I am l u c k y to be so close to my brother, and his wife. Shane and Rachel are two of my favorite and most beloved people on Earth. They moved from LA to northern CA a few years ago, and recently added a daughter to their love filled home. I was able to coordinate a work trip with her arrival, and got to meet her when she was just a few days old. My flight got in late on a Thursday night, after they were all asleep. Friday morning, I woke to the three of them at my bedroom door. Two sleepy new parents and one stretching grunting Elliana Kate. They placed her next to me in bed and I stared at her and smelled her and fell HARD in love. We snuggled and laughed and talked. It was a gift. This is one of my favorite memories from last year.
We made coffee and then I did my first session wearing my pajamas. I think I will try to make that a thing.
Here are the photos that I took while I was there.
…Ellie begins:
(Something sweet: her crib sheet was made by me, I found her mobile in a thrift shop in Portland, and her little hat was made by her other Auntie, Alisha.)
Crying… Again. We love you so much it gives a good hurt. ☺️ these images. Literally want to print them all. Thank you for your beauty, your gifted eye, your friendship. ❤️
so good.
yesssss…. sessions in pajamas!!!! you’re on to something, as usual :)
Charlotte, NC please…
Gorgeous photos and gorgeous baby, love them all, so precious!
Oh man, can feel how special this is… how initiate. Rachel and Shane, congrats. She is so lovely. : )
That should say how INTIMATE! :)
so beautiful and amazing!
They’re gorgeous! All of them! What a beautiful little family and my goodness does Drew have features from your brother or what?
I ADORE these photos! Dog plus baby my favorite!!!!
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She is perfection and you captured it so well. I don’t know how you were able to leave. I would stay there forever. What a sweetheart!
My uterus just did somersaults. Those pictures are fabulous. (Pajama shoot! BRILLIANT idea. I do my best work in jammies!)
Just gorgeous.
so perfect.
Ellie is absolutely beautiful. How fun to have a new babe to love & snuggle in the fam! She looks like Drew to me — which isn’t surprising because I see Shane in him. Can’t wait to see more pics of this precious little one!
omigosh. the dog watching over is my favorite. the textiles are a close second. this is by far my favorite session that you have ever posted. I wish everyone realized how fleeting those little wrinkly hands were too!
I can feel the love you have for them. She is gorgeous.
These are fantastic.