12.03.2009

birthday




we celebrated rowe's bday early because we will be in tennessee for the actual day. the hindes crew gave rowe a play-dou octopus and he loves it. thanks, aunt b & kiddos!

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smile


made you smile - made me smile

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blue


this little one is going longer and longer between naps. this is her " i'm not tired & please don't put me in the cradle" look. it works pretty well.

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funnier


an even funnier pic of "ma-wee's gwasses"

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glasses


these are momma lee's glasses, or as rowe says, "ma-wee gwasses"

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11.30.2009

coley


here's a cute one of the youngest hindes- about to be the next youngest hindes...well, in 7 more months:-)

lee


lee thanksgiving shot

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swing


this guy is always up for a good swingin'

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digger


rowe has not stopped saying 'digger' since we got here last tuesday

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family


a little family shot - thanks, craig

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learning



speaking of faith, these are her little hands learning how to make momma lee's pumpkin pie. it was beautiful. i would show you the finished product, but there isn't any left!
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faithy


this is all faith right here. just rockin' away, no care in the world, just talking a mile a minute - to herself that is :-) sweet, sweet thing.

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thumb


little miss found her little thumb

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fishin'


rowe is all about some fishin'. i think andy & grand-diddy have a new fishing partner. i think we have a third musketeer.

galloway


galloway thanksgiving at the new casa

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11.22.2009

smile


a smile a day

ducks





rowe 'helping' andy clean ducks - 'helping' with his cheese spreader/knife

daddy



rowe went through a 'momma' stage this summer, but we are definitely back to 'daddy.' especially a daddy that is such a good tickler.

new


rowe's new fav - dinosaurs. i think it is the lion-esque roar. thanks for the pjs - mom.

snugglin'



big one lovin' on little one.

trucks


rowe's favorite book - one of my brother's old ones. it must be in the blood.

11.20.2009

gigglin'




a little fun in the tub

caught


a little nose pickin' with the dogs

11.16.2009

curls


gotta love curls

watching



a little veggie tales watchin' and some hand holdin'

choices



we are at the 'i want to decide everything' stage. here is rowe deciding what drink he would like for dinner - milk, oj, water. orange juice was the winner tonight.

pink


trying to put chapin in all of her summer outfits one last time, since it was -2 degrees last night.

tractors


rowe's fleet

stronger


starting to hold her head up a little bit

trouwwt


the excited fisherman & his guide

trout




first trout - or 'trouwwt' as rowe prefers to say.

honey


another shout out for ya' - lins. you are on our hearts.

(lins was the one of the haefel's beekeeper's last year)

11.11.2009

growing


her little fingers and toes aren't as little as they used to be

smile


this stage is so much fun when they start to react - to giggle and to smile.

tractor




here is rowe 'plowing' chapin's arm. andy taught him how to do this on the airplane ride back to denver. you will do anything you can possibly think of to keep mr. loud quiet on a three hour plane ride. mom - the new tractor was a life-saver. you're the best.

2


happy 2 month birthday, little one - a little bit late:-)

11.08.2009

chapin


my grandmother, nanny, whose maiden name 'chapin' is our litte one's namesake, was telling us sweet stories about her dad and how he loved loved loved his wife's auburn hair and how he would just give anything for a red-haired grandbaby. my grandmother had all blond babies, my mom had blond babies, so here is your red haired grandbaby, papa chapin, four generations later.

family


it is so nice to be with family. one of my relatives, this amazing believer, passed away on sunday night and we were able to come to knoxville to celebrate his life. the service was amazing, like him, and it made you hungry to be a more full-hearted servant, which he was.

one of the pastors at the service said that he has yet to learn how to balance the celebration and the grief , so we've been attempting to put in our week as much celebration as we can fit. that meant going two places for ole rowe - the zoo & my brother's tractor dealership. rowe found another great love at my brother's farm - chickens. i'm sure we'll have to 'you-tube' chickens when we get back to the ranch:-) here are some pics of the k-town zoo. i forgot my camera, so dad - thanks for letting us borrow yours so we could have some pics to commemorate the first lion viewing.