Things.

There are so many things about you, Marissa Kate that make me smile and laugh and wonder how we are so lucky that God gave us such a sweet and precious gift.....and there are some things that you can do that make me want to pull my hair out...


either way, here are a few things about you right now that i don't ever want to forget......


*you think your silky (teddy bear) has magical powers....if you have a booboo on your finger, you will rub it on your silky and look at me and say,"It feels better now, Mommy!"


*you are very complimentary and you do it a lot! no matter the occasion. Today, Allie, you and me were laying on your bed after naptime and Allie stood up, spun around in a circle and you said, "Allie, that was a great spin!"


*you will start crying if you see me crying. (you get that from me, i do the same thing with neenee)



*you absolutely LOVE your princess shoes and would wear them all day, everyday if you could.




*you love your little sister so, so much. you like to help her if she needs something, hold her hand, sit with her and watch a movie.



*on the flip side, you are the reason your sister cries about 70% of the time. mainly because you like to take her toys away from her....but if you aren't the reason she is crying, you will do just about anything to get her to stop.



*you love to help me cook, your favorite thing to cook is cinnamon toast and eggs.



*you like to pick out your own clothes now and put them on (almost) all by yourself.


*your favorite friend is bryce. anytime i ask you what you want to do, the answer is almost always, "play with bryce and layne" :)


*you love to be with your daddy. anytime you get hurt when you are playing, the first person you ask for is your daddy.





*you have yet to have a hair cut...in your life. i am thinking that will need to happen soon. :(



*today, when you woke up from your nap, while allie and i were laying in bed with you, you looked at me and said, "mommy, i'm so happy right now."


oh...sweet girl, you always make me happy. the past 3 years with you...they have been the best of my life. raising you is an adventure that is exciting, exhausting, emotional, fun, surprising, wonderful and hard all wrapped in one beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed package. you are our little princess and we love you forever and ever.