Monthly Archives: August 2008

Aug 29 2008

The Whites {family session}

I wasn’t planning on having this post ready until Tuesday, but since I finished it I thought I’d get it up so the White’s don’t have to wait a long weekend to see some of the pics. It has been a year since I last photographed this beautiful family. I was so excited when they chose to do the session at Philbrook Museum (I love that place). I could have shot there for hours, but I don’t think the kids would have been too excited about that. Their son was such the model for me – very handsome…love his hat. Their daughter is so beautiful, but wasn’t too into me having a camera in her face…poor girl woke up sick today. No wonder she wasn’t too happy last night! But, you can’t really tell in these she wasn’t happy!

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Lauren - What beautiful children!

Kristin - Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! They are awesome…but I knew you’d do a wonderful job! I can’t wait to see the rest!!

Lesley - dang! I remember this family! Good looking group, I think they should be family models. Does that exist? These are great Ash!! Love the ones with the boy in the hat and the second one where the girl has her mouth wide open. Too cute.

Jeannette Swan - Kristin – the kids are adorable. The pictures are beautiful – Ashley is so good!!

Aug 29 2008

God {running circles in my backyard}

I thought I’d share a funny Corbett (age 4) story since I really don’t post many things about my kids other than pictures. Lately he has really been into reminding us how big and strong God is. Everything relates back to God’s strength to him. Last night driving home he randomly looked out the window and said, “Mommy, if God came down to our yard He could run so fast in a circle, He’d make a tornado out of His dust.” “Well yes, Corbett, God could do that if He wanted to.” Never considered God running circles in my backyard before.

Kids are so great….I love their fresh perspective :)

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Aug 29 2008

I’m out {with my new camera}

Not much of a post today….Chris has been horribly sick all week so I am juggling the boys solo. I am hoping he gets better soon – our 7th wedding anniversary is on Monday! As an anniversary gift he got me a NEW CAMERA….I’ve been wanting it for a while. I can’t wait to put it to use over the long weekend. All you nerdy photog friends of mine, nope I’m not telling you what Canon model it is, you’ll have to see the pics first :)

So Happy Labor Day weekend. I’ll be out until Tuesday…all emails will be returned then!

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Jeannette Swan - I can’t wait for you to use the new camera on us!!

Jeannette Swan - I click submit before I was done…praying Chris is feeling better soon – that’s no fun!!

liz winsby - Well I am already jealous even though I am a Nikon girl. I am hoping that my hubby is getting me the camera of my dreams for my birthday in 3 weeks!:) Happy Anniversary! We celebrated our 7th this year too.

Lesley - Whoa!!! That’s awesome, can’t wait to see new pics from it. So, what do you do with your other cameras? Back-up? I think I want a cheapo manual to learn on but you probably don’t have any of those! Hey wait, do you still have my old Pentax, if that’s what it even was! Happy Anniversary and hope Chris is feeling better.

Betsy G - Ok….I sm dying to know about the camera- share soon!

Just when I thought I was just like you- you go and get something else :) .

Aug 28 2008

me and my boys

A pretty accurate description of the current Campbells without using words.

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Jeannette Swan - Love them!!!!

Carrie Sowell - Can you be any more creative??? I love it!

melanie - So cute! We miss you guys!

Sarah - That is hilarious!! So fun! Beautiful Oh! I mean Handsome family!!

grandma campbell - grandma wants these pictures for her wall

denise lopez - CUTE!!! LOVE IT!!!

Shanalea - We’re so there with you. Three boys are alot of work and they seem to never tire.

Jenn - Why do you look so tired?

Nana - Such a perfect pic of your family. I want these pics.

Lesley - I wonder if you could do this with my family…you know, your nephews Duncan and Pistol and niece Kota!?

Aug 27 2008

Sutton {1 year birthday party}

This was the second birthday party I got to celebrate on Saturday. Sutton partied in carnival style…it was super cute. It was raining that morning then cleared up in time for carnival fun and swimming.

Here’s Sutton at 3 months

And onto his Carnival Party…


Big sis…the middle one

Big sis….the oldest one

Check out that grin!

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megan - Fun! What HOT Fun! Awesome pics Ashley…could you be more talented?

Ang - You are doing such a great job, Ashley.

Carrie Sowell - Cute! Cute! Cute! I love the last picture with his super cute grin! Great job!

Lesley - What a party! That is such a cute idea and love all the details, way to go Sutton’s mom! Great shots Ash!

asheley - Super cute and great job capturing the details of the day! We wish we were there to share these moments…

Yvonne - that is sooo cute. his little grin is adorable….i had to comment (as I just stalk your site mostly–lol) because he only has three bottom teeth just like my olivia!!! i’ve been so worried! now i can relax…hehehe. he’s a cutie though!

Aug 26 2008

Corban {one year}

Corban is 1! I first met Corban in the hospital just a bit after he was born, hard to believe this handsome guy is already a year old. I had a fun time with his family as they celebrated his birthday…

At the hospital

One year old


Getting a little help standing from his brothers…you know I am a softy for brothers :)

Digging in his first cake….his brothers digging into his first cake too!

the post cake bath

Corban’s cute cousin…he liked smiling for me

With his handsome brothers and adorable sister

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Jeannette Swan - Yeah – I love the preview…can’t wait for more!! Thank you so much.

bopha - He is very cute and getting so big! You have a great family, Jeannette.

Mandy Beam - Jeannette, I’m glad we timed our children together…what cute kiddos.

Angie - What a beautiful family. They look so grown up. I love Corban’s smile!

Lesley - I love the one with him in front of the huge window! These are so great.

heather - these are priceless!!!! they are all great!

Jenn - He is incredibly cute… what a beautiful family. I love the bath picture… precious.

Aug 25 2008

a question for Sarah on explosive lava

Sarah, I was so excited that you had an idea for the lava to erupt (see comments on the last post). On our walk tonight I stopped by the gas station and picked up a box of strawberry mentos and a diet pepsi. When we got home I put the mentos in a bottle then added the pepsi….nothing. This is a pic of me shaking it to see if that would help…what am I missing?

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Ang - Ryan did that in China and it worked . . . I don’t remember the specifics, though. I love that you are pointing the bottle towards the boys as you shake it and that it looks like Corbett is chewing on, what must be, a strawberry mento!

AshleyAnn - I had already shaked and poked it some…yep Corb is chewing on one

grandma campbell - I think you did it all right on the baking soda and vinegar except that what I remember you use warm water in the bottle, put in your food coloring with 6 drops of detergent, 2 tablespoons of baking soda and slowly pour in vinegar and that should make the eruption work

brittany - we have done this but used only the mint mentos and the whole 2 liter. maybe that is the trick?

Ang - Ryan said he used the original flavor and Diet Coke.

Kellie - Do a search on youtube for diet coke and mentos! There are some funny videos and demonstrations how to do it!

Aug 25 2008

DIY {volcano}

Corb recently became very interested in volcanoes, so I thought it would be fun to make one. We used a bowl as the base shape, covered it in plastic wrap, then paper mached it. Once the paper mache was dry the boys painted it. After the paint dried, I put a few coats of Mod Podge on it so it would last longer for lots of eruptions. We used a water bottle for the “lava” container. To make the lava I put baking soda, a bit of dish soap and red food coloring in the bottle. Then to make it “erupt” we poured in vinegar. It was a fun process, but Corbett was a bit disappointed that the lava poured out instead of exploding into the trees. He was hoping for a REALLY big eruption…a bit of let down, but he still plays with it nonetheless. Oh yea, before the initial eruption he had to put all the dinosaurs around the volcano because evidently that is how all the dinosaurs died….


Guess who found his feet…and is quite fond of them!

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Jeannette Swan - Oh, my gosh – that picture is beautiful!

liz winsby - How cool is that volacano?! You amaze me with all the creative things you come up with for the boys to do.

Shannon Phillips - Ahh, I can’t believe how much the little guy has grown! ALL of your boys are so stinking Handsome! Jeanette is right, that picture is absolutely AMAZING. So angelic.

jenn - That is one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen. My Everett is getting sooo big, well, let’s say mature.

Sarah - That picture is amazing! For a bigger eruption, you can try using Mentos and diet soda. It will have more of a geyser effect and shoot really high in the air. Make sure your boys are wearing clothes that can get wet and sticky because it will make a mess. Thanks for this volcano idea…

Carol - He is just getting more and more precious each day. What a beautiful child!!!

Aug 22 2008

Kolbi {1 year}

It really is so much fun to watch babies grow during their first year…it is also fun to watch the parents change and adapt from the newborn stage to active one-year olds. I wasn’t sure if we were going to have to reschedule due to rain, but it turned out perfect. The light coming through the clouds was awesome and the rain cooled things down. This precious girl has some amazing eyes…if you watch the slideshow at the top of the blog that is her in the hat (black & white picture) from her 6 month session.

Kolbi at 3 weeks

And here she is now…1 year later


Her mom was hoping for a feet in the grass pic…I love that Kolbi is on the move in this. She’ll be walking in no time.

The rain had made the freshly cut grass pretty wet and sticky. I really wanted to some shots not on the blanket and thankfully her parents didn’t mind a bit if she got messy. This “out take” picture was taken half-way through the session….she cleaned up great and we finished things up looking cute and clean!

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Laura Helsing - These are GREAT!!! We love looking at all of Kolbi’s pictures… you do a GREAT job!
Laura

Lisa Keen - The pictures are great!!! We love them! I can’t wait to see them all. It was so fun in the grass..I’m glad they turned out so well! thanks!

Jeannette Swan - Awesome as usual!!

bopha - She is adorable, no wonder you want to be home with her :) Great job on the pictures on the pictures, Ashley.

amanda torres - the pic with her two little teeth and swollen gums is adorable. great job, ashley.

jesse - She is so cute! What a cute personality!

Uncle Phil - What great pictures! She is such an adorable baby girl. Looks like everybody had fun there.

Kathy Helsing - The pics are just beautiful – almost as cute as she is in person. So glad we had the chance to see all of you. Give her a kiss and a hug from all of us!

Aug 21 2008

Afton {3 months}

My little Afton is 3 months old! Well technically speaking she isn’t mine, but I sure love her!

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Lauren - I LOVE her dress! Too cute!

Sarah Martin - Sweet baby! Beautiful pics!

melanie - Afton is gorgeous. And of course she seems like yours. I think there are many of us who spent so much time praying for her that we love her just as if she were ours. But her parents can still take care of the diapers!

Debbie - Too cute for words!!! You are amazing. Thank you for capturing our beautiful granddaughter!!! I am in awe.

Jenn - Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Once again, these are perfect. We are always blessed by your pictures. And yes, she isn’t “technically” yours, but someday she will be your daughter-in-law and until then she is lucky to have you as an aunt. Thanks, Ash, you are truly amazing.

Shannon Phillips - She is not mine either, but I love her too! What a beautilful little lady you’ve got there Jenn! Ash, you truley captured Afton’s little personality. Great Job.

bopha - I love her! She is absolutely adorable. Jenn, you are a lucky mommy!

Courtney Connelly - What beautiful pictures that capture Afton’s personality! I love the one of her in the hat! Jenn, I think she just might be my daughter-in-law one day! :) Love you!

Lesley - Jenn, she’s gorgeous. Great job at capturing her delicate little features, Ash.

Rachel - Wow. What great pictures of a beautiful little girl. Jenn — fabulous dress and I love the ginormous bow! She’s definitely a keeper. :)

Carrie Sowell - PRECIOUS! I don’t think you could possible have a cuter little girl! Great pics Ashley!

Heather Stauffer - Wow she has gotten so big :) LOVE the dress, great job Jenn on the precious baby girl and awesome job Ashley on the pics :)

amanda torres - Jenn, where do you get the cute hair bows? I still can’t get over how much she resembles you. What an adorable gift you have!

Angie - So beautiful!!! I love all the pictures, but especially the one w/ Afton wearing the cute sunhat. Miss you guys.

Jeannette Swan - Oh, Jenn – Afton is getting big so fast – how precious – isn’t it fun buying dresses?? Ashley- you capture the best moments!!

Lars - Ashley, those pictures are amazing! I show all of my customers at the bank and they are amazed at what a beautiful baby she is and what amazing pictures we have of her. Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job of capturing her personality. We are so thankful for your friendship!

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