9.5.10 A Hunting We Will Go.

Now that I'm almost officially ONE YEAR OLD, I can do big boy stuff such as host my first dove shoot! Well, GrandBuddy and Daddy helped me host it, but we had a great time doing it and I'm ready to start planning my next one.  See for yourselves how much fun we had!

Three Camo Generations

Another Three Generations

Here Dovey, Dovey

Swinging with Bebe before the big Dove Shoot.

Being a good host and socializing before the shoot began.

Do birthday boys get to hunt too?

Camo Hessels

9.4.10 Birthday Party #1 (19 days until my real birthday)

Happy first (early) birthday to me!  I celebrated my first birthday party with Bebe, GrandBuddy, and Great Gaga in Deanburg, TN.  Actually, Great Gaga was nice enough to share her birthday with me.  I felt like such a big boy!  The cake was soooooo easy to eat, and I LOVED all the sugar-filled icing!  Bebe even gave me some ice-cream...I guess the photos are evidence I've not been exposed to cake and ice cream before now.  I tried to make some good faces and ham it up for the camera.  Good thing I can chalk this party up as a practice round, for I've got another family birthday party in 3 weeks!  Lucky me! 

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I love sugar!

I thought it would be fun to throw my cake.

Mommy and the camera caught part of it.

GrandBuddy enjoyed the blue cake as much as I did!

4-H in Training (First Trip to the Fair)

7.22.10 No, No Young Man! No No!

Although I'm still struggling to give High Five on demand, I've become quite adept at shaking my head No.  When Mommy and Daddy tell me no, I get a big kick out of stopping in my tracks, shaking my head No at them, then proceeding forward again.  I'm also getting pretty good at shaking my head when I hear variations of the word No (i.e. Not, Nope, etc). 

7.22.10 Buddy's Baby Barks

Just one day shy of being 10 months old, I now bark when I chase my puppy dog Jackie.  See for yourself in this awesomely funny video!

Dog Humor

It's no secret that I laugh a lot - especially at my puppy dog Jackie.  Here is proof of how she keeps me entertained.  *Disclaimer:  Mommy and Daddy call this my fake laugh...it's one of a variety of laughs that I use when I am highly amused.  Cheers! 

9 Months - I stand Alone!

At nine months old, i'm a very busy boy as evidenced by the photos below.  Watch out world, here I come!

Mommy, look at me!                                                    Pulling up on my own!

Step by step...

                                                           Pulling up on my own in crib!                                        

Self-feeding                                Swim class!

Daddy, are you grilling without me?

Crawling & Picnicking