Part 1 of the 1st Birthday

Jolie's first birthday is this coming Saturday!! She will be 1 year old! It is so crazy how fast time goes by.

On Monday, we celebrated Jolie's birthday with Dean's side of the family! She got lots of fun stuff! She got an outdoor swing, a farm animal magnetic matching game, a leapfrog alphabet catipillar, and some fun bathtub toys. We had hot dogs and hamburgers for supper and birthday cupcakes for dessert.

Jolie liked the frosting on her cake but she really didn't try any of the cake. We learned to never put the birthday hat on her, she hated it.

Jolie has 5 teeth now, and they are really coming in! And the other wonderful news and scary news is she is WALKING! She started walking on Saturday and she is getting very good at it. She walked about 8 feet today and didnt fall down at all. She just has to stop every so often to steady herself.

Dean is doing good! He is preparing to come home! Hopefully he will be home during the first half of July! DO NOT SEND ANYMORE BOXES! Thank you to those of you who have been sending him boxes durning this deployment!

I am doing well! Jolie and I are in Kansas right now. We will be here until the 4th of June and then it is back to the house to do lots of cleaning!

I hope everything is going well with all of you who read this!

Love,

Teresa and Jolie

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day has come and is almost gone! This was my first Mother's Day with Jolie. She was still in my belly for the last one! This was a very special day for us. Jolie and her Daddy got me some very beautiful flowers! Dean's parents spent mothers day with us and it was just a very nice day!

The Onion Festival has come and gone! I was very excited when the day finally came but kindof disappointed with the selling. With the economy the way it is, people just aren't interested in the crafts that I make. Oh, well it happens. In the next week, alot of new items will be added to the ETSY shop! So go take a look at all of the pretty items. I am working on a neat little pillow right now! We will have to see how it turns out!
Dean is doing better and it is looking like he is going to be home durning the middle of July and we will be able to go on leave during August! Only 2 months left! We are getting very excited as the time gets closer!

I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day! I know now what it is to be a mother and it is the most special thing in the world. I thank my mom so much for being the woman she is and making me the woman I am. I just hope my daugther feels the same way when she is all grown up!

Love,

Teresa and Jolie

Swim Time

Yesterday, Jolie was in her swimming pool for the first time!! She enjoyed it so much. She had all her ducks from the bath tub and her cups. I learned a few things while she was in the pool. First, do not sit to close to the pool unless you want to be soaked and have your towel soaked. Second, I definitely need to get a lounge chair, so the ants don't eat me alive. And last of all, the pool really wears Jolie out and makes her sleep really good at night!

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Love,

Teresa and Jolie