Franklin family birthdays for the 2nd half of May 2015

We're celebrating five birthdays 

in the Franklin family 

for the 2nd half of May 2015!

Tony Mitchell celebrated his 51st  

birthday on May 12th.   

Tony is the son of cousin Judy Mitchell; 

and grandson of the 

late Pearl Earline Franklin Guinn.  

Hope you had  a great day!

Christy Pettit celebrated another 

birthday on May 18th.  

Christy is married to cousin Preston Pettit, 

who is the son of 

Dianne and the late Ray Pettit, Sr.  

Hope you had a great day!

Rachel Pettit celebrated 

another birthday on May 18th.  Rachel is pictured with her brothers, her dad and grandmother Dianne.

Rachel is the daughter of 

Ray and Bernadette Pettit, 

and granddaughter of 

Dianne and the late Ray Pettit,Sr.  

Hope you had a great day! 

Melinda Walker celebrated  another birthday on May 21st.  

Melinda is married to 

cousin Eric Walker, 

who is the son of Gloria Walker.

Donna Daly celebrated another 

birthday on May 31st, today!

Donna is pictured with her son Logan Daly.

Donna is the daughter of the 

late Don and Pat Franklin Brown.

Hope you had a great day! 

family photo Sunday

This girl likes to swing!  

Our granddaughter Elisea at the park 

with Mamaw and Papaw!

Baggett family birthdays for the 2nd half of May 2015

Celebrating Six birthdays for the 2nd half 

of May 2015  in the Baggett Family!
(click photo to view larger)

Gavin turned 13 on May 11th.  

Nice selfie of Gavin with his mom 

from facebook!

Welcome to the teenage years!    

Gavin is the oldest son of 

Allison and Randy Michau; 

and grandson of Leslie and Pam Baggett.

Hope you had a great day!

Lori Wardlaw celebrated 

her 34th birthday on May 21st.  Lori is pictured with daughter 

Andi Jo at the reunion 

last summer. 

Lori is the daughter of 

 David and Joann Baggett. 

Hope you had a great day!

Mikaya celebrated her 9th birthday 

on May 25th. 

Mikaya is pictured with her 

sisters Sierra and Jessica.

Mikaya is the daughter of 

Sheryl and Anthony Griego; 

and granddaughter of 

Kelsea and Roxy Baggett

Hope you had a great day! 

Susan Blackstock will celebrate 

another birthday on May 31st. 

She is pictured with her mother.

Susan is married to Michael Blackstock,

 the son of Robbie and Joel Blackstock. 

Hope you have a great day! 

Other birthdays this month -  sorry no pics:

Zachary Baggett, son of the late Ralph (Sonny) Baggett - 
he turned 44 on May 27th  
Clint Granderson, son of Peggy and Charles Granderson (Mam-ma Baggett's niece) 
who turned 51  on May 29th. 

family photo Sunday

Glad our son and his wife made it back 

safe and sound from their trip to Israel. 
In this photo, Josh and Janelle are standing where

John the Baptist baptized Jesus

we can do it, yes we can

Gideon, Hudson, Layton, and Brielle

We can do it, yes we can...grandma and grandpa have it all under control.

A very rare moment this past two weeks, when all four grands are on the couch "reading" at the same time.  Special thanks to Brielle whose idea was to pretend they are on a trip, she is the driver of the car/bus/train or whatever it was...:)  

eating at McDonald's in Israel

Can you believe it - 

Janelle went all the way 

to Israel just to eat 

at  McDonald's !  

Of course, that is not your everyday Big Mac either! 

family photo Sunday

Mamaw helping Charlie and Haley Grace 

decorate their Easter eggs.

fun time watching Layton play ball

Layton(R)

 We had a fun time watching 

Layton play ball. 

He is on the Spring Grove 

Little League team.  

They played Tuesday and have another game today.  

 

A swing and a miss...

fun in the dugout

Mamaw with Brielle, Gideon, Elisea and Hudson enjoy the game

Video for the grandsons from The Andy Griffith Show: Barney's Life Lessons

My grandsons need to watch and learn this life lesson from Barney Fife --- LOL

view from the top of the Golan Heights, Mt. Hermon to the left

Josh sent this beautiful panoramic photo today  

taken from the top of Golan Heights -  
Mt. Hermon to the left- 
in northern Israel.  
(Click photo for larger view)

spending time with the grandkids in PA

GIDEON

ELISEA

LAYTON

We are in PA taking care of the grandchildren while mom and dad are in Israel.   After three days, I feel like I am getting ready to star in the next "Daddy Day Care" movie.   Elisea is a little baby doll of a girl at 10 months.   Gideon is a little boy who just turned 2 - what else can I say? LOL    Hudson and Layton love to play together with toy trains  -  all the live long day.   And Brielle , the oldest , is going to school every day. She rides a bus (van) to and from school.

HUDSON

BRIELLE

first pictures of Israel received from Josh and Janelle today

These are the first pictures sent from Josh and Janelle in Israel -  

taken at Caesarea Theatre  in Caesarea, Israel. This town was built by Herod the Great (25-13BC)

Read more about the history of this town at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea

Baggett Family birthdays for May 1st - May 15th

We are celebrating four birthdays

 in the Baggett Family for 

the first half of May 2015!

Our oldest grandchild, Natalie, turned 11 on May 2nd.  

Natalie is the daughter of Stephen and Leah Franklin; granddaughter of Tim and Cindy Baggett Franklin; and great-granddaughter of Winnie and the late J.L. Baggett, Jr.  

Hope you had a great day! 

Doug Alexander celebrated 

his 38th birthday on May 3rd. 

Doug is pictured with his son Colton.   

Doug is married to our niece Kimberly Baggett Alexander; 

Kim is the daughter of Sam Baggett; 

and granddaughter of Winnie and the late J.L. Baggett, Jr. 

Hope you had  a great day! 

Cindy's mother, Winnie Baggett, celebrated 

her 80th birthday on May 8th.  

At left is one of my favorite Mother's day photos - with Cindy and her mom, sitting on the concrete bench we bought in honor of 

her dad and brother's memory.  

Winnie was married to the late J.L Baggett, Jr. 

Hope you had a great day! 

Leah Franklin celebrated her 

34th birthday on May 10th.  

Leah is married to Stephen Franklin; 

who is the son of 

Tim and Cindy Baggett Franklin; 

and grandson of 

Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr.  

Hope you had a great day! 

Mother's day for my wife

Mother's Day gift for my wife -  May 2015 

• Two new tires $260.00  

• Gas to PA $54.00

• Two weeks with the grandkids - priceless 

Josh and Janelle left Sunday afternoon for a 10 day trip to Israel.   Cindy and I get to be "mom and dad" for these five grands until they return.    

family photo Sunday

I am thankful for the best mom a little boy could have! 

Happy Mother's Day! 

This picture was from 1956 when I was less than 1 year old. 

Video - music highlight from anniversary Sunday at Berean Baptist Lilburn GA

One of our favorite choir and orch selections at church 

for the 25th anniversary Sunday, May 3rd. 

 My son Brandon played his trumpet , 

I played the tuba and Rachel sang with sopranos 

 "No More Night" arranged by Camp Kirkland.

Franklin Family Birthdays for May 1st thro May 10th

Celebrating 10 Birthdays 

in the Franklin Family

May 1st  - May 10th 2015

Cousin Dianne Pettit celebrated 

her 69th birthday on May 1st. 

Dianne is pictured with 

her four children  -  

Preston, Ray, 

Miranda and Jamie. 

She is the daughter of the late Albert and Ann Franklin Dorman.

Hope you had a great day!

Our oldest granddaughter, Natalie 

celebrated her 11th birthday 

on May 2nd.   

Natalie is the daughter of 

Stephen and Leah Franklin; 

granddaughter of 

Tim and Cindy Franklin and

great-granddaughter of 

Gene and Martha Franklin

Hope you had a great day! 

Cousin Gloria Walker celebrated 

her 66th birthday on May 4th. 

Gloria is pictured with her grandson Derek.  

She is the daughter of the 

late Albert and Ann Franklin Dorman. 

Hope you had a great day!

 Annette Gardner celebrated her 33rd birthday on May 5th.  Annette is pictured with her family, Ronnie, Jamie and Peyton and Barabara.  

Annette is the daughter of cousin Barabara Wilkie; 

and granddaughter of the late Albert and Ann Franklin Dorman. 

Hope you had a great day! 

Emily Stubbs celebrated another 

birthday on May 5th.

Emily is the daughter of 

Christy and Preston Pettit; 

and granddaughter of Dianne Pettit. 

Hope you had a great day!

Charlie Wilkie will be celebrating 

his 26th birthday on May 8th.   

Charlie is the son of cousin Barabara Wilkie, 

and grandson of the late 

Albert and Ann Franklin Dorman.

Donnie, son of Charlie Wilkie, will be celebrating his 3rd birthday also on May 8th.  

Donnie is the grandson of cousin Barabara Wilkie.

Hope you both have a great day! 

Leah Franklin will be celebrating her 34th birthday on May 10th.  Leah is married to our son Stephen and is pictured with their son, Ethan. 

Hope you have a great day!

 Laney will celebrate her 

3rd birthday on May 10th. 

Laney is the daughter of Kenny Arthur; granddaughter of Loretta Franklin; and

great-granddaughter of Gene and Martha Franklin

Hope you have a great day! 

Also celebrating his 32nd birthday on May 10th, Jerry Kirby, Jr. (sorry no picture) who is son of my late cousin Jerry Kirby, Sr. and grandson of the late Emily Carrie Franklin Kirby Jones.

family photo Sunday

 Brandon and Rachel with their family on Easter Sunday in Florida. 

special day in our journey!

Today is a special day in our journey of life.... our first grandchild turns 11 today!   Happy Birthday to Natalie!
Time sure flies by does it not?   and your mom and dad have two more years to get ready :)  for soon you will be a teenager!  

We love you much, Mamaw and Papaw.