Mardi Gras Delivers!

Grandma just got back from visiting Uncle Dan and Auntie Rissa in Mississippi and brought a gift from them for Mailee. Last month, The Lent-Koop Crew went to a "Family Friendly" version of Mardi Gras and, due to the fact that they are EXTREMELY cute, Mailee's cousins got about a GOOGILLION beads. Therefore, Cousins Livi and Ella sent some "Happy Beads" for Mailee to enjoy too!

Girly- Girl put them all on, donned her purse to boot, and RAN around the house! I think she had the most fun playing "Mardi Gras" this side of the Mississippi River!

THANK YOU LIVI AND ELLA! WE MISS Y'ALL (Jackson and Jake too)!!!!!!!!!

Mailee's First Ponytails!!! (Finally)

Look Mommy! I Didn't Eat Them!

Mailee managed to create some FABULOUS artwork with her crayons and drawing pad and... SHE DIDN'T EAT THE CRAYONS!

For those not "in the know"... this is kinda a BIG DEAL developmentally!

Yeah Little Munchkin!!!

But She Did Eat This!

Can you believe all this mess was from 1/2 a chocolate chip cookie!

Mailee loves when Mommy bakes!!!

Equal Opportunity Play

OK, I just thought this was funny! Mailee's toolbox broke and yet she "needed" to get her tools into the other room. So here is her solution... she dumped the baby and carefully loaded her tools into the baby carrier. Problem Solved!!!

Apparently she comes from the same school of thought as Uncle Dan who thought his sister's purse was a great carrying case for his Matchbox cars!!! Whatever works, right?!?

Lil' Artist

In her Easter Basket from Grandma and Grandpa, Mailee got her first paint book. It is one of those ones where you dip a brush in water and the colors appear on the pictures. Today, I set her up and showed her how to do it. It only took (literally) 3 seconds for her to get the gist. She took the brush, dipped it in water, and was SO SERIOUS going about her work!

Maybe it'll be an art scholarship we'll be going after...

Happy Easter!

Easter was fantastic! We had our family over to the new house for an awesome day of food, bubble-chasing, and egg hunting! Mailee was the Belle of the Ball in her Easter finery. What a beautiful day! Thank you Jesus! He is Risen Indeed!