Surprise! I’ll post more later, but wanted to point out my first girl purchase was those adorable shoes from Gracious May (who has the most incredible customer service)…make sure to visit her site. Thanks Jesse for posting her on your site!
Monthly Archives: January 2009
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Bring that sled and your family up this way and we’ll do some extreme sledding! 
Thanks guys…yes it is really outside, in our backyard. Megan, funny you noticed the sock gloves. In my dislike for cold weather I never think to make sure the boys are stocked up on winter supplies..hence the socks instead of actual gloves!
Great picture…it reminds me of a Norman Rockwell.
I absolutely adore this picture!
I especially love the socks for gloves! I do that all the time!
i love the picture, the real wooden sled makes it even better.
This is the BEST picture of those two! Great job!
is this really outside?? OMG IT IS GREAT!!!
this belongs like on a postcard or a calendar or something?!?!!? what a cute pic!
For those of you that are super organized…ignore this post. For those of you that aren’t, I thought I’d give a little insight into my routine with my personal digital images. If you aren’t backing up your photos, you are playing a risky game of losing a lot of documented memories. This is my routine…
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I’m super paranoid about losing our photos too. We also use an external hard drive and a 2nd back up drive that’s kept in the fireproof safe (no, you’re not the only paranoid one). The only thing we don’t do is burn DVD’s, but we upload all of our pictures onto our unlimited Flickr account which is a great way to keep everything off-site. I really need to get going and scan in all of my older pictures that are in scrapbooks since there are no backups of those.
It’s 4am and the kids won’t stay asleep. I might as well organize my photos.
Where did you have your printed albums done? Are they handmade scrapbooks or a Shutterfly book-type album? Does that make sense?
Brittany – the average hard drive has a maximum life of 5 years and an average life of 3 years (according to most tech magazines). It’s not a question of if your hard drive will fail…it’s a question of when it will fail. That’s why Ashley’s 100% right in saying you need to back up everything to DVD or CD. I also think using an online service, such as Amazon or Sugarsync (though SugarSync is much more expensive) is a great idea. Total peace of mind.
Great input on here guys, thanks for all the other tips. My system is simple and works for me. I suppose if my hard drive crashed and all my dvds got lost I’d be bummed. However, I do have duplicate printed albums of each year also with my favorite pics. There are so many options out there, but the reality is nothing will fully guarantee you never lose pictures. The amount of protection you choose is up to you, I just wanted to encourage those that never back up their photos or organize them to do so. Keep the advice coming!
My external hard drive crashed about 6 months ago, taking all my digital pictures from the last 7 years with it. I am so leery of putting them on something else that I am not even taking them off my camera which means I am not enjoying them. HELP!! What is a reliable external hard drive to buy? What would you suggest besides CDs? Do you know of a magical person in town that can retrive my memories so that I can sleep peacefully at night & not cry when I think of little girl baby pictures trapped in a metal box? Oops sorry – got a little emotional! I would love any advice you can give!
This is so helpful. I have been trying to come up with a good backup system. I currently have photos on my PC, duplicates on my laptop and backups either on DVD or flash drives. Now that I am creating digital albums, I have even more to back up. So it is becoming time consuming and bulky. I am looking into Carbonite, which sounds like it is similiar to Amazon’s service that Ryan mentioned. Anyone else have experience with online back up services?
Great advice. I also back up my photos and music to Amazon’s S3 service, which is basically like an external hard drive, but it puts your data on their secure network instead of being stored locally. I like it because they store it redundantly across the US at their data centers so, if one point fails, you have several backups. Plus you can access your file from anywhere (assuming you have computer access) and, if there’s a major catastrophe at your home (fire, flood, etc.) you don’t lose everything.
Best of all: there’s no monthly fee. You just pay per KB of data you transfer. It’s very cost effective and it gives me great peace of mind.
I don’t even have a cd burner – I have wanted one for a long time, but haven’t even looked for one. I know I need too!! All I have ever done to back up pictures is upload them to Shutterfly and order a DVD from them with my pictures on them. I know I need a much better method. Thanks for the advice.
I was just wondering the other day how you keep track of all your photos. I feel like I can’t find a good way to keep my actual photographs organized so I’m looking forward to your albums post. Thx for the tips!
Does any external hard drive work better than another?
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Marsue - Congratulations to all of you!! What a beautiful family you are!
Angie - We’re overjoyed for you!! I love the picture! That’s the best baby announcement I’ve seen.
katherine - OMG! Congratulations Ashley!!! How fun for you! What do the boys think? PS…love the pic!
ashley - congratulations to you and your family! im sure a little girl is just the icing on the cake
i am so happy for your family and can not wait to see all the new upcoming photos!!
Kirsten - Ashley,
. I look forward to watching how your family adjusts! Good to “connect” with you again!
Congratulations! I also have 3 boys (my oldest actually owns the navy blue kicks in the picture too!) and am praying God will bless us with a girl next! I am hoping your little girl is a sign of things to come for us some time…
Kirsten
Stephanie G - Congrats!!!
Heather Stauffer - Oh my word! Congrats!!!! A GIRL!!!!!
Oh and sidenote, those yellow shoes are my FAVORITES that I have this year 
sheridan - I’m way behind on reading this but nonetheless excited for you! So exciting new baby and so exciting new adventures into the girl world! Love your pictures and can’t wait to see all the ideas you show us with this new baby girl!
liz winsby - Congratulations. little girls are so much fun.
Marci - Ashley – so excited for you and what great news about a girl. Adam and I are sending you and your family our thoughts and prayers.
bopha - As always, you broke the news in such a great way, I love the shoes! I am so glad that everything is well and congrats on all the upcoming “pretty” choas!
Ashley Green - Congratulations!!! So excited for you guys!
Rebekah Jean - Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
That is so wonderful, and the shoes couldn’t be more perfect. And what a beautiful memory picture that is!
Emily Lusk - Wow!! That is so exciting for you all! She is going to love having three brothers to play with! I bet you don’t know what to do being able to buy pink!!! We are excited for you guys!
Lindsey Leslie - Congratulations you guys!!! I am so happy for you!!
tracy - Congrats you guys! This is an exciting time…
Kirsten Hilsheimer - Oh Ashley – Congrats!!!! Let me tell you – girls are way to fun! I love my little boy, but Lauren is just so different … and the clothes….they are SOOOOOOO Cute! Congrats! I will keep a healthy baby & pregnancy in my prayers!
Faith - Yea for you guys! We’re having a girl this spring too. And I just ordered a pattern on etsy to see if I can make some of those cutie shoes! (probably not, but i’m gonna try…wink, wink)
meg duerksen - well….good for you! woo hoo! congratulations! it will be awesome. what a blessing!!
Metcalfs - Yeah! I’m thrilled for you guys! She is going to be one tough girl!
april w - Yay for a little girl! Congratulations!!
Chad and Daria - congrats guys…Ashley you are really talented with your photography…we love the pictures…keep makin’em guys…Chad and Daria
Ben & Noel Chan - Wow … It is a good news! Congratulation! Hope some day in the future, we can bring Caleb to the USA to meet you all.
jenny paul - yeah, campbell family! what a wonderful addition to an already spectacular group.
jesse - Okay I’m back, Congrats again!!!
megan - Ashley, You are a baby makin’ machine!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to see how adorable she will be.
jesse - AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! YAY for you guys, I had a sneaking feeling that you might be pregnant! That is so weird! Lindsey Barnes and I were just talking about you today! CONGRATS!
Ang - I’ve been waiting for this post! I love it! The shoes are great. We are so excited for you.
Michelle - Yeah! We know Girls! You’ll just love having one!
Chelsea - Congrats Ashley and family!! Thats so exciting! Cute little shoes and I have those same mustard yellow shoes from Target
melanie - Congratulations guys! We are thrilled for you! It will be fun to watch the boys become big brothers to a little sister!
Jenn G. - I couldn’t be more excited for you all. She is going to be so cute and tiny… and tough. What a blessed baby girl and what an amazing answer to prayer. Go yellow, green, tan… maybe even purple.. all those colors besides pink that you like so much.
jen collier - congratulations to you and your family. i’m sure you’re over the moon!
Emily Beaty - Awhhhh… Congratulations!! Very exciting!
Lisa Keen - Yea! How exciting! We just found out we are having another girl as well!!! Congratulations!
lauren - That is so cute!!!! I love you guys, and I can’t wait for the newest Campbell to bless our lives!
Betsy - Congrats…Girls are so much fun!
Courtney Connelly - I can’t wait to meet this sweet baby! She is one blessed little girl! Love the pink shoes.
Brenda Hillhouse - Yeah Ashley! I’m so excited for you and your family!
Shannon Phillips - OH MY GOSH! I am so excited that you guys are having a GIRL!!!! Congratulations Ashley and Chris!
Lesley - YEA! I’m so excited to have a niece now! Can’t wait for all the pink, glitter, ribbons and bows! Congrats Ashley, Chris, Corbett, Hudson and Everett!
Kendra - Oh my gosh I have goose bumps…that is so exciting! Congratulations!!!!
amanda torres - Wonderful! I hope she’s ready for mud-pies, wrestling, and tree climbing. She’ll definitely won’t be able to have many boyfriends with all those older brothers around. Congratulations!
Jennifer Mills - YAY! I’m SO excited for you! Girls are SO much fun! Congratulations!
Carrie Sowell - Yipeee!! I’ve been waiting for the official announcement! (word travels fast ya know) She will be the most precious thing ever to you, Chris and the boys! God is good!
yvonne - Congrats! Girls are lots of fun!!!
Stephanie - Oh Ashley! I am SOOO thrilled for you! I mean truly. It would have been so fun either way but SUPER fun news! To Him be the glory!
Stephanie
Charissa - A girl? Really? You must be thrilled. Congratulations!
Amanda - Congrats! That is awesome.
Jeannette Swan - Yeah!! How fun – not that boys aren’t fun – it’s just different fun!! I wish I had known about those shoes when Noble was little, Congrats.
Meredith J - Congratulations!! Very excited for all of you! Ditto Rachel… your little princess is going to be the best protected little girl in all the land.
And another Yeah for Pink!!!! I can’t wait to hear what her name will be. 
Oh, and I love, love, love her 1st shoes.
Jill - Those shoes are so adorable. Congratulations!
Katy - Ashley I just got your email and we are so so excited for you guys! Girls are so fun. Please tell Chris and the boys hello from the Elsons!!
Rachel - Those shoes are perfect!! The newest little Campbell will be the best protected little girl in the whole world with those three big brothers. Yeah for pink!!