Brooke: 3 Years Old!

1) She loves to dance. She wears her ballet shoes around the house and does performances for us on the fireplace all the time.

2) She is a major accessorizer. She loves her sunglasses, fancy shoes, necklaces, hats, and anything else she can find. 

3) She loves Daniel Tiger and Barbie movies. 

4) She loves riding her tricycle down the street. 

5) She is still very independent and loves trying to do everything herself.

6) She says she would rather stay home with Mommy, but she does so well in school.

7) Major rule enforcer, though not always a follower. She's the first to tell someone when they are breaking a rule.

8) A phone and keys are her favorite toys. She will have pretend conversations on the phone.

9) She loves dramatic play. Baby dolls, grocery stores, cooking, and any scenario she or Audra comes up with. 

10) She's gotten so brave about jumping off things, climbing high on playground equipment, and riding rides.

11) Some days she seems like such a little toddler and other days she really acts like a big girl. I guess that is what happens when you imitate your bigger sister. 

12) She likes to play boss. She once told Daddy that he had to go to work now or else he would go to timeout.

13) She often ends up kicking Daddy out of his bed sometime during the night and then asks in the morning, "Did I sleep in my bed well?"

14) She does both ballet and gymnastics and is a hard little worker during her classes. 

15) She has a natural humor and makes things playful very easily. She also has a sweet, humorous chuckle.

16) She loves to try to help Molly learn but also isn't a fan when Molly interferes with her play. 

17) Chocolate is probably her favorite food.

18) She does this thing where if she already had a treat or privilege for the day and she wants something else, she claims she didn't like the first thing and thinks that means she should have the second. ex: She had a lollipop from story time and then wants a cookie for dinner and I tell her she can't because of the lollipop and she goes " I didn't like the lollipop, I want the cookie!"

19) She loves to call Molly "Molly-pop."

20) She would follow Audra anywhere. 

21) She loves taking "orders" for her restaurant, but the answer to whatever you order is usually "we don't have that."

22) We started playing Mario Kart Wii recently, and all she wants to do is pick the character.

23) She likes to announce, "it's storytime!" and be the storyteller.

24) She understands the gist of the books we read to her and will read out loud to herself.

25) She still insists to be wrapped in a towel and carried like a baby after bathtime.

26) She still has her telltale sign of being tired: one thumb in mouth and other thumb in her belly button.

27) She likes Ludacris's rap to "Llama Llama Red Pajama." Requests it every time the book comes off the shelf.

28) She loves having her nails painted.

29) "When you have to go potty, stop and go right away. Flush and wash, and be on your way." Still working on consistently doing the second part of that.

30) She's Brooke. Not a silly monster, Olaf, or Ballerina Brooke. She's Brooke.