June 21, 2011

Mckenzie & Preston

Their mama is my oldest, dearest friend. I can count on one hand (okay, maybe two) the number of ladies I can call my friends, but there is something really special about the person who I went through all of my "firsts" with, and the fact that I can still call her one of my best friends is something I hold very close to my heart.

Jenny was the first person I saw after I passed my driving test, and most likely my first brave passenger! We shared a limo to the homecoming dance and had sleep-overs the night before the first day of school, ensuring we would find the perfect outfit the night before.  I was with her the night she met her husband, and danced with them at their wedding as Jenny's Maid of Honor. We were there for one another through boyfriends, bad break-ups, broken down cars, too many cocktails (hello tequila) and now her babies....those beautiful babies. Loving those babies is so easy. Not only because they are beautiful, and they really are, but mostly because they are a part of someone so special.



Mckenzie is an absolute doll, and very sweet unless you take her too far from her mama. She loves her something fierce, and doesn't dare let Jenny put her down to get things done during the day. Mckenzie's Dad can make her smile HUGE, and she adores her big brother. It's just about one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. My bet is as soon as she can walk, she will be following him everywhere (whether he likes it or not).


 

Preston is their first baby. The one who made Jen a mama for the first time and he is something special. He speaks with a vocabulary far beyond his years, and his knowledge of the states, their capitals and the faces on American currency puts me to shame. What a little stinker! I'll forgive him since he's so darn cute ;).


Jen and Aaron, you are rock stars as parents and your kids are wonderful. I can't wait to see them grow.....

Love, Shea

June 16, 2011

Matt & Christa- The Long Summer

There are a lot of great things I could say about Christa.  She has a love for dogs, and people, and she is the first person to offer help. Drinker of wine, lover of music, she always seems to make me smile when I'm around her. She's a wonderful person, and oh so sweet to my Mom which makes my heart smile.Thank you New York for letting us borrow her , even though she is spending the next three months in Pennsylvania for work. We miss her, my brother most of all. Lucky for us he let us capture a few photos before Christa had to leave for a very long summer apart.



Matthew is my little brother. He is a police officer and a United States Marine, which explains many of his serious faces. He's not pretending, or posing (trust me, he couldn't if he wanted to).  I though of so many things I could share about him and to be honest I'm not sure how deep to dig, or how personal to get since this blogging thing is new to me. What I will say is he drives me crazy, never calls me back, is impossible to communicate with, won't share any of his police stories with me.....and I love him. The sacrifices he has made for our country never cease to amaze me and he works incredibly hard at whatever he does. Keep catching those bad guys Matt. I'm proud of you. Next time I promise we will shoot somewhere without so many bugs! ;)

*he thought he was being funny with this pose, but it was my favorite.




Capturing Matt's smile in a photo is about as likely as capturing a shooting star. He must really love her, and I don't blame him.


Love,
Shea

June 7, 2011

Francesca- 3 Months

It was a short visit, but I can still taste the coconut pineapple cake and pasta rolls. Francesca's Nona, Dorina is a fantastic Italian cook, and every time Francesca's mama ( my friend Karleigh) is in town, I get the pleasure of having dinner with them. I always make sure I have plenty of room in my belly when I get there...if you know what I mean. ;) Nothing short of delicious every single time.

I just snapped a few pictures of sweet Francesca. She's grown SO much in the past three months and I couldn't have imagined she'd get any cuter than she was at 5 days old, but well...she did! Just take a look:



The outfit was perfect. She is the sweetest little ice cream cone indeed, although I like to call her "hambone".



Goodnight sweetness...see you in August!




Love,
Shea