100's of snapshots, first portrait session

July 18, 2013 • 1 Comment

With these last four weeks in limbo, I have to say I feel very blessed, appreciative, and thankful because I have two ladies that I can call best friends, and I must thank God for placing Sean on the ships that put these families in our path.

I've gone around and around and around trying to finalize this post. It is incredibly hard to explain or describe the relationship we have with this family. We met them on our first ship during our first tour after our first deployment where my husband came home to our first born. Over the course of our 8 year 7 month friendship we've lived in the same city (or the same house because as Navy families our house is their house and vice versa and often times circumstances happen that lead to us not having anywhere to live) for only 6.5 months. 6.5 MONTHS!! With various weekends here and there but we're talking extended time here. In the early years of cellphone contracts, we knew we needed to be with Sprint because the Vandykes had Sprint and we NEEDED unlimited Sprint to Sprint user minutes. The amount of minutes Kelley and I spent on the phone together...well, let's just say, it's a good thing we don't have that number because we agree it would be an obscene statistic.

So, without going into much more, because I could, I will just give you the Vandykes portrait.

First Landing State Park is very special to me. It was a place I hiked when I was pregnant with Emma (my first), I played with our puppy at the beach there every Wednesday in the summer while Sean was deployed, we've camped there once a year for the three years prior to this one, and now it is a hiking spot for Kelley and me whenever we are in town. It just made sense for us to go there.

Enjoy their pictures!!

Haley is a bookworm. She absolutely adores reading. I asked her to bring her favorite book along and she picked out this one.

Addie is an amazing artist, she is so creative and I think will most likely be the initiator of many trends and fads down the road.

Oh...and both girls will knock you out with their eyes.

Just had to throw this one of our kiddos in there. Thank you so much Jamie, Kelley, Haley and Addie and Simon for a fun time while we were in limbo!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mackenzie

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Margie(non-registered)

I know you are blessed but I am so gratefull god gave you to my daughter. You 2 wer meant to be best friends and I have loved watching you both grow into amazing women. Thank you for these beautiful pictures. I can't wait to put one on my wall!

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100's of snapshots, first portrait session

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