Happy Birthday to Chloe, the WONDER BEAGLE!

One year ago this month (August 5, to be exact!) Chloe entered this world. She comes from a long line of hunters, and they will never know the bliss of falling asleep around someone's neck. Little did she know that she was destined for the world of the Washburn house with three lil'uns and LOTS of cool toys (along with the bonus of furniture) to chew and ruin. It was like hitting the beagle lottery.

Her first year has been filled with lots of chasing, pig-ear-chewing, beagle-yowling, and all around fun with belly rubs.

I think she may even be growing up a little bit.

Here is a picture of her when she was just a blob - a few weeks old:
Here she is just a few weeks after moving into the Washburn house:


Here she is during the winter when we had a bad ice storm:


Here she is last week, with her birthday present: