Congrats to Miss Sadie - HS Graduate!

When I think of our sweet Sadie, she will always be "Little Sadie" to me, even though she has just graduated from high school.  This picture is the first thing comes to mind when I think of her.

This picture was taken at Nana and Bumpa's lake cabin.  Right before it was snapped, Sadie and I spotted a Daddy Long Legs spider, climbing on one of the fern leaves.  We went to investigate it.  Little Sadie said to me, "We have to be careful with it.  We don't want to break its legs!"   Those sweet little words are forever engrained in my memories.    Her giant kind heart and endearing innocence will always be one of her strengths.  And now, Miss Sadie is 18 years old and has just graduated high school.  The older I get, the more I find myself saying, "time flies by so very quickly".

To celebrate this marvelous young lady, we drove up north to her open house.  It was a lovely day, as the rain had subsided and it was a bit chilly (no chance of melting in the hot sun this day!).

Here's our sweet little Jango, being such a good traveler in the back seat.  He has what would be Connor's seat.  Unfortunately, Connor couldn't go with us, as he had to work that day.  :-(   Bummer.

And here's Little Mr. Ramsey giving Bailey Love a little snuggle when we arrived at Nana and Bumpa's house, just prior to leaving for the open house.  

When we arrived, there were so many fun things to see, yummy things to eat, and wonderful people to chat with.   

There were delightful mason jars on the tables, with markers and little black squares of paper for all to write on - specifically memories, advice, or just a general note.   Ramsey wrote his dear cousin a little note... it referenced her smarts and her "pretty smile".  :-)

And, we couldn't leave without getting pictures with Miss Sadie.  :-)

To our beautiful, kind-hearted, sweet, intelligent, and amazing Miss Sadie.... God bless you on your life's journey.  May your wings be wide and graceful and take you anywhere you wish to go.  Find the goodness in every day and enjoy the small things, for some of the small things can be the most meaningful.   We love you, sweet girl.