Tara and Jamie's Wedding

Here are some pictures from Tara and Jamie's wedding at his family's farm. The entire wedding was breathtaking! The bride and groom along with the country charm, weather and wonderful friends/family made this such a special event. I am so happy to be a part of their lives and wish them such a wonderful life together. Congratulations!!

Reece's 1st Year Photos

To get to the slideshow visit the website www.redbicyclephotos.com and click on "client viewing". Choose the Ashley L. slideshow and then the password is "reece".

Pops and Reece

Reece loves his Pops! So much that almost every time he talks to Pops on the phone I end up cleaning the slober left behind from his kisses. What a special bond these two have already!! We love you Pops/Dad. Happy Birthday!!



Ryan, Ashley and Reece

St Louis

We had a fun-filled weekend in St Louis. Our trip included visits to the Magic House, Zoo and Cardinals game. We had such a great time and great weather. The Magic House was incredible. They have expanded it by three times since we had last been. Here is a picture of Reece and I touching the magnetic ball. Look at all that blonde hair!!

Next we headed to the zoo and had a blast. Reece didn't quite make it through without falling asleep, but he gave it a great effort.

Finally, we saw the Cardinals play the Brewers. We had incredible seats. The game went into a few extra innings, but in the end the Cardinals did not win. What a neat stadium!

WE cannot wait to go back.

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent Memorial Day weekend with our family at Lake of the Ozarks. We had beautiful weather and a alot of fun in the sand and water. Here are some pictures of Reece and his cousins Auggie and Jake.

First Refinishing Project

We have been looking for a great deal on an old dresser for our bedroom at the lake house. My mother-in-law found this great dresser that was originally a honey oak finish. I painted it a tomato red, distressed the edges and purchased some new knobs from Anthropologie. Now we have this great vintage piece for next to nothing!! I may have found my new hobby :)

1st Birthday!

I cannot believe that Reece is 1 year old. Where did the time go? Our lives have changed so much in the past year. From finding out that we were pregnant, to bringing our precious little boy into the world and seeing life through his eyes. We are so blessed and so in love with him. I never knew it was possible to love someone so much!!

Thanks my dear son for giving us more than we could ever have asked for. We love you and cannot wait to celebrate many more birthdays and milestones. Some of my favorite things about you are your beautiful blue eyes and your smile that can melt any heart! I love the way you get so excited to see us when we walk in the door and how you love to chase and laugh at your cats, Domino and Chuck. Although, they do not enjoy it :) You are such a happy little boy and you can always turn a bad day into a good day with a simple smile or hug.

Below are some pictures from Reece's birthday celebration! Thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate this very special day with us, especially all of our out-of-town family members. Reece is one lucky little boy and we will always remember how special you all made his first birthday!

We love you!

Ashley and Ryan

My beautiful family!

Here is a recent family photo!! I am so proud and happy to be a part of this wonderful family. I love you all so very much!

Susannah is Engaged!!

Congratulations to Susannah and TJ. They got engaged on Monday. TJ got home from work and tried to prepare quickly to surprise Susannah, but when she showed up a bit earlier than planned he decided to go ahead and propose, but in a different way. They went on their normal evening walk and in their favorite spot TJ pretended to bend down and tie his shoe and instead pulled out his grandmother's ring and asked Susannah to marry him. We are thrilled and cannot wait to welcome TJ into our family. Here is a great picture of the happy couple!!