Happy Friday and Sweet 16!

YAY! We finally made it!  I hope that all of you have a wonderful and blessed weekend.  What are your plans for the weekend? Anything fun and exciting?

Tomorrow (Saturday, November 21st) is a very special day in the Anderson household and that's because of this sweet baby girl right here:

That, my friends, is my beautiful daughter, Alliye (pronounced Ali) and she is turning SWEET 16 tomorrow. Wow - talk about time flying by fast - I just don't know where these last 16 years have gone.  I can't believe that she is a Sophomore in high school already, has already gotten her Senior class ring, been a part of the high school volleyball team, and just turning into a pretty awesome well rounded young lady in general.

Alliye, my dear sweet darling little girl.  You are no longer a baby - you have become a young woman whom I truly love and cherish and can't imagine my life without.  I know you say I am too protective my sweet love, but you will never understand until you become a mom yourself in the distant (very distant) future.  It is my job to be protective of you and not let you just have complete and total freedom.  This world is a very dangerous place now and I know you think you are completely safe from all of the dangers and that you know all about the world - but sweetie pie, you are just beginning to learn and still have a very long way to go when it comes to figuring out how this world really is.  I am very very proud of you and love you from the pure depths of my soul.  I am so happy God chose to bless me with you as my beautiful little girl.  I love that you and I enjoy shopping together and getting our nails done and having girl talk and I will greatly miss that and you when you are completely grown and on your own.  So please, don't be in a rush to grow up just yet - please let me hold on tight just a little longer.  You may think you are already to the "grown" stage, and don't think you really need me but what you don't understand sweet baby is that it is I who needs YOU!

I love you my beautiful little girl and I am so proud to call you my daughter and can't wait for the many long years that we can call each other friends too.

Love,

Mom