Because everyone needs a little wolfiness to brighten their day!

Hi Folks!!!

I won't drive you nuts with a bunch of commentary... but DID want to drive you crazy with some recent pictures of lil wolfie (aka, Sasha!)... These were taken for her first birthday!!! Enjoy!!!

Well if your gonna take a break... do it RIGHT!

That's how I explain it anyway!!!
Sorry for the hiatus- we've just had lots of stuff going on.. you know.. LIFE.  I know everyone else has life too.. but that is my story and I am sticking to it.  Today is "No T.V. Tuesday".. which is why I am on the computer :)  LOVE me some technology..

So anywho, our girls are growing like crazy.. everyday is something new!!! Ashlyn will be TWO (did I just say that??? CRAZY!) on Sunday.... we will be celebrating with family and spoiling her rotten, I'm sure!  Sasha is almost 7 1/2 months old.. she is starting to show a little personality- she is soooo laid back- me likee.  Especially when I have the energizer bunny trying to crawl up my leg most of the time!!

The weather is starting to show its sunny disposition once more, which is good, because I was beginning to think Al Gore has sequestered my sunshine- he CAN do that ya know.. he invented the internet....

So here is a low down of the past few months..

We went to Minnesota to see Chris's cousin Casey get married- surprisingly, the plane ride wasn't all that bad.. I was stressin'- trying to fit a squirming toddler and a 4 month old plus two parents into two seats= no bueno.. but we made it without getting kicked off of the plane. (hoo-ray!)  While we were up there, we figured we might as well get in a lil early Christmas lovin.. so we let the festivities commence!

Ok.. I apologize for the sucky camera work here.. not only did I NOT get a pic of the bride and groom.. I didn't get one of the family either... there seems to be a gaping absence of pictures with me it them.. the only ones I appear to have, I apparently took myself... interesting..

Ok, so at lease I got ONE of the Bride.. beautiful!!! At lease I got her attention.. not so much with Grandma D or Sue!

This is how Ashlyn spent most of the night.. velcroed to Auntie Kirstin and Steve!

I think Carrie is "raisin' the roof".. notice Ashlyn.. still velcroed...

It was apparently important enought for me to take this picture.. so enjoy.

Grandpa Steevvee-ooooooo and Sasha

Sasha thought Hunter was the funniest thing!!! Too cute!! I love it!!

Day after the wedding, Ashlyn with the Smedstad heirloom sweater on!! (it's from Norway, you betcha!)

Enjoying Christmas with the Hansons...

Hunter and Ashlyn

Fun with Cousins

Auntie Carrie and Sasha

Because everyone needs antlers... I have a pair myself.. I love them...

Kirstin Leigh and Sasha Leigh

We were able to spend Christmas at home for the first time (sans the year of Chris's ankle) as a family.. which is a good thing, cause we wouldn't have made it out of here anyway.  Dig the matching pajamas...

Santa's lil helper.. she was sooo cute handing out presents!!!

aaaand, she got a few too.. this one got the ol' blanket wrapping!!! wahoo!! She loves her big girl kitchen from Nana A!

Chris is trying to explain to her how the pez dispenser works..pretty sure he ate them all though.

Chris picked this out for one of his x-mas presents this year.. my only stipulation was that he had to act surprised.. as you can see, he kept his promise.

Nanny and the girls.. THREE OTB's!!!

Christmas with the Reeder peeps..

Making Rudolf cupcakes with Nanny and the grandkids..

Pretty sure Grady is thinking.. "enough with the decorating.. can I eat him or what?"

Uncle Brian making friends with the Grinch!

One of Sasha's gifts, she sleeps with it every night, she loves it!

Say it with me folks..." awwwwww".. cousin love!!!!

A few weeks after our MN trip, we treked it down to San Antonio to see Nana Ali- the weather was a WONDERFUL departure from the ridiculous snow and ice we had this winter (El Nino anyone??)

Plane ride down.. I love this stage!!! They are so quiet.. and immobile...

Pretty sure Nana A and Ashlyn get along... Just sayin'.

Ashlyns LOVES her baby doll!!!

Nana A was good and stocked up for our visit.. lots of toys and everyday baby things.. felt like home!!!

For real.. could these two BE any cuter??

Ali had a little get together with some friends.. it was lots of fun and GOOD food!!

Random pics from our weird winter...

View from our patio... AWESOME!

yup.. MY hubs shoveled out our car AND Moms so we could fly out the next day!!!!

really, really cool!!!

Daddy and Ashlyn on the "Okie slide"

WEEEEEE!!!!

But she STILL wanted to slide...

Snow storm #2!!!!

Ready for more!!!

What an awesome pic!!!

Ready for action... I love how you can ONLY see the puffer.. hee hee!

Sweet...

More "Okie slide??"- "yes, please!"

Time to build a snow man!

And woofie can come too!

(here is one of those fantastic self-shots I was talking about.. LOVE IT.)

And then, there are just interesting happenings from our life.. growing babies, bumps, bruises.. a little bit of everything all mixed in... hope you enjoy as much as we did!!!

Auntie Mary and Bill came for a quick visit..

and brought goodies to boot!!!

"Heywo?? Santa??"

Double trouble!!!

Ashlyn wears this just about every day.

Ashlyn's first Princess Party (Sienna's 3rd Birthday)

How I heart my little princess....

After- party crash!!!

This is her play-do snowman.. she is being "gentle" with him (so ya know, his head won't fall off)

Looking for a sock... one, lonely sock..

She put the rabbit in time out, you see...

Then made sure to give a kiss and a hug and and an "I love you" afterwards...

What is this "rice cereal" business.. I am so surprised!!

I see a serious puffer problem in our future....

"YES!!!- Give mommy a BREAK!"

See Sasha goin in for the goldfish, the following conversation goes something like this... "Noooo, MIIIINNNNEEE!! MY GOL-FIS"

Have an awesome week!!!!