Sweet Sixteen!

Today Karlie turns 16! And I think Terry just went even more gray. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARLIE!!! We love you!

Sixteen things I adore about Karlie:

1. She is not afraid to be herself.
2. She loves good food. Karlie and I have had many food adventures. I love that she is a vegetarian.
3. She hangs out with me even though I am not all that cool. We have a great time watching movies, talking, shopping, eating, and just being together.
4. She is honest.
5. She has a contagious smile.
6. As well as contagious enthusiasm.
7. She is teaching herself how to play the guitar!
8. She is so good to her siblings and is so thoughtful toward them. They idolize her.
9. Karlie speaks frankly and openly. I think I spent most of adolescence trying to not talk to my parents about anything, but Karlie just lays it all out on the table. (Resulting in some of the few times I have seen Terry squirm.)
10. She loves movies. I mean loves them. She has loved them since she was tiny.
11. Karlie seems so content with life. And she makes others feel the same way. You can't be with Karlie and not feel like life is good.
12. Her taste in music. She basically loves music and ALL types.
13. She sews without a pattern.
14. Her ability to enjoy herself no matter what. No one is better at making your average activity into something fun.
15. The way she bounces down the stairs.
16. And of course, her curly hair!