hazel is seven!

our hazel girl is seven! 

i can't believe it

ok, i can

hazel always seems a year or two older than she is

she wanted a waffle breakfast

with sausage, of course (her favorite food since she was a baby)

 she wanted to wear the birthday dress i made her to school

with her boots and a new necklace we gave her for her birthday

 i packed her a special lunch and sent her to school

for her first day of "camp"

which she was so excited for

and at the end of the day i brought her class some smores cupcakes

and they sang to her

 cute girl in the middle

 class picture!

hazel's in the middle

they're all wearing their camp t-shirts

 then we went and got a redbox (annie) and slurpees after school

michael came home a little early because he didn't have a meeting he normally has

so we were able to let hazel open presents and eat dinner before noah's piano lessons

 the nail polish kit

 and make up set were definite hits!

look at that face :)

 michael was showing them how it's done 

with haze's new skip-it

 we let her pick a cake at the store for her actual birthday

since the cake i made for her party is long gone

and she chose a little barbie cake

 then we set up the projector for a movie night to finish the day

hazel is such a special girl

i feel really honored to be her mom

she is such a good example to me

she is patient, selfless, smart, a great teacher, an avid reader,

super responsible and always willing to help

here are a few examples:

after their ballet recital olive's rose broke and without hesitation hazel traded her

hazel helps eleanor all the time

and takes care of henry and eleanor without me asking

she really is the best helper

she asks us if there's anything she can help with or chores she can do

she loves to scrub toilets, wipe walls, can clean the playroom super well

and makes her bed and olive's whenever she's cleaning their room

hazel is often the peacemaker

and a great problem solver

it cracks me up when she is explaining things to her younger siblings and says, "for example"

and tries to teach them all about everything like the natural teacher she is

hazel can do anything she sets her mind to: stop sucking her thumb,

do the monkey bars, swing without help, tie her shoes, whistle, write in cursive a little bit,

read really well, try new foods, anything

i am so proud of the girl hazel is

i don't think she gets most of it from me

she is way better and nicer than i am 

she definitely gets it from michael

we love our girl

happy birthday, hazel