Lil's Second First Christmas

We finally got to have Christmas in Missouri! Actually it was a week and a half ago but I'm finally blogging about it :) And to be honest I don't have a whole lot of Christmasy pictures. But I do have some cute travel shots of baby girl. Lookin' like a big girl sitting next to daddy on the plane.

NOT enjoying the road trip portion but finally giving in to a little nap.

Hanging out with grandpa Brad. They're already buds :)

The main event of this trip was actually Brooke's wedding. We grew up with Brooke and Shea. It was so fun to see her so so happy. Her wedding was absolutely gorgeous and perfect!

LOVE the thrifted vases and silver branches. The whole thing was beautiful.

Brooke & Wojtek looked like they were straight out of a magazine. Look how glamorous!

Here's a great shot of Lily being the boss of Uncle Trey ;)

And we caught grandma loving on Lily... even with a BRONCOS outfit on. My Grandma & Pa babysat during the reception. Lil was kind of a punk, but we still got to bust a few moves. It was such a fun night!

There we go. I'm officially done with holiday posts and can move on with my life. Thank you.

Lil's First Christmas

Christmas 2011 has been an interesting one... and a practice in patience. Brooke's wedding is Jan 7 so we don't get to go home until tomorrow. Hayley's gone so we won't do Christmas with Hunter's fam until we get back. But we did have our own sweet little restful Christmas.

(I know it's probably mean... but what a cute picture :)

(I call this one "Christmas Feast". This baby LOVES her peas and carrots!)

(Loving her new toy from grandma & grandpa Greeno)

(Patiently waiting for dad to assemble his first Christmas toy.)

(Apparently she wishes she got doggie breath mints instead? :) Milo's loving his too!)

(Hunter's gift from me. Also notice my most recent Goodwill treasure... the $4 headboard!! Crazy right? Can't wait to paint it!)

I don't have a picture of my gift because Hunter is taking me out for a night on the town... An all-nighter downtown actually! Our first night w/o a baby since June 26th!!

Happy Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas!

So our Christmas card just didn't happen this year. I thought about it. Then I got stressed out thinking about gathering everyone's addresses again because I didn't keep good track of them last time. I thought about addressing and stamping and licking envelopes (so sick). Then I decided to play the "I'm a new mom" card :) I don't believe it's a season for stress, so I'm just making a Christmas blog post instead... at 11:30 on Christmas eve... while my husband sleeps and my baby eats. See, I am a new mom.

So a very Merry Christmas to you & yours.

From me & mine.

I hope it's full of shortbread cookies,

precious family,

gingerbread cupcakes,

and wonderful memories .

Love, Ashley

Field Trip Friday {Canvas & Cupcakes)

Ok so it's Saturday, but I didn't get this posted yesterday. LAST Friday I had a Canvas & Cupcakes birthday party for Hunter's sister, Hayley. It was SO fun!

Nichole and Nina were my co hosts :) Nichole actually taught the painting part and brought tons of supplies so that was a life saver. Nina did snacks and last minute setup when Lil decided to have a meltdown (and I was still hot gluing party favors) with a half hour til party time!

The party favors were teeny little canvasses that I made into ornaments. Plus, they doubled as place settings when hung from the easels!


And the pinterest inspired paint palette cupcake display that I'm super proud of :)

This party was such a fun way to get to know new people because it's so interactive! I loved getting to know Hayley's friends.


And here are a couple finished projects. Beautiful!

Happy Birthday Hayley :)

CRAFTS!!!!!!!!

Hello!! So who's ready to get their craft on!?! Jamie is so sweet and has a super cute blog. She is here to inspire us all to DIY some perfect gifts :)

Hi friends of Ashley! I'm Jamie from Snow In December, and I'm here today to share with you some inexpensive, DIY ideas for your all Christmas gift-giving needs! To me, hand-made gifts always leave a lasting impression.



Most of the pins I've chosen to share today take no special skills. I encourage you to dust off your craft supplies and get to work, putting a little love (and glue) into each hand-made gift! Your friends and family will thank you for it.



**Each of these ideas came from my pin-boards. There's lots more inspiration where that came from if you want to check me out on Pinterest. I'm kind of a big deal. (Nooooooo, Not really!) ;0)
For Your Artsy Friend:

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For Your Fashion-Savvy Friend:

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For Your Bestie:

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For Your Hubs:

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For Your Little Man:

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And Your Little Woman:

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For the Couple You Double Date With:

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For the Grandparents:

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For the cute baby in your life:

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HAPPY Crafting!

Field trip Friday {parade of lights}

Last Friday night (12.2.11) we ventured downtown in the snow and cold for the Parade of Lights! Hunter got grand stand tickets for free at work so we got to sit in the bleachers right at the start of the parade. So fun! I've never had actual seats to a parade and the news anchor was only a few seats away. We definitely felt VIP :)

(Oh, and Lily came because this is what she looks like when we try and give her a bottle... so we can't leave her with anyone for longer than about 3 hours.)

Dang it, we really dropped the ball on the bottle thing. I swore my baby would get used to a bottle so that Hunter and I could always have enough alone time... but we gave her one a couple time when she was brand new and she didn't even bat an eye so I thought we were good to go... turns out she forgot. Also turns out she's real picky and perhaps even a bit stubborn. But that's neither here not there.

Look how sleepy she is. This is right before the parade started and she fell asleep all snuggle up to daddy :) What a cutie.

Our attempt at a family photo. Dang, it was cold.

Or seats were right in front of the City and County building and we got to go inside to warm up and eat free cookies whenever we wanted. See, VIP. Here is what it looked like when we got there.

And this is it after the official lighting that kicked off the parade. So pretty!

This is the CSU drumline. I just always take pictures of the drummers because they remind me of Travi :) Again, Lil just slept right on through.

Even though it was stinkin' cold, and we had to keep our baby out way past bedtime like bad parents, we had such a fun (and much needed) date night! (Don't worry, Lily forgave us and only cried a little on the way home.) We're even getting somewhat of a nap schedule figure out. It's a Christmas miracle!