hazel's first day of second grade and bear creek

today was hazel's first day of second grade.  it's really just impossible for me to believe.

she was delighted.  i don't know anyone who loves school like hazel does.

june doesn't start school until tuesday.

in an attempt to keep our we-miss-hazel-and-we-wonder-what-she-is-doing-at-this-exact-moment feelings at bay, junebug and i went for a lovely hike up at bear creek.  

it looked like this:

(do you see the squirrel?)

and it smelled like this.

it tasted like this,

sounded like this,

and felt like this.