Happy Birthday, Hope Larissa

Hope turns 12 today. TWELVE. For those of you who have been hanging around this blog a while, you are probably feeling as baffled as I am. How in the world did that happen so quickly? More than that, how has she turned out to be the most sensitive, thoughtful, intelligent, hilarious kid I've ever met?
I'm so thankful for these past twelve years. I love my little Hope Larissa. She is truly the best there is. (Now excuse me while I go cry my eyes out.)