Adam + I have a new nephew! My brother Jason, and his wife Nicole had their first son last Wednesday, March 28th. The new little guy is named Elliott Raymon. This is our fourth nephew. :)
Nicole went into labor Wednesday morning. I mentioned to Adam I wanted to go, and he encouraged me to head down to Eugene from Seattle to be with my family. What a great husband, right?!Above, the proud father awaits the little man's arrival. He was so excited!My Mom, Joyce awaiting her third grandson. My Dad and her are so happy to have the first grandson with the family name.This is Dwight Woodruff, Nicole's Dad. He may be one of the funniest guys I know. Nicole's parents were awaiting the arrival of their first grandson.Elliott was born at Sacred Heart Riverbend Hospital. The nurse is taking Jason back to the OR for the birth :)Here are two of our nephews, Jonah and Kendrick awaiting their new cousin. Are they not so cute??!!!And here he is!!! Our first glimpse of him. I was so happy and excited for my brother!Yeah! My dad with his newest grandson!Here he is just a few hours after birth and the next day! Crazy how much they change.The way Jason and Nicole told our family they were having a baby was with this shirt Jonah is wearing. It says "I love my cousin". Get it? Like the Duck shirts. This is my favorite photo. Oh my word...So sweet!!!Here they are. COUSINS Here I get to hold the new little one. He is so little little! I LOVE him.
My sister Elizabeth and her first nephew from our family.
Gracie and her new cousin. Congratulations Jason and Nicole!
The Petree family are some of our dearest friends. Shawn & Anna have three beautiful children; Moriah, Elijah ... and in these photos the youngest, Hadassah, is in Anna's belly. I had the privilege of taking their family photos a few weeks before Hadassah was born. Anna said she loved the photos she had taken right before Elijah was born of her and Moriah, and wanted to document the family with just the two children. I love this idea. How sweet to have photos of the family and the new baby on it's way.
Laurelhurst Park is a beautiful setting for photos. The park is located in North East Seattle. We headed to the park because it is in the Petree's neighborhood. The park is beautiful, and has an amazing sloping hill that was perfect for capturing so much green in the photos. I also love the trees and the low sun of the late day.
I love Anna's style. Anna is very creative and she brought the balloons along to add some color and playfulness to the photos. She also did a wonderful job with dressing the kids. Their outfits bring a great POP of color.
Thank you Petree Family! Your family is beautiful.
As promised here is round 2 of Grant and Shala's engagement session. I was very excited when Shala suggested bringing her son Caleb along to take some "family" photos as well. After all, Caleb is definitely a huge part of Shala's life and including him was a no-brainier. These three are about to become a family.
I was a bit disappointed when I arrived at Brackett's Landing Park in Edmonds and there was no sign of sun. This is very typical for February days in Seattle, I guess I just always hope for a glimpse... and I was so thrilled when it popped it's head out. The soft low light of mid-winter is so nice. The wind may have been fierce and cold but it was sure nice to have a bit of sun.
And this is Caleb. Isn't he a doll? Such a little man! He was also so well behaved. He was so patient while Grant, Shala and I were taking photos.
See what I mean about the light! The sun just peeking through those heavy clouds. I LOVE it.
This photo is so very sweet. Caleb's father passed away a few years ago. They asked him where Daddy was, and he pointed to the sky.
The wind was so cold, we had to take a short break and bundle the little guy up. This is his warrior hat! Oh my word...too cute!This photo was captured purely by chance. While taking photos of just Grant & Shala, Caleb ran towards me with his little tongue hanging out. It was a lucky one!
Thank you Grant, Shala, and Caleb it what a fun day!
I was a bit disappointed when I arrived at Brackett's Landing Park in Edmonds and there was no sign of sun. This is very typical for February days in Seattle, I guess I just always hope for a glimpse... and I was so thrilled when it popped it's head out. The soft low light of mid-winter is so nice. The wind may have been fierce and cold but it was sure nice to have a bit of sun.
And this is Caleb. Isn't he a doll? Such a little man! He was also so well behaved. He was so patient while Grant, Shala and I were taking photos.
This photo is so very sweet. Caleb's father passed away a few years ago. They asked him where Daddy was, and he pointed to the sky. 
The wind was so cold, we had to take a short break and bundle the little guy up. This is his warrior hat! Oh my word...too cute!
This photo was captured purely by chance. While taking photos of just Grant & Shala, Caleb ran towards me with his little tongue hanging out. It was a lucky one!