We'll Miss You, Summer

This is a very hard post to write, but I thought I should do a little tribute to this special pet I've had in my life for almost 17 years.
We all talked about it and it was an extreemly difficult decision, but we thought the best thing was to put her to sleep.
Summer was the BEST cat and friend. She would have been 17 this June.
She was'nt doing too well anymore. I could see that she just wasn't the happy, active cat she once was. There were just a lot of problems with having her.
It still really hurts to know that she's gone and that she didn't just pass away on her own, but I think in her own way she was telling us to let her go.
We have so many fun memories of her. She was always the friendliest, sweet kitty.
Mark knew her for 11 years. He loved her so much. Summer would always jump up on his lap and purr like mad.
Elizabeth loved her very much. I'll never forget one time when Summer had a cut on her chin, probably from all the activity she did outside, and Elizabeth just started crying and getting all worried because she thought Summer was hurt. She couldn't understand that it was just a cut and that it would get better and go away and that Summer would be fine. It broke my heart and I started to cry, too.
Elizabeth had so much love for Summer. She often drove her crazy with all her packing around Grandma and Grandpa's house and always wanting to lay down by her and constantly play with her fur. Summer just let it happen. She loved Elizabeth just as much! She was a good sport. Sydney of course didn't get a chance to love Summer as much, but she knew who she was and we got a good picture of both of them.
I'll miss you, Summer. I loved you so much. Thank you for being a good kitty for me.
I don't know where she is, but I hope she's playing with Toby and Laddie.