Gabe just celebrated his first birthday on January 4th.  I got to meet him and his wonderful family last weekend at their home for a photo shoot.  Gabe had a morning nap (I’m jealous) and lunch before I arrived. He was ready to play! Gabe is sure to be a lady killer with those beautiful blue eyes What a beautiful home! For a beautiful family Gabe loves to look at mom and dad’s wedding photos. Happy Birthday, Gabe.  Have a great time on your way to 2!

I’ve been meeting a ton of babies lately.  And lots of babies with cool, European names.  Most recently, it was Aksel–Courtney and Bjorn’s first son.  He is such and adorable baby with a lot of spiky black hair. You can really see the extent of the black hair in these next two. Courtney is so beautiful.  I can’t believe she had a baby just a week before this photo was taken.  She looks great! Welcome Aksel!  And congratulations to Courtney and Bjorn!

Catriona instantly became one of my nearest and dearest friends when I met her in 2005.  We were both working at Clark Construction where she and I were in the same work-sponsored social group set up for new hires.  I was so happy to have another woman in my group (some of the groups had boys only or just one girl).  Just a month away from her wedding day, she told me about this wonderful guy named Eric that she was about to marry and all of her fabulous wedding plans.  After her wedding, we became great friends and I’ve been so lucky to get to know her, her friends,…