My Giraffe Gem~

Will love this new addition to her collection! 2 days and counting!

Missing them...

"I am not L i i n g!"

Please don't, anyone, ever, tell Sarah that wearing dresses means you are "girly, prissy, ladylike or a princess"~

She firmly believes otherwise! The signs on her bedroom door will tell you just what she thinks about herself and about the fact that she loves to wear dresses everyday!
And there you have it!

She is the SWEETEST contradiction I have ever seen!

How old would you be...

If you didn't know how old you were?~Satchel Paige

Sarah will be 6 years old very, very soon.

The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child~Joe Houldsworth

There are no seven wonders in the eyes of a child.

There are seven million.~Walt Streightiff

If you haven't time to respond to a tug at your pants leg, your schedule is too crowded.~ Robert Braul

Every child comes with message that God is not yet discouraged of man.~Rabindranath Tagore

We try to teach our children all about life,

Our children teach us what life is all about. ~ Angela Schwindt

Who said this....

If I would have known having grandkids would be this much fun...

I would of had them first!!!
Well, I am saying it now.

I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that Sarah Rose, my very first gem, is going to be 6 years old on September 17th!

Cupcake!

Sarah and Mo gave Mya a special birthday present. They built a bear, stuffed it with TWO hearts and named it CUPCAKE just for Mya! Cayden? He was just happy to be in the picture!

Scoot~tie 2!

We called Mya's mommy SCOOTer/SCOOTIE because she did the same thing, only she went backwards! Now we have Mya... going forward!!

Hole in One!

Dave's corporation had its annual charity golf outing last Thursday. This year, they choose a charity that is close to our hearts~ The OI Foundation. We even had a little someone at the outing representing for Osteogenisis Imperfecta... our Townsend Cayden!
Bridget and Cyle brought Cayden into town so that he could be at the outing and accept the check for the foundation! Here, he and his mommy head to the driving range!
Cayden and his Papa practice on the practice putting greem!
We may have a future golfer here!
Cayden's daddy Cyle played in the tournament and his Mommy drove him around in a golf cart so they could follow Papa and Daddys' foursome! Cyle helps Cayden with his grip!

Cayden walked around shaking hands and saying "Thank you for playing golf today"!

Papa loved having him there!

What a gem!
Aunt BB dropped Mya off for the dinner and award ceremony... she liked to sneak corn off Papa's plate!

Cayden accepts a BIG check for the OI FOUNDATION. Cayden had a speech prepared. He said...

"Hi, my name is Cayden and I have brittle bones. Thank you for helping brittle bones."
When he came back to the table, he said... "I was so nervous", loud enough for everyone to hear! Who knew he even knew what "nervous" meant!!! He cheered for all the winners when they were announced and would say, "good job ~ way to go"! He made everyone laugh! I just love this outgoing little guy!

There was a side "skins" game that players put money into for a chance to win said money. There was one "skin" and the payoff was $325.oo. The team that won it gave the money to Cayden and told him to go get a new toy for himself!! High fives all around for that one!! Dave has so many great clients and friends who participated in this fun event! Thank you to all who helped raise money for "Brittle Bones"! The check for $3,000.00 is on its way to the foundation!

Here is a video of Cayden on the first hole... Judd, the pro at Avon Oaks gave him a shirt, the smallest he had, and Cayden wore it proudly!! Check out his mad skills!! Cayden followed for two holes, went home for a nap, then woke up and told his Mom that he had to get back to his party! He got to ride along for the last two holes as well!

He was determined to get the ball in the hole, wasn't he?

Trouble...

Someone invited me to play.
I had the feeling I was in TROUBLE.
She said she played this game before.
She was swift and so good with numbers.
We played it twice.

I lost both times.

She said SORRY?

I said no way~

Time to Share!

You must see THIS!

It's all about her...

Sweet Sarah Rose! She is a first grader now!

So Much...

I had SO MUCH fun visiting Mya and Cayden! Mya is just the sweetest little peanut! No crawling yet, she scoots across the floor with her hands while in a seated position! She now has enough hair for a little bow~ she is darling!
I picked them up from their sitters house and Cayden was so happy to see me! We spent hours just talking together! This poor guy is candy to the mosquitos, just look at his munched on face!!
He loves his pirate ship I got him for his birthday!
They like to keep it on the ground with the legs off so Miss Mya can play too! Cayden's little rubber band wrists... Love them!
We went inside to bake a cake for Mya birthday! Cayden is a big helper!
He licks them clean!We celebrated Cayden too since I was not with him on his big day! He is now "free", don't you know!
Oh goodness...
I love this kid!
Mya had a turn too... but we will celebrate again with family next week!
She studied that little piece of cake for a while!
But then dug right into it! Yummy!
Bridget let Cayden just fall asleep on my lap and I just loved the snuggle time with him!
The next morning, Cayden took Mya for a spin in his spiffy little camo car!
He leans forward to hold it in a faster gear!! Hang on Mya Brynn!
Mya loves the pirate ship too!
I spent two nights with my little Wilkinson gems, then headed home on Friday. Anyone who is my friend on Facebook, knows I was "over served" at Meigs on Friday night! There is a lovely picture of me posted there!!

On Sunday, Dave and I took the bunk beds he made over to Sarah Rose! She helped put them together! Her room is newly painted~ the rose wallpaper down, and walls are white now with some chalk board painted panels that will have molding, painted pink, put around them!
Sarah is excited to share with her sister Molly too!
Practice run!
Awesome! Pottery Barns got nothing on Dave!!
"Thanks Papa", says Sarah!
I am stuck inside today~ Look what is going on outside!
New Driveway!
I am missing Danny and Kayla~ the house is so empty with them!