If you are new to my blog, this is a great place to start reading. It is just a random collection of some of my favorite posts and posts other readers have enjoyed. The posts are listed with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom. Scroll over the images to view post titles. You can click on the image to be directed to that particular post.
I have a voice.
Dear Ashley, I will never read your blog again…. I come for craft ideas, not lessons in parenting… Could youView full post »
A different kind of Thanksgiving {DHS children’s shelter}
“Thanksgiving.” Webster’s defines it as ‘the act of giving thanks’. The act…so itView full post »
the day Leia won
Her brothers were playing Star Wars. They got in proper attire while she picked out her own Princess Leia costume. IView full post »
building a name
Once a year we take our “crazy pictures”. They fill the stairwell in our house. We’ve done it for 5View full post »
life is sweet.
Life is sweet….except sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. Nothing ‘bad’ going on here, but justView full post »
Our Family Picture {the “outtakes”}
Our friend Ryan did family pictures for us a few weeks ago. You can see some of my favorites on the original post. RyanView full post »
Our Family Pictures {2011}
It has been two years since we have had family pictures taken. When FireCracker was a couple of months old, my friendView full post »
Words & Bread
Just a little heads up before I get into the content of today’s post: Sponsor Giveaways begin tomorrow Another funView full post »
a canvas & me in the 80s
Well, I was determined to figure out a spot to display a big canvas of the photo of FireCracker at the sink. I wanted itView full post »
there are no words…
I walked into the bathroom, looked next to the toilet, and saw it on the roll exactly where it should be….onlyView full post »
caught.
Several of you made comments about how I was able to capture the whole mice ordeal with my camera. One of the things IView full post »
under our sycamore tree
Nothing but reading books and jump dives on a bunch of outdoor pillows. Slow. Just being…together. Why is slowingView full post »
unwelcomed house guests
We’ve been sharing our home with another family. To be honest, they weren’t really welcome. I like to thinkView full post »
I’m a soccer mom!
Soccer moms get a bad rap. You know what I’m talking about…soccer moms who drive mini-vans. There’s anView full post »
Read a good book lately?
My oldest. He arrived 2 days ‘late’ and weighed less than 6lbs. For those of you that are tired this morningView full post »
now I know what I look like when I sew
It was fun reading your comments yesterday. I’m sure I’ll have more stories to share, but no more homeView full post »
ten years ago, I was standing in a field in a white dress
……I became Ashley Campbell. You’d think at some point in the last ten years I could have moved ourView full post »
my son “BEST. DAY. EVER” {our first demo derby}
In light of my recent Okie Noodling post, Chris said I might want to think twice before posting this. I consider myselfView full post »
I did it! {pigtails change everything}
Waterbottle – check Teeny hair bands – check Brush – check Little brown ringlets – check EagerView full post »
my great grandma’s pancakes
***So just a little note for those enrolled in the August SnapShop: If you paid by credit card or PayPal you should haveView full post »
how holes make her whole
On April 9th FireCracker broke her femur. She ended up spending the rest of April in traction at the children’sView full post »
FireCracker’s 2 year old pics
Thanks for the comments on the online SnapShop….I am so excited you all are excited! It is a pretty big deal forView full post »
Okie Noodling
This is quite possibly the most random post I have ever written. That is your disclaimer! My sister‘s hubby is aView full post »
Mud Run birthday party
Just a few days after FireCracker landed herself in the hospital my second son turned 5. He wasn’t able to have aView full post »
The Cast {tips on life with a hip spica cast}
About seven weeks ago we were told the news that our daughter would be soon sporting a hip spica cast. Since I was inView full post »
my boys {yearly pictures ages 3, 5, 7}
All of my boys have spring birthdays. I usually try to get yearly pictures of them right around early April. Seeing howView full post »
the other side of posed pictures of my boys
So yesterday I posted the boys yearly pictures…all cute and looking like they had a great time posing. MostView full post »
Day 18 {beauty for her to remember}
I can’t believe I am even writing Day 18. My daughter and I have been in the hospital for 18 days. In thisView full post »
Day 8 {if you’re happy and you know it}
There are A LOT of these moments during the day. I don’t have many of these pics because I’m usually tooView full post »
Day 5 {hip hip hooray for friends & family}
Several days a week FireCracker plays on the playground with one of my oldest sons friends, “H”. On theView full post »
Day 2
Well it has been rough here, but with a few tear free moments. Thank you for all your sweet comments yesterday. My girlView full post »
The Best Loved Doll
I’ve been on Goodbye Blue Monday‘s etsy store too many times to count now. I really love her dolls and IView full post »
I train astronauts.
It started in the back of a van. I was sitting next to Amy on our way to a big ole’ barn in Kansas. We had metView full post »
filling my home with the unseen
I like to decorate my home. I enjoy filling it with things that represent me and my family. I spend the majority ofView full post »
i joined a gym
You know those holiday movies where the family all plays football in the crisp fall air after Thanksgiving dinner? WellView full post »
the hardest thing about blogging for me
Someone asked me recently, “what is the hardest thing about blogging?” I didn’t have an answer atView full post »
thoughts on blogging
Blogging has been a surprise gift in my life. It happened unexpectedly. I really didn’t even know what it was whenView full post »
“I knew he’d like it, so I got it for him.”
I really love this picture of him. He’s not looking at me. He’s not smiling. He’s not moving. He’View full post »
what I want to give: presence
There is one thing my kids ask me to give them more than anything else: my presence. Their biggest want comes in theView full post »
a girl and her brothers
A little while back Amanda asked what I enjoy most about having a girl after three boys. I have thought about thatView full post »
is it worth it?
I’ve been having ‘issues’ with one of my babies. Sadly, I knew the problem was beyond my realm ofView full post »
goals…how to make ‘em and break ‘em
To answer just a couple of your questions from yesterday: 1. Yes, my deep freeze has an organization system….theView full post »
diy {Star Wars costumes}
You probably think I am a huge fan of Halloween costumes. Most people do anyway. I’m not. Maybe if my kids let meView full post »
fun with our thought bubble chalkboard
Yes, that is a true story. They really were taking turns sticking their fingers in the box fan to stop it. I have wantedView full post »
FireCracker & Sweet P’s first photo session
Thanks for all your sweet comments yesterday. Just fyi…Chris had to do bedtime routines by himself last nightView full post »
on being mom in the mundane
When I am buried under never ending piles of laundry or sweeping crumbs off the floor for the 15th time in a day it canView full post »
I watched my sister meet her daughter
I have 100s of pictures from Monday…most of them I want to share, but it isn’t my story to share. So, here&#View full post »
her first year {an idea for monthly baby pictures}
I will not take credit for this idea…however I can’t remember where I first saw it either. There are aView full post »
growing up with big brothers
If they are eating anywhere but the table, they have to stand up…otherwise their food is considered fair game toView full post »
Big Brother knows how to have a good time
He was laughing hard. Really hard. What could cause such belly laughs? His older brother with underwear on his head. IView full post »
diy {notebooks & crayons…to Haiti with love}
When Chris travels the hardest part for me is being the one to stay and not the one to go. His trip to Haiti was noView full post »
Amy Butler…Craft Hope…Great Grandpa
It arrived…my prize from the Amy Butler Midwest Modern contest. The fabric is super fun, but I have NO CLUE how toView full post »
a day in the life {the baby sister}
WARNING: This post may cause a strong urge to have a baby. I love to watch her wake up. Baby yawns kill me. Big BrotherView full post »
he knows me so well {greatest way to celebrate turning 30}
I don’t write a lot about how amazing my husband is, but let me tell you – I’ve got it good. EveryView full post »
first nap in a big bed…
When Biggest Brother was 18 months old we took him on a trip to China. Prior to that trip he slept in a crib, but weView full post »
Saying goodbye…and hello? {part 2}
Remember this post – I was mourning the end of a “hole-y jean era” and baffled by a really girly tutuView full post »
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Kari Signe - I really like the new layout for the favorites and how the post shows up when you mouse over the photo. Very well done!
Emily Peck - Yes, I agree with Kari – the layout and hover text is AMAZING. Do you have a web person who helps with this?! It’s awesome!
AshleyAnn - Emily, it is part of my ProPhoto blog template..super easy to do.
Hannah - Ashley, I have pro photo and can’t figure out what tool to use to get this look to work. Is it lightbox galleries? Would you mind pointing me in the right direction?
Tonya - The post that led me to your blog, and made me a daily reader is “Filling my home with the unseen”. When I read it, the images of your family are often replaced with snapshots in my head of my own children. I pray that my children will grow up and think of our home/family as a place of comfort, laughter, love, protection, and (my favorite) faith. Thanks for sharing your talents with us