Cayden's First Birthday!

Cayden having his cake and EATING IT too!!  Cayden loved opening presents too... especially tearing the wrapping paper.  Cayden crawled to the door to look for his buddy Rowdy, it was so cute!
Cayden with... Mommy, Daddy, Dagmara, Danny, Meme, Joy, Grandpa!!  He loves to give KISSES... with his mouth WIDE OPEN... look out!

Since Cayden is Townsend Cayden, the 5th,

I gave Bridget and Cyle a picture frame with this picture and these words engraved on it... 

                    Five Generations


A baby is born, A tradition is passed on, And the LOVE continues to grow!

Charles was Caydens' great, great, great Grandpa ~ T. C.Wilkinson 1

Clarence was his great, great Grandpa ~  T. C. Wilkinson 2

The tradition skipped a generation here...But Richard Wilkinson named his son...Curtis

Curtis is his Grandpa ~ T. C. Wilkinson 3 

Cyle is his Daddy ~ T. C. Wilkinson 4

Cayden is T. C. Wilkinson 5 !!  
I really think Bridget loved it!!  Happy Birthday T. C. W., the 5th... we love you!

I accept the challenge!!

Beth has started a fun camera challenge for us bloggers!! I am in... here is my entry for this weeks challenge... SHAPES! Enjoy!

  My favorite shape... the cross.  Features circles and a heart!
                      My front door... oval and squares!  Top of a dinning room chair... squares one after another!
                         Firewood... circles in circles!
                  Top of the hammock... triangle!

Next week's challenge is BLACK & WHITE!  Come on Meigan, Melissa, Katy, Bridget, and Beckie join in the fun!  Check out I should be folding laundry to see more!!

One Year Ago...

Bridget and I painted a nursery full of MONKEYS!  Bridget and Cyle hung letters, letters that spelled out the changing forever of their lives, letters that spelled out name of the little boy who they could not wait to meet, letters that spelled CAYDEN.

July 19th came and brought with it some contractions.  This would be the day!  A birthday for Townsend Cayden Wilkinson.

        Meme falls in love and Papa is just so proud of his new GRANDSON!


We are off to Clear Lake to celebrate this baby boys' big day!  He has changed before our eyes!  He amazes us with his disposition, for it has been a tough year for such a little guy.  Cayden is a strong little boy... one that will continue to capture our hearts with his smile.  Happy Birthday Townsend Cayden!

Cocktail Hour with Meigan!

So, I join a golf league with Meigan, on Wednesday nights... fun right??  Not really.  My golfing is not so good... I end up with blisters on my hands (holding the clubs WRONG) and a high score after nine holes BUT... isn't there always a but?  Riding in the cart with Meigan is just so much fun.  She never covers her drivers so they clang together constantly.  I told her it sounds like a cocktail party going on behind us and I keep wanting to look to see what I am missing!!  It's no wonder I can't remember how many times I hit the ball or where the frickin ball even went!  Oh well...CHEERS... here's to the girls who are at least out there whacking away!  Next week I am stopping that drink cart and joining in the party... who knows, it might even help!

Wordless Wednesday

Now you see it ... now you don't!

You saw the wall...Now you don't...
Dave made a beautiful wooden counter top for Dan!

Molly checks out Uncle Dan's new house!  The girls LOVE the big basement and they ran around in circles and danced to some Beatles tunes on the turn table!!
Dagmara paints with her "Crimson" color!!  It has turned out so warm and cozy!
This is another wall being taken down, one that separates two bedrooms.  The plan is to make a larger master suite with the bath attached and a walk in closet!  Dave and a few of his buds, (Rick, Bob and Larry) all had a fine time over at the new house.  These guys just love a challenge like this, and how lucky for Dan that they do!!  Watch for more updates... wait till you see the kitchen color.  Dagmara shocks some of us with her choices BUT... she ends up with just the right color!!  I love that she is daring and not afraid to try different colors till she finds the perfect one!  

 

Sunday Morning and "the living is easy"...

On a beautiful sunny Sunday morning...

I have worked on my pool... its ready for the day... come on over!

I will head to Dan's for some painting with Dagmara.

I will think about a boy and his dog.

I will think about a boy and his favorite girl.

I will plan ahead... tickets, buses,  and look up fun things to do in Mesa.

I will enjoy this beautiful day... with a smile on my face! 

Friday~ July 10th 2009

First, let me start by THANKING Roxi!  Roxi bought me a 4 leaf clover for my pandora bracelet just because SHE SAYS SHE IS "JUST THAT KIND OF LUCKY"  Click on that for more info about that line!!  I love you Roxi and I AM THAT KIND OF LUCKY AGAIN!!
Tegan and Kelley called today from Colorado to ask about flowers for their wedding!! Yes, they were at a florist already getting all set for their upcoming wedding in June 2010!  A bride and groom on the ball... getting it done!!  Gotta love that... and I love them!

Oh me, Oh my...someone had a BIRTHDAY TODAY!  Happy birthday Debo!   Deb is the kind of girl who would do ANYTHING for you, all you have to do is ask!  She is the best~est ever! And yes, I love her too!!
A really big, big, milestone in Sarah Rose's little life!!  Beckie has been working with her to swim with NO WINGS ~~ Look Mommy... I can do it!!  SO EXCITING!  Now we just have to get her to put her face under the water and LOOKOUT~ there will be NO STOPPING HER!

Then, no to be outdone by her OLDER SISTER... Little Molly just jumped off the ladder... no wings... and tried swimming all by herself!  She loved it!
High Five for trying~~ But its wings all the way for this sweet babe.!!  I love them too!!
Sarah sat her "Friends" near by so they could WATCH her swim!!

Ryan, Cayden and Sarah also love the new BOAT!  It is so fun to ride and capture dolphins in it!

"Thanks for getting me this Mem" says Sarah!  

And the WALLS FALL DOWN!

Dan bought a house, Dan does some construction...oops... Destruction on kitchen wall... he paints, he sands, he moves in some furniture, realizes couch won't fit down in rec room so....

one more wall will have to come down and back up!!

Too much fun!  Dagmara gets credit for cell phone pictures! Sean, Pat, Dave and Dan after wall came down!   More to come!

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Treat... a little late!  One precious boy, soon to be getting his first haircut!
Townsend Cayden, the 5th!  So handsome, isn't he?