Dancing The Night Away

We hosted the BCM's annual Cochon Du Lait (minus the pig) at our house last night. We had a dance instructor/square dance caller that led the students in dancing for several hours. Jolie was dying to get in on some of the action. Here are a couple of pictures I took before we removed her from the dance floor for her own safety. She was right up in the middle of everyone. I like the top one of her in mid clap. For some reason Blogger keeps rotating the last picture, but I thought it was too cute not to share.

Good times with good friends

We went to see our good friends the Nidas this weekend. It was David's 3rd birthday party & we've been dying to meet their new baby John who was born in July. It was the first time that David & Jolie were both old enough to enjoy each other's company. They had a great time together & these pictures capture a few of the fun moments we had in the last 24 hours!

Fun Slippers

Grandpa & Nonna brought Jolie these fun Moose slippers from Alaska. She LOVES them. I thought I was going to have to let her wear them out of the house today!

Jolie's Great Uncles

Great Uncle Richard

Great Uncle Robert & Great Aunt Brenda

Jolie had the opportunity to hang out with her great uncles this past weekend. It was the first time Uncle Richard had met her. Eventhough the circumstances were no fun, it was very nice to be with family. We are counting down until we see them again at Christmas!

Rainy Day Fun!

This morning I set up the play cottage Jolie got last Christmas. It is supposed to rain all day so I thought it'd been something new to do. She can't walk by without walking in her "house." Thanks to Nonna & Grandpa for such a fun present!

Entertaining at home

Can you find Jolie in the midst of all these college students?

Miss Mary reading Jolie a book. She also helped put her to bed!

Sitting by Mr. Joel & Mr. Justin.

The beautiful sugar cookies I made! Yummy!

We entertained 35+ college students at our house last night. We had a great time & Jolie enjoyed having her college friends in her home. I need a few days to recover!

Just Splashing Around

Jolie had a good time splashing in this puddle this afternoon! We love the cool weather. We almost needed a jacket. Maybe Fall will stick around this time.

Playing Outside

Jolie & I skipped church this morning because Todd had to speak at a church out of town. We played outside for a long time where she collected leaves & played in the dirt. So much for a morning bath :) Special thanks to Nonna & Great Grandma & Grandpa Montgomery for taking good care of Jolie last week!

Jolie can count!

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The sound off a little bit, but you can hear her sweet voice.

"Night, Night"

Jolie & Todd are pretending to go "night, night" on the living room floor. She likes to lay her head on a pillow & pretend to go to sleep - she even closes her eyes. She is so sweet!

Jolie's 1st frenchbraids

I successfully frenchbraided Jolie's hair on Tuesday. I was quite pleased with the way it turned out. She was a pretty good client :)

Just splashin' around

Jolie & I went outside this afternoon after it rained. She enjoyed splashing around in the puddles around our front walkway.

All this from...

1 Blue M&M!
So much for keeping this pretty white outfit clean!

Jolie's 1st Icee

Jolie has had a sip of one of our Icees before, but the other day Todd brought her one of her very own. She was delighted to slurp it all down!

Bedtime stories with Daddy

I caught this sweet picture of Todd reading to Jolie before bed. Jolie loves for her daddy to "ree" to her. Goodnight Moon is her favorite book right now - anytime of day.

Our Little Tailgater

Tonight was the first home football game. We took Jolie to the BCM tailgate. She loved getting to run around & nearly wore both of us out! We decided to skip out on the game because her bedtime was rapidly approaching. Doesn't she look good in her maroon & gold?

Bye, Bye, Nonna

Mom (AKA: Nonna) came & spent the week with us. She kept Jolie company while I went & enjoyed a few of the BCM's back-to-school events. We were so glad she came. Jolie was not happy about her leaving today! Thanks for coming, Nonna!

Fun times at the BCM

Today was our big event to welcome freshmen to campus & our ministry. We had over 100 freshmen - yea! Todd worked all day, but Jolie & I were only around for a little while. She is warming up to her new college friends. She is quite a ham!

Running Down The Driveway

Jolie LOVES to run down our new, long driveway. She went with me to get the paper this morning & I took some pictures of her on the way.

We love our new swings!

We are loving swinging in our new backyard!

Coloring

We just got our high speed internet hooked up today - yea! These pictures were taken in Lake Charles a few days before we moved. Jolie loves to color, but is only allowed to under supervision!

Riding Rody Together

Jolie & I were bouncing on her Rody last night & some friends took this picture. Isn't she so cute? We've had so much fun together this week, but we are ready to see her daddy tomorrow.

What a smart girl!

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Enjoy watching Jolie point to her body parts. When I ask her to show me her nose she blows it first, but you cannot really hear it in the video. She is getting so smart. This video is mainly for Uncle Hardy & Aunt Sarah who haven't seen her in a while.

Just chillin' in front of the tv...

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted new pics. Our computer was in the shop & fortunately we have it back with our hard drive in working condition. I turned on a video for her viewing pleasure & when I went to check on her this is how I found her. She was quite relaxed! I'll try to get some new video footage of her soon.