Joey is my beautiful niece. People always ask, is she is named after me? Sadly, I always have to answer no, as she is named after her father. But this girl means a whole lot to me. I met Joey 2 hours after she was born and I had the amazing privilege of living and helping to take care of her for the first 2.5 years of her life. Some of the warmest memories in my heart are being with her and her mom when she was a baby. I have loved visiting her throughout the years and watch her grow into a lovely, funny, bright, and talented young woman. Needless to say, taking her senior portraits was a pure joy!!
Joey, I love you so much! I am so excited for your new journey, as you go off to college. I hope you find the things in life that bring you joy and people feel your love, just as I have always felt around you!!