Easysticks - by the Cain Sosnoff family

Hazel was so excited! This was right when the parade was starting with a lineup of police motorcycles (Click for 2013 and 2012 parades)

Fire truck, Army jeeps and a pollipop (Hazel definitely remembered from last year that there was candy at the parade)

Flag waving! Grown up tears! (Not really, though I did get goosebumps from one marching band’s instrumental-then-singing medley of You’re a Grand Old Flag)

Baby boy is quite an obstacle these days (And two for two pushing my glasses up. Pesky things.)

Longingly watching the swan boats come in

Hazel’s turn! Flanked by her best buds Brita and Carolyn!

Pretty sure this was the same favorite duckling from last year

Unlike the first time we installed this seat, we now have a big helper

Hazel approval achieved

Sniffing the first watermelon of the season

Zoned out on watermelon, an old favorite

In an underground “tent” with construction up top

Surveying the damage after earthquake Hazel came through

Later: putting on a jumping show (The grownups were responsible for the announcements, e.g. Ladies and gentlemen, cats and dogs, please welcome the one, the only….Hazel!)

Scooting on a bike path

And straight through the playground gate

Hazel learned to hang from the bar above the slide today

And perfected her slide-climbing skills

Oh the joy!

Oh the noise!

Hazel loved the pelts table at the farm

And also the owl wing, egg and skull table

Excited for snack

Spontaneous dinner picnic

I talked Hazel into touching the monkey bars but she didn’t want to hang

A parent at the park was blowing bubbles for all the kids to chase

Eighty five thousandth time down this slide in the afternoon

Entering the playground through this amazing kid-sized gate

On the bow of a ship and the head of a dragon

Ahoy, matey! Who is that assistant tillerman?

Travis! (Or as Hazel exclaimed “my growmup friend”)

We miss you again already TE!

Strawberry snack break for the work crew

Later Hazel jumped on a high jump mat like a trampoline

After days of anticipation Hazel helped make sure that baby brother’s mobile was hung in exactly the right position