Four generations

We decided that on this trip we would take a photo of the four generations of women(girls) in our family. So Great-Grandma Backerman (B), Grandma Muffie (Mom), Katie and Megan, and then Amber, Ashley, and Addison. It was a neat thing to do, since you never know how long you will have someone around and with G'ma B. being 91 years old, you really never know. I remember once a long time ago when Amber was a baby that we took a similar photo with G'ma B, but this one will be special because all of my girls are in the photo this time.

More pictures

Well, I know that Mom and Megan and Suzy all have more photos of my family, but I just haven't gotten them yet, so I will share what I have from my own camera.


A boy and his daddy walk the beach.


Alex was so excited to wade in with Daddy.


Family picture by the pool at the condo.


Family photo on the beach by Mucky Duck restaurant.


Brotherly love-Alex tries to squish Addie in the beach chair.

Florida

Okay, so we had a great time in Florida. Wonderful weather, just a little rain shower one day. The girls went down with G'ma and G'pa on Saturday and I came with Alex on Monday night. Bill joined us Wednesday because of a track meet on Tuesday. I think that after I got down there the girls and I swam 9 times. We swam every morning and every night. Every afternoon except one we went to the beach so that I could just sit in the sun. One afternoon we got a shower, so we stayed back and hung out while Bill, Amber, Dad, Len, Megan and Aaron went fishing. It was a great break to recharge and get ready for the rest of the school year.
Here are some photos:

Everyone at the beach


Alex REALLY enjoying the sand and water.


Ashley and Addie next to a blue crab pot that a man was hauling in on the beach.


Amber and G'pa Mark on the fishing boat.


The fisherman.

Alright, alright, a new post

Well, Ellen informs me that certain member of my extended family wish that I would update my blog. :) Okay. I agree, it has been a while and I do have things that I could post about.
1st, I have been very busy painting everything in my house. Now I am a lover of beautiful wood trim, but we do not have beautiful wood trim. We have doggie chewed on, rubbed on wood trim. :) Not so pretty, so I have been priming and painting everything including the doors. I have painted both girls rooms a new color and new trim, the hallway has new trim and wall paint and the downstairs bath has new tile floors, new wall paint and trim paint. I also have a new faucet fixture and light fixture for Bill to put up when he gets time. (Thank you tax refund). :) So now I have turned to the stairway and the front door. All the trim and the front door has been painted and I just need to do the wall paint. Oh, I should say that the previous owners left a 5 gallon bucket of the wall paint, so I am just using the same paint color and giving everything another coat of the same color because they missed a lot of places. Yesterday and today I have been painting trim in the living room and kitchen and I finished painting the trim and doors in our upstairs hallway. The upstairs bathroom also has new tile (the same as downstairs) and new paint (the same as downstairs) and will get a new faucet fixture and light fixture as well. The only room I haven't done upstairs is Alex's room, that will be a challenge. I also have the tv room downstairs as well to do, but that should only be a two day project. Our project for this weekend is to buy some laminate wood flooring and install that in the kitchen and entryway.
So you see, it isn't that I have been sitting around every afternoon and reading novels and eating chocolates. :) I really have been busy.