Dollhouse

 So this is truly the coolest dollhouse ever, right???  Well in my book it is.  This dollhouse is the same one that I played with as a girl, that my sister played with before me, that my Mom played with in NY city, and the same one that her cousin played with before her.   I get goose bumps thinking of it.  It had been living in my parent's attic since I outgrew it until my dear brother Bob restored it with love for his little niece.  He used the original hardwood floors and the glass windows. The furniture in it is the same that we played with and some are the originals that cousin Doris first furnished it with.  Oh, did I mention that this was not a dollhouse bought at a store years ago, but handmade.  Wow!!!  I get so excited thinking that my little girl will play with it now and hopefully will keep it and pass it on to her own.  Thanks Uncle Bob Bob!   You are the BEST!

Fam Jam Session

A Little of This and A Little of That

 Wow, when did she grow up??

 The entrepreneurs of the family.  The cousins had a lemonade stand at our garage sale.  They all had fun, worked well together, sold out of lemonade, and each made $1.50.

 First, well okay, Second day of Pre-K.  I forgot the camera on day one!

 Circus!!!  First one for Hazie and for me, too!  She had a blast!

Uh-huh, that's right.  She is riding on her "Pink Big Girl Bike".  She can really move this bike along.  I have to run to keep up with her when she really gets zooming.  (P.S.  thanks to Jo-Jo for the bike!).

One Girl Band

She's ready for her tour...just needs a roadie!!! 

Kinetic Sculpture Race

 We finally made it to the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Eureka this year.  It only took us 3 years of trying and planning but we made it to have some fun at the race and visit with some of the best people in the world...Uma Zuma, Itchy Mitchy, and Uncle Bucky!

 Hiking at Trinidad...we lucked out and got one of the most beautiful May days along the Northern CA coast!  So clear, we watched dolphins swim by!!

 Crazy little sculpture along the Eureka bay.  So aptly named...Joy

 Okay, so you were thinking there should be some pics of these Kinetic Sculptures.  These were two of Hazel's favorites.   A pretty silver high heel shoe on the right and a red fire ant on the left. This is day 2, as they became amphibious.  

 Looked up and saw this amazing show in the sky!!

 Haze and her Uma Zuma!! 

 Silly face at the beach!

 How can you drive up the 101 and not stop in and get your pic with Paul and Babe???  It is a right of passage.

The happy trio!!!

Mother's Day

 Hazel and Jim took me on a hike for Mother's Day in Ridgefield, WA.  We were looking for wild flowers.  Not too many, too early in the season still.

 The hike was at a wildlife refuge, and there is a Plank House from a native american tribe.  Hazel had more fun walking in and out of it through the round doorway than she did on the hike.

 This is a snapshot Hazel took of us.

 Jim and Haze up the trail.

Always good to get big smooches from your girl!

Hula Hooping Girl

Hazel picked up hooping at our annual block party.  In our opinion it is one of the cutest things to watch...just see the sheer joy on her face!!!