{coming soon}

I have MUCH to blog about today, so I'll be back soon!

But, for now, I have some cake to go eat....

it's been a perfect day.

{isn't she lovely??}

i am tickled pink!!! 

sorry, i couldn't resist....

but, when we turn 40 in the walker-wiggins family,

the sister-in-laws get a quilt from our uber-talented

SIL, angie.

dentist by day, quilter by every other moment in between.

i kid you not.

so, i have known for years i would be a lucky girl the 

year i turned 40.  another bit of icing on the cake. 

when she asked what i had in mind, i told her....

i wanted pink, pink and more pink. 

my house and everything that surrounds me is 

not girly.  at all.  i think i shyed away from pink

living in a house full of boys so i wanted my quilt

to surround me in girly-girl colors and patterns.

she did not disappoint. 

i received it last night and it is perfectly beautiful

in every way.  i can't keep staring at it as i continously

find a new detail.  i can't thank her enough!

i am in love!  

 the back.....so pretty!

the boys will hate it, but i think i'm going to incorporate this in our

family pics this year.  they can suffer for a bit! 

i plan on many hours snuggling under this blanket, being

wrapped up with a sick child,  watching movies with the mr., 

dreaming, rainy days, and simply taking in its beauty.

thank you so much angie!  it is such a treasure! 

{Birthday Boy Part II}

and, here is the rest of the story ;) ....

The kiddos played and splashed in the pool.

I LOVE this - Britt will splash and splash the boys.  In hopes 

they will splash her back.  They have always refused as they

think they are being mean to her.  I finally convinced them that

she actually wanted them to splash her back and then...

it was on!  And, she loved every second of it!!!! :)  

Watch out, Noah's dancing!!

Notice:  no candles.  But, they are still making wishes!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!  Just please, please, please

slow this growing up stuff down.  Please!

{happy birthday big boy!}

Lil' man is now seven.

I know that has to be a mistake.

Seven??? 

How does this happen?!?

I will say, my perspective on the speed of

life with my boys is something that is becoming

more apparent each and every day. 

I am really striving to take in as much as I can

and be away from this desk more.   

Legos anyone? :)

Okay, on to the BIRTHDAY....

Of course he was ready to open his presents the moment

his eyes opened.  And, OF COURSE, he was nearly in 

his birthday suit.  Still not cute pj's for that one. So, pardon

the undies that are too big {of course!}.

In the first one below, he had a chicken dance card and

he broke right into it.......

Their Wii was broken most of the summer.  And with the price

difference being LESS than a repair considering it came with a game,

we opted to buy another.  Hopefully this one will last longer.

His breakfast of choice:  donuts and milk. 

They toast everything, even the donuts. ;)



That evening we headed to Uncle Shawn, Aunt Sheshe  and Britt's for

some swimming, pizza and cake. 



I interrupt this program..........to skip to HB Big Boy II because 

my pictures will not load. 

 I'll be back when they decide to cooperate. :(  

{Happy Birthday!}

I'm very late in posting a lot, so I'm trying to catch up in reverse order. 

Scott celebrated his 39th birthday on August 7th. 

We had to convince him he was going to be 39 as apparently

he thought he was 39 all of last year.

He lost a year????

He did not feel well, so we stayed very low key.

Just a Reese's cake and dinner at home with the boys.

Evan "built" him a present. :) 

I forced him into some pictures. ;) 

{self-diagnosis}

Although no clinical term exists.

I would do just about anything to avert a photo. 

Crazy, huh?

I'm at complete ease on the other side.

But, go into fight or flight when it's aimed at me. 

This is what it took for me to get a single picture

with the infamous cake. 

The Outtakes.   

Telling them just how painful it is.

Okay, maybe if I look away.  It will gooooooo away. 

Okay, I look quickly.

But, notice the wrinkled up nose.

I do that when I'm extremely uncomfortable.

Or, about to pass out. 

Okay, maybe if I look at that fly on the ceiling.

IT will go away. 

Let's keep looking far, far away.

The blurriness is good.

Really good.

MUCH better in the group. 

Maybe I should be hypnotized.