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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

5th Birthday Interview





These questions are not in the exact order they were asked. And there really are far too many to get through, so as she gets older I think it would be fun to focus on the more abstract questions, although the concrete "Favorites" are fun to have on record. Her answers from the interview are in quotes, and my responses, aka the truth, are in parentheses.

What are you most looking forward to about being 5? (I forgot to ask this first)
What is your favorite color? "Pink" (For the last year or so she's claimed purple as her favorite color)
What is your favorite toy? "Wonder Woman - motorcycle toy!" (She just received this from a school friend at her party. Her favorite toys recently include her scooter, wooden emergency vehicles, baby dolls, "Fancy Lady Stuff," and probably art supplies).
What is your favorite fruit? "Cuties" (She also eats strawberries and blueberries regularly, and has recently taken to eating apples
What is your favorite TV show? "Caillou, Daniel Tiger" (She does like Daniel Tiger, but I can't recall the last time she watched Caillou. Really, though, her favorites include Stella & Sam, Curious George, The Mindy Project, Dr. Seuss).
What is your favorite movie? "Frozen" (Now also, Moana!)
What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? "Mac and cheese" (#truth)
Snack? "Chips and hummus" (We don't buy a lot of snacks, but she does like chips, popcorn, string cheese, bars, anything carby or sweet).
Cereal? "Kix" (She eats cereal every morning, either Kix or Cheerios, on occasion honey-nut cheerios)
Favorite drink? "Apple juice and pear juice" (She mostly just drinks water, or sometimes lemonade mixed with bubble water)
What is your favorite outfit?"Wonder Woman" (The long blue tank + sparkly blue fabric, oft referred to as her "Elsa dress," has been a staple for the whole year now. But she has taken to wearing her Wonder Woman costume since Christmas. She definitely chooses her own clothes every day, and for the most part seems to have a good sense of style, or at least a totally preschooler sense of style, which I also love and support).
What is your favorite game? "Lost Puppies" (This is a cooperative game that we borrowed from the toy store, and it was one we actually all really enjoyed. We are all about board games since the winter, and other favorites in the last few months include Monopoly Junior, (Frozen) Uno, Trouble, Alex and I loved Catan Junior)
What's your favorite sport? "Soccer" (She played soccer last fall, and then often goes to Alex's indoor soccer games on Sunday. She also seems to like gymnastics, and told us that she want to do taekwondo again).
Favorite animal? "Penguin" (True!)
Favorite song? "Twinkle Twinkle" (She knows the words to most of the Moana songs, and of course, all the Frozen songs. She seems to catch on to lyrics really quickly. And she's fine listening to grow-up music with us in the car or on the stereo at home.)
Book? "Wonder Woman! ... Dr. Seuss ... Ivy and Bean" (We have SO many books, and we've discovered the Beaverton City Library. We regularly read at least two books every night, but often read more. Some family favorites include Quick as Cricket, Caps for Sale, The Lorax, Those Shoes, Fancy Nancy books, Betty Bunny Likes Chocolate Cake, Last Stop on Market Street, Wonderboy Junior, Miss Rumphius, Olivia).
Who is your best friend? "Mila" (It warms my heart to think that maybe they really could be close friends for the next several decades. I know that is unlikely once they are in school and spending most of their time with other kids, but because Alex and I are friends with the Hubbards, I still hold out hope that they might be able to one day say they've known each other since birth and have been BFFs since they were toddler/preschoolers).
What is the best part of school? "Playing with my friends" (In her PreK class she has Anders, Asher, Owen, Adissa, Addison, and now Amora, Landon, and Parker).
What's your favorite thing to do outside? "Dig in the dirt" (She also likes to ride her scooter, scoot bike, and started to learn to ride her pedal bike on flat ground at Christmas)
What's your favorite holiday? "Christmas!"
Where is your favorite place to go? "Playground, Children's Museum. To Mila's house." (Also, the coffee shop, anywhere there are friends to play with, but she's mostly always along for the ride and a good sport for all errands, too).
Favorite thing to do with Mama? "Play with her" (We like watching grown-up TV together, running errands, doing art or crafts or writing notes or making presents for other people, going to a coffee shop or on another kid-oriented adventure like to the Children's Museum or library)
With Daddy? "Play with him" (Alex and Francie play a lot of board games, she accompanies him to Home Depot, helps in the yard or with the garden, and they sometimes watch movies together just the two of them)
As a family? "Go to the park" (We enjoy both staying home and being out and about. When the weather is nice, we like being outside together, going for walks/hikes, playing at the park, getting coffee or treats, eating out, going on trips, and we have the most fun together camping in the summer! This winter we watched a lot of family movies, and then started playing board and card games especially in February when we were without tv/internet/etc)
What do you want to be when you grow up? "Firefighter, police officer" (She has also mentioned being a nurse or baby doctor, a construction worker, astronaut, and once she said she wanted to be a speech pathologist like her mama)
Where would you like to travel and visit someday? "Canada, China, Africa" (China and Africa are regular references in our household, for whatever reason, even though neither of her parents have ever been to either continent)
When or where or who might you marry when you're a grown-up? "My house"
What do you wish for? "Sleep in until lunch" (This is a big fact fabrication, as this girl would do almost anything to avoid sleep. It's like she was born with FOMO, as she would easily prioritize anything social over her own sleep, and has even stayed up til midnight with us, like at Erika's wedding last summer)
What makes you laugh? "Tickling" (Her daddy can get her in hysterics with tickling, and her laughter is downright contagious)
What makes you feel afraid? "Monsters" (She does occasionally inquire about monsters or "bad guys" before bed. She has also referenced vague fears of bees, or letting bugs in the house. Generally speaking, she's not a very "scared" kid, although she's also not the first to jump in the pool either)
What do you do that is kind? "Help people" (She has a big ole heart, is mostly very considerate, and seems to include others and consider their feelings)
What is something you are good at? N/A (She's really good at remembering things, looking for things, making friends with any and every body, practicing writing her letters and numbers, now sounding words out and trying to spell them, she is SO friendly and is a little social butterfly, seems to be a good and decently fast runner, an easy traveler and pretty laid-back personality, learning song lyrics, noticing patterns, asking questions or for the definition of words, being flexible and adjusting to change, listening and following big deal rules like not going outside our gate, helping with chores, art, making plans, waking up in the morning, being cheerful ...)
What is something you're not very good at yet? "Reading" (But she's learning! Some things she's not so great at yet include apologizing to her Daddy when she does something naughty, riding her pedal bike, being brave when Mama or Daddy are nearby, playing by herself, going to bed early or easily, not talking when she's getting her teeth brushed, listening (interrupting!), wiping her own butt)
I am very proud of ... N/A
If I were president I would ...  "Say, 'everyone! Listen to me!"
If you could choose a different name, what would you choose? "Rose"
What age is the very best and why? "My favorite age is 6 .. because then you can go to kindergarten, play at the park whenever you want ..."
What will be special about being 5? "Guess what letter starts with five? F. ... it's the letter that starts with my name ... is that cool mom?"

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