Jam Packed Week(end)...

WOW, what a crazy few days! My weekend pretty much started Thursday night! I was so tickled when I found out that a blogger friend that I have never met was coming into town to meet several of us girls. Jill is actually good friends with one of my good friends Lane, & they have known each other for years but I had no clue until after I started following her blog!
...It's really a crazy story on how this group of girls met & how we have all circled around to somehow know each other from someone else! I actually followed Jill & my friend Suzette's blogs through their entire pregnancies. I had never met either one of them in my life until we all realized that we knew the same people!

The neat thing about this whole story is that both girls that I had never met before had 2 daughters 5 & 6 days after Avery was born. Avery was the 3rd of June, Emerson the 10th, & Kyah the 9th. I have been around Suz on several occasions over the past few months because she lives here in town. She has become such a good friend. Jill lives in the Midwest so she came down on vacation with her husband & daughter to meet all of us gals! We all enjoyed each others company from Thursday until Saturday & I have been one busy girl!

We started off the weekend early on Thursday night & enjoyed dinner at our friend Danielle's place. She is due to have her 3rd baby in May! It was so fun sitting around & watching all of the babies crawl on the floor & play with each other, FINALLY MEETING!











Friday we enjoyed the beautiful weather & had lunch & went shopping! We looked hilarious walking through the mall with all of our strollers. My sister in law Tiffany joined too so Suzette's neice pushed her around for us in a wheelchair since she still can't walk after surgery! After the mall we met up at Embassy for a glass of wine with the husbands & then headed to Suzette's for Pizza & games! We played catch phrase & just laughed the night away. Of course then we had to say goodbye to Jill. Jill, you are wonderful & someone that is very special to us! Looking forward to our next gathering in her hometown!



























Saturday was a shopping day with my mom & sister in law! We enjoyed some lunch at Guido's Pizza, one of my fav's! We put Avery on this adorable horse while we were out & she had a ball! We enjoyed buying her a few new fun toys! She is starting to out grow her old one's! =(


Finally, Sunday we celebrated my mom's Birthday! We all went to church as a family & then went to Abeulos for lunch! After lunch was cake & ice cream at my brothers house as well as presents! We got mom a Vera Bradly bag she has been wanting! Avery was being a cutie pie today in her adorable smocked outfit that she wore to church so I snapped a million pictures! My mom's BDAY is actually Tuesday but we decided to celebrate today since we have alot of family coming into town this week for Easter. Happy BDAY to the most amazing mother in the world. Thank you for teaching me everything I know about being a mom & for becoming one of my best friends!

Ashley's Top 15

I have been so super busy this week & had a very special blogger friend come into town from St. Louis that is very good friends with one of my close friends! We had a full agenda planned with the girls from Thursday until Saturday, so I haven't had alot of time to post. Here is one of my many fun pictures from our girls week/weekend. I will do a post sometime soon & share what all we did.


So... for now, I thought I would also share some fun things that I am really loving right now!

1. TRAIN & their new song that is out- "Hey, Soul Sister"

2. Cotton Candy flavored lip gloss

3. Flip flop weather

4. Purple eye shadow

4. Kettle Korn

5. The gym- & the eliptical! (Notice I say that after Kettle Corn, hehe)

6. The Febreeze summer candle

7. Rompers

8. Avery's new teeth

9. Pink OPI polishes

10. My Easter table in my breakfast room!

11. Having my sunroof open

12. American Idol

13. Looking forward to April- my Birthday!

14. Pedicures!

15. Big colorful fun crazy necklaces for summer!

My sweet girl

Look Mommy, no hands!

My serious, not sure what Mommy is doing look!

There is the beautiful smile! (At first I thought her teeth were showing, then I realized it's the reflection on her tongue from the flash, ha)

I love to climb on things...

Too cute!

Another Typical Tuesday

I was so excited to receive this adorable award from my gal over at, "The Pampered Mom". Thanks girl!

Today was amazing! It was so warm here & beautiful outside. I love days like these. I am craving summer, bad! I got up this morning & got around for the gym. I go to a boot camp classes on Tues/Thur but the guy that normally teaches them was gone today so we had a fill in. Can I just tell you she kicked my booty? It was like a step class & KILLED me. I asked a girl how many calories we lost after the class because she had on a calorie watch & she said we burned 620! Seriously? After 30 minutes of this class I was excited thinking we were done. Then the instructor says, "Get a drink & come back, we are doing it ALL over again?"... I have been so proud because I am seriously feeling the most in shape I have ever felt in my life. After I left this class I realized I needed to boost up my heart rate a bit & get going on the cardio a little more. WOW, I was glad that was finally over!

Following class me, my sister in law & girlfriend Alyssa enjoyed a late (3:00) lunch at Abeulos, one of our favorites. It was nice because we were practically the only ones there. We visit so often that the waiters know us there so we got extra good service & they enjoyed taking our pictures & laughing at us! I think that is why I love this restaurant so much. Everytime you go they have the SAME people that have been serving there for years. So they get to know you & give you extra good service. They knew me all through my pregnancy because I got the same thing each time. You know, one of those pregnancy cravings, hehe! We had such a good time cutting up & enjoying the beautiful weather today!





I took a few pictures of Avery this afternoon looking adorable in her leggings & her "I heart Daddy" shirt! She was so stinkin' cute but not wanting smiley pictures today. She made the funniest face! She is starting to pull up on everything & crawl everywhere. She will be walking before we know it!

Another BDAY & puppies!

First things first! Today is my best gal pal's Birthday! She is turning 28! We have been friends since 6th grade & have celebrated many of Birthday's together. She is just a doll. She moved to Memphis a few years back & we have stayed in touch long distance & kept our friendship alive that way. She has been married for 2 years to the most amazing man, Mike! He is adorable, & eats her up! I had the pleasure of being their Made of Honor in their wedding & it was so exciting to be a part of that very special, beautiful day. Lindsey just got a new job at Southern Bride Magazine- which totally fits her personality! She is a rock star & will be very successful with this new job! Happy BDAY LINDSEY! Thank you for always being you & for being such a dear friend to me...


The snow is melting! YAY! I am so excited that tomorrow is going to be WARM. Finally... again! We plan to go to the park if it's really nice!

Today was my training at the gym. I did about 40 minutes of cardio & then I got to help the instructor teach the Body Pump class. It's so exciting that I am actually going to be certified to teach! I found out today that my training is actually the weekend after Easter so I am excited that I have a few more weeks to prepare! I am getting really nervous & excited but can't wait to be an instructor for Body Pump... if I pass!

After the gym I picked up my sweet sister in law Tiffany at her therapy & headed to my house. Our friend Alyssa met us here with her kids & we all hung out for hours & just talked & watched her new puppies play. On Friday her dog, Winston, accidentally jumped out the window & fell onto the highway. I got a call from her that afternoon & she was frantic.. balling & in tears! Their dog was ran over in busy traffic & died. My heart broke. I am an animal lover & don't know what I would do if that happened to my little Pickle. I cried all afternoon, & later that evening I spoke to her little boy that is 9, & he just cried on the phone with me. Alyssa is such a great mom. She took the kids to pick out a new dog, but there were 2 ADORABLE dogs that were sisters! She ended up getting them both. One is white & the other brown. They named the white Gracie & the brown Coco. So adorably cute! Her kids are beyond excited! I am so glad they found 2 new family members that will love them with all their hearts! I love these dogs, they are too precious for words! Here are a few pictures from our afternoon as well as a few that Alyssa took the other day...




This week is going to be great! Thurday one of my blogger friends that I have never met is coming to Arkansas! She is friends with one of my friends & we figured that out while blogging! WEIRD, I know! SMALL WORLD! So Jill is coming & there are about 6 of us girls that have a full schedule of events Thur-Sat while she is here! I can't wait!!!!