Of course. I did the same with my parents' friends, and now I often send the same people pictures of MY kids. Most of them have a bulletin board somewhere, with pictures of whoever and you-know-that-kid-one-of-tax-chick's. I exchange pictures with a couple of former bosses, too.
I don't know anything about Foley to be indicative of anything, but the specific quotes, to me, just indicate social politeness. There's this teenager, he's not *exactly* an employee, not *exactly* a relative-of-a-friend ... what, exactly? I can see where it would be hard to determine how precisely to act - professionally, employer-employee, or "a little bit in loco parentis"?
A shill.
Is everyone here crazy? Let's be honest, if this were a democrat, nobody would be defending his behavior. He sent the emails from his PERSONAL email account. "What do you want for your birthday?" "Send me an email pic?" These questions are totally inappropriate from a professional standpoint.