Those Things You Do

Hazel,
It has been way too long since we've updated on our everyday (or more appropriately your everyday). You are 19 months old going on 2 1/2. Seriously, your vocabulary is amazing. You say new words everyday, so much so that half the time I don't know what you are saying, and only realize what you meant later. One of my favorites is how you say "k" instead of "yes." Mommy must say "okay" more than she thought! Just in the past couple of days you have started saying "thank you" (sounds more like "tank too") all the time! You are such a sweet girl. Your other favorite is "cuck" (truck). You and mommy get to spend some time in the car to and from school, and you spend a lot of the time pointing to all the "cucks" and even say "big cuck" when you see a semi. Jeannie got you a really fun Tonka dump truck that you either put your baby in, some blocks in, or you sit in it and ask Daddy for a "ride pees" (ride, please). You love truck rides from Daddy!

In addition to all the talking, you are also moving more and more like a big girl. You run and run, you walk up and down the stairs (with just a little help), and man oh man do you climb. You like to stand on chairs, tables, stools...really anything you can manage to climb on!

So many other new things too....you are turning into such a helper: bringing dishes to Mommy, cleaning up your toys, wiping your own face! You love watching videos of puppies on the iPad, but still haven't figured out that when you push the home button the puppies go away! You also LOVE reading books. You go through phases with which book is your favorite. At night you sit in either Mommy or Daddy's lap while we read to you. Right now your favorites are "moon" (Goodnight Moon), "A's" (ABC book Aunt Hannah got you - by the way, you can name so many of the animals and other things in the book), or "cup" (Pucker Up Buttercup). You still love bath time! You play and play with the fun bath crayons nana got you, or by putting your blue hippo on a bath book and push it around. Daddy calls it "hippo island"- so silly.

Hazel, you are so much fun and so full of joy! You smile and laugh all the time, and we love you so very much. You are such a blessing to our family.

We love you,
Mommy and Daddy