March - Happy St. Patrick's Day

Mommy your necklace tastes great

St. Patrick's Day love

Seriously, don't get me wrong I love Minnesota but I am really getting sick of the fridge cold and the snow.  I am really starting to crave spring... the green grass, the fresh air, thunderstorms,birds, and the simple spring breeze.

Favorite Things This Month:

• Talking up a storm - new words Santa, vavoom (aka: vacuum), please, more, & quack quack...
• Signing - please, more, and cracker (Hazel is so proud to use her words and signs)
• Peek-a-Boo (sometimes she takes off running when her eyes are covered so we have to be on the watch)
• Blowing kisses
• Grandma Morris's Birthday
• Celebrating St. Patrick's Day- Nana's meal was amazing
• Spending the weekend with Michelle & Dan - cross country skiing was awesome

Thanks Papa for joining me at school for our St. Patrick's celebration

Always on the move

Singing Happy Birthday to Grandma Morris

What is takes for a smile

Skiing with Michelle and Dan

February

Happy Birthday Daddy

We are shifting gears a bit and I am going to start posting monthly versus weekly. For each of our children I hope to capture their first year of life week by week and turn it into a blog book they can read when they are older.  I have accomplished that goal and it has been crossed off the list! 

#32 Daddy

Outside again Papa

Yummy  toffee crumbs

Is the chicken done?

Loving my cardboard house

Welcome to my home

Happy Birthday Grandpa Morris

Favorite Things This Month:

• Celebrating Daddy's 32nd Birthday
• Valentine's Day Celebration at school with Papa
• Eating the toffee crumbs out of Nana's kitchen drawer
• Feeding baby doll with the bottle
• Running around the house
• Playing in my cardboard house
• Vacuuming for Mommy & Daddy
• Outside - no matter the temperature
• Taking out the spices & helping cook dinner
• Visiting Uncle Christine & Uncle Pete at their new place
• Wishing Grandpa Morris a Happy Birthday

Week #52 (Part Two 1/2): The Celebration -Hazel's 1st Birthday

 my very own tiny cake

yummy

 

Four Generations

Daddy these crackers are yummy try one!

Great Grandpa Walt this walker isn't bad!

Papa thanks for pushing me in GGW's walker!

Sweet Stella

Papa

Nana

 Mommy I am practicing my soccer skills

Gretchen, Lisa (Tommy & Bella), Anne

Food

Uncle Pete

Grandma Morris

All this celebrating sure tuckered me out

Week #52 (Part Two): Setting the Stage for Hazel's 1st Birthday Celebration

invitation and cake

 

dessert table

First Birthday Outfit

Week #52 (Part One): Hazel's 1st Birthday

Hazel had a wonderful birthday week.  On Monday, January 17th Hazel's actually birthday she had a fun celebration at school with her teachers and friends.  When she got home we had a little celebration with Nana &Papa.  Hazel absolutely LOVES cake.  She was getting tired and we weren't sure if we would have time to have her cake Monday night.  However, as soon as Hazel tasted the cake she got a second wind.

Loving the cake

so fun

the aftermath

the clean up

Can't wait to wear the watermelon swim suit and hat in Hawaii - thanks Uncle B and Aunt Jenny

 Since it was Hazel's birthday she got to choose what we did - even if that was taking a walk in the frigid cold

Beautiful baby crib from Nana & Papa (Nana made the sweet, sweet bedding)

12 Month Stats:

Weight: 23lbs (80%)

Length:  30 1/2 inches (90%)

Head: 46.5cm (85%)