Yeehaw! It's Rodeo time!

For Fair week, the kids got to dress up for school. Daphne LOVES being a cowgirl! I think she wears her cowgirl boots to school almost every day with her uniform. They are definitely getting good use!

 

The summer is so much fun with all of the festivals and fairs that seem to be happening every weekend! Olivia loved this miniature cow at the petting farm at the DeRidder Fair. She kept finding carrots on the ground that others had dropped that she could feed to it. She also kept trying to pick up the pygmy goats that were wandering around free. Daphne's favorites were the white ostriches and the pot-belly piglets. 

Ilana liked all of the pygmy goats the best.

Daphne on Pepper

Ilana on Brown Sugar

The girls love the military festivals, because they always have free pony rides! This was at Glory Fest at the Main Post Chapel. We went to this one last year, just a couple of days after Curtis got home. Hard to believe it's been a year already! This time, Olivia got her first ride. Her face was priceless as the pony started to move, she was so excited!

Olivia's very first ride! Also on Brown Sugar

The USO (United Service Organizations) brought Sesame Street to Fort Polk! The girls got to go and see a live show with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Telly, and Rosalita. They had a blast! They also got these little Elmo toys that spin and light up. Ilana liked Cookie Monster the best, he was so crazy!

Back to school and other good times

First Day of School

New backpacks!

What a fun time of year! The kids go back to school really early here, our first day was Aug. 10th! Daphne has started first grade, and Ilana is in preschool (called LA4 down here) They were both so excited! I am excited to have some time with just Olivia during the day :)

                                   Olivia can't be left out! She loves to pose for the camera.

Olivia loves to play outside! It is so nice that she has her buddy SheRa to play with. They dig, and run, and discover everything possible in the back yard together.

Little poser :)

Say CHEESE!

Olivia isn't the only one who loves to pose!

 

 This is Daphne's "Rockstar" pose as she calls it.

 Ilana is hilarious when we take pictures! She wants them taken, and she loves to pose, but she can never seem to get her eyes to cooperate. They are always looking elsewhere, even if she's facing the camera! It is a trick to catch her looking fully at the camera sometimes. She is such a character!

Sassy-frass Sisters!

We had a little modeling session for Olivia when she decided to try on daddy's army boots. She was so cute! She is in a copy-cat phase right now. She will mimic poses and movements; such a little ham!