Sisters

No, we haven't found out the gender of baby number two yet (check back Tuesday for that exciting announcement). I'm talking about Hazel and her furry sister Kiara....

These two have become quite good friends. Hazel will give Kiara kisses, rub her belly, and bring her leash when she thinks she needs to go potty. Kiara in turn has to sit on the floor of Hazel's room every night while I tuck her in for bed. They are a pretty cute pair:)

Recently Hazel has been really in to dressing up in pretty skirts from Grandma Teri. Well, she always wants me to join in the fun, but I obviously don't fit in any of her skirts. One night I casually suggested Kiara could wear one and it stuck. Now every time Hazel dresses up poor Kiara gets a skirt too. That dog is a good sport!
Kiara does enjoy playing with Hazel by chasing her around. They run and Kiara chases Hazel as she laughs hysterically. Hazel will then get Kiara a toy, wrestle with her, etc. I love to see they entertain each other.
Best of all Kiara is amazing with Hazel and never growls or snaps at her. When she's had enough she simply walks away and goes to her kennel and we know it's time to reign in Hazel. They are quite the little pair!

Who Knew....

Who knew that a pair of Elmo socks and a package of playdough (both from the dollar section at Target) would be the PERFECT Valentine's Day gift for this little one?
We got these the Friday before Valentine's day and Hazel wanted to put them on as soon as we got home. She wore them all night and all day Saturday:) At her insisting, I had to wash them so she could wear them again on Monday. While wearing them she points to her feet about 106x per day to say "Elmo socks." So cute! This little girl LOVES Elmo (but only in books and on socks. She doesn't like his voice on TV).
As for the playdough, Mike didn't want to get it because he thought Hazel was too young. She proved him wrong by playing with it for 45 minutes straight the first day (and every day since). She doesn't try to eat it or mix the colors (a girl after my own heart!) Her favorite things to make are frogs and ducks.


I love that with a $2 present Hazel had the best Valentine's day in the world. Now that is what Valentine's day should be about. Forget boxes of chocolates and overpriced flowers. It's all about the simple things in life. I know Mike and I had the best Valentine's day just watching her enjoy her gifts (and eating yummy home-made heart shaped French bread).

Poor Brain-Washed Child

Daddy Daughter Date

On Friday while I was at work Mike took Hazel to on a little date. Hazel has been wanting to go to the zoo for several weeks but every day we could go has been too cold (as in below 10 degrees too cold). Since Friday was 40 Mike decided they would go to the zoo. Hazel was so excited! She kept signing and saying "zoo!" all morning. Apparently while they were there she wanted to keep going back to the giraffes:) She loves giraffes!



On the way home they stopped by the figure skating hall of fame where Mike got managed to talk they in for free, haha. I love how Hazel is posing in this picture:)
I also love how great Mike is with Hazel. It's sometimes hard for both of us to be in somewhat reversed roles right now, but it's giving us both good experience. He does a great job making sure Hazel is well cared for and having fun. I love these two! Glad you guys had a fun day:)

One Silly Girl!

Skiing!

Yesterday my parents and I went skiing! Harrison's good friend Katy came with us. They were co-presidents together their senior year in high school so my parents have kept up their friendship while Harrison's on his mission. I was anxious to get up skiing because I got my new skis for Christmas and I hadn't had a chance to try them out. I had to go before I got too big (don't worry - I was very careful and didn't fall once).

Unfortunately the roads were terrible getting up there. We barely made it up one of the hills and so we decided to detour to Keystone instead of driving all the way to Vail. The drive was certainly worth it because the snow was great and we had a blast!

I LOVE my new skis:) It took a bit to get used to them and adjust to my different center of gravity. We didn't take any pictures of us actually skiing, but we did stop at the snow fort in "Kidtopeia" and got some pictures there...
You would have thought my parents were teenagers again the way they wanted to play. My dad had to go down the slide (and broke a buckle on his boot in the process....)
Then they had to sit on the throne. Haha, I love my parents! Thanks for taking me skiing with you and for the skis!