graduate

:: Snacks for the car ride back to their school after Emily and a friend visited a school they will attend next year. They will wear uniforms with pleated skirts and my girl is over the moon about that. A far cry from the slippers or stocking feet they've worn each day since pre-school. That is more my style. But she is the girl who makes her bed every single morning without being asked. I think the pleats will suit her fine.

We borrowed our neighbor's wrap around Victorian porch for pictures.

:: A dress for her graduation ceremony last Wednesday. The only school we've ever known lies behind us now. Nothing but new adventures are on the horizon, and we will meet them together, as we always do.

I can hardly believe the next time we slice into her birthday cake, it will hold thirteen candles. We are so proud of her, she is a remarkable young lady and a best friend to both of us.