While on vacation in Fairfield Bay AR, Charlie is planning our next stop!
My wife and I have three sons and "daughters" and 16 grandchildren! "And this we know in our journey of life, whether green rolling hills or the desert bare and dry; in all things God works for our good, for those who love the Lord."
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Video - our happy grandson
Cindy (Mamaw) got to spend a lot of time with Asher, our new grandson, while we were on vacation for 10 days. We were in Mountain View, sitting in the van and waiting for the rain to stop when I took this video.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
family photo Sunday
Father's Day in Pine Bluff AR with my son and grandkids... we tried to take a three generation photo but the kids had other plans... Maybe my son's camera will have a better pic but this is too cute not to post.
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Baggett Family birthdays for June 1st - June 15th
We are celebrating 5 Baggett family birthdays
for the first half of June 2014!
Easton turned 5 on June 3rd.
He is the son of Cindy's cousin Amy York
and grandson of David and Jo Ann Baggett.
Hope you had a great time celebrating!
Your Superman cake looks great!
Layton Bell turned 19
on June 4th.
Layton is pictured with his grandpa David Baggett at left.
He is the son of Cindy's cousin Rhonda and Denton Bell,
and grandson of
David and Jo Ann Baggett.
David and Jo Ann Baggett.
Hope you had a great day!
Brandy McDonald celebrated her 36th birthday
on June 5th.
Brandy (Cindy's niece) is
pictured at left with her brothers
Joel Baggett and Jeremiah Baggett and her mom, Wendy.
Hope you had a great day!
Anthony Griego will be celebrating
his 45th birthday on June 13th.
Anthony is married to Cindy's cousin
Sheryl Baggett Griego who is the daughter of Uncle Kelsea and Roxy Baggett.
Hope you have a great day!

Cindy's nephew Jesse Baggett will be
celebrating his 33rd birthday on June 13th.
Jesse is the son of Sam Baggett
and grandson of Winnie Baggett.
Hope you have a great day!
Friday, June 06, 2014
Franklin Family birthdays for June 1st-June 15th
We are celebrating three birthdays in the
Franklin Family for the first half of June 2014
Kylee Brown is celebrating
her 35th birthday on June 6th.
Kylee is married to my 2nd cousin
Greg Brown.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Emilee is the daughter of my
cousin
Greg and Kylee Brown
(and is pictured with her little sister
Lydia)
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Jonathan Logan will be celebrating
his 33rd birthday on June 7th.
Jonathan is the son of my sister
Deborah and Charlie Logan,
and grandson of Gene and Martha Franklin.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
family reunion in Arkansas!
Looking forward to seeing all of my wife's family
at the reunion in Sheridan.
This will be our 2nd reunion -
Hard to believe but it has been
three years since the first reunion.
Monday, June 02, 2014
Congrats to the class of 2014
the graduates of the class of 2014!
We hope you have great success
as you start this new stage of your life.
I remember ny high school assistant principal
offered to let me repeat my senior year,
but I declined.
Sorry, you cannot go back either.
Seriously, I pray that you will let
God lead you into your future with Him.
Logan Daly (at left) - son of Donna and Mike Daly
Erica Pettit (below) - daughter of Preston Pettit
and
Josh Pettit - son of Jamie and Kathy Pettit
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Franklin Family birthdays for May 16th -May 31st
Celebrating four birthdays in the Franklin Family
for the 2nd half of May!
Christy Pettit
celebrated another birthday on May 18th. Christy is the wife of my 2nd cousin Preston Pettit (son of Dianne Dorman Pettit).
Hope you had a wonderful day!
Rachel Pettit
celebrated another birthday
on May 18th. Rachel is the daughter of my 2nd cousin Ray Pettit, Jr. (pictured with mom and dad and brothers at left). She is the granddaughter of Dianne Dorman Pettit.
Hope you had a wonderful day!
Melinda Walker (sorry no photo available)
celebrated her birthday on May 21st.
Melinda is the wife of my 2nd cousin Eric Walker (son of Gloria Dorman Walker).
Hope you had a wonderful day!
Donna Daly
will be celebrating her birthday
today, May 31st.
Donna is the pictured at left with some of the family
at the Wagon Wheel.
Donna is the daughter of my late cousin Pat (and Don Brown.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Friday, May 30, 2014
tracing our roots
Tracing our roots ... my sister found the headstone of our great-grandmother in Shelby, NC. Martha E. Hicks Franklin, the wife of John Gather Franklin is buried in the Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery. J. G. Franklin died in 1914 and is buried at the High Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery in Mooresboro, NC. After his death, Martha moved to Shelby, NC. John Gather and Martha E. Hicks Franklin are the parents of Charles Clinton Franklin; who is the father of my dad.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Baggett Family Birthdays - May 16th - May 31st
We're celebrating six birthdays in the Baggett Family from May 16th-May 31st!
Sorry, no current photo available for Zach Baggett (# 43 on May 27th)
and Clint Granderson (#50 on May 29th)
Gavin Michau celebrated
his 12th birthday
on May 18.
Gavin is the son of Cindy's
cousin Allison (and Randy) Michau
and grandson of Uncle Les and Pam Baggett.
Hope you had a great day!
Lori Wardlaw celebrated her 33rd birthday
on May 22nd.
She is pictured with her daughter Andi Jo.
Lori is the daughter of
Uncle David and Jo Ann Baggett.
Hope you had a great day!
Mikaya will be celebrating
her 8th birthday
on May 25th.
Mikaya is pictured with her
cousin Travis at left.
She is the daughter of Cindy's cousin Sheryl (and Anthony) Griego
and granddaughter of Uncle Kelsea and Roxy Baggett.
Hope you have a great day!
Susan Blackstock will be celebrating
another birthday on May 31st.
Susan is pictured with
her husband, Mike.
Hope you have a great day!
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
family photo Sunday
Enjoyed spending Mother's Day in Florida with our son and his family - and getting to meet Asher for the first time!
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Franklin Family Birthdays for the first half of May 2014
Celebrating 11 birthdays in the Franklin Family
for the first half of May!
(Click photos to enlarge)
My cousin Dianne Dorman Pettit celebrated her 68th birthday on May 1st. She is pictured surrounded by three of her four young'uns - Jamie, Miranda, and Ray Jr.
Hope you had a blessed day!
Dianne is the daughter of my dad's sister - Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Albert "Uncle Knott" Dorman)
Our "oldest" granddaughter Natalie turned 10 years old
on May 2nd. Natalie is pictured at left
with her siblings - Sophie, Meredith and Ethan.
Hope you had a wonderful day!
Natalie is the daughter of my son Stephen (and Leah) Franklin, and great-grand-daughter of Gene and Martha Franklin.

My cousin Gloria Dorman Walker celebrated her 65th birthday on May 4th. Gloria is pictured with her four grandkids at left - Kaitlin, Luke, Derek and Dylan.
Hope you had a blessed day!
Gloria is the daughter of my dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Uncle Albert)
Annette Gardner celebrated her 32nd birthday on May 5th. Annette is pictured with her family this past Christmas Eve - Ronnie, Jamie, Payton and her mother, Barabara.
Hope you had a blessed day!
Annette is the daughter of my cousin Barabara Dorman Wilkie and granddaughter of dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman.
Emily Stubbs celebrated her 22nd birthday on May 5th. Emily is the daughter of Preston and Christy Pettit and granddaughter of my cousin Dianne Dorman Pettit.
Hope you had a wonderful day celebrating!
Charlie Wilkie and Don Wilkie will both be
celebrating their birthdays today, May 8th.
Charlie will be 25 and his son Don will be 2 years old.
Charlie is the son of my cousin Barabara Dorman Wilkie and grandson of my dad's sister Annie Mae Franklin Dorman (and Uncle Albert).
Hope you have a great day today!
Leah Franklin, our middle son Stephen's wife, will be celebrated her 33rd birthday on May 10th. Leah is pictured with her three lovely daughters at left - Meredith, Sophie and Natalie.
Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating!
My cousin Tony Mitchell with be celebrating his - can it be true - his....50th on May 12th. Well now I feel really old LOL! Tony is pictured with his lovely wife, Debra at left. Hope you have a great day celebrating the big 5 - 0 (and we're not in Hawaii y'all!) - it's all down hill from here!
Tony is the son of my cousin Judy Mitchell, and grandson of dad's sister Pearl Earline Franklin Guinn.
My sister Loretta's granddaughter, Laney Arthur,
turns 2 on May 10.
Laney is the daughter of Kenny Arthur and great-granddaughter of Gene and Martha Franklin.
Hope you have a fun day and enjoy lots of cake and ice cream!
Monday, May 05, 2014
Baggett Family Birthdays for the first half of May 2014
We're celebrating four birthdays in the
Baggett Family for the first half of May!

Natalie is our oldest granddaughter.
She turned 10
on Friday, May 2nd.
She is the daughter of our middle
son Stephen and his wife Leah..
Hope you had a great day!

Doug Alexander celebrated
his 37th birthday
on Saturday, May 3rd.
Doug is married to Cindy's niece Kim.
Hope you had a great day!
Winnie Baggett will be celebrating
her 79th birthday on
Thursday, May 8th.
Cindy's mom is pictured with many of her grandchildren and great grandchildren at the reunion in 2011.
Hope you have a great day!
Leah Franklin will be celebrating
her 33rd birthday on
Saturday, May 10th.
Leah is pictured with her hubby, Stephen,
our middle son at right.
Hope you have a great day!
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Friday, May 02, 2014
more Easter photos
Our son in Florida with his three kids on Easter Sunday! Charlie, Haley Grace and Asher with Brandon. Every one wearing a hat! :)
And below,
Brandon and Asher
Thursday, May 01, 2014
more photos from Easter
More photos of our grandkids from Easter Sunday - Haley Grace and Charlie at left with baby brother Asher
Charlie and Asher in the photo below
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
more Easter photos
I will be posting some photos of our family from Easter:
This one is a photo of our granddaughter Meredith (at church in WI Easter morning)
Monday, April 28, 2014
Franklin Family birthdays between April 16th and April 30th
We will be celebrating three Franklin Family birthdays
between April 16th - 30th!
Charity Brown celebrated another birthday on Weds, April 23rd. Charity is married to my 2nd cousin Jeffrey Brown, and pictured with her family (Christmas Eve).
Hope you had a great day!
Kaitlin will be turning
7
on Tuesday, April 29th.
Kaitlin is the daughter of my 2nd cousin Kimberly ( and Paul) Arthur.
7
on Tuesday, April 29th.
Kaitlin is the daughter of my 2nd cousin Kimberly ( and Paul) Arthur.
Hope you have a great day!
Ben Arthur will be celebrating his 28th birthday on Weds, April 30th.
Ben is the son of my younger sister,
Loretta Franklin,
and is pictured with
his daughter Peyton at left.
Ben is the son of my younger sister,
Loretta Franklin,
and is pictured with
his daughter Peyton at left.
Hope you have a great day!
Sunday, April 27, 2014
family photo Sunday
Photos from Easter -
Our oldest and nearly 10 year old grandchild,
Natalie (right) with a friend, and in the background to the left
is another granddaughter, Meredith,
who appears to be running to get in this picture LOL
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