This is definitely the time of the year I LOVE the most! There is just something about Celebrating the life of Jesus Christ and Thanking God for his Gift to us and rejoicing again and again as we share gifts with friends and family!!!! I just love to see faces of my friends when they get a gift or when someone I would least expect brings me a card- it just fills my heart with such love and happiness! I also believe this is the time when we are reminded to be kinder to each other, to love one another and be grateful for what we have in our life! And I am so grateful for EVERYTHING and EVERYONE in my life! I love all my friends and family so much- no words can describe! Someone might say I am not the Lucky one- because all of my family is spread around the world- but they all are always in my heart and I love them dearly and I know they all are well and for that I am grateful. But I am also SO LUCKY to be surrounded by friends- who are my “other” kind of family! I wish you all to be HAPPY and REMEMBER just how much God had Blessed your life!

I know I have not been posting for a while- just been extremely busy! Yesterday I took Gabriella out for a photoshoot- which I had planned for a while now but never got a chance to do. I know my family in Russia can not believe that I am the photographer based on a simple fact that I never send them pictures of my little girl! It was such a fun afternoon! Of course it was so cold and I am so proud of my girl who put her best face on and posed like a pro for me! I had to bribe her and promised hot chocolate from Starbucks which she absolutely LOVED! Enjoy the pictures!

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AGAIN!

Did I mention it was super cold?

People who’ve met Gabriella will recognize this face as a REAL Gabby- that’s is how she is with me most of the time- acting goofy and playing around!

I wonder- what is she dreaming about on this one?! :))