tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132030066570093652011-07-07T18:00:51.959-07:00mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813203006657009365.post-83215181632404050902010-03-25T10:59:00.000-07:002010-03-25T11:30:29.274-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Going back a bit...</div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent our Christmas for 2009 in Destin, Florida with the whole family!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We rented a great big beach house and had a blast!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenni hired a photographer and here are some of the pictures that she took...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uptnGnnSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jAL3vfzQsEs/s1600/jenni006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uptnGnnSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/jAL3vfzQsEs/s400/jenni006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452638374918069538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Steve and I with our grand children - Maggie (15), Tim (9)and Stephanie (22)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uptHpO2RI/AAAAAAAAAHE/nBdPkPl9yJs/s1600/jenni050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uptHpO2RI/AAAAAAAAAHE/nBdPkPl9yJs/s400/jenni050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452638366473312530" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoi-HrcnI/AAAAAAAAAG0/0t98X9t2_pc/s1600/jenni046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoi-HrcnI/AAAAAAAAAG0/0t98X9t2_pc/s400/jenni046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452637092606341746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mark and our oldest son, Steve</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoh9eB36I/AAAAAAAAAGk/wSbja85zAGg/s1600/jenni109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoh9eB36I/AAAAAAAAAGk/wSbja85zAGg/s400/jenni109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452637075251781538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Diane and our middle son, David</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6upsfE8OAI/AAAAAAAAAG8/ZqoThu3g5T4/s1600/jenni055.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6upsfE8OAI/AAAAAAAAAG8/ZqoThu3g5T4/s400/jenni055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452638355583678466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy, Maggie, daughter Jenni and Tim<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uohVS-nkI/AAAAAAAAAGc/8qGeaKMXD34/s1600/jenni068.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoiSsB0WI/AAAAAAAAAGs/mjfnfTZTbfM/s1600/jenni039.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uoiSsB0WI/AAAAAAAAAGs/mjfnfTZTbfM/s400/jenni039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452637080947642722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stephanie and her fiance' Matt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uohVS-nkI/AAAAAAAAAGc/8qGeaKMXD34/s1600/jenni068.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uohVS-nkI/AAAAAAAAAGc/8qGeaKMXD34/s400/jenni068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452637064468012610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Get your hands off of my little girl!"</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uog83C1oI/AAAAAAAAAGU/6cHfeRXODKg/s1600/jenni093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uog83C1oI/AAAAAAAAAGU/6cHfeRXODKg/s400/jenni093.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452637057908397698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul4gB0_1I/AAAAAAAAAGM/lvaGh9uUs8s/s1600/jenni097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul4gB0_1I/AAAAAAAAAGM/lvaGh9uUs8s/s400/jenni097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452634163950976850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul335vxKI/AAAAAAAAAGE/uvMlMmxSkh4/s1600/jenni123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul335vxKI/AAAAAAAAAGE/uvMlMmxSkh4/s400/jenni123.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452634153179661474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul3RQE5hI/AAAAAAAAAF8/eiAr1SWtq_k/s1600/jenni126.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul3RQE5hI/AAAAAAAAAF8/eiAr1SWtq_k/s400/jenni126.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452634142804338194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul3HkujEI/AAAAAAAAAF0/GVrNW8F5vvE/s1600/jenni128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul3HkujEI/AAAAAAAAAF0/GVrNW8F5vvE/s400/jenni128.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452634140206599234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul2Z7vcyI/AAAAAAAAAFs/OLDcpYgOatE/s1600/jenni130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ul2Z7vcyI/AAAAAAAAAFs/OLDcpYgOatE/s400/jenni130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452634127955096354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Beautiful Family!!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1813203006657009365-8321518163240405090?l=mbakin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813203006657009365.post-5460396092880592942010-03-23T09:22:00.000-07:002010-03-25T10:57:45.436-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufo927l1I/AAAAAAAAAFc/qTfTKSuT-dI/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufo927l1I/AAAAAAAAAFc/qTfTKSuT-dI/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452627300010661714" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">The nightmare began on a regular boring MONDAY.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the doorbell rang!Oh NO! They're here!! Run for your life! It's the GRAND KIDS!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Just kidding!</div><div>Maggie and Tim brought a few friends with them - Ben, Carlie, and Jackson, aka Justin.</div><div>(#2 and #4 in the above picture are mine)</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufoCoLi2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/zIQQcEkZzew/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufoCoLi2I/AAAAAAAAAFU/zIQQcEkZzew/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452627284111100770" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The fun really began, on Tuesday. We loaded both of our cars with everything <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beachy</span> that you can think of, and I mean everything! I even took my dog Gus.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived at the hotel -all went fine till the boys room turned on the air conditioner. Nothing, no air! Then they had to move to another room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning the girls turned on the AC, nothing again! so we weren't going to move, (we already had our stuff spread all over the place), so we call the front desk, they sent up a repairman, he fixed it right then and there - with us still trying to get ready - and eating breakfast! He dragged in another AC and installed it then. So we had to wait for about an hour.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we find when we came back to the motel that night,that no one cleaned our room! No clean towels- no nothing!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufnVSx3QI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PH7R8vHFti0/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufnVSx3QI/AAAAAAAAAFM/PH7R8vHFti0/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452627271941741826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Justin, Maggie and Carlie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufm2WAAtI/AAAAAAAAAFE/4nYFkpLQ7fg/s1600/DSC_0035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufm2WAAtI/AAAAAAAAAFE/4nYFkpLQ7fg/s400/DSC_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452627263633752786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My babies - Maggie and Tim</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udbjwyOCI/AAAAAAAAAE8/vabQCKOPyQE/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udbjwyOCI/AAAAAAAAAE8/vabQCKOPyQE/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452624870644004898" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Me, Gus and Tim</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, we did have fun on the beach. Some adult male, if you can call him that, ogled Maggie the whole time we were there. I nearly killed him! Not MY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">maggie</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">carlie's</span> birthday party on the beach too. Since it was on St.Pat's day Jenni had green wigs, giant bow ties, flashing pins , capes, hats, suspenders, a cupcake with candles in it. We sang happy b day to her. all the while every one was watching us. For a little while there, I thought we would be thrown off the beach! (And no, we only had water to drink!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udbEdxXeI/AAAAAAAAAE0/fb7lc4keU8U/s1600/DSC_0165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udbEdxXeI/AAAAAAAAAE0/fb7lc4keU8U/s400/DSC_0165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452624862242758114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Carlie showing off the watch I gave her</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udaEEwvUI/AAAAAAAAAEs/FEhliN2VSrY/s1600/DSC_0182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udaEEwvUI/AAAAAAAAAEs/FEhliN2VSrY/s400/DSC_0182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452624844957990210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jenni's bunch!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udZheLI4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/hKrrhYPEF9M/s1600/DSC_0288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udZheLI4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/hKrrhYPEF9M/s400/DSC_0288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452624835669336962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Timothy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udZcGOMYI/AAAAAAAAAEc/uNEtuIQ3ZiY/s1600/DSC_0306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6udZcGOMYI/AAAAAAAAAEc/uNEtuIQ3ZiY/s400/DSC_0306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452624834226696578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Justin, Gus and Me</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufpRYTYsI/AAAAAAAAAFk/TWq_J6OOtqk/s1600/DSC_0118.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ufpRYTYsI/AAAAAAAAAFk/TWq_J6OOtqk/s400/DSC_0118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452627305250906818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sweet Gus!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubXL52h9I/AAAAAAAAAEU/PxtDmnLUkk8/s1600/DSC_0316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubXL52h9I/AAAAAAAAAEU/PxtDmnLUkk8/s400/DSC_0316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452622596496852946" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids buried each other, made sand castles and went swimming in the icy waters. Of course Jenni took a lot of pics. I was warm when we got to the beach but by the time we left , the wind really kicked up and started to get pretty cold.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids went back to the pool and played in the hot tub for a long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the next day we went home because it was grandpa's birthday. We had a party for him too but didn't work out very well. It was a bomb!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubWnjU2mI/AAAAAAAAAEM/4KpSe9mAwco/s1600/DSC_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubWnjU2mI/AAAAAAAAAEM/4KpSe9mAwco/s400/DSC_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452622586738694754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Writing 65<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> birthday wishes on Pa's car</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubV8NteuI/AAAAAAAAAEE/EOhm9nGjmXY/s1600/DSC_0477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubV8NteuI/AAAAAAAAAEE/EOhm9nGjmXY/s400/DSC_0477.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452622575105309410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">David</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubVfFrMII/AAAAAAAAAD8/UqsLhyTmiZU/s1600/DSC_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubVfFrMII/AAAAAAAAAD8/UqsLhyTmiZU/s400/DSC_0423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452622567286976642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Carlie and Maggie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubU6ZNj8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/1Slhi--O5dk/s1600/DSC_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6ubU6ZNj8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/1Slhi--O5dk/s400/DSC_0441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452622557436809154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My first granddaughter, Stephanie and Matt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZcAdfuTI/AAAAAAAAADs/yi_mpfOIsNQ/s1600/DSC_0433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZcAdfuTI/AAAAAAAAADs/yi_mpfOIsNQ/s400/DSC_0433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620480301218098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZbhfoqCI/AAAAAAAAADk/vLaqPAUXqsA/s1600/DSC_0426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZbhfoqCI/AAAAAAAAADk/vLaqPAUXqsA/s400/DSC_0426.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620471988693026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Maggie and me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZbOFBdRI/AAAAAAAAADc/_fHwYwsBLFc/s1600/DSC_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZbOFBdRI/AAAAAAAAADc/_fHwYwsBLFc/s400/DSC_0439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620466776798482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birthday dinner - Friends, Sandy and Barbara (it was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Barbaras</span> birthday too!) and Me and Steve</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZapAdf8I/AAAAAAAAADU/LA2NA-ybGPg/s1600/DSC_0471.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZapAdf8I/AAAAAAAAADU/LA2NA-ybGPg/s400/DSC_0471.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620456825552834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Steve opening a gift</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZZ35YheI/AAAAAAAAADM/iFZ7616DZ_4/s1600/DSC_0467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/S6uZZ35YheI/AAAAAAAAADM/iFZ7616DZ_4/s400/DSC_0467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620443642529250" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids left the next day. Then clean up time! Sheets,towels and floors- I had a great time washing and cleaning! But I am glad I am spoiled. I called the girls that help me clean . How nice is that?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's about all. But the bottom to this story is that I had a great time!!!!! Wouldn't have missed it for the world!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1813203006657009365-546039609288059294?l=mbakin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813203006657009365.post-33636892319036026502009-07-05T09:09:00.001-07:002009-07-05T10:07:27.736-07:00<div>My granddaughter Maggie went on a youth church trip to Nauvoo, Illinois to visit church history sights. Jenni and I decided to follow along and then stay a while after for some "girl time"! Here is some of what we've done so far:<br /><br /> <br /><div align="center">The Beautiful <em>Nauvoo Temple</em></div> <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDU-If_CII/AAAAAAAAAB8/E_fcCVcP_tk/s1600-h/DSC_0241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355014120842135682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDU-If_CII/AAAAAAAAAB8/E_fcCVcP_tk/s400/DSC_0241.JPG" /></a><br />Me and Gus at <em>David's Chamber</em>. The prophet Joseph Smith's son used this spot, under the small waterfall, to go for quiet time to do his painting.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDU9il1dBI/AAAAAAAAAB0/bVp3eo7-aDc/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355014110666126354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDU9il1dBI/AAAAAAAAAB0/bVp3eo7-aDc/s400/IMG_1443.JPG" /></a><br />Trying to read in the evening, when Maggie put the top of her pudding cup on my face... <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUWKY1p2I/AAAAAAAAABs/wzBntpvSXDs/s1600-h/DSC_0191.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013434154264418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUWKY1p2I/AAAAAAAAABs/wzBntpvSXDs/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" /></a>...then licked it off!<br /> <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVyBi93I/AAAAAAAAABk/hyrvJTD5kF8/s1600-h/DSC_0193.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013427614119794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVyBi93I/AAAAAAAAABk/hyrvJTD5kF8/s400/DSC_0193.JPG" /></a><br />Gus standing on the banks of the MIGHTY MISSISSIP! <br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVQY2bjI/AAAAAAAAABc/SRP2_A8YIo4/s1600-h/DSC_0237.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013418585058866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVQY2bjI/AAAAAAAAABc/SRP2_A8YIo4/s400/DSC_0237.JPG" /></a><br />The <em>Gateway Arch</em> and <em>Capitol Building</em> in St. Louis, Missouri <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVDn-srI/AAAAAAAAABU/MznDyzITqOk/s1600-h/DSC_0275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013415158854322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUVDn-srI/AAAAAAAAABU/MznDyzITqOk/s400/DSC_0275.JPG" /></a><br />The city sure would be in trouble if I wasn't here to hold this thing up! <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUU5bZdoI/AAAAAAAAABM/YFu6IL2_WyE/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013412421727874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDUU5bZdoI/AAAAAAAAABM/YFu6IL2_WyE/s400/DSC_0262.JPG" /></a><br />Me and Maggie ready to board the helicopter! <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSnnH7V0I/AAAAAAAAABE/OniOKRWRmK4/s1600-h/DSC_0268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355011534902482754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSnnH7V0I/AAAAAAAAABE/OniOKRWRmK4/s400/DSC_0268.JPG" /></a><br />Me, touring the St. Louis skies! <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSnCeuGtI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Wvl0e74tc48/s1600-h/DSC_0277.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355011525065972434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSnCeuGtI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Wvl0e74tc48/s400/DSC_0277.JPG" /></a><br />Me and the pilot! <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSm7xGBxI/AAAAAAAAAA0/33Wl9BhYO38/s1600-h/DSC_0286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355011523263989522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSm7xGBxI/AAAAAAAAAA0/33Wl9BhYO38/s400/DSC_0286.JPG" /></a><br />Jenni and I went to the temple for a little while on Friday. We enjoyed feeling the spirit inside. <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSmfM9_jI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ccPRov69j3w/s1600-h/IMG_1463.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355011515596275250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSmfM9_jI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ccPRov69j3w/s400/IMG_1463.JPG" /></a><br />Maggie, Me and Gus shopping. <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSmE7kkrI/AAAAAAAAAAk/9QfDFYN2wbU/s1600-h/IMG_1471.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355011508543984306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDSmE7kkrI/AAAAAAAAAAk/9QfDFYN2wbU/s400/IMG_1471.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1813203006657009365-3363689231903602650?l=mbakin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813203006657009365.post-67317127503957894322009-07-04T10:03:00.000-07:002009-07-05T10:07:56.958-07:00This is our new baby...Gus! He is an 8 week old Yorkie. He weighs 2 pounds! He is such a sweet, mild mannered little boy. Baby Jane isn't so sure of him, but she hasn't tried to kill him - that's a good start!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDdfGWsWzI/AAAAAAAAACM/R10I9Ge3sRU/s1600-h/tn%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355023483294997298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDdfGWsWzI/AAAAAAAAACM/R10I9Ge3sRU/s400/tn%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDdfKZXkEI/AAAAAAAAACE/P6FN82cYeDQ/s1600-h/gus%27s+first+bath.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355023484379959362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv5oCmbHnzE/SlDdfKZXkEI/AAAAAAAAACE/P6FN82cYeDQ/s400/gus%27s+first+bath.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1813203006657009365-6731712750395789432?l=mbakin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813203006657009365.post-61124587009568543302009-07-01T07:34:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:31:24.726-07:00Welcome to our new blog! I have decided that it was about time to join the world of blogging - and I have promised to make every effort to blog about something at least once a week! We will see how that goes, I make no guarantees! I am on vacation, so I will certainly have something to post soon...stay tuned!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1813203006657009365-6112458700956854330?l=mbakin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mbakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270199178351791062noreply@blogger.com1