hazel is six!

 our darling hazel is six years old!

her birthday was on memorial day this year just like the day she was born!

she got to celebrate a day early, too while her grandparents were here

here she is with the cake they got her

 on her actual birthday, we went out to breakfast at ihop (her choice)

and then went to the boise zoo

the kids were super excited about the giraffe slide

 the zoo was a bit smaller than we realized

but the kids really liked the jellyfish and lions

 and here's the birthday girl with the giraffes

 here we all are with a t-rex

 cute kiddies

 we had to ride the carousel of course

 we were excited to see the zebras, too

 after the zoo we ate at chipotle and came home so hazel could open her presents

 and eat some more cake

 hazel is such a great girl

she makes me proud all the time

she is kind and thoughtful and so smart 

she will be an amazing mom

and is already a wonderful sister and daughter

i feel like she is one of my peers

she is super mature and i love that she cares about other people's feelings

she is athletic, loves to read, loves to play games and drawing is her favorite

she is also really good at writing stories 

she gets shy if you pay her too much attention

hazel is such a blessing in our lives

happy birthday, hazel faye! we love you!!