Fall in Nashville

It's certainly been quite awhile since our last post and we have no other excuse besides 'toddler-ville.' 

Hazel has warmed up quite nicely to her new daycare classroom. Hazel switched classrooms to an older one because Hazel had some 'discipline' issues (she kept chomping on one particular teacher). Either way, she's with bigger kids now and has started using the potty a little bit and her vocabulary has really expanded. She also has a buddy named Hank -- who was in her daycare class but also lives across the street from us. We hang out often because they get along great.

Hazel school picture September 2016

We also frequent our neighborhood playground quite a bit and Hazel has grown quite curious of all the 'big kid' play things like monkey bars and other climbing structures. It keeps us on our toes.

Farmers market Nashville October 2016

Hazel and I dressed up as Minions for our first halloween dressing up and attempting to Trick-or-Treat. We walked around our neighborhood with Hank and pulled the kids in a little red wagon, while the adults pulled and pushed them around different houses. The kids couldn't resist eating their candy as soon as it hit their buckets. Sean and I have since depleted Hazel's treat stash.

Hazel and Mimi November 2016

Of course, this was also our first visit to see Santa and experience some of those holiday lights. Hazel is really a fan of the Christmas lights in our neighbor's houses and we often take a couple loops around the neighborhood just to see some of the houses which are real decked out in the holiday cheer! Hazel refused to sit on Santa's lap and even refused to give him a hand-shake, so we settled on sitting on mommy's lap. 

Hazel's first Santa visit (November 2016)

Since we're so close to Huntsville, AL and Sean's parents and sister's family, we visit frequently. This past month, we went down 2 weekends in a row! We went on several beautiful trail runs and hikes through the Monte Sano land trust. It's hilly, but incredibly peaceful.