pumpkins on mainstreet

today we went to a little patch of pumpkins sitting on mainstreet.  it wasn't a real pumpkin patch but it was good enough.  i took a lot of pictures.  of course.

sadly though, as is the case when i attempt to photograph my baby in public, she will not look at me.  ever.

squinting in the bright colorado sun.  there's a reason photographers don't schedule their shoots at noon.  

hay muchas hay!  how do you like that spanglish?

i'm going to be picking hay out of her shirt/skirt/tights/boots for the next four weeks i swear.

hay much?

gazing heavenward

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two

three.  notice the gradual turning of the head?  she was watching a group of people walk by.

for the love baby!  just look at me for once!

see?  and holy cow this kid does not stop moving.  where do kids get the energy to run everywhere?

and of course when she smiles, it's not in my direction.  and has random body parts poking out from behind her.

michaela, on the other hand, is a dream.  she sits perfectly still and locks her eyes on you until you've gotten exactly the shot you want.  so even though i only take pictures of her 1% of the time, i always end up with cute ones like these.

she always sucks her thumb while playing with her ponytail.

and this is such a michaela look too

if this was my baby, i'd frame this and put it on my wall.  but... not my baby.

fall!!!

seriously, how pretty is this tree?  this is straight out of the camera.

this was the hay maze... which was fun until baby found the exit.

and this one is my favorite

okay, the last picture isn't terrible.  i think she was talking to me while i took it but i'm going to create the memory that she was actually blowing me a kiss... which she does now.

the weather was incredible.  until it got too hot.  seriously it was at least 80 degrees and the sun was blazing.  baby was sweating.  maybe i was too.  the funny part about that though is that we're supposed to get SIX inches of snow on wednesday.  ha.

colorado has all four seasons.  in the same week.