Moxie Media & Design: August 2012

One year ago when we shot their engagement pictures we had a blast with Eric and Jessie. They are such a fun loving and spirited couple that it made our job so easy!

Because of various elements of their wedding, we had many opportunities to get together leading up to their big day. We got to know them so well that our excitement was building with them leading up to the big day.

After many texts and prayers the week preceding the wedding, we were blessed with a beautiful July day. Not only was it a blessing to watch these two friends commit their lives to each other, it was an honour to capture each moment on camera.

We love you guys and wish you a lifetime of joy as you experience all the blessings of marriage.

Clearly parenthood has consumed ALL of our time in the last while. So much so that we haven't even had time to post about our little bundle of sweetness that we were so patiently waiting for last entry.

After a seemingly endless wait, we finally got to meet our son on Tuesday February 21st at 7:34am, weighing in at a very healthy 8lbs, 10oz. He remained nameless for a few hours while we tried to decide just what fit. Ironically enough, we settled on Noah Theophilus Elias.

When we first decided on a Noah's ark theme for the nursery, the name Noah never even entered our minds. We both just loved the idea of teaching him all about animals through one of the greatest stories in the Bible.

On a Sunday afternoon in late January we decided to have a Starbucks date and brought along a bunch of baby name books. We were determined not to leave until we decided on both a girl's and boy's name since we didn't know what we were having. The girl's name was easy but the boy's name couldn't be agreed upon. That's how we knew it MUST be a boy! Mark loved the name Luke and while I like the name, I wanted to avoid it at all costs. Anyone who knows us well knows that Mark LOVES Star Wars. While he swears to this day that his reason for wanting to name our first son Luke is because it follows the gospel of Mark in the Bible, I just couldn't subject our son to all the jokes he would get in his life because his daddy is a Star Wars fan(atic).

In the end we wrote down our favourite four options and headed home to mull them over. Eventually we just decided to wait until we met him and when we did we both KNEW we wanted to name him Noah. It was a really sweet moment at the hospital! As for his middle name, well that came with a bit of compromise - the gospel of Luke is dedicated to the most excellent Theophilus.

Now 5 months old, Noah has turned our whole world upside down and we're having a blast getting our balance.

Unfortunately for him, he was born to two photography parents. While we have pretty much every day of his life documented, for now we'll just settle for a few.

And without further adieu, our son...