Mackenzie Tylka

Check out this cute young lady! I met Mackenzie about four years ago at the beach! Her grandparents own a beach house that was right next door to my family’s house.  We have gotten to know their wonderful family over the years at the beach.  It was fun getting to see Mackenzie (and her cool mom, Shawn!) in their hometown of Atlanta.  Shawn didn’t let me get any photos of her, but I did get some pretty nice shots of this beautiful girl!  I am POSITIVE I did not look this cute when I was 13 and had my braces!! She’s rockin it! Watch out for this little heartbreaker when she gets into high school!

I felt like I was hanging out with a grown up when Mackenzie and I were walking around Piedmont Park! She was talking about school, and going to lacrosse camp at Duke in a few weeks, and all the amazing trips she has been on, and still has left to go on the rest of the summer! This is one well-traveled (almost) 8th grader!