Nicole and Jim Zatko (and baby Logan!) -

I have had the privilege of knowing Nicole my entire life. We are actually third generation friends as our moms are very close (and to this day text back and forth like teenagers) and our grandmothers lived next door to one another many many years ago. Having a friendship like the one I have with Nicole is such a blessing. We have so much history between us, from awkward pre-teen memories and laughing so hard we cry, to spending the summers together riding bikes and staying up late giggling about boys. We were always together and when we weren't together, people noticed and ask why. We worked together as waitresses at a small local restaurant in our neighborhood, with the relief of having someone else who understood all our stories of crazy customers and ridiculous co-workers. We found ourselves in the same college program together and at any point the professor assigned pairs for a project, everyone knew we were both already paired up, without even needing to turn around in our desk and ask. The kind of friendship that can look across a crowded room and know exactly what the other is thinking. Nicole and I now find ourselves a few years into each of our marriages (both to amazing men, by the way) and Nicole, with a beautiful baby boy, Logan. I am so blessed to have known this kind of relationship and still cherish the stolen moments we can find to maintain our long distance/crazy busy relationship now. The sweet baby boy who was so lovingly in Nicole's belly at the time of this photo, is now an amazing 9 months old with an incredible head of hair and toothy smile. I cannot wait to show all of you how adorable this sweet little baby is and will post photos from our 1 year old photo shoot for Logan.   :)