Brooke: 25 Random Things at 2.5 Years Old

1. When she is joking, she tilts/bobs her head side-to-side, which adds to the hilarity. 
2. She loves wearing dress-up heels and accessorizing to the max. She goes all out with sunglasses, hats, keys, wallets, heels, necklaces, etc. 
3. She wants to do everything just like her big sister. 
4. She loves her baby sister and will hug her quite aggressively and call her sweetheart. 
5. She is determined and persistent. She is very independent and prefers to give everything a good try by herself before asking for help. She does not like to hear "no."
6. She is an excellent climber. 
7. Keys are probably her favorite toy, and she loves to try to unlock anything with her keys. 
8. Though, play phones may actually be her favorite toy and purses a close third. 
9. Daniel Tiger is probably her favorite tv show, though she loves watching the toddler songs on her tablet. 
10. Her obsession with Frozen is still going strong after a year. 
11. She likes to say "not very much" or "not really"
12. She can count to 14
13. She loves to dance and sing.
14. She's getting good at throwing and kicking balls. 
15. She loves baby dolls and dramatic play. Cooking cupcakes and scooping ice cream in her play kitchen are her favorites. 
16. She loves riding her tricycle down the street (with a helmet, of course). 
17. Still sucks her thumb and rubs her belly button for comfort. 
18. "Oh, wow, that's amazing." "That's so beautiful." "Let's go, cocomo."
19. She can be super sweet and loving. She says "oh, sorry" and "thank you, mama" so sweetly.  
20. Half the time you tell her to do something, she goes "I aaammm" in an annoyed/backtalk tone, regardless of if she was actually doing it or not. She also says, "I know, I say that" if you repeat something back to her. 
21. She likes to go around asking everyone, "Are you happy?" Then she responds, "I happy, too."
22. When she plays hide-and-seek, she just takes the spot of the person she found in front of her. She goes, "my turn!" and then ducks into the spot while you go off to count. 
23. She's very observant and will tell us what her sisters and she are doing.
24. She loves pho and can tolerate spicy foods.
25. She's started getting more into art like her big sister.