If you live within a hundred mile radius of our little family, you've probably been informed, by the big kid herself, that Stella is now three and a half. Thank you very much. We celebrated Stella's half birthday this year with some sweet treats and a lovely run around in the chilly but clear outdoors (which has been rare these days since it's either been super soggy or super cold). Aside from enjoying her ice cream cone, Stella was just so proud to finally be three and a half. Because, ya know, half birthdays REALLY matter at this point. It's so great to watch her enjoy the growing process and feel proud of herself for mastering more and more in life. She's working really hard on her writing, is insatiably drawn to her little buddies and adores her family dearly.
And this little scene is Stella celebrating a random after-school day last week with her imaginary friend Charlotte (not to be confused with the very real and very cool live Charlotte). Stella is so in love with her friends, she asks to have play dates every day. And while we do manage to meet up with our buds a few times a week, I'm also very aware of my role as the Protector of Downtime (aka the Mama who says "no"). So on this day, Stella really wanted to have Charlotte come for a visit. And while it would have been lovely and I'm sure they would have had a blast, I could tell Stella needed time to just decompress after school and play quietly. Stella accepted this fate graciously, decided that an imaginary Charlotte would suit her just fine and proceed to create an elaborate imaginary world replete with cake baking, rain forest trekking, story reading and tea brewing for about two and a half hours.
Imaginary Charlotte can come over any time.
And this little scene is Stella celebrating a random after-school day last week with her imaginary friend Charlotte (not to be confused with the very real and very cool live Charlotte). Stella is so in love with her friends, she asks to have play dates every day. And while we do manage to meet up with our buds a few times a week, I'm also very aware of my role as the Protector of Downtime (aka the Mama who says "no"). So on this day, Stella really wanted to have Charlotte come for a visit. And while it would have been lovely and I'm sure they would have had a blast, I could tell Stella needed time to just decompress after school and play quietly. Stella accepted this fate graciously, decided that an imaginary Charlotte would suit her just fine and proceed to create an elaborate imaginary world replete with cake baking, rain forest trekking, story reading and tea brewing for about two and a half hours.
Imaginary Charlotte can come over any time.
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Stella and her imagination are beautiful. Happy 3 1/2 Stella!
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