Enjoy the pictures,
The Ahearn's

Flash Back.....

I know its a little early but I wanted to upload some pictures of this time last year.....I was 39 weeks here (Clare was born on her due date which the chances of that are usually pretty slim!)

Newborn                                                                                  11 1/2 months

Almost One and Fairy Wands

Things are almost done with all of Clare's party arrangments and its been a busy August.   Paul has been traveling every other week and my job has been keeping me very busy as well.  As if I was not busy enough, I decided to start making Tulle wands to sell at Craft Fairs!  I already sold 2 so I'm 1/3 of the way to making my money back for materials.  Clare is learning new things daily and getting so smart!  She has yet to show interest in walking so we are not going to push her. One thing that I am proud of is I have mastered the exact number of cheerios needed to keep her occupied long enough so I can put on my makeup and fix my hair!  This is a huge success for me, lol!  
Over the last week she has had Croup and she has been such a trooper about not feeling well. The picture is from her at the doctor and as you can see, she handles sickness well! 

Next post will probably be Clare's 1 year pictures as well as pictures from her party! 

Love,
The Ahearns

Fever Free!

What a difference a few hours make!  Thursday morning Clare woke up not feeling like herself and by the afternoon she had a 102 degree fever.  She has never had a fever once since she was born so this was very un usual for her.  Daddy took her to the doctor and they said it was just a virus and it would have to pass.  She started to feel better, but Friday morning woke up with a 103 degree fever. Again, daddy nursed her all day and she was feeling better by Friday night. Well, Saturday morning came around and what a poor little sick girl we  had again.  She wouldn't smile for anything and just wanted to be held.  So thats just what we did!  By 11:30am on Saturday morning she was sweating so much I was wet along with the pillow on the couch and her clothes.  BUT when she woke up she was fever free!  What a difference a few hours make : )  The old wise tail about "sweating" out a fever really does work.  Today she was all smiles and our happy little girl has been fever free for more than 24 hours. 

Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday we spent the day at my Aunts house hoping for a great pool day....well for those of you in Missouri, we know how that went!  Before the storms hit I did get this cute picture of Clare in her 4th of July dress that her Great Aunt Joan made her!   Instead of a pool day, we brought our Margarita's inside and played Uno!  Even though my tan suffered, we still had a great time.  My aunt made these wonderful burgers, called inside out burgers. Here is the link to the recipe....they were delicious!  http://www.dierbergs.com/School/Recipes/I/In/Inside-Out/Inside-Out+Burgers.aspx

Here is a picture of me with Clare and my nephew Grayson before the storms hit!

Today seems to be another bust of a pool day, so I guess we will stay inside and catch up on some much needed relaxation (aka: laundry, cleaning, ironing, ect!)

~Happy 4th of July from the Ahearn's

Welcome to the Ahearn Family Blog!

With Clare approaching oNe YeAr old, I thought it would be appropriate to start a blog for our family!  I plan on updating it weekly with new pictures and even posting some pictures from the past.  So create a login, comment on posts, and follow along with our crazy life! 
Love,
The Ahearn's