Our little cowgirl

Jolie & I went to lunch last week with Miss Hannah (one of our college friends). She discovered this horse on the way out of the restaurant. Lucky for us, Miss Hannah had her camera. I don't think we'll ever get out of Chili Verde again without a horse ride!

New boots

Jolie's Gran recently treated her to some new "work" boots. They have been on her feet everyday since we took them out of her suitcase! She is able to slip them on all by herself - such a big girl. Gran also bought her the matching shovel & fork. They were out of the watering can & she kept requesting it so I took her to Target yesterday to buy a watering can. Now she ready to join Todd in the yard!

Mommy's shoes

I found Jolie watching TV while wearing my shoes a couple of weeks ago. She is a funny girl!

Life is good as a BCM kid

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Jolie has it pretty good being a BCM kid. The older she has gotten the more our students have enjoyed entertaining her. She loves for them to swing her, throw her, spin with her, hop with her, "go this way" with her, etc. They are such good sports & she really loves their attention & time. Mr. Parker made a car out of this box today & pushed her around until he was blue in the face! She is quite demanding that they continue to play with her even if it is time for them to take a rest. I've also included a mediocre video of the crowd singing "Wheels on the Bus" with her. It must be hard to be so loved! Jolie loves her college friends!

Larto Lake

We went to Gran & PawPaw's camp on Larto Lake this past weekend. Jolie had a great time pretending to fish from the dock with Gran. I enjoyed all the extra sleep Gran allowed me to have - thanks, Gran!

Fun times in Shreveport

Jolie & I went to Shreveport this weekend & stayed with Uncle Bud & Aunt Courtney. We had a great time! We helped celebrate Lulu & Haper's (Uncle Bud's dogs) 1st birthday, we went to the park (which was a huge hit!) and we went to the Boardwalk. In addition to the fun we had with family we also got to see two of my good friends - Jolie & Tara. Oh yea...we even ran in to Mrs. Julia & Mr. Jimmy. It was a fun-filled weekend!

This & That

The last few weeks I've been carrying my old camera in my purse to catch little moments with Jolie. Here are a few of my favorites from the last few weeks...


Jolie posing with the Chick-Fil-A cow outside of the the Junior League Spring Market. She LOVES the cow!

Here she is chatting with the BCM trophies. I'm not sure what they were talking about, but she sure was having a good time.

Here she is showing off her fake "bobo" she got in Sunday school. They were teaching that Jesus heals :)

ULM Fountain

We were out on campus today & one of our students played with Jolie in the fountain. She must have walked around the water 100 times! She kept getting closer & closer to the water until she was pretty wet! I didn't have my camera, but one of our students took this picture with her phone. It was a priceless moment!

Sleeping

I caught a couple of pictures of Jolie sleeping at the end of her Sunday afternoon nap. They are sort of dark because the lights were off & I didn't use a flash. She still looks so sweet when she is sleeping.

Hop Hop Hooey!

While we were playing with sidewalk chalk Jolie requested, "Hop Hop Hooey." The JoJo's Circus version of hopscotch. The last two pictures are a sequence - in the first one she is getting ready to jump & in the last one she is in mid air. She said "Hop Hop Hooey" each time she hopped across!

Sidewalk art

Jolie spent some time in the backyard drawing with her "colors" this afternoon. Can you tell this child likes order in her life? Each time she moved the chalk she lined them all up!

I'm sure it's obvious, but this is Jolie's drawing of a kitty kat. As she petted the concrete she said, "Aww, how cute. It a kitty kat"

CHEESE!

Jolie has a rather intense "cheese" face! She needs to learn to keep her eyes open when she says, "Cheese!" I included the picture below b/c she has a sweet face :)

Warm weather...finally!

It's finally been warm enough to play outside the past few days. Todd & I hung out with Jolie outdoors for a while this afternoon. We've enjoyed having Todd home during Mardi Gras break! Sorry I haven't posted in a while - make sure to check out the other new posts as well!

Grandpa's Hat

Grandpa & Nonna came for a visit over Mardi Gras & Jolie fell in love with Grandpa's hat! We enjoyed their visit & wish they could come more often!

Little People

Aunt Sarah gave Jolie the Little People house for Christmas & it is her FAVORITE toy! She plays with it all the time! She changes their diapers, washes their hair, & puts them to bed. It is so much fun to watch her use her imagination!

Bathtime fun!

Jolie has recently learned that she can lay down in the water to help me wash her hair. She tends to spend most of bathtime in this position. She LOVES it!

Such a big girl!

Over the last few weeks Jolie has pretty much promoted herself to a big girl chair. When she is ready to eat she climbs up in "her" chair & waits to be served. I think she likes her freedom & independence. We are having a lazy day today & she is, in fact, eating lunch in her PJs.

Go Saints!

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We were very sad to see the Saints lose yesterday, however, we were very enthusiastic at the beginning of the game. Jolie even had a good time. Enjoy watching her perform her newest trick!

mmm...ice cream

Nothing like a cold treat on a cold day. We picked up some ice cream this afternoon on our way home from the ULM Boy's basketball game. They won - go Warhawks!

Jolie & Josie

Jolie's friend Josie came over to play yesterday. They had a great time hanging out together. They got along really well & even took a nap at the same time! Aren't they fun?