09/03/2026
Apparently, August in the Pacific Northwest decided to cosplay as October. 😂
We planned this big extended family session for a Sunday morning in August at the Everett Arboretum, fully expecting summer. Then, about three days beforehand, the forecast did what PNW forecasts do and suddenly… rain. ☔️
But when you’re coordinating Mom + Dad, five grown kids, spouses, grandkids, and a whole bunch of tiny humans, you don’t just casually reschedule. So at 9am, everyone showed up in their August clothes for our October weather, and we made it happen.
And LOOK AT THEM. 🤍
So many people to wrangle. So many little ones. So much patience and good humor from this entire crew. And somehow, right in the middle of the drizzle and chaos, we got all of this.
This is exactly why I love extended family sessions. It’s not just one family photograph. It’s grandparents with their babies and their babies’ babies. Siblings grown up. Cousins together. New little faces added to the family tree.
A whole lot of life in one frame. And absolutely worth getting a little wet for. ❤️