Happy Birthday Gabe!

On Thursday, May 10, Gabe passed the milestone of his first birthday.  Those harried days when he was a month earlier than expected and mad rush to organize our lives before he arrived seem so long ago and yesterday at the same time.  He's gone from a frail newborn...

From Gabriel

...to a chunker that will someday be a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. 

From Easter 2012

In true Perkins tradition (and tradition and tradition), we made our trek to Dairy Queen to give Gabe his first taste of ice cream.  

But true to the climate he has grown up in, he seems to have difficulty handling anything that is less than 75 degrees.  

We didn't get him any presents - but some friends saved the day.  Even though Gabe was a little unsure of his role with the crinkly box, Eva knew exactly what to do and was more than willing to lend her services.