“The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.”
I never actually wrote down the address for this newborn session. I drove 175 miles to get there and new exactly which driveway to pull into. I had walked to this house a hundred times before. Babysitting jobs, a ride to a swim meet, New Year's Eve parties (they bought tons of fireworks). They taught me that with enough firepower, you can trick a street light into thinking it's daytime and it will shut off for a few minutes. I've carried this gem of knowledge with me to every party I've been to since.
I grew up on the same street as the Ellenburgs. Katie was one of the first kids I ever babysat. I thought she was the cutest little kid. We once thought her dog ate my watch. (He didn't.) I think every Saturday morning, Katie and her crew were dragging me out of bed to play games. I secretly didn't mind. I never grew up. I was happy to play. Now I'm excited to watch her have her own little kid that will undoubtedly drag her out of bed every Saturday and many other mornings. I hope she secretly doesn't mind either.
I wanted to incorporate something from each of the men in Asher's life that never got a chance to meet him. All 3 were huge Carolina Gamecock fans, so that was an easy start. But when Dana pulled out Michael's Gamecock shirt, I knew I wanted a picture of Asher wrapped in his uncle's arms. For Jon we had a replica of his wooden cross that he wore. And for Asher's Granddad, Doug, we rolled up his AT&T hat until it was small enough for a newborn head. And of course, I always loved the fact that they had a real phone booth in their house because of their dad.
I didn't notice until editing but we even caught a picture with Asher's Uncle Michael looking over the new family.
My favorite! Time for baby to just stretch and show of their budding personality.
You are the sun, moon, and all my stars.
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