First baby of New Year welcomed at Enumclaw's St. Elizabeth Hospital

The first baby of the new year is celebrated annually at the local hospital, St. Elizabeth. The wait wasn’t long, as parents Sierra McCleery and Zackery McCarthy welcomed their baby boy, Kayson Kash McCarthy, at 1:04 a.m. on New Year’s Day. - Photo by Kevin Hanson, The Courier-Herald
Photo by Kevin Hanson, The Courier-Herald
The first baby of the new year is celebrated annually at the local hospital, St. Elizabeth. The wait wasn’t long, as parents Sierra McCleery and Zackery McCarthy welcomed their baby boy, Kayson Kash McCarthy, at 1:04 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

By KEVIN HANSON
Enumclaw Courier Herald Senior Writer, Editor
January 11, 2013 · Updated 5:42 PM 

The first baby of the new year is celebrated annually at the local hospital and 2013 was no different at St. Elizabeth.

The wait wasn’t long, as parents Sierra McCleery and Zackery McCarthy welcomed their baby boy, Kayson Kash McCarthy, at 1:04 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

They gathered a few days later for this family photo, including 2-year-old brother Rylen.

Contact Enumclaw Courier Herald Senior Writer, Editor Kevin Hanson at editor@courierherald.com or 360-802-8205.

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