Just a few random tidbits!
Life in the Darney household is going great! Hazel has made the transition to her own room. I moved all her clothes, etc. up there which freed up a lot of room for us in our closet. She is doing good going to bed between 6:00 – 6:30 and then waking up once or twice a night to eat. I think she likes it up there!
Tell you what, dressing little girls is hard! I have all these cute bows, shoes, etc. but most of the time I end up not using them because they don’t stay on. I wish some would stay on longer because it is so cute!!
She has been chewing on her hand a lot lately. She is 4 months old so I’m sure she is teething. She has also started to grab things. Namely my hair and behind my arm on my triceps (or where one should be). It HURTS!!
I love going to get her in the night when she is hungry because most of the time she is awake and smiling and so happy. BUT it is also not good because she is kinda awake for the day around 5:00. I DO NOT get up that early and make her lay next to me until at least 6:30 when the alarm goes off. We will see how long that lasts!
I’m just in love with both kids right now. Hagen has really been doing well with her. He loves her, asks to snuggle with her while watching TV, helps her flip over, pats her head, tells her to drink all her milk and play nicely with friends when he takes her to her class, likes for me to bring her to his room so he can show her off to his friends, and still lovingly calls her “tooter bean”…I hope that one doesn’t stick.
Hagen went to Home Depot with Ryan the other day and got air filters. He asked why we need air filters and Ryan said “It cleans the air”…Hagen said “It cleans tooty air?!” He was laughing at himself and so proud…silly boy.
Hagen is into a burping phase. Making them as loud as he can. Good thing is he says excuse me every time, but it is getting old. Doesn’t help that his father (and mother) do it often.
I love Hazel, but she has made my butt disappear. You see, I have always had a butt…a big butt. Since I had Hazel it has disappeared! Honestly, gone! So I started back at the gym this week. I am going for an hour before I pick up the kids. It is RIGHT next door to the day care…shares a parking lot…so I have no excuse. I will concentrate on ½ cardio and then ½ on upper body, lower body, or abs. Today is abs…those are also gone so it will be fun!!
Cute love story? Hagen has a new girlfriend named Danni. She has 2 pony tails. Well Hagen was having a hard time with drop off the other day and didn’t want me to leave. Danni came up and said “I missed you yesterday!” (She was out sick) and then she said, “I have some dinosaurs for you” and took him to the dinosaur center and showed him the two piles of dinosaurs…one for her and one for him…he never did come say bye to me.
Hagen has been doing soccer at school. The season ended and he wants to try gymnastics. I let him choose between the two and explained to him that when his friends go to soccer he will not…but he will go with other friends to gymnastics. Next week is the first week…we’ll see how he does!
That’s all I got! Except if Ryan doesn’t wash his hardboiled egg yolks and the shells down the sink in the morning I am going to go ballistic!! I mean how hard is it to just run the water and wash that stuff down? I warned him with a brief call this morning…told him it was equally as irritating as him making a shake in the morning and leaving the powder residue stuck to the bottom of the cup and not washing it out…it turns into cement that the dishwasher can’t even tackle….but he’s pretty cute so I don’t leave him.
Tata,
Carrie
This is an attempt at getting a cousin shot...they are darling... 
The men...big brothers if you will. They both take their job very seriously and love their babies! 
Miss serious...hardly cracks a smile...BUT... 
Aunt Rebecca caught it on tape! Aww...sweet baby. She had already pulled the bow out this evening before dinner. Sweet Baby Hazel Grace!! 
Tata,
Baby mine, don't you cry
Little one when you play
If they knew sweet little you
One Saturday I took the kids to an indoor water thing at the Gym in Frisco. It was so fun! I got to put Hazel in a suit for the first time! Below is my fabulous brother Adam loving on Hazel...(By the way my other butt hole brother is 38 today...wonder how long this craziness is going to last). I love capturing the love on camera. He loves my babies and I love his like they are our own. 
Here is the latest cousin shot. It is getting quite difficult! AND Hagen would not change from his superman t-shirt (why did I buy that ugly thing) and sweats for ANYTHING! Everyone else is dresses all cute and he looks homeless...
See how serious she is??? So cute though! Hagen is not doing soccer this go around...he opted for gymnastics! It is hilarious to see what he learned after school...he may be a bit clumsy like his Mama. Speaking of clumsy, Ryan was showing off last night in the back yard (to Hagen) and was doing some fancy soccer moves. Well, I just happened to look when he tripped and fell flat on his butt! It was priceless...and he looked around to see if anyone saw and I was dying laughing...his head hung in shame for a bit.
My brother's family, my parents, and my family have been getting together on Friday nights for dinner. It's really nice to make sure we are seeing each other more often. Since the weather has been nice we have been going to an area called Watter's Creek and eating at one of the restaurants and then heading down by the river and laying blankets out and letting the kids run around. It is SO cute there at night! White lights in the trees, live music, etc...just fun. I think we are building lots of memories there. Below is a picture of Hazel and I last week at Watter's Creek...
Work is going great...still love it here. Ryan is only traveling 1 week and then home for 2 so it is better. I swear if you marriage is in trouble or you are just having a rough spot...one of you get away for a week. It will make you realize how much you want them there. After he gets home on Saturdays we hang on the porch and drink a few beers and just talk and talk and talk. Love him so much...
The picture above is Hagen in Hazel's crib telling her she was a good girl taking a nap in her crib. She slept for 2 hours. We have been doing Crib Boot camp...she's doing good!!
This is Hazel mid flip...what a look of concentration!
Hagen has been going to TONS of birthday parties lately! We went to one at Planet Pizza and he had the BEST time! I hate these places...but I think we are going to have his at Planet Pizza too...I mean, look at how much fun he is having! This is one of MANY smiley pictures of the day! It has rides like this that kids as young as 2 can go on by themselves.
Hazel has a weird butt...thunder thighs and all. So cute, but man...hope baby spanks come out soon! Totally kidding...
She is getting alot better to handle...for me anyway. We are best friends...she is really attached to me...and she is kinda fussy with other people. I'm really worried about her flat head. I think I see it as being worse. Hope we don't have to do the helmet thing, but will if we need to!
