Happy 5th birthday to my sweet Jaquelle!!

Oh Jaquelle how we have had our moments, but I'll tell you, she is the sweetest thing on this earth.  She loves all things girly and is already constantly worried if things match or look weird.  She loves to look or shop for clothes, or jewelry (I know where did she come from?) but I absolutely love it.  She is her brothers best friend and his constant tease.  She is the best babysitter even at 5!  (Ok, don't go calling DCFS I just have her watch Collin when I shower! :) She has a heart of gold and I love having a little girl that I can do girly things with like get dressed up for dance recitals, paint toenails or hang out while the boys are at fathers and sons.  :)  She is exceptionally good at everything she does, including soccer, dance and coloring.  She wants so badly to be as big as Seth that she is teaching herself how to read and learn sight words. She loves her long beautiful hair but hates. it. being. brushed. :(
  A fun memory about Jaq are, whenever we are done saying prayers or if we are driving in the car she will pretend to be asleep, which of course we just play along with and pick her up and put her straight to bed.  What is funny about this is, she is so determined to keep up the act that she does not get out of bed or let up the rouse for a second.  We of course love this because even though we know she is asleep she will not get out of bed and will eventually fall asleep on her own even if its an hour before bedtime!  Haha! Jokes' on her!
  She loves her dad to tickle her back and watch her dance.  She could spend hours coloring or dancing in the living room.  She is shy and gets very nervous and embarrassed when she knows she has to do something out of the ordinary like get up in front of the class. Yet, she is brave and always does it.  She is far more outgoing with being left with babysitters or at other peoples houses than her older brother. And she takes pride in that.   She is a saint at church.  :) Like the ideal quiet, reverent, obedient child....some traits that she often leaves at the door when she gets home.   Her primary teachers never believe me but she does have a temper that usually gets inflamed when she is not being listened to or understood...or when she is tired.  (All pretty legitimate reasons if you ask me.) Her favorite people in the world are her uncle Neal and aunt Brittlyn but that's probably because they adore her and give her all the attention she could ever want.