This is the last nephew I have graduating for a while. It felt like it was a wave before with 3 back-to-back, but now, after Grant, we will be done for a few years.

It had rained the night before, and I think we were all a little bit nervous that the mud would ruin our shoot. Luckily, for all of us, Grant only had to help me out of the mud 3 times. I like to off-road, but mud and a wheelchair don't mix very well.

We drove from his house in Lansing to his grandfather's house further out in the country, and as I was following him and his mom in his truck, I couldn't help but watch the light. Photographers know good light, and this light was pretty much perfect. I knew that this shoot would be golden, and not just because of the light.

Grant is such a good kid. Always respectful and quiet and when he does talk, it is usually something hilarious. And look at him, he could be a model.

He will be 18 this week too! Even though I have *only* been in his family for about 6 years, it has been fun to watch him grow and change. And now he's gonna be an adult!