A wedding, wine and another wedding

Chris, Gabe and I just finished a fun-filled, two week trip to California and Utah. First we headed to SLC, Utah for a little family time then it was off to San Fransisco for the wedding of my cousin, Brian. Let me tell you, he and his new wife Allison know how to throw a party! Their wedding was beautiful and their reception was awesome! It was held at a beautiful country club in the middle of wine country. We had so much fun dancing and the dinner was delicious! My niece Stella stole the show with her dancing. People lined up to get their turn with the littlest dancer.

Next it was off to Sonoma where we stayed in an adorable house on the Russian River and spent a couple of days tasting wine. This was the first family vacation we have had with my parents, brother and sister and their spouses. We bought entirely too much wine but we had a great time. Gabe was great during the trip even though he spent a good deal of it in his car seat or stroller. He is such a trooper. I hope Chris and I can make it out there once a year.



After all the the wine drinking we headed back to SLC for my friend, Nicole's wedding. They pulled out all the stops and threw an awesome party. It was also great to see a few old high school friends. It's always nice to catch up and see how everyone is doing. I need to do a better job of keeping in touch. Thank goodness for Facebook!



It was a great vacation and I can't wait until Gabe is old enough to enjoy all the fun. Every time I leave SLC it gets a little harder knowing that Gabe won't be able to see everyone up there very often. But I know the times he will be there will be filled with lots of fun and love.

6 Month Photos

We had Gabe's 6 month photos taken today. We've included one below but you can find all of them on our Flickr site. He did so well! They even asked us if they could use Gabe as a model. Sometime soon you just might see Gabe up on the walls at Picture People, or in their email adds. He's such a cutie!

Gabe is 6 months old

Gabe is getting bigger and bigger every day. He is doing all sorts of new things and I find myself cheering him on just waiting for him to reach his next milestone and also hoping he'll stay this small forever. Every time he smiles and laughs my heart just melts.

We haven't had his 6 month pictures done yet, so below is a video of his first time swimming. He's a natural and loves it!

A whole new world

Gabe is now 5 months old and is doing all sorts of new things. Gone are the days when I could put him in one spot and expect him to stay there. His hands are always in his mouth unless they are playing with his new favorite toys, his feet. Below are two videos of him that I took today. Playing in his jungle gym and rolling over and laughing. It's amazing how much he learns and changes everyday. I'm so glad I am home to experience it all with him.

Gabe Rolling Over


Gabe Lauging, doesn't get any better than this.

Gabe is 4 months old

Gabe turned 4 months old on the 6th and we had some photos taken of him yesterday. When you compare them to those taken at 1 month, it's just amazing how much he's grown.

Gabe at 4 months


Gabe at 1 month


That's the same monkey with him in both photos. Gabe has just about doubled in size. We can't believe it!