personality

This kid of ours is so full of personality and life-I love it! She learns what seems like 8 new words a day and always amazes me with what she understands. For lunch today, I asked her if she was hungry, and she did the sign for hungry. I put her in her high chair and she got mad about something. I looked over while I was getting her food ready and she put her bib on...all by herself. She has a great understanding of what things go where. If she sees a phone, it goes next to your ear. If she finds shoes, she brings them to your feet. I could go on and on...


On another note, we went to see my family over spring break and she played with her cousin, Will (weeye/sort of sounds like Willie). They had a blast! He learned how to say Hazel, (Sazel) and I'm told from Keri that he cried while saying Sazel in his car seat after we left. It about broke my heart to hear that.

This kid loves being outside, and hates it when we bring her in.

I can see that this spring and summer will include many trips to the park! It's hard to believe a year ago all she wanted to do was eat, and sleep...oh wait...

hazel

Dress up

The new thing around our house is to play dress up with whatever bits of clothing Hazel finds on the floor. She will bring us a jacket, a hat, socks or shoes and "ask" for us to put them on her. This morning it was shades and a vest (over her pjs). What is it about babies and sunglasses that they find so amusing?

For those of you who were concerned...

or for those of you who wondered...or those who really don't care. Hazel is officially weened.

Hazel's dedication

Last Sunday, March 1st, we had Hazel dedicated. Jonathan & I each wrote her a letter which we read to her during the service. It was a really sweet time of celebrating who she is and who we hope to raise her to be. These are a couple pictures from that day.








We had a really nice time with our families that Sunday afternoon, eating hotdogs and hamburgers, watching Ethan play in the creek by our house. We missed Patrick, Keri, Will, Gordon, Kristin & Madeline.










Here is our good friend Tom, with his son, Henry and (future wife..hehehe) Hazel.