Happy Birthday, Yance!

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Thursday marked the first birthday for our little boy. The birthday party was Sunday.

To commemorate, here is a picture-clogged post.







And, today we got a new puppy. Meet Dakota! Half border collie half mutt. Little guy is Duke's new buddy.


Tuesday, we get Dingus gelded. Then he gets a bit of a break from hard work for a couple weeks.

Later today, my first video will be live on the YouTube channel All Things Baker! Look out!

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