i can't believe she is already a year old! i still remember the FIRST time i held her on the night she was born.
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blakeley's birthday party was the FIRST in a laundry list of june parties.
laney was thrilled to be at her FIRST party - she's obviously the social butterfly of the family ;-)
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laney got to meet mawmaw for the FIRST time....
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and was not the FIRST person to wonder if she was actually angela landsbury. ;)
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and was not the FIRST person to wonder if she was actually angela landsbury. ;)
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when it was time for blakeley to open her presents, at FIRST libbi wasn't all that interested... until she saw that there was more involved than just clothes.
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Then she was the FIRST to volunteer to "help" blakeley open the rest.
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Then she was the FIRST to volunteer to "help" blakeley open the rest.
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libbi was thrilled to see blakeley get the same chair she received for her FIRST birthday last year.
i know blakeley's mom and dad were thrilled that libbi was the FIRST one to show blakeley how to use it. :)
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i know blakeley's mom and dad were thrilled that libbi was the FIRST one to show blakeley how to use it. :)
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when it was time for cake, libbi was the FIRST one in line.
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cake is definitely one of the major food groups as far as she is concerned.
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cake is definitely one of the major food groups as far as she is concerned.
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there's nothing like hearing friends and family sing, "happy birthday" for the FIRST time to a sweet one year old that we all love dearly!
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Happy FIRST birthday blakeley grace. we hope you're the FIRST of many little johnson babies (*hint*hint* justin and mandie - haha!) ;-)
To see more memories of firsts on the first, click HERE.
Happy July 1st, friends!