hannah and caroline and me

(part twenty-one)

the best part about this picture is that a perry como song is playing in the background. the second-best part of this picture is how taken and happy both of the girls are with hannah's "big" gift from santa, her barbie jammin' jeep. the worst part about this picture is flash-forwarding eleven years and seeing a similar image with hannah behind the wheel of her equivalent to my 1988 dodge aries about to transport her younger sister somewhere.

as the girls get older, images and flash-forwards like these will come faster and more furiously. that is understood. it may never be as sweet as it was yesterday, though, as hannah motored around the backyard with her sister in the passenger seat. with hannah telling the car which direction to go instead of actually turning the wheel and caroline being subjected to whiplash time and time again, a daddy couldn't help but feel very special and very blessed.

merry christmas, girls. and happy birthday, my five year-old.