a very quilty birthday surprise

yesterday we celebrated a double fifteenth birthday. i can't believe my little boys are already in their mid teens, when did that happen? i managed to snap them in the morning with a lot of "aw Mum, i don't like photos of myself" and "you're gonna put that on your blog and gush on about us aren't you?". honestly kids, i wouldn't do any of those things, cross my heart!

my birthday boys

after that, the aunties and grandma arrived for some grownup coffee and cake, as well as some not so grownup ice-cream cake. yummy! i had to pack them off in the afternoon so that i could keep stitching down the binding on this monster quilt for Levi, but i got it done before he came back. here's a sneaky washing line photo before i wrapped it.

levi's giant quilt

and here's the after photo when he wrapped himself in it. he was really happy with how huge this quilt is (it's queen size) and the combo of red, blue and white suits him too.

it's a wrap

 i imagine he will take this to a lot of different places when he follows his dream to become a pilot. it makes me a bit teary to think of this so i won't say anymore... except happy birthday boys, i love you both so much (embarrassing) and although i can't remember your first year much, i have enjoyed having you around for the last decade and a half.
 ok, no more gushing now, i promise!