Happy Halloween from our Little Mermaid!

We had such a fun weekend- starting with the Fall Festival that Emmie's school puts on! This is always such a blast- and is a really great excuse for the kids to wear their costumes another time! ;) They set up all these fun different stations, have pony rides, face painting, games, snacks, etc! 

Then we went to a friends house and went trick-or-treating! Emmie LOVED it! And pretty much ate her weight in chocolate and lollipops- and still has an entire basket! 

Emmie was SO excited about going to Kaitlyn's house- and she asked from the moment we woke up, through lunchtime and of course, the entire ride in the car to their house. The kids ran to each house and were SO stinkin cute being so excited about all of their candy and costumes!! 

Ashley Eiban is a Wedding, Portrait & Family Photographer based in Lynchburg, VA but available for travel worldwide! Contact us today for more information! 

The craziness that is October! Lynchburg, Virginia Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Phew guys- what an exhausting month it has been! Exhausting but oh my goodness so much fun! This month alone I have traveled to: Charleston- South Carolina,  The Wintergreen Resort in Virginia,  Hartford/Wethersfield in Connecticut, Forest/Bedford County in Virginia, Winchester, in Virginia, and back to Lynchburg.  

I have A TON of photos to share from all of my recent sessions, but I can't wait to share SOME of them while I'm editing more- so a few previews before I share their actual blog posts! 

So, COMING SOON, the following shoots: 

Kevin & Brittany at Sierra Vista in Forest, Virginia: 

Jim & Jennifer, at The Trivium Estates, in Forest, Virginia: 

Tim & Mia at the Museum of Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia: 

Dave & Rachael's Maternity Session in Millwood, Virginia: 

Mike & Emilee in Lynchburg, Virginia: 

How is this my real life?! All these beautiful people- inside & out- and I get to be a huge part of their lives!! Be on the lookout- all of these blog posts are coming soon!! 

Ashley Eiban Photography is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Lynchburg, Virginia- but available for travel world-wide! Contact us today for more information! 

saying a final goodbye to our sweet pup: a personal post

If you've noticed it's been a bit quiet around here this week, it's true.  We sadly had to put our sweet dog, Linus, down last week.  He had been pretty sick for a while, but it is still so heart breaking.  Michael got Linus as a small little pup.  I typically try to keep things lighthearted and fun around here, so forgive me, but I just wanted to share. 

After making the appointment with the vet, we decided to make sure we had one last great night with him- something we could always talk about with Emmie, so we headed to one of our favorite local parks, Peaksview Park, in Lynchburg, Virginia.  Our sweet friend, Miranda, came with us and we enjoyed a nice walk, and even got Linus in the water- one of his very favorite things to do.  

Linus was the biggest pain in the butt, but also the sweetest dog ever.  We truly loved him and have some of the best memories with him over the last 8 years! 

I truly had no idea how difficult this would be- we are seriously missing a piece of our family.  So thankful for the time we had with him- even when he was chewing up my furniture and digging through our basement door (a story for another day! ha). 

Okay, sorry to be Debbie-Downer---- More uplifting & fun shoots from the past week coming soon! 

Emerson's First Day of School

Against ALL of my protesting, summer is ending and back-to-school is officially here.  

Em decided all on her own that she know wants her friends and teachers to call her Emerson- not Emmie anymore.  No idea where this idea of hers came from, but since Emerson was my name choice and Emmie was Michaels- I'm 100% okay with it!! haha

Ignore the iPhone quality- we got in town suuuuuuuuper late from Delaware the night before- and we were lucky to have a semi-healthy lunch packed for her today! ha! Her teachers always know when we're out of town over the weekend and she comes in with a hodge-podge of a lunch! 

Em lost a lot of her friends to kindergarten so she was a little sad about going back to school today- but we really made her feel important by telling her she needed to be the big helper and help the new kids that would be scared and missing their parents- worked like a charm! That, and I let her wear her "down dress" with slippers, a little Elsa braid so her hair could be long and beautiful, and some sparkly lip gloss for her special day.  ;) 

We got a picture in front of this bench on her first day of preschool last year, and the last day of the year too! It will be so fun collecting these and seeing how much she grows during the year! 

Emmie took her job VERY seriously- she had to go in and see her best friend from last years' little sister- who was doing just fine, but Emmie gave her a hug and told her she was going to have lots of fun at school! Sweet girl!! :) 

And this last one is so awesome to me! They write their name EVERY morning when they come in to school- this was her first time writing out 'Emerson' and she did SO SO good! (I did have to help with the "S" but geeeeze, let me have my proud mom moment! hahahaha) 

And while I'm bragging, here's some from last year: 

First Day of School, August 2014: 

First week of School, August 2014: 

Writing her name, November 2014: 

Last day of School, May 2015: 

I'm excited to see how much she learns this year!!! But hopefully, she stops growing somewhere in there! ;) or at least PAUSES it!! 

Sunset Beach, NC Photographer: Emerson Noel

Emmie loves getting her picture taken, until it's time to be serious and actually get her photos taken! ;) haha. She always sees me editing brides and couples and tells me every single time that she wants to be a "wedding girl." 

SO I loved getting her in front of my camera and making her feel a little special! She loves to make goofy faces and can't wait to look at them in the camera right after she takes them.  I love this age (and hate it at the same time! haha!!) 

While we were on vacation at Sunset Beach, NC, we headed out and got some photos to document her goofy self at three and a half! 

I never want to forget this fun fun age! She never stops making me laugh!! <3