Mother's Day Flower Bed at the Cabin!

Hey all. Well... there's no cabin there yet, but by golly, we have a flower bed now! Hehe! This was part of my Mother's Day gift and it turned out just beautiful. I love it!!! It's a start...eventually it'll be chuck full and spilling over with lots of gorgeous flowers and showcasing the cabin standing behind it. =-)

Chad and I started the project on Friday. Tot and Shanti helped out on Saturday. And on Sunday, Chad shoveled about 5 loads of dirt, while I shoveled... like... one. Hehe. He's a stud, okay?! Anyhow, enjoy! Love, Kate

First Tooth!!!

Chloe finally got her first tooth! It broke thru on Wednesday... at 10 months, 2 days. As you can see, she's getting her top two teeth first, instead of the usual bottom two. She looks like a little bunny...the cutest one ever, of course! Hehe!

Wknd fun with Shanti!

Hey there! We had such a fun wknd with Shanti! Hit the Tea Room in Versailles, got our truck stuck in the mud out at our farm, grilled kabobs, went to church and relaxed! Ahh. =-)

The New Hedrick's Roofing Model!

Hey all. Clo is modeling our new Hedrick's Roofing shirts! She's so photogenic! ;-)

Crawling!

Hey all! Chloe is a pro at crawling now. I can't believe it! She's getting into everything! It's crazy, exhausting and incredibly cute and wonderful all at the same time. This girl is my everything. God has blessed us so awesome-ly! -Kate

Bathtime!

Chloe LOVES bathtime! Here are a few recent pics!

The Cutest Cards Fan

Hey all. Here are Clo's most recent pics. She's the cutest Cards fan ever! She's attending her first game in a couple of weeks.

And big news...she's crawling like it's nothing! It was like she figured it out overnight. She'd been 'sort of' crawling, but as of yesterday morning, that girl can get a move on! I sat her down and off she went, crawling after her 'Bear Dog!'

Happy 10 Months, Clo!!

Happy 10 month Birthday, to Miss Punkin' Sunshine!!! Can't believe our little girl is 10 months already... wow, how time flys! She's still the angel she ever was... beautiful and perfect! =-)

She's crawling pretty well, pulling to standing extremely well, taking baby steps while holding on to someone's hand, and is SOOO close to getting her first tooth. I find it very cute, and also a little strange, that we are 90% sure she's going to get her top two teeth first, instead of the bottom ones! You can see and feel them... I'm giving it a couple more days til they break thru. "By the book" has never been Miss Chloe's thing... so here we go!....

The most beautiful, poochy lips ever!

The Circus!!

Hey! We had sooo much fun checking out the circus with Tot and Shanti this weekend... made us all feel like kids again! Chloe especially liked the lions and tigers!! (She's my little adrenaline junkie!!) -Kate

PAT Carnival!

Hey there! Here are some shots from Chloe's PAT carnival. She had so much fun... got to explore different things at different stations and she got about 10 free books! =-)

Chloe's PAT teacher, Lynda... we love her!

Blowing bubbles with Daddy

'Foot' Painting with Shaving Cream!

High-five! Dr. Suess Style!

Petting a little turtle at one of the last stations!

Mommy & Me! -and- Sweet Tea & Uncle Tot!

Hey all from Chloe and Fam! Here are a few recent pics. I love the matching 'Mommy & Me' outfits. Although, Daddy and Uncle Tot did complain that Chloe's shorts were 'too short!' Hehe! Little girls are soooo much fun!! Below is a lunch trip to McAlister's where Clo and Tot sipped on some sweet tea... How 'Sweet!' Tomorrow (Sat) we're going to Chloe's PAT carnival and I think that we're also going to take Chloe to the circus (it's in Jeff City) tomorrow night with Tot and Shanti! Yay! =-) Peace out! Kate

1st Mother's Day!

Hey all. It was the best ever 1st Mother's Day. =-)

Love, Kate

1st Place CHAMPS of the 2009 Pet Parade!!

Hey all! I'm FINALLY getting these exciting photos posted! Miss Chloe, Bear, Barkley, and Odie (Shanti's yorkies) are the offical 1st Place Champs of the 2009 Jeff City Pet Parade! (Flashback: "and the winner is... The "Sweet as Honey" Bees, Chloe, Bear, Barkley and Odie!" - Wild applause and screaming...) That's right.... bragging rights for the year! Hehe! I couldn't be prouder. The boys and Chloe looked incredibly adorable! And I do have to let you in on our winning secret. Little Miss Punkin' Sunshine totally waved 'bye bye' as we walked past the judges. That's when we knew it was in the bag! Haha! Enjoy!!!!

Love, Kate (who is still on a high!)

P.S. They're going to be in the Jeff City Paper!!! =-)

Hangin' at Grandma Dee Dee's!

We hung out at Grandma Dee Dee's and ate some chicken together down at the Homestead!

Grandma Dee Dee and Grandpa G-Dogg!

Iowa Beauty Queens... Chloe, Auntie Dori, and Mommy!

Supervising!!

The gang at the cabin!

Hangin' at Gampa Rod's!

While at Gampa Rod's, we did a little mushroom hunting (Chloe picked her first ever mushroom!) and a little tractor riding... good times!

Heading to Uncle Bub's wedding shower...

Gampa Rod and Grandma Sheila!
Chloe picking her first ever mushroom!! Yay!!

The girlies havin' fun!

Riding Gampa's Tractor! Clo loves it!

The cabin in Iowa!

The cabin is coming along... the decking and plumbing are done. We are ready to do the walls, trusses, and roof! Check out the pics...

The Hedrick's...at the Homestead!

Decking is done...
Chad...the Pyro!

Our first ever BLOCK PARTY! Whooo! 16 people in attendance and it wasn't even planned!

Kate and Dad...waterproofing the decking!