Vashon Island | Russell’s First Birthday

Birthdays in the time of quarantine are kind of a bummer. You can’t have the party you want, you can’t invite all the friends you love and you can’t get kisses from your Grammy and Grampy. But you CAN still eat delicious cake, get cuddles from your Mom and Dad, and have some socially-distant photos taken to remember the whole thing.

Russell celebrated his first ever birthday during the COVID quarantine, and I felt so very lucky to capture it all. While he wasn’t able to see his family in person, they were able to FaceTime with him as he took his first ever bite of cake. Halee is a dear friend of mine, so when she asked me if I was comfortable taking some photos of Russell to celebrate his big day, I couldn’t say no. Russy is an introspective, smiling little boy, and everyone who meets him instantly falls in love with him. (Myself included.)

We managed to capture some beautiful sun, some of his favorite trees, a few tears as we sang Happy Birthday (don’t we all feel like crying when we hear that song?) and the cutest little bonnet you ever did see.

Happy Birthday, sweet boy! I’m so glad we were able to celebrate your first year in style.