Jocelyn Kaila

Jocelyn, known as JoJo-licious in nursery, is the sun in my system.

She is the person I follow. She makes me laugh. Lights up my days. She pushes my buttons, sure. But she is amazing. I feel like sometimes I talk too much or focus on the things she does that are "trying three's."  I want people to know they're not alone. But really, I am the luckiest mom in the universe!

She's MY GIRL! And I love her just the way she is. Poop drama and all.

For THE LONGEST TIME Jocelyn's hair HAD to be down... like Rapunzel's lOOOOng hair. Hence the reason it's always in her face :/ She loves brushing it ... when it's not Tangled (hahaha) Just recently she lets me braid her hair like Pocahontas and putting it up in a ponytail/ bun like dancer/ ballerina. She states throughout the day, "Your hair's up?" " You put your hair down?" Very observant of it.

 

pictures from June 2011

Jocelyn loves... no you don't understand. LOVES to dance! ANYTIME wherever we are! If she hears music... tv, movie, radio, store, she starts movin and groovin! Derek and I just catch her at random times in the kitchen bustin her moves! I love it! Santa's giving her dance classes for Christmas and she doesn't know but we can't WAIT for her to go. I'm pretty sure  it'll be a dream come true for her.  She'll be in her element.

She lives for her friends and cousins! She prays for each one of them and is starting to want to call and talk to them! It's the cutest thing! I am trying to take pictures of her with all her friends! I will be building the collection! She loves making new friends. Strangers at the park/ play place are her "friends" before she even meets them. But there's nothing as great as old friends! xox

JoJo & Molly! We miss Molly and so many other friends! Let's schedule some play dates for next year! YES PLEASE.

Andrew, Carly, Beckham and soon to arrive Olive Reeves from our new ward- love them- great company

Jocelyn is an artist! I will have to scan the picture she drew at the Treehouse Museum. It's a gingerbread man. She did ALL the coloring to it. Eyes. Eyebrows. Smile. HEART :0) She's doing a pretty good job, for her age, at staying in the lines. She lives to "write" in my planner like I do.

Paisley & Jocelyn our Hawaiian girls

She's going to be 3.5 on Christmas Day! She will be a Sunbeam this January... yes, in my class. I'm beginning to think it might not be so bad. She has been coming to Sharing time with the "moonbeams" from nursery. She raises her hand to help at every opportunity possible! Whenever they start singing a song, if she doesn't know it (which is most of them) she starts to dance or leads the music from her chair. She sings 'I Am A Child of God' to herself on any given day. I love hearing her say those words. She is so smart and is picking up on all that we teach her. Especially about Jesus.

My Mom sent Jocelyn a BIG Christmas package. Christmas movies individually wrapped so every other day, for all of December she gets to open a new Christmas movie. I HAD NO IDEA there are so many Christmas movies... or shall I say, I forgot. It's been fun to see some classics and some new ones. It's helped Jocelyn get really excited for this Christmas. She knows we are celebrating Jesus' birth. That Santa is coming. That she needs to be nice, not naughty. Anytime we are at the store and she sees a toy she'd like, where they're everywhere this time of year, she tells me she wants it and I avoid a conflict by saying, Ok. Ask Santa for it. You just might get it. She is wishing for Barbies. Not like she needs more but that's what she wants :D Part of me wants to get her a puppy for Christmas! *missing my parent's dog, Pochacco, who passed away this week. :,( * But we should prob wait a few more months... maybe.

 Jocelyn even included Pochacco in all her prayers... "Bless GiGi, Papa & Pochacco"....

Understatement: We are crazy about this girl! She's our pride and joy! With all that sweet there has to be a lil sour... but even then she's cute when she's sassy! : ) I love you, Jocelyn! Thanks for filling everyday with smiles!

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 BRAVERY!