Aunt Sara

One of the reasons that I am so excited for my kids to have cousins that are close in age is that I was SO blessed to have cousins that I was very close to growing up.  I only have 2 cousins total, but they lived only an hour & a half away, and Sara is only 2 months younger than me.  If it had been up to us, we would have been inseparable as kids.  We were as different as could be (and in a lot of ways, still are!), but the very best of friends.  

We don't get to see each other very often these days, but it is always such a treat when we do.  I was so thrilled that she could come for a visit last month to see us, meet the new babies, see the new house, etc.  It was far too quick and started out rather stressful thanks to a poorly timed ice storm, but it was still wonderful.  

Lucky for Sara, most of my old photos of us are still packed up in the attic, but I was able to find a few :-)

 

At my wedding rehearsal

And, here we are present day :-)

 

Thanks for the visit, Sare!  We love you!