Week #31: Just lovin' life

Hazel is so close to crawling and getting frustrated that she can't move.  She is able to roll and is able to shift herself around  in the sitting position.  She is eating more baby food as well and really likes these maple teether bars. When she is done chewing on them she smells like sweat molasses.

Helping Daddy do the laundry!

Week #30: Part deux

 Gosh week 30 was filled with tons of fun so I had to spread it out over two post.  Besides going on vacation we got to spend time with friends this week too.

 Hazel and the Lovely Loftus Ladies

EHS ladies and the next generation

EHS Ladies

Favorite Things This Week:

• Vacation,eating nectarine's, swimming in the water,  using the bug net, standing up and pulling myself up from  the sitting position, rolling over again and again and really wanting to stand by myself! 
• Eating from the mesh (loving frozen bananas and grapes) 
• Spending time with mommy college friend's family.  It was so fun to meet the Loftus girls (Avery 3, Elliott 5, Cecelia 6 months).  They were so sweet and we had so much fun together.
• Having mommy's high school friends get together with their families!

Week #30: Vacation... trip up North

Loving the lake

Yes, people were paranoid about bugs so I walked with this net over my stroller

Sitting in my big girl chair next to Daddy at the table

Nectarine's are so yummy I can't get enough

Amused at watching crazy Papa GG play video games

Riding with my Papa on my first motorcycle

Nana's birthday!

Jumping on the tramp in the lake

Nana and Auntie dancing with me to Mama Mia

Me and cousin Jake

Yeah.............vacation!!  We had a great week up north, relaxing,enjoying the lake, and just hanging out with family!

Week #29: First tooth

See my two bottom teeth!

 Yes, Hazel's first tooth broke through ever so slightly on the bottom (right side if you are looking at her).  She loves drinking water out of a glass and you totally can hear her tooth cling when she drinks. The sound kind of reminds me of nails on a chalk board but Hazel loves it! We also predict she will be on the move shortly as she can pull herself up when holding onto something while sitting on your lap.   Now she is also starting to be a "squirmy wormy" when you hold her she twists and turns and wants to get down and explore!

Favorite Things This Week:  

• Nana took me to visit Great Grandma's
• Grandma Morris stopped by to visit
• Pushing myself backward with my hands and I get really frustrated when I can't move forward. 
• Sucking on mommy's nectarine 
• When I want something, I have started making up my own sign language - I like to tighten my little body and grunt like a little monkey (i.e. especially when I drink water out of a straw or  want more baby food!

Asleep with Great Grandma

Spending time with Great Grandma Ringen

Eating my big kids food all by myself

Joey & Hazel during their Nana "playdate"

Week #28: Standing up & Using a straw (don't worry not at the same time)

Hazel is so proud of herself when she does "big girl" things such as walking with help, standing up, eating food, or drinking water out of a straw!

Look I am standing!

AHHH....I am standing!

Lovin' it!!

Nana made this dress for Mommy when she was little so I had to try it on!

Loves watching the fish at the Zoo!

Mommy & Me being monkeys!

Favorite Things This Week:

•  Official 6 month check up
•  Loves doing 360 on her tummy on the playmate
•  Tries to scoot on her back  - makes changing her diapers challenging
•  Completed her swimming lessons with Nana
•  Tried food to for the first time at like it -  Gerber's Oatmeal Banana & Apple Sauce
•  Drinking water out of a glass 
• Using a straw to drink water
•  First tooth just beneath her gums - you can hear it clink when she drinks out of a glass 
•  Watching the fish at the zoo!

Week #27 Daddy's Flugtag

Daddy & Me

RED BULL FLUGTAG

Got my photo with Daddy's and his Favre's Wingmen!

Mommy and Me cheering on Daddy!

Favre's Wingmen taking the plung!

Photo of the crowd at Flugtag- it was nuts!

FLUGTAG!! Yes, we were all cheering on Saturday among 90,000 fans as Daddy (aka Jared Allen) and his Favre's Wingmen team finally launched their homemade flying machine. They were one out of 36 team selected out of more than 430 team that submitted audition tapes to Red Bull, pitching creative themes, outrageously designed aircraft, and quirky skits to participate in Flugtag, (German for "flight day"), a global event created by Red Bull in 1991 that was being held for the 1st time in the Twin Cities.

FoxSports.com Cover Shot

We were so proud and a bit nervous as Daddy and his team launched their aircraft off the 30ft platform but we had a blast watching!  FOX Sports from Los Angelas flew in to tape Daddy and his team during the event.  You can watch the show that was aired Wednesday July 28th to the entire world!

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/fairgame

click on Episode 9 and start watching 9 min and 50 seconds into the show!!!!

Daddy getting interviewed by FoxSports.com in his daisy dukes!

Getting another interview by Red Bull Media

This weekend we also got together with Mommy's college friends. This was one of the first times that several of mommy's college friends and families have gotten together.  We missed those who were not there but had a super fun time and we are looking to continue this AWESOME tradition. It is so fun to watch the kidos grow up!

Mommy's College Friends

Favorite Things This Week:

• Officially starting swimming lessons with Nana -"tick-tock, tick-tock" was a favorite game.
• Ticklish for the first time