Alexis

Isn't it amazing that when someone you adore has a baby, the adoration you feel extends to that offspring without question.   When my big sis and bff bore her first child, my heart grew with love and pride beyond anything I'd known before.  And now that baby is sixteen years old! Watching her grow into this amazing young woman has been one of my greatest joys!  

In many ways she is a typical teenager.  She loves magazines, books, music and movies.

She also loves sugar!  A girl after my own heart!  (Although, I would have chose something chocolate - but hey, it's her birthday.)

In many other ways, she is different and special.....

At sixteen she has an incredible confidence about her.

She has an amazing personality and sense of humor. 

She feels comfortable in her skin and already has a deep sense of who she is.......

.....and she doesn't compromise it.

She is smart-

and fun-

and beautiful.

And she is growing up.

I bawled like a baby when I first met her in the hospital, just minutes after her birth.  We could see just by looking into her eyes that she had an old soul.

She is meant for great things.  And I am so looking forward to watching her life unfold.

Alexis, I love you to infinity and beyond!

Happy Sweet Sixteen!

~Aunt Brandi