Happy Birthday to my 12-year-old...what?

This post has taken me awhile to get the courage to do it. I can't believe I have a twelve year-old! I have been in a bit of denial. It seems like just yesterday she was this pouting little 3-year-old...I miss that little 3-year-old some days:) I am excited for Lexi, twelve is a definite milestone in growing up. This post is a big one...for my big girl:)


Here she is today. Looking very grown up and appeasing me with my picture taking.

January 1999, Lexi's first day of Primary! Wow...we were all very excited. I remember being very anxious for my first girl to be headed to big primary.

July 6,2008, Lexi's first day of Young Women's. This one is really a Wow! She got to go into Young Women's on her actual birthday. I thought this very fitting as Lexi has been waiting all year to be graduated from Primary.

I put this sign up in the yard and she took it very well. Thank you Lexi:)

She really was one of the cutest toddlers ever:)

me and her...she's twelve...I'm OK. I think this post is helping me to accept things;)
(like my kids are going to grow up and it will be OK:)

This girl celebrated hard and LONG. She started out with celebrating when my mom was here the week before her b-day. She got to open her gift EARLY...which I am a bit of against but, I do whatever my mom wants:) she wanted her to open it early and of course I do what I am told:)

She also got to have a big shopping and lunch day out with Grandma...lucky girl!

We took a few of her friends and did the pedicure thing. These girls had fun. They were a little shy especially when they got to feeling their feet tickled to death. Cute girls:)

Here are the cute toes:)

We had a very fun dinner out. The girls all wanted to share meals even though we told them to get whatever. So cute.

Playing in the round about door...so glad we can still play even though were 12:)

Doug was trying to take a picture of us in front of the restaurant and this nice man offered to take our picture for us so we could all be in it. So nice! AND he didn't even run off and steal our camera:)

Next, we moved on to Sunday her actual b-day. Lexi and her cousin Aimee. Aimee made Lexi this beautiful card. Aimee is one of the best card makers I have ever known. I have been a recipient of her awesome cards...thank you Aimee:)

present time. As if she this b-day needs to go on anymore...but, it does:)

cute clothes from shopping trip with Grandma.

Lexi and Aimee trying to figure out what this gift is...

Lexi finally figuring out the gift! American Idol Concert...HERE WE COME!!! Woo hoo:)

I love this picture of Lexi and her Grandpa...is it not the greatest?

Bring on the cake...

Lexi and cousins celebrating.

My phobia of candles child, trying to blow out her candles...oh the patience I must have;)

Of course we had to have cupcakes with our cake!

Happy Birthday Lexi! I love you more than you will ever know...until you have a child of your own. I am here for you always, with you till the end of time and forever your mother:)