Marissa-isms

In honor of her 24 month birthday...Russell and I decided to let you all in on 24 of our favorite Marissa-isms...
1.The way she says peek-a-goo instead of peek-a-boo
2.The way her schedule is sooooo easy, 95% of the time she sleeps 12 hours at night and takes a 2-3 hour nap. She has always been a great sleeper.
3.When you ask her if she wants juice or milk she just says "juicemilk"...like it's one word.
4.If you ask her to show you how old she is, she holds up her 2 index fingers because she can't figure out how to hold up just two fingers on one hand.
5.The way she would eat shredded cheese all day, every day. But it has to be shredded....
6.Speaking of food, if you give her something with breading on it (chicken nuggets, popcorn shrimp) she will peel off the breading and only eat the meat.
7.How stinkin' cute she is when she has pigtails in her hair.
8.The way she imitates her daddy gagging when he changes a poopy diaper.
9.When we sit down to eat a meal, she will say "Amen?!" so we hold hands and Russell will begin to pray and she will pray along with him:) (we have no idea what she is saying, but I'm sure God does and I'm sure He loves it!)
10.The way she does the chicken dance. So cute:)
11.When she gets embarassed, she will blow raspberries. (like if we catch her mid-poop and ask her if she is going poopy...)
12.She can turn on the t.v. and start the DVD player to watch her movie. (not sure if that's good or bad)
13.She will give you the biggest hugs right before bedtime.
14.Sometimes she calls me JJ instead of Mommy, especially if she is trying to get my attention.
15.Her super-big, chessey smiles she flashes for the camera.
16.The way she says medicine, she calls it "manganees".
17.When she offers to pour you some tea from her teapot, then holds her cup up to yours and says "Cheers!"
18.She loves to talk on her pretend phone to all her grandparents-Papa, NeeNee, Pops (or as she says Pots), and Nana.
19.The way she says "Mommy (or Daddy), you're a silly goose!" And then laughs.
20.She always helps daddy feed the doggies, it's one of her favorite things to do.
21.She also loves to help me put the clothes from the washer into the dryer and then she wants to "pull" the button to start it. Oh and each time I hand her some clothes she says "Thanks, mommy." :)
22.When she brushes her teeth, Russell will sing a little song that goes, "Brush, brush, brush your teeth..." and she will dance to it while she brushes her teeth.
23.If she doesn't want you to help her with something she says, "NO Mommy, 'coot back, 'coot back..." (Instead of scoot back...just in case you didn't catch that...)
24.When she is running fast or is doing something active, she will stop and catch her breath and say, "Woo Mommy, it's hard!"

Well, there you have it. 24 of our most favorite things about our Marissa Kate. This was so much fun to write, we hope you had fun reading it!