Well, this post is a little late, but I did not have access to a computer at all yesterday so here we are!   What a weekend!  This weather we have been having lately has been a bit crazy!  The kids love the snow(and Kaleigh loves getting out of school!)…I love the snow too…from the INSIDE lol!  I would love to have a cup of coffee and a good book and curl up on the couch all day.  With kids…thats not really an option!  But I do enjoy watching them have a good time!  🙂  The kids from the neighborhood came over and they all enjoyed snowball fights, making snow angels, and sledding down our giant hill.

As far as getting goals accomplished, I didnt get many haha, but I did have  a GREAT time with our family and Jay’s parents, Ginny and Rick.  We went to Great Wolf Lodge Sunday and Monday and this place is PERFECT for kids!  I didnt realize just how much was there!  I assumed it was a hotel with a water park….they have SO much more there!  They have a game room, a mini bowling center, a motion movie center, souvenir shop, girl’s spa where you can get a manicure and pedicure, ice cream shop, pizza place, and a special interactive game for older kids.  It is such a great little getaway and with it being only 45 minutes away, it was just perfect!  We spent most of the time in the water park and Kaleigh really enjoyed the Magi Quest interactive game they have there.  She liked reading the clues and finding each thing for the quests.  Carter could have stayed at the water park for two days straight if we had let him lol.  He tried the surf board and did awesome and he loved going down all the slides!  This place was made for kids!   All in all, it was a fun time…even if I hate the water. :/

Below are the photos from our weekend at Massanutten and the goals for this week are at the bottom of this post!  Hope everyone has a great week! 🙂

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Last week’s goals and things I am looking forward to:

Personal:

-unpack and clean!

-buy paint and begin painting our bedroom!

-finish decorating for Valentine’s Day

-pack for the Great Wolf Lodge this Sunday(Jay’s dad, Rick, surprised us with a night at the Great Wolf Lodge Sunday into Monday…its another student holiday!)

-pick out a good personal booking and start reading!…suggestions?

-tea with Carly and Leah at the Jefferson Hotel—got cancelled due to snow so we are rescheduling!

-order a few personal prints

 

Business:

-meeting with Catherine today 🙂

-bridal/family session guide

-start the dreadful process of getting all of my tax things together

-track expenses and mileage

-follow up emails

-order client prints

-pick out a good business related book and start reading!

 

This week’s goals and things Im looking forward to:

Personal:

-unpack and catch up on laundry

-buy paint for our room and start painting

-start on a fun, new personal project!

 

Business:

-meet with Stephanie for images

-grueling tax stuff

-still need to pick out a good book for the biz

-finish up bridal/family guide…almost done!

 

  

“Daily routine”

I love that Carter loves to take care of himself.  Every night before bedtime he has to brush his teeth, rinse with mouthwash, wash his hands and “raze.”  It is a nightly ritual and I love watching him go through his own little process he has created.  🙂 PIN IMAGE

  

I LOVE walking into my clients homes and seeing their pictures displayed!  It isnt often that I get to see the pictures that are printed actually displayed on the walls and it makes SUCH a difference!  It truly is art!  I snapped these when I was at the McLaughlin’s home last week for their girls 1 year session.  I was so excited to see all the beautiful photos in their home!  🙂  I really love this first image below…photo collages are awesome!  There are a few frames that have to be filled(sorry for posting this Lisa!) but how adorable is this?!?

There are SO many ways to display your photos…I really love large frames with thick matting, photo collages, and canvases!  I have all of these in my home(with many unfilled frames as well haha!)  It helps give the area a visual focus and brings life to your walls. 🙂  If you ever need inspiration, be sure to check out Pinterest…there are TONS of great ideas for how to display your photos!

If any of you have your photos from our session/your wedding displayed and would like to share, please feel free to snap some photos and send to me at photography@ashleyglasco.com  I would LOVE to see them! 🙂  Hmmm….this could quite possibly turn into a “win a free ??  contest”  What do you think?!?!

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  • January 23, 2013 - 8:38 AM

    Lindsey Martin - I love these, Ashley! They look awesome:)ReplyCancel

    • January 23, 2013 - 11:21 AM

      Ashley - Thank you Lindsey! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • January 23, 2013 - 5:28 PM

    Lisa - Haha thanks Ashley! They are filled temporarily until I get the rest. They look a little crooked too don’t they? Thanks for making our house more beautiful 🙂ReplyCancel

    • January 23, 2013 - 8:23 PM

      Ashley - Your house looks beautiful! Thank YOU for allowing me to be apart of your beautiful daughters’ first year! 🙂ReplyCancel

A couple of weekends ago it was REALLY foggy!  I always love the way fog looks but have never taken the opportunity to photograph it!  I had to pick up Kaleigh from her friends house after a sleepover so I took the opportunity on my way(with NO kids in the car!….this never happens lol!) to snap some photos.  I hope you enjoy them! 🙂

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I thought the last photo looked better in color than black and white…you can see the fog better! 🙂

  
  • January 23, 2013 - 1:52 PM

    Anna - Love! That you went out to shoot with the fog! I am kinda grring at myself for not having gone out!ReplyCancel

Happy Holiday!  If you are a mommy with kids in school, today is a holiday!  This is an extension of our long weekend getaway to Massanutten so today we are going to roller skating with Kaleigh’s girl scout troop!  After, she is going to a friend’s house for a play date and Carter is going to Rick’s house because I have a client meeting!  That will pretty much sum up our day!  Ive got a lot of catching up to do being away from home this weekend so I will have week full of cleaning, emailing, and unpacking!  The kids also have a TON of activities going on this week(play dates, two girl scout outings, gymnastics, piano, a birthday party, and then we leave for the Great Wolf Lodge on Sunday!)  I am not sure how I am going to make it through this week lol, but somehow I will manage!

This weekend we had a blast going on our annual weekend getaway to Massanutten.  We left Thursday afternoon and thought we were heading to snow….unfortunately, it was the exact opposite!  The kids missed their first snow and we were disappointed but we still managed to have a good time!  Thursday evening we hung out at the room at the kids had a great time taking a bubble bath in the HUGE jacuzzi!  Friday we played putt putt(two full rounds!), ping pong, took a hike, went swimming, ate pizza and watched movies!  Kaleigh and Carter really enjoyed playing putt putt together and no matter how many times it took Carter to get a shot in, his reaction was always overly excited!  I do think though that they had a better time breaking the ice in the ponds with their clubs than the game itself!  Ping pong was definitely challenging for both of them, but they tried hard!  We ended up spending most of the time in the racquetball room with the ping pong balls and paddles haha!  It was pretty entertaining hitting the little ball on the walls and trying to keep it off the ground.  🙂  The hike this year didnt last nearly as long as they normally do(we usually hike for about 2 hours) but we had a pretty full day and the kids wanted to go swimming so it was cut short.  I think the best part of the hike for them this year was the fact that they had hand warmers in their pockets!  So funny how the little things intrigue kids.  Saturday we went to Luray Caverns and tubing and Sunday we went to the arcade before heading home.  Luray is always nice because no matter how many times you have been there, the beauty is still breathtaking.  Surprisingly, Kaleigh and Carter have never been bored during the tour!  Kaleigh had her IPod out the entire time snapping photos and Carter was in his own little world of adventure.  They enjoyed hearing things about the caverns and had fun throwing in coins at the end.  This year, Kaleigh took home a beautiful……..and Carter collected a bag full of shiny rocks.  Both were pleased with their purchases!  🙂  We did tubing this year at night because we knew it would be a lot faster and it was so much FUN! It wasnt snow…it was ice and we all had a great time.  The only downside is that we only had about 6 turns in two hours…the lift is extremely slow.  I dont think that they would have last much longer, but I wish the lift didnt take 20 minutes to  up the hill!  Yesterday was  pretty lazy day..we unpacked, lounged and watched Sunday football!  Photos of our trip will be coming soon! 🙂

 

So, last week I told you that we went on a hike together as a family…I am finally getting around to the pictures so here they are!

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Last week’s goals:

Personal:

-continue exercising…week 2! Yes!

-continue with my personal projects(project 52, 15 on 15, etc) Im having a lot of fun with them and it is causing me to bring out my camera more…something I havent been doing nearly as often as I should

-take a long weekend trip to Massanutten!  We used to go for the entire week, but the last couple of years we have not been able to due to financial reasons…oh well, a couple of days is better than nothing!  We just have A LOT to cram in haha!  Lurray Caverns, Water Park, hiking trail, tubing, skiing, putt putt, go carts….you get the idea!

-pack, clean, and decorate for Valentine’s Day

-buy paint our bedroom!  FINALLY picked out the color!

 

Business:

-phone conference with Sara 🙂

-catch up on emails and keep my inbox organized!

-wedding/session guides  not finished yet, but got a good start!!  Its a work in progress!

-make blog entries ahead of time so Im not up until all hours of the night!

-thinking of putting together an intro photography class…a sort of “get to know your camera better” course…..not sure if this will happen or not, if I have enough interest, then definitely!  If you are anyone you know may be interested, comment below! 🙂

 

This week’s goals and things I am looking forward to:

Personal:

-unpack and clean!

-buy paint and begin painting our bedroom!

-finish decorating for Valentine’s Day

-pack for the Great Wolf Lodge this Sunday(Jay’s dad, Rick, surprised us with a night at the Great Wolf Lodge Sunday into Monday…its another student holiday!)

-pick out a good personal booking and start reading!…suggestions?

-tea with Carly and Leah at the Jefferson Hotel

-order a few personal prints

 

Business:

-meeting with Catherine today 🙂

-bridal/family session guide

-start the dreadful process of getting all of my tax things together

-track expenses and mileage

-follow up emails

-order client prints

-pick out a good business related book and start reading