A few of my favorites

As I work on wrapping up my dissertation I’m finding I have less and less time to sit down and write lengthy posts for the blog. This makes me sad because there is so much I’d like to write about. In an effort to satisfy my need to continue to post regularly I am going to try to start a list of favorite things that Hazel is doing. I figure this will be a quick way to jot down some of the new things she is doing so that when I do have time to sit down and write, I’ll have a starting point and a way to organize my thoughts (I need as much help as I can get in that department!).

This past week Jered, Hazel and I flew to Wichita to spend a week with Hazel’s Great Grampy as he nears the end of his life. The visit was difficult, particularly saying goodbye and knowing it will be the last time. We are so grateful we had the opportunity to spend one more week with him. We should all be so lucky to live such a full life and be surrounded by the ones we love when our life nears its end. So I’ll start my list of favorites here…

I love my family, and couldn’t have joined a better group of people when I married Jered.

I love that humor and laughter were such a big part of our trip despite the sad occasion.

I love that Hazel got to wave at her Great Grampy, and gave him lots of big wet kisses.

I am thankful to whoever it was who bought that toy piano- Hazel loved it so much!

One of Hazel’s first words has been Hi, and she says it when she waves at people, it’s adorable.

Hazel said spoon to Preston and me, and she said Kitty to Shauna… she has yet to repeat either word.

Our girl is now standing all on her own- she doesn’t need to hold on to anything and she is *so* close to walking.

I hope to post more pictures and video soon. It has been an adjustment getting back into the swing of things here at home as it feels like we’ve been gone a month instead of just a week.

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