THE BAUER GIRLS: FAMILY REUNION

We just got back from Knoxville, Tennessee where we had a family reunion of Mommy's Aunts and Uncles on Poppy's side. Here we are in cousin Shannon and Nick's house from Left: My big sister Edie, cousin Hillary and JJ's 6 month old Claire, Little old me, Mommy's Uncle Bill (he's a great guitar player), cousin Monica and David's 2 year old Will and Shannon and Nick's 8 month old Nicholas. This is where we had a BBQ and people took turns going wake boarding on the boat.

This is cousin Hillary with little Claire in the Bjorn. Mommy's Uncle Kirk is on the right enjoying a cup of coffee and talking with the fellas about his recent train restoration. The hotel was very nice with a pool, which we enjoyed quite often in the heat, and nice patio where we all caught up. Notice the interesting artwork in the background. I found it strange that the hotel would have a framed picture of Aunt Rach on the wall. They really made you feel at home.

Here I am with Poppy's sister Paula. Her and Uncle Bill are very sweet and are the parents of Shannon, Monica, Hillary and Lisa.

This is Poppy's sister Judy with little Nicholas. She and Uncle Kirk are Lindsay's Mommy and Daddy. They Live in Chicago near Uncle Sam.

Speaking of which, here from the right is Uncle Sam, Poppy, Uncle Gordon and Poppy's brother in law Sandy. They are discussing how long it would take for a 60 mile free-fall from space, assuming you had the right suit on. If I'm not mistaken, Sandy figured it out to be about 2 minutes, taking into consideration gravity and lack there of. Sandy is an astrophysicist who invented Star Wars or something and he and Chaya (Poppy's sister)are the parents of David and Simcha.

On our way back home we stopped in Hot Springs and took a little walk together and shared a milk shake. Edie was whooped but I was doing great for my 1st long car ride and a long weekend of being held and coochy cooed. Mommy and Daddy had a great time with us and each other and we can't wait to see everyone again soon. Time to go now.