Hazel the big girl

I looked back to when I last blogged regularly, and it was before Hazel had even turned one! She has changed dramatically since then. She could already walk at that point, but now she wouldn't dream of being content with just walking. She climbs on stuff, runs around, dances, and is so physically adept that she amazes me. She is not content to sit in the front seat of a cart at the store for long any more; she demands to get down and walk. When she walks, I don't have to slow down for her. (Of course, I am a bit of a slow walker anyway, but still. She doesn't even slow Anthony down much.)

Her talking is also advancing well. She talks all the time, uses several words that anyone could understand (cookie! jewelry!), many more that only I understand (bik-bik=blanket; osh=wash), and often lets loose strings of garbled speech that I don't quite get (on one of her phones, more often than not).

She loves to play pretend. She feeds her animals and her doll, wraps them in blankets, and brushes their hair and teeth. It's so cute!

She's becoming extremely girly. She loves jewelry. She loves to look in the mirror after I decorate her head with a bow or flower, and we admire how beautiful she is. She loves shoes (and socks, but that's a family trait as well!).

A picture to wrap up. This was our Nativity pageant we held this past Christmas. As you can see, Hazel is Mary, while her doll is the baby Jesus. Her lion, elephant, bear, duck, and chicken are playing the parts of the farm animals. Anthony was the donkey Hazel got to ride on. She didn't really get it, but it was fun anyway!