Hazel is 1!

What? What?  Hazel is 1 already?  Yes, that is the thought going through my head Saturday, August 6th when Hazel graced our family with her presence.  My baby girl turned 1!  This is Hazel when she was just hatched.

And now, my big 1 year old girl has reached so many milestone:
* She has 7 1/2 teeth (that one on the bottom keeps popping up and down).
* She's standing on her own, taking 2-3 steps at a time and still most comfortable crawling.
* She has BEAUTIFUL hair, lots of it and big natural curls.
* She has her mama's blue, blue eyes.
* Her big brother still adores her as much today as he did 1 year ago.
* She LOVES to have books read to her.
* One of her favorite things to do first thing in the morning is to sit with Howard in the rocking chair.
* She says a few things, like "whatstha" (what's that), "da da", "ma ma" and "hi".
* She knows how to wave hello and good bye.
* Her favorite game is peek-a-boo.

We had a small, intimate birthday celebration for her with mom, dad and Howard.  She had her first taste of cake and hated it.  She did love the feel of it between her fingers.  She was not into eating any of it.  We sang Happy Birthday to her and had cheese pizza (one of her favorites) for dinner.  She was beyond mad after she smeared cake in her eyes.  We cleaned her up and threw the cake away as soon as she smushed it in her eyes.  She had several very nice gifts and her favorite was a baby doll that Grammy Carol got for her.  The doll goes to bed every night with her.  We have since found a 2nd one to have as a back up.  Here's pictures of Hazel on her special day.