Alexa turned ONE!!! (on MAY 17th!...a little behind the times!)

Alexa Joy Johnson is ONE!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Okay, Okay... I know I'm about a month and a half behind on my blog posting! No excuses...but here she is! Our little ONE YEAR OLD beauty! :)
Alexa Joy Johnson... what did we ever do without your bright smile in our lives? You truly have added such JOY to our every day...

Aaaah... we just can't get enough of that face! The pics above are just a teaser to Alexa's real one year pictures. A student here at KALEO was gracious enough to take our family pictures, as well as Alexa's one year shots! We haven't gotten to see the finished product yet, but we did get a few snapshots on our little camera and those are the ones that I posted above! The picture at the very top and the one below are of Alexa on her ACTUAL one year birthday... We spent May 17th in the van all day travelling from Murray, KY to Gulf Shores, AL. Thankfully, Alexa didn't seem to mind! So the photos we took that day were few and far between, but we did capture a couple of pics of her in her "Birthday Girl" shirt! She was pretty sleepy by the time we actually got the pictures taken, but I thought they were cute anyway!

Here are some of the things that we are loving about our ONE YEAR OLD these days...

* Alexa LOVES to EAT... Anything and everything. There are not many things that I have found that Alexa will not eat. And she is so funny. Whenever food is around, she will grunt and point and not let you forget to feed her! Especially if ice cream is involved! She is absolutely passionate about food.

*Two bottom teeth! That's right...she is FINALLY getting teeth. I was starting to wonder if there were any in there. :) About a week after her first birthday, her two sharp little bottom teeth started popping through!

*She's found her VOICE... yes, she may be small and petite, but BOY does this girl have a VOICE! She can outyell anyone that I know of. She definitely makes her presence known, whether it's first thing in the morning or when her sister is picking on her or if she just wants your attention.

*Almost walking!!! Okay, so this is actually more of a 13 month thing, but she is just starting to take her first steps. About 2 weeks ago right before she turned 13 months, she started walking behind her baby stroller. She can now blaze a trail that way, but has taken about 2 or 3 steps in a row unassisted! Way to go Alexa!!!

*Alexa can hold her own! against her sister, that is! Ellie has a habit of picking on little sis (and loving her a ton, too!). Alexa is quickly catching up to Ellie in size and so she is not to be dismissed. She will wrestle with the best of 'em and I keep warning Ellie not to be too mean cause Alexa will soon be able to take her down. Lol! They have a ton of fun together, but believe me, you don't want to mess with Alexa! :)

*Hi and waving - this is absolutely one of the CUTEST things that Alexa does! No matter where we are, she waves and says "hi" in the the most precious little voice! She will wave to every passerby, at WalMart, in the van, on the TV, in a picture, on the computer... it's adorable! She also loves to pick up the telephone or one of our cell phones and say "hi" into it. I wish you could witness it. It's absolutely adorable.

I am sure there are many more things and as they come to mind, I will add them. But those are just a few for now. So grateful for our two little girls and thanking God for this last year with our sweet baby Alexa!