My grandniece, Jolene Thompson is such a sweet girl. She officially joined our family when her daddy, Tim Thompson married my niece, Kellie Hadlock, but she was a part of our family long before that day. The first time we met Jolene, we loved Jolene. She is that kind of girl. She has a beautiful smile that lights up her whole face, and as strange as it may sound, I think she looks quite a bit like Kellie. They have many similar features, and similar personalities.
When Kellie sent me pictures of Jolene, my first thought was…Jolene is fearless!! Of course, I was referring to Jolene holding up a snake!! Kellie agreed, saying, “She is the bravest little girl!! She loves to fish, and she knows all the ins and outs of it! She baits my hook for me, and she does all the gross things I 
don’t like to do!!” Kellie was never a serious hunter-fisher girl, but Tim and Jolene are slowly drawing Kellie into that world. I’m not sure she will ever bait a hook, but thankfully, Jolene can do that for her. Jolene is capable, and she takes Kellie’s hand and leads her into this new world that Kellie has fallen in love with.
Kellie says, “Jolene is the kindest and funniest kid, and she is every bit her father’s child!! Fearless!! She does all the things that I could never dream of doing like picking up snakes and finding bugs and all that, haha. Tim’s favorite thing is to tease her and pick on her, and she fires right back at him and doesn’t miss a beat!! She is always the first to ask if we need help with anything around the house, she is so sweet to everyone she comes in contact with. She is so good 
with her younger cousins and siblings and loves to be the leader and take care of them.” Jolene is very capable, but she might be just a little bit shy too. Kellie tells me, “Once she got used to the idea of being in front of people for our wedding she was STOKED!! She loves to get dressed up and she loved that she got to pick out her own dress for the wedding and her hairstyle. She is the girliest outdoor girl in the world!! I am so thankful that God gave me her for a daughter!! She is so incredible, and I have loved every minute of watching her grow! We are so incredibly blessed to have our sweet Jolene!!” Still, Tim will say, “She loves her bibs when we’re doing boyish stuff!!” That may change later, but I’m sure she and her dad will always do the “boyish stuff” together. Today is Jolene’s 10th birthday. She’s in the double digits now!! Happy birthday Jolene!! Have a great day!! We love you!!
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