Family. 

There's nothing better or more important.

"Family is where life begins & love never ends."

                                                            ~ Unkown

I met the lovely Blakelock-DeAngelo family at Hap Magee Park in Alamo recently. It was a gorgeous sunny day with clear blue skies.  Colleen and Adrienne met me at the park with their exuberant, funny, witty and smart son Enzo. I'm pretty sure Enzo will grow up to be on Broadway or in the White House.  This kid's got moxie! Can't you just SEE it in his face?  And those beautiful blue eyes. Swoon!

Did I say swoon? Soon Enzo was using the park gazebo as his stage and reciting part of a speech he had done at school earlier that week.  I can't recall the speech exactly, but the message was clear...

We are all different and wonderful and amazing and there is place in this world for all of us.  

Pretty cool, huh?  The delivery was spot on, too. 

Adrienne arranged this session as a special surprise for her parents. Pretty soon Enzo's Nonni & Poppi joined us, and the special bond between grandson and his grandparents was so sweet and so clear.

"LOVE is the greatest gift that one generation can leave another."

                                                   ~ Richard Garnett

Can't you feel the love? See the pride?  Me too. And it makes my heart happy. 

And of course we had to get the whole family together! 

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” 

                                                                                                                                                 ~ Charles Dickens

I must say, I agree whole heartedly with Mr Dickens.

It was a beautiful day, with a beautiful family.  Laughter danced in the air as silly jokes were told. 

"Why did the Koala get the job?

                       ...because he was the most koala-fied!

                                                                                     ~ Enzo

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.” 

                                                                                                    ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Thank you Adrienne and Colleen for sharing your beautiful family with me!  I can't wait to do it again!

xoxo,

Michaela

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posted by Michaela Ristaino