Today is Caroline's Birthday...

...and I can't believe she's 16 years old already.  Especially after seeing a baby born yesterday, I keep remembering the day she was born.  She was nearly nine pounds, extremely alert, and ravenous from the get-go, not just for food but for knowledge.  Sixteen years have flown by in a flurry of learning to sit, crawl, stand, walk, run, talk, sing, read, write, play the piano.....and a blur of birthdays, growth charts, new clothes and shoes, first tooth, first tooth lost, and so much more.  Now she's 5'9" and I think she's absolutely beautiful.  She's not just my daughter, she's one of my best friends.