If the shoe fits... wear it... a day in the life of the Stovall Family: What is a 4 1/2 year old up to...

Juliette is having a great year! She is just about 4 1/2 years old. She continues to really enjoy half day 4k each day. I pick her up on my way home from school and sometimes she begs to go to "after school." If she could only understand that she is one of the lucky ones to get to go home, but at this age children are so social, she really thinks she would rather stay and play. Her favorite things to play at school are "catch the boys".... hmm did I mention that she is a handful? Luke is her favorite to catch and then Sean. Sometimes the "fairy powers" of the girls can help them catch the boys faster. Her fairy name today was "Caroline"

We are going through a transition leaving naps. Today after a long fun weekend though I have insisted that she take a nap. After much whining and fussing, she falls asleep instantly and has been asleep for 2 1/2 hours. She will take up in such a good mood with such a great rest. Typically on most days though she can rally through the day and fights a nap. She is done by 7:30 and ready for the bed without a good nap.

Juliette plays very well with friends. She really does a nice job sharing and realizes the benefit of sharing with others. She gets to play with at least one little friend for a play-date at least once each weekend. She really enjoys that and comes home with wonderful stories. If the friends are younger than her, she can be a bit bossy. If they are even a month older, she will follow suit and go along with most anything.

She is in NO way a morning person. Unlike her Mama, getting her up in the morning for school is NO fun! She pulls the blankets over her head, pretends she can't move, somehow she can not see with lights on, if she moves her hair might fall out, pink blankie will cry if she leaves AND if she gets out of the bed, BIG DOG may run away while she is gone.... these are all of the excuses I hear on a daily basis! I can sing, bark like a dog, dance like a ballerina AND only sometimes does that work for a happy wakeup call.

Her imagination is WILD! Her animals and pink blankie are still her favorite. Juliette could play with her horses (Starla, Sunstar and Stella) all day. Her American girl Danette loves to ride her pony too.

Juliette has been working hard in the art department. She was so excited to bring these two most recent art projects home. When she got in the car I got the seven minute presentation on how to make the piggie's tail... "You see Mommy you wrap the "Straw" around the marker and that's how you do it! See how round her tail is..."

her "Hello Kitty" purse filled with lipsticks

This is the typical scene in her "play area" which includes all of her horses ready for a pony show at a moment's notice

She loves her unicorn "Caroline" but for some reason is slightly obsessed that she has an "eye fake"... meaning "fake eye"... don't all of her animals? I guess she only realizes it on her...