Author: Katie

Small crowds at the farm today

And an entertaining new feature at the sensory tree: drum sticks!

Here Hazel was lodging mulch into mulch-sized holes

Drawing lines in the dirt with a big stick

Dirt and tools are available again in the garden!

This might have been the only time we’ve been alone with the wooden chicken eggs for any length of time. Hazel was in hen house heaven

Face to face with goats

These three are part of a group of four (3 goats, 1 lamb) that have been hand-fed by farmers since birth due to complications with their mothers and are especially friendly to humans, not to mention cute!

Trotting off side by side

Hazel invented an “I’m stuck” stop-and-go slide game today (Also OMG, look at that beautiful flowering tree!)

Here’s where Hazel was trying to get me to climb up a climbing structure. She offered to help me up, sweet thing

We made pancakes for dinner! Hazel and Supey on batter duty, Mommy on the griddle

Waiting ever so patiently for a first bite

I loved the light here — captured an evening video chat

All dressed up for the special WFN tea this morning, and a gloriously springy morning it was (n.b. Hazel is apparently capable of a fake smile at age three)

When Hazel got close to this clump of plants a rabbit darted out and ran away!

To the beach!

There were huge waves our first day! Hazel thought they were way too loud

Showing off a treasure….there were lots of ocean treasures of course!

Our room was this close to the beach! (Pretty sure we’ve never slept so close to the ocean!)

Day two: we visited the swimming pool the minute it opened (steamy lens!)

Super kiddie pool, only 18 inches deep

All worn out and warmed up

Then back to the beach

Hazel spent the whole trip embellishing this castle with shells and rocks

Last big outing of day two: playground!

Taking orders through the lighthouse window

Funny that we left the beach only to find more sand to play in

Day three: short but sweet, getting in a morning story

Last hurrah

The yoshino cherry trees are in full bloom at the library playground

It’s been a year since Hazel and Clementine have seen each other but they got along famously again, including more hand holding!

Three kids were a lot to keep track of at the Public Garden, but here’s the whole kiddo gang in one frame

Hazel still loves this wagon and is now tall enough to hop in and out!

Binoculars!

Hazel thought Grammy’s yoga mat made a perfect picnic blanket

Working on pedaling…briefly

Then moving on to sand

And and castle/cake decorating

And dredging

Apparently the urge to redirect streams skipped a generation

The sun came out and so did the tools

Making repairs really helped Hazel forge a new relationship with “my buddy” the bike

We took a delicious detour on the way north

Hazel popping through the cat door

She got to wear a gown! Stats: 28 pounds and 12 ounces, 36 inches tall

Hazel spent many days looking forward to the fish and activities in the doctor’s waiting room

Hazel anxiously awaiting Sutton and Clare’s arrival

Visiting a lonely daffodil inside a logged-off area

Stalking wild turkeys (you can barely see one between the trees ahead of Hazel, slightly to the left)

Using Supey as a walking stick

Dashing downhill to Turtle Pond

Sutton and Clare kept Hazel in good supply of sticks to toss into the pond

Hazel was promised mud, and mud we found

The goats in the background are working goats. Mission: eat everything inside the fence…and they were!