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!