Great Day

Nursery!

Nope, Hazel's not old enough for nursery yet. But she still gets to hang out there on Sundays. Why? Well, I just got released as the Relief Society secretary and called as a nursery leader. Although I will miss my old calling tremendously, it's a fun switch. Plus, Hazel loves coming to play with the other kids in nursery.

It's amazing how the Lord knows to put us in the right place at the right time. I loved my calling in RS. The RS president is amazing and she taught me so much about how to love the women and serve them. I will be forever thankful for her example to me. But at the same time, it was a very hard calling for me. For one thing, I was constantly trying to juggle Hazel on Sundays while I attempted to take roll, make copies, welcome new sisters, etc. Also, with working full time I was never able to make visits to sisters like I wanted to. But then the Lord saw fit to switch me to a new calling where I get to play with Hazel and the other sweet little ones. The strong spirits children possess never cease to amaze me. I'm so excited to work with this darling kids, especially this one......

Hazel's Room

I said I would post pictures of the new apartment but a month and a half later there are still no pictures. Sorry. I've been holding off because I've been trying to get crafty and do some very cheap redecorating of the new apartment. We have mis-matched furniture and picture frames, but I'm determined it make it all more cohesive. We got $100 from Rent.com because we used them for find this place so that is my budget for the remodel. It will be exciting to see how far it takes me:)

Hazel's room was my first project because it was so easy to think of fun things for her:)

Budget breakdown:
- Polk-a-Dot removable wall adhesives - $9.99
- Decorative letters x5 - $7.50 (on sale at Hobby Lobby - love that store!)
- Paint for letters and picture frames - $0.88
Total: $18.37

We already had everything else. Here's the end result. It's not going to make a Pottery Barn catalog or anything, but I'm pretty proud of it!

It's Offical...

One Year Check up

Hazel's pediatrician was out of town for a little bit so she just had her one year checkup. Everything looks great! Here are her stats...
19 lbs 5 oz (10-25 percentile)
30 1/4 " (75-90 percentile)


Still a tall skinny thing:) My favorite part of the appointment - they drew blood to check her iron and lead levels. Hazel was absolutely fascinated by the red stuff coming out of her finger and didn't cry or squirm the whole time. Then they put on a huge band-aid (so she wouldn't choke on it if she tried to eat it). She kept flapping her hand trying to get it off, looking at me for help, then flapping some more. It was really funny.

Becca's Visit

My good friend Becca came out to visit us for a few days. It was wonderful to have her here. We wanted to hike Pike's Peak while she was here, but unfortunately there was the potential for severe lighting both day so we couldn't. But we had a blast anyways.

On Thursday (Hazel's actual birthday) we went to the zoo. It was a blast as always:)

We were all worn out from a fun day:)

Hazel got a cupcake after dinner to celebrate again:)

Friday Becca, Hazel and I went on a short hike up to Helen Hunt Falls. It was beautiful! (Sorry all the pictures from Friday are on Becca's camera).

Then Saturday we went to the Renaissance Festival. It was so much fun to see all the vendors and shows. Becca found the most amazing sandals ever and made her trip!

Hazel with a unicorn.

Hazel with a fairy (notice her fairy tutu too!)

We had to put Mike in the stocks for chasing after too many wentches (haha, just kidding)

The highlight of Hazel's day was riding this kiddie ride she rode all by herself. I was hesitant to put her on it because I thought she would either try to stand up or wouldn't like it, but we decided to give it a try. I couldn't have been more wrong - she LOVED it!

She giggled and smiled the entire time. At one point she even put her hand up in pure elation! This girl is going to be an adventurer that's for sure.

It was so much fun to see Becca! Thanks for coming to visit. (For our Utah Trip see below)

The Utah Trip

Here are some highlights from our Utah trip. I'd plan to write more about what we did and such, but now I don't feel like it.

Hazel did great the majority of the trip. The car ride out was a bit boring for her but she amused herself pretending her foot was a microphone:)

Saturday we had a birthday party for Hazel. Both sets of grandparents were here, great-grandma Craig, and more friends and family. Hazel had a blast and loved the free balloon my aunt Holly picked up from the dry cleaner.

She also had fun playing with Aidan Knapton. He's only two months younger than she is.

Cake.....

"Ahhh, that was good!"

Saturday night we went to Stadium of Fire (thanks Teri and Tony!) and saw Carrie Underwood. It was a great concert and the fireworks were amazing!

On the 4th of July we went to the Deaf ward in Salt Lake. It was so good to see all of our old friends and for them to meet Hazel:)

That night we joined my mom's family up Hobble Creek Canyon for a fire cookout.

Monday we met up with our good friends Josh and Lisa for In-N-Out (mind you Mike went 2 other times alone, haha). After the babies napped we all went swimming at the Lehi Rec Center (which is awesome!)

Hazel was pretty timid at first....

.... but she eventually warmed up to the idea.

Monday night we went another campfire cookout with my good friend Becca's family. Here's Hazel playing with Becca's baby sister Abby on their trampoline before we left.

Tuesday morning we met up with friends and then Tuesday afternoon we went to Woods Cross for a BBQ with Mike's Aunt Janet and his cousin Holly and her family.

Hazel with her cousin Hailey.

Wednesday we drove home and Becca came with us! More on Becca's visit to follow:)

Forgot to Mention....

I forgot to mention that Hazel honored her birthday by taking 3 steps by herself! Right now she'll take a few steps to get to something she wants but soon she'll be walking everywhere.

Hazel at a Year

While we were in Utah we had a birthday party for Hazel with family. It was a blast and of course Hazel had fun. Her favorite present was a free balloon that my Aunt Holly got at the dry cleaners and attached to her gift haha. She went wild with that thing.

After presents we had cake. Naturally Hazel loved it and made a huge mess. When she was done she sat with her hands behind her head like an old man:)
On her actual birthday we took her to the zoo and she got more cake:) You may not care, but here's a what Hazel's doing now...
- She says "bye-bye" in a funny, dreamy voice anytime someone leaves the room or puts on their shoes
- She waves hello, points to items she wants, laughs/claps when she hears other people laughing/clapping
- She is imitating everything. This morning I was coughing and she did a cute fake cough too:)
- She's starting to sign dog while saying "doggie" She still signs milk all the time but now it means a variety of things mostly that she's hungry.
- She will randomly give us hugs:)
- She is not afraid of anything! Yesterday she went on a spinny kid ride all by herself and LOVED it!
She has grown up so fast we cannot believe it. She is an amazing girl with lots of spirit. Mike swears her personality is exactly like mine. We are so blessed to have her in our family!

Where did the year go?

It's amazing how in one short year Hazel has grown from this......

to this....
Happy Birthday Hazel!!!!



More on Hazel's birthday and our trip to Utah to follow:)