Snow Day II

We woke up to more snow this morning, and the news of another snow day! We decided to bundle up and go outside...which Hazel HATED! Here are some pictures from our big snow storm!

SNOW DAY!!

I have my first snow day of the school year today. I received the first phone call for a two-hour delay at 5:00, then I managed to fall back asleep when the phone rang again at 6:00 calling off school for the day. I loved staying in my pjs until the late morning hours, baking blueberry muffins, and making soup that is keeping our house warm and smelling delicious! Not to mention the extra Hazel and Jonathan time I get today!



My parents came out to visit us in our new tome/home last weekend. Everywhere we went Hazel had to check that Grammie & Granddaddy where right there. They brought out a cute bee costume that Ethan liked more than she did!!

goodnight moon

my favorite thing that Hazel does lately came from reading goodnight moon. you know the story says, and "...a little toyhouse, and a small mouse..." well, we went to the zoo last week and Hazel saw a squirrel. She pointed at the squirrel and said, "it's a house" maybe it's not funny to anyone but me...is it terrible that I don't want to correct her?

"ma grandmere" digital storytelling final project

This is a digital story I created with the help of my mother's memory, my dad's scanning skills, and my understanding of the French language. It is my final project for a digital storytelling course, which will serve as an example to my French III students. They will do a project on someone in their family who has an interesting story to tell. I chose to tell about my grandmother, Ruth Rogers. Enjoy.

"the tank"

Hazel had her 18 month check up yesterday and is officially giant. She is 28 lbs and 12 oz. and 35 inches tall. I was kind of excited that she is almost 3 feet tall. When we are out people expect her to be "doing" more since she is the same size as most 2 year olds. At her check up her doctor asked if she can say about 20 words, and I said that was probably right. Then Hazel went on to list at least 20 words that she knew, so we decided that was an understatement. This morning, being the proud parents that we are, decided to count, we came up with 62 words, which by the end of the day will be more like 65 or 70. It is unbelievable how fast she is learning right now!

We recently went to the beach for a week, and Hazel got nicknamed "the tank" by her aunt and uncle. She was whipping Will around by the collar of his shirt. She just doesn't know her own strength!


Other news: We have found a place to move! We decided to rent next year instead of buy, since our house hasn't sold yet. We are waiting to hear back about the possibility of our house being approved for FHA financing--and then a possible offer?!