brynn-ism's

brynn has always brought much joy and laughter into our home, but recently it has escalated to a totally different level! here are some of the things she says/does that makes us DIE of laughter. i guess i should have seen it coming as steve DID bless her with a sense of humor...good job steve!
*always announcing that she "poop-ed" in her loud squeaky voice, regardless of where we're at. for example, during sacrament she declares this for all to hear. not too many people know us yet in our ward, so we don't get the nicest looks...
*she will NOT continue eating if her hands/face are dirty. she will demand a "wipe" finish to finish her meal...i blame myself for this as i'm ANAL about messes and always freak out when she gets dirty.
*loves to stand at our living room window, yelling at all the kids in the road to "slow down!" "stop talking!" and "no going in road!". ya, brynn has already claimed the crotchety old lady of the cul de sac title at the young age of 2.
*now that she can get herself dressed, she will often change outfits several times a day as she is just so proud of herself. i need to actually take a picture next time as her creations are pretty sweet. it is annoying however to continuously pick up clothes...
*her obsession with babies. she LOVES babies and coo's and stalks them whenever they are around. its cute at times, but it makes me a little nervous as i will most likely have to strap my newborn to me for a while to protect him/her from brynn.
*loves to point out that i have boobs. nice. it used to be funny, but its rather embarrassing when i'm out in public. nothing like standing in line at the store while your toddler is yelling "mommy's bOObIES" in a sing song way. ahhh, one of the curses of being pregnant! these dang pillows won't stop growing...
*she is klutzy. this actually frustrates me as she is getting holes in all her pants from falling so much! and i can't put her in shorts too often as she is always skinning her knees and looking like a poor abused child. she totally gets that from me as im always getting hurt from not being careful with my surroundings.
*her obsession with knowing where mango is 24-7. this sometimes turns into a "beating up mango session" as she LOVES to throw things at the poor cat to get her to hiss and give "high fives" (aka mango smacking brynn as she comes near her). I normally have to throw our poor cat into the garage to seek refuge for a few hours from brynn. this poor child so needs a sibling! i just hope she isn't abusive as she is to mango...

*FINALLY allowing me to put clips and bows in her gorgeous hair. sometimes as we are leaving our place and if i've forgotten a hair clippie, she will remind me to put one in. hey, it only took 2 1/2 years of my constant nagging for it to actually stick! the picture below doesn't do much justice as she had been running around the playground for a while, but look at that hair?! it's curly on the bottom, thick, and filled with natural highlights. lucky little thang! i still laugh when people ask me if i curl her hair. HA! like she would hold still for that long...

*loves to stare in any mirror she walks by to admire herself. this is especially true when she dresses herself as she loves to see her work.

*her crazy imagination! in the mornings, she has no problem hanging out downstairs in the play room by herself for hours making up games and talking to her imaginary friends. these "friends" are actual people she knows (like her beloved ethan s. and thomas c.) in the of her form stuffed animals. i often sit at the bottom of the stairs DYING of laughter listening to her crazy stories and games. i swear we get out of our house!

*loves airplanes and always points them out when they are flying overheard as if she's just discovered gold. here in alaska, 1 in 12 people have their aviation license so you can imagine how many friggin cessna's are up in the sky any time of day! not to mention that we live about 15 minutes away from elmendorf afb so we are always seeing huge c-17's, f-22's, f-15's and e 3's flying all over the place. brynn gets pretty mad if you ignore her and don't look to where she is pointing at in the sky...its hard to please this child when i'm driving!

there are so many more funny little quirks about this child that we love! i just cant think too well as being pregnant is making me dumber by the day...we can't believe she will be three this july! she is growing up too fast. we just love her and are so grateful that she's a part of our family. she will be such a great big sister and i cannot wait to see her holding her little brother/sister this fall.