Fall Fun

Fall is fun! Adi and I have had fun playing in the leaves, exploring pumpkins, and dressing up as a (GIRL) dinosaur.  Thanks to cousin Emma, Adi even had her own jack-o-lantern!

 

 

Wheeeeeeeee!!!!

 

This smile is one of the best things in my world, along with the laughter that usually goes along with it. <3

 

 

The B Family

I had such a good time a few weekends ago with these friends of ours! Mr. H was a little shy, but was very excited about the backhoe and other tractors near our photo shoot. We had fun checking out the ducks on Mirror Lake and the little creek nearby, too! It was the first time I've shot at the University of Connecticut's main campus - UConn has some very pretty locations!

Little boys are all motion! (Or, as my Gigi would say "All speed and no control!")

Adi at the Cottage

 Grumpa shooting, too!

Adi

A shot of Adi from a few months ago that I keep forgetting to put up here:

<3 my girl!

Fourth of July

No, I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth, promise. Life has been a bit chaotic, so unfortunately I haven't been taking as many photos lately as I'd like... Hopefully that will change soon! I did get the camera out for the fireworks last night, hope you enjoy!

A few montages:

The K Family ~ Ashford Family Photographer

On Sunday afternoon, I had the chance to get together with the K family for some family photos. The weather cooperated (it was foggy and chilly that morning!) and it was a beautiful sunny and fairly warm afternoon for some family photos! Shannon was our doula for Adi's birth (if you're in need of a good doula, check out her website or let me know and I'll get you in touch with her -- she's AWESOME) and she and her family have become good friends of ours. One thing I love about Connecticut is that there is no shortage of fun places to take a family photo. Both of these places are right down the road from my house! Here are a few of my favorites:

I know this one isn't a "typical" good photo, but I love how each of the kids is doing something a little different and showing a bit of their own personality... So true of a large family! :) 

Adi, Week by Week

So I'm completely stealing this idea from John and Sherry over at Young House Love (whose blog is awesome, so if you haven't been reading it, check it out. It's a mix of DIY, life, and craziness that's just wonderful).  Anyways, the idea is this: weekly pictures of Adi, to show how much she's changing from week to week. Hopefully, it'll be fun and a great way to remember all those silly faces and general goofiness.  Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Here's to hoping I can keep up with it for a whole year...

I actually debated skipping our week one photo. Let's just say between a very tired mommy photographer and an Adi baby that was not at all thrilled about ever being on her back that this didn't go nearly as planned. But in the spirit of remembering what that first week was like, I'm including it. Afterall, she was only a week old and I've never been a mommy before... So here's week one:

Week two went a little better (ah, yes, you can just hear me saying "SO big" in my best mommy voice, can't you?)

And here's week three! Hopefully I'll get a little better about getting these up more quickly, and it won't be sporadic posts of "Oh hey, here's what she has looked like the past few weeks." :)