Forever, For Always.

That's you, on the left. You and Mariah used to waive to me from the front window of our little home on Canterbury Avenue every morning when I pulled out of the driveway. You needed to step up on the heating register, and hold yourself up on the ledge. In order to waive, you had to step back down then simply waive your tiny hands ... it's all I could see.

What you didn't realize then, was that you were flirting with my heart. And I was falling in love.




And then one day, we moved to Asheville, North Carolina. It was an opportunity for you to see the mountains and bond together. Our first day there, I took a selfie with you - my favorite photo-bomber!

Our first day in North Carolina, we climbed up to the top of a huge hill overlooking our new house, and I took this picture of us...




And then, a few days later we explored Craggy Gardens and the pinnacle at the top of the mountain. The views were amazing. You couldn't climb up the steep incline, so I carried you most of the way. I held you up to get a view of the surrounding landscape...





And I could have stayed there in that moment, forever for always.

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