Mr. Men
I’m really enjoying introducing Hazel to the Mr men books. Tonight was Mr Bump
Spiders
Cool spider exhibit at the natural history museum. Hazel made a spider hat.
Hazel does not want to leave.
She is loving kidspace today. Especially the creek.
Went to temple today
We took Hazel to the temple today, for a festival celebrating moms. Her favorite part was helping wash dishes.
Missing mommy
She’s only taking a shower, but hazel is not happy about it.
No help
Hazel has gotten this much done with no help at all!
Thanks grandma and grandpa
Up close Hazel is enjoying the aquarium.
Thanks grandma and grandpa
Hazel is enjoying the aquarium. [attach 1]
Bagel
Hazel just asked me, with great thought, did this bagel come from the bagel tree?
Bagel
Hazel just said, “when hazel finishes going potty, I will eat a raisin bagel
Hazel likes her dress up clothes.
Honey
Hazel just came up to me with a toy bottle: H – "This is honey. Do you want some?" Me- "yes, please" H- " Put out your finger" Me – "Huh?" H – "Put out your finger, like at the farmer market" Me- "OHHHHH" H- "You can have sample. You can have sample on your […]
If Hazel ruled the universe…
Every egg would look like this. (The yolk is her favorite part)
Things Hazel said
The other night, Geoff had to run an errand and I had to do the night time routine of teeth brushing, pajamas, hard working cream, and storytime. While we were getting into pajamas, Hazel crawls onto her toddler bed and lies down to say, “Hazel sad.” I said, “Why Hazel?” She says, “Hazel sad […]
Umbrella
Hazel didn’t want to wait until January to try her new umbrella out.
Umbrella
I told Hazel she could have whatever she wanted for her birthday. She chose sushi.
Puzzles
Hazel just finished putting together a 50 piece puzzle. Kim helped her, by handing her the next logical piece and sometimes helping her look for colors/patterns that match, but Hazel puts every piece in place. This was her biggest puzzle completed to date.
Where is Hazel?
Birthdays
Hazel – [how-old-am-i on=”post” bday=”2011-08-13] Margot – [how-old-am-i on=”post” bday=”2014-4-17″]
Blocks
Hazel is digging the blocks today.
Hazel likes 99 ranch
She was asking for lunch.
Fancy
Hazel’s favorite way to eat egg is poached.
Hazel likes the mouse at the science museum
Zesting
Hazel.is helping make dinner, learning how to zest a lemon.
Enthralled
Hazel is so into get new library book, she won’t put it down to walk to the car, she takes two steps, then stops to look at the book.
Elephants and gardening
" Dear Grandma, Daddy told me you used to collect elephants. I got a watering can the other day shaped like one. I love it. It’s even going out today with me, instead of Minnie,Reggie or Flamingo. Watering plants is fun, though daddy said something about it being inefficient to use his hose to fill […]
“It’s soooo cold!”
Our local Costco built a new big room for dairy and eggs. It has fans that blow across the opening, and there is probably a 30° ( or more) difference in temperature across the opening. Hazel loved it. She’d stand outside, then run into the cold. She’d do a little dance, while squealing, laughing and […]
Great day sailing
Had an awesome day on the boat yesterday. Went to Long Beach Harbor Great place to sail. Lot’s of open space, but protected by a breakwater so no big swells. Lot’s of bird, saw sea lions on the boueys. Fun. We had enough wind most of the day that I never raised the jib. Hazel […]
Talking
Hazel has really, really advanced language skills. I really need to record more of it. Everywhere we go, strangers comment on it. At just under 2 years old, she is forming long, complex sentences, I’ve counted as many as ten words. She uses adjectives correctly, she is starting to get pronouns, and is very good […]
At the pharmacy.
I told Hazel she could pick something from the $1 toys, mostly because I feel bad she has been sick. She picked the monkey hat.
Mermaid
Hazel and I were looking at this book, when we got to this page, Hazel said "mommy. Mommy!"
Quiet time
As I was getting her ready for quiet time, hazel said "I want wear mommy’s shirt" and pointed at this one.
Helping
Hazel is helping grandma water plants.
Playing at grandma’s
Hazel is playing at grandma’s house. She loves the play fruit. She keeps "cutting" it and putting pieces in the bin, when she does, she says "for the worm compost"
Thanks
Nathan, Thanks for being such a good big cousin for Hazel and holding her hand and watching out for her when she was scared. Uncle Geoff
Potty training
Today, Hazel tried to "poop" on her potty in the middle of bathtime. We like to call her the little girl that cried ‘poop’ because she seems to just like a break to playing in the water and asks to go poop every few minutes at times. While on the potty though, she ‘tried to […]
Hazel’s bedtime routine
For the past month or so, Hazel’s bedtime routine has been a bath, brushing her teeth, followed by “hard working” (eczema cream), and then a few books. After a few books, we ask Hazel who she’d like to pat her bum to go to sleep. Since she was a baby, she’s always liked her bum […]
Touching jellyfish
We went to the aquarium today. Hazel loved touching the jellyfish.
“Mommy help PoPo”
Kim’s mom was at a retreat at her temple, and fell, injuring her back. It’s minor enough she was sent home today, but she is in significant pain and it will take some time to heal (broken bone). Kim went and picked her up at the hospital today, and is with her at her […]
The zoo
It’s supposed to get hot this week, so I thought we’d go the zoo on the last cool day. I asked Hazel what she wanted to do, and she was very specific. “gorilla, then goat". I asked "anything else?" She said "special treat?"