My baby is SIX!!

Too many pictures, I know.

But, she's my baby!!

I wanted to chronicle her last year with a few hundred pics.

(It is MY blog..look away if I offend)

One year ago.. A small family party... 

Our Sadie LOVES her sister!

We hiked to the top of Grandeur Peak this last year.

I couldn't believe she made it clear to the top!

On her own legs!

Sadie is an awesome HIKER!

At the top of Grandeur Peak

Sadie Grace loves Girls Days!

These 2 kids are so crazy.

Sadie loves making Luke do tea parties with her.

And anything involving silly strings will bring out absolute GLEE.

My girl decided to cut her hair this last year and send

the remnants to Locks of Love.

I was so proud of her.

She wasn't fazed in the least!

We had a lot of fun this summer.

Fun meaning..

Snowies,

Shooting guns,

Swimming,

Vacationing,

Lagoon,

Going to the Beach,

Going to Grandma Farms..

If there is one thing Sadie loves it is animals.

Any animal.

Any little creeping crawling thing.

And she has a way with them.

Every animal loves her and trusts her.

And licks her... on the mouth...

 

Sadie Grace loves her friends and Kasey is one of her besties right now!

Started piano and voice lessons this summer.

She is doing great.

Hates practicing, but loves playing. 

Another hike..

 More animal photos..

She also loves to give big tight squeezes with smashing face kisses 

that last about 10 minutes and

are very, very painful..

She is also an adrenaline junkie.

Isn't scared of anything.

She gets mad when she can't go on rides because she is too small.

She also loves scary movies. She laughs in the face of danger!

We don't play nearly enough games for this girl's liking.

She loves games, of any sort.

This is my girl on her first day of school.
She enjoys school so much and is doing awesome.

Things she is hot stuff because she gets to ride the bus with the big kids.

She also started tumbling and a hip-hop class the last few months.

She LOVES those classes.

Her favorite past time recently is stealing my phone and taking pictures.

And texting.

Above is a recent photo of Sophie.

Below is a recent text to Maddie.. So cute.

(Translation: Isn't Sophie Cute? And so fuzzy. She is also putting her head on the pillow.

That is a blurry picture Maddie.)

For her birthday this year she wanted Taylor Swift concert tickets.

I decided she was maybe too young for that, 

as well as the tickets were crazy expensive by the time I got around to buying them.

So her next choice was painting her room and getting new bedding.

So, we let her pick out her paint ("Barney purple" is what Todd calls it)

And her bedding (I think it is cute!)

And Todd spend a couple of his days off getting it all done up for her.

It is so sassy and colorful and full of little-girl-life.

It is sooo Sadie Grace.

Ms. Sadie Grace,

I love you so much.

I felt your spirit calling me from Heaven..

So anxious to come down to our family.

Your sweet little soul has completed our family.

You are sensitive and kind.

You are helpful and soo funny.

You are smart and adventurous.

You try to do what is right and you readily say you are sorry when needed.

You are such a good friend and love to laugh.

You love me and the rest of your family and you show it.

You are just the sweetest little monkey ever and I hope this

year will be just as fun as the last year.

p.s. please stop growing up.

The following pictures were from her Princess Tea Party held a week ago.

Hide your eyes, and other Randomness

Lethal dose of "freakin' cute" about to descend upon your eyes.

Sadie recently publisher her first book.

I want all of you green freak, tree-huggers to know that she did

it on recycled paper too.

It begins..

"Once upon a time, there lived a stegosaurus.."

"and a Long neck.."

"and a viscious pterydactyl.."

"and a mean T-Rex.."

 "and a Shark."

The End

By Sadie Ashby

Illustrated by Sadie Ashby

Love her.

She needs a literary agent.

She also needs a scholarship to college.

I mean, for real.

Who gets all 4's in Kindergarten?

SADIE GRACE ASHBY, that's who!

(I'm kidding, you dumbs who thought I was serious!)

And, because it is my blog and I will brag if I want to..

I give you Luke's report card.

I have genius kids.

Well, until they go to high school...

and let's be real... College is a different story 

(Love you Mads!)

Sadie is all about being organized.

I am afraid to say that she has picked up on 

her mother's obsessive list making.

Go to school

Eat Lunch

Night movie

Eat Dinner

Chores

Relax with Family

Bake Bread with Mom

Laundry

Vaccuum

(Saturday)

And then there was the day we went to 

the South Towne Expo Center to 

keep my kids entertained through this dumb season called winter.

It was fun.. 

for them.

Sadie getting herself all tatted up.

Luke and Sadie with a parrot.

Sadie getting her princess hair done.

Sadie holding a sneaky snake (not scared in the slightest..)

"Luke, I am your father!"

Sadie getting more tats.

 They also rode a mechanical bull,

climbed a rock wall,

rode several small rides,

went down numerous slides,

played laser tag (see Sadie packing heat below..).

Good times...

Sadie and her best pal Sophie.

Below, you will see Sophie in bed with both children and 

also Sadie making her magic potion, 

which is a fun little game her and Luke like,

but I dislike,

because now I have no baking powder, sprinkles or oregano.

The things I sacrifice to survive winter.

 I love my view of the temple outside my bedroom window.

Yes, I am an idiot.

I could not figure out how to take a good picture at night.

Sweet Sadie Grace..

We also had a movie night with some friends.

They enjoyed "Hotel Transylvania" with some popcorn and treats.

I have mixed feelings about this movie...

It was cute, but Lukifer has adopted a saying he got from this movie..

and it is very sassy...

For example...

Tanner told him to get in his car seat and he replied..

"Tanner! You don't have to tell me, blah,blah, blah!"

(you must say the blah blah blah like a vampire..)

It is so sassy and naughty but also very funny and it makes me laugh every time.

He is going to be a juvenile delinquent, I am quite sure.

But for now... ALL 4'S AND E'S BABY!!

I will enjoy it while I can, because I pretty sure he may end up in jail

 or on Judge Judy as they defendant.

Sadie's Princess Tea Party

I believe we had a successful Princess Tea Party

And by Tea Party, I mean nothing political.

Nor was there any tea served. Hmm.. weird.

However, there was Princesses galore.

Also included in our lavish gala was...

Crowns, glitter, fingernail polish and aqua net..

cupcakes, finger sandwiches, cocoa & warm cider...

presents, smiles, balloons & banners...

I am telling you

Sadie Grace had a great time.

Which made my 20 hours of work 

totally worth it!

The only improvement would have been

if my men folk would have been around.

I wanted them dressed up in their suits with a towel across

their arm, just like Jeeves or Carson (love him).

I wanted Todd to escort the Princesses to the 

"drawing room" or the "library".

I wanted Tanner to serve the Princesses their

"crumpets" and "tea" just like a footman would on Downton.

I wanted Luke to fetch their coats and umbrellas

upon the Princesses taking their leave.

But, alas.

They were otherwise occupied.

With, of all things.. ward basketball.

I mean, for real.

We managed to survive without our hired help.

It feel upon me and my other trusty house maids-

(Maddie, Jada, Wendy, Brooke and Alicia)

to serve a respectable tea.

And, I believe we were successful.

Who needs those men folk anyway!!

Sadie Grace's E-Invitation

I have certainly been watching too much Downton Abbey!

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