Marissa is 3!

Marissa turned 3 last week!  She has been asking when it would be her birthday every day since Shane's birthday,so she was VERY excited that it was finally her day.  

 Can you tell?

 Grandma and Grandpa Dettinger and Matthew came to celebrate the Saturday before her birthday to eat cake and open presents.  They got her this Doc McStuffins outfit that she loves

and of course some puzzles.

 We kept the celebrations going with present opening from Grandma and Grandpa Nebeker and us on her real birthday.  I think she had a really good birthday, and got pretty spoiled!

 A little about Marissa at 3:
- She is still always a mess!  I took both of these pictures yesterday- the first at a picnic where she got a Heath bar and licked off all the chocolate and got pizza on her shirt,

 and this after she was playing outside with her bucket and brought half the yard in with her before I realized it.

She very often has a snotty nose and drool on her shirt too.  Man, it is a good thing she is so cute!
-Loves her big brother, and endlessly plays what he wants her to even if he's not always as good about playing what she wants to.  She knows how to torment him though!
-Is getting to be cuter with Sadie and makes her laugh, is great if you give her something to help her with, but she also likes to bug her.
-Loves to sing, she knows all the words to the Doc Mcstuffins cd we have and sings along the whole time in the car.  When we get to our destination, I cannot turn off the car until the current sing is finished.  I have learned that I have to be careful about what music I listen to because when I turn the radio on in the car she will try to sing every word she hears!
-Is still a very good eater, and will eat pretty much anything you put in front of her.  She doesn't like the idea of herself not liking something either, so if she doesn't she will usually insist that she likes it and just not eat it.
-Loves to be read to, doing puzzles, giving checkups, playing superheroes, helping me around the house, playing outside, and coloring.
-Is very friendly and I often hear her approaching kids and saying things like "My name's Marissa!" which I haven't coached her on.
-Can be very bossy and I often hear her saying things like "Shane Christopher!!"
-Gives the best hugs and cuddles, and insists on kisses smack dab on the lips.

She gives me a run for my money sometimes, but she melts me the next minute.  I can't believe you're 3 already Marissa, we love you!