Tag: Hazel
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“Phuoc” and Good Fortune
There is a Chinese word called ‘phuoc’ and it translates into ‘good fortune’ but in Buddhist terms it also means…
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Donut and adventure
When I told Hazel we we’re going on a hard, outdoor adventure today she asked,"like exercise like skiing?" Me: yeah,…
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Adventure playground
Took the afternoon off today, leaving the store in the capable hands of staff. The goal was to visit the…
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Life is unfair
Margot and I are discussing her wish to be older than Hazel. She thinks it’s not fair Hazel always gets…
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Hazel and Margot love trains!
super cute On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 6:42 PM Kim <kimluujennings> wrote:
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Mommy and mornings
Margot is very much a "Mommy’s girl". Kim is leaving for work early these days, and that frequently means Margot…
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Aloha Friday
I had no idea, but apparently today was Aloha Friday at the restaurant supply Place. Hazel happened to be wearing…
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Chapter books
I bought Hazel a 291 page chapter book yesterday, she hadn’t really tried reading a chapter book but I thought…
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Black Diamond
Hazel was VERY excited to ski her first Black Diamond runs yesterday. She did an awesome job.
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Watching videos
Hazel earned some video time, so I was letting them watch a little. I was doing a few things on…
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Nature Girl wand
"Nature Girl" wanted a magic wand. We made two, one for each of them. Hazel was thrilled. The shaft is…
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Nature Girl
Hazel has been proudly telling us about her group of friends at school, and how they’ve dubbed themselves the "Nature…
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English and Chinese
It blows me away that Hazel can write in two completely different writing systems. Love her school.
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Yum yum dim sum when Daddy can’t join us for dinner
Hazel specifically asked Xiao lung bao and egg tarts in the same meal.
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Conversations with Margot
Margot: "Hazel, can you please use your superpowers and make the sun go away." Hazel: "Ok." (moves her arms around,…
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Valentine’s day
Hazel made (with some help) chocolate covered strawberries, and I made mushroom Alfredo pasta and sous vide scallops. Hazel made…
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Field Showcase
Hazel’s afterschool program had a "showcase" yesterday, where each class did a dance routine, and they had projects from the…
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The girls made ice cream and had so much fun
Mom, thanks for Hazel’s present. They loved doing their science kit.
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Frogs can’t clean.
Me: Margot, you can have string cheese when you help Hazel clean up the Play-Doh. M: I can’t…. (Wailing). I…
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Fun in the snow
I had a great time playing in the snow, making Olaf, sledding, and walking around and exploring Durango with the…
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Hazel’s 5th
We have a family tradition of the birthday person getting to choose birthday dinner. Hazel chose sushi, but specifically said…
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Academy of Sciences
Hazel is excited to learn to dive in 5 years. They had a fish ID card and she was trying…
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Hazel and Margot doing YouTube yoga
Margot loves playing with her GaJe. She happily squeezed ‘Yoga! Yoga!’
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First day at preschool
First day of preschool. She picked her own clothes and insisted on a backpack like ga-je (big sister). I was…
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Reading Chinese
Hazel is trying to read this brochure Kim grabbed, and I’m amazed at how many Chinese words she can already…
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Hazel made a stop motion video
At the Exploratorium in SF. She actually made a longer one, but it didn’t save. :/ Still cool. This place…
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San Francisco
We are going to San Francisco tomorrow, for a week. Visiting friends this weekend, then the girls and I will…
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Hazels outfit
Hazel’s kindergarten normal has a uniform, but since they are learning the colors (in Mandarin) they have a color week…

























