Well, Hazel is officially growing up faster than I would like.
Last week, her vocabulary exploded.  Her most favorite new word: “No.”  But she doesn’t just say it sweetly in response to a question, nope, she says it while doing something she knows she’s not supposed to be doing (like smashing our bass module against the [...]

Around here, we like to think of ourselves as enlightened semi-hippies. We try to make conscious food choices for ourselves, and especially for Hazel - buying local and organic whenever possible and cooking meals at home rather than eating out or getting fast food. We keep our home healthy with eco-friendly cleaning products, [...]

Hazel had a busy Memorial Day weekend!
She took a bike ride,

Wished Scout a Happy Birthday at the beach,

Learned how to fly a kite,

Mowed the lawn,

Picked Mommy some flowers,

Had a picnic with Gido,

Enjoyed some watermelon,

And mowed Grammie & Gido’s patio…

Whew.  I’m tired just remembering it all!

In honor of Mother’s Day tomorrow (my 1st!) and Hazel’s impending birthday (her 1st!… well, technically her 2nd if you count the delivery, but since there was no cake or ice cream last year, I don’t think it counts), I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 things I’ll miss about being a mother of [...]

Well, the inevitable has happened.
Even with two attentive parents within arm’s reach, yesterday Hazel managed to put some cat food in her mouth.  I thought I grabbed all the pieces out of her hands,  so it wasn’t until a few seconds later when I heard her say “mmmm”, that I knew she had stuffed a [...]