Sunday, January 2, 2011

Kid Interviews - Favorites of 2010

I wrote my "phrase of the year" post yesterday.

Today, I'm interviewing our kids to journal their favorites of 2010. They are excited to do this.

Thing 1 - Age 10, 5th Grade

Favorite Color - Yellow
Favorite Food - Sushi
Favorite Drink - Pink Lemonade
Favorite Board or Card Game - Settlers of Catan (Seafarers)
Favorite Wii Game - Horse Life Adventures
Favorite Online Game - Webkinz and Wizard 101
Favorite DS game - Harry Potter Legos (Years 1-4)
Favorite Hobby - Reading and Writing
Favorite non-electronic thing to do - Reading and Writing
Favorite thing to do outside - Play on the swingset
Favorite Book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Favorite Movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Favorite TV show or Cartoon - Winx Club
Favorite Restaurant - Kugo's Steakhouse (for sushi)
Favorite Outdoor Spot - The climbing tree at the playground
Favorite Animal - Puppy
Favorite Fruit - Pears
Favorite Flower - Sunflower
Favorite Tree - Weeping Willow
Favorite Vegetable - (Avocado, but technically that's a fruit) Corn on the Cob
Favorite Snack - Popcorn
Favorite Stuffed Animal - Menedy (stuffed cat)
Favorite Sport - Soccer
Favorite Dessert - Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies
Favorite Place to Vacation - The Beach
Favorite Houseguest - "I like it when Vavo visits. I also like when EJ visits and when Cathy and Kellie visit."
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite Smell - Baking cookies
Favorite Aisle in Department Store - Books and Writing Supplies
Favorite Song - "Free" by Brooke White
Favorite Group or Singer - Brooke White and Taylor Swift
Favorite Season - Summer
B.F.F. - Kirsten
Favorite Room of the House - The Den and our bedroom
Favorite Day of the Week - Friday
Favorite Event of 2010 - Going to the Beach
Favorite Errand to Run - Going to the Library or Bookstore
Favorite Outfit - Jeans and my pink shirt with the girl and puppy on it
Favorite Instrument to Play - Violin
Favorite Phrase - Tishma! (Person on Wizard 101, Thing 2 says it to make her laugh)
Favorite Thing about Daddy - "I like when he bakes cookies, he makes fun surprises, and I like snuggling with him."
Favorite Thing about Mommy - "You make fun surprises like this interview, you make homeschooling nice, and I like to talk about books with you."
Favorite Thing about Your Sibling - "He's funny. When I'm sad or mad, he can usually cheer me up. When something exciting happens, he calls out to me to tell me."
Favorite Thing about Scout - "She's sweet and snuggly. She's funny. And when she gets in trouble, she tries to look so innocent and it's hilarious."
Favorite Christmas Gift of year - My dolphin Webkinz and my tote bag filled with writing supplies
Favorite School Subject - Reading and Writing
Favorite Family Tradition - Our Christmas Traditions and Birthday Traditions
Favorite Homeschool Group Activity - Park Days
What do you want to be when you grow up? - A cook of my own restaurant and a writer
If you could change anything about the world . . . - "No more war and I'd find something better to use than money so there'd be less of a hassle."
If you could have any superpower . . . - "Flying."
Weirdest thing you can do - "I can turn one foot backward and one foot forward at the same time. I can look in two different directions at once. I can touch my head with my feet . . . backwards."
Best thing about you - (She felt a little uncomfortable with this question). "I'm good at making friends and making people feel welcome in our homeschool group."


Thing 2 - Age 7 (turns 8 tomorrow), 2nd Grade

Favorite Color - Silver
Favorite Food - Pizza
Favorite Drink - Birch Beer
Favorite Board or Card Game - Settlers of Catan (Seafarers)
Favorite Wii Game - Super Smash Brothers
Favorite Online Game - Wizard 101
Favorite DS game - Pokemon Heart Gold
Favorite Hobby - Playing Yu-Gi-Oh! (the card game)
Favorite non-electronic thing to do - Yu-Gi-Oh!
Favorite thing to do outside - Baseball
Favorite Book - Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Book 4, Return of the Dragon
Favorite Movie - Despicable Me
Favorite TV show or Cartoon - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
Favorite Restaurant - Infinito's (All-You-Can-Eat Pizza and Salad)
Favorite Outdoor Spot - Playground
Favorite Animal - Bald Eagle
Favorite Fruit - Bananas
Favorite Flower - Nightshade
Favorite Tree - Dead Tree
Favorite Vegetable - Celery
Favorite Snack - Little Tiny Pizzas
Favorite Stuffed Animal - Zip (stuffed eagle)
Favorite Sport - Hockey
Favorite Dessert - Oreos
Favorite Place to Vacation - Disney World
Favorite Houseguest - "I like when Vavo comes here. I also like when EJ visits and when Cathy and Kellie visit."
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor - Bubble Gum
Favorite Smell - Spearmint
Favorite Aisle in Department Store - Lego aisle
Favorite Song - "Hello There" by Cheap Trick
Favorite Group or Singer -Europe and Cheap Trick
Favorite Season - Fall
B.F.F. -Mark H.
Favorite Room of the House - Our room
Favorite Day of the Week - Saturday
Favorite Event of year - Going to the Beach
Favorite Errand to Run -Going to the Toy Store
Favorite Outfit - Yoga Clothes
Favorite Instrument to Play - Piano
Favorite Phrase - "Take 'em to the village!"
Favorite Thing about Daddy - "I like about Daddy that he's hard-working, he'll do almost anything, he's a super geek (and that's a good thing) -write that in parentheses, and I love him."
Favorite Thing about Mommy - "She'll cook, she washes the dishes, and I love her."
Favorite Thing about Your Sibling - "I love her, she's great, she's funny, she'll make me belly laugh, she'll play games with me. Sometimes. There's so many things, you're never going to be able to fit it all there."
Favorite Thing about Scout - "She's cute, she'll beg and that's cute, she doesn't really eat her kibble and that's cute, when you put a blanket on her, she's Underdoggie."
Favorite Christmas Gift of year - My Night Mare Webkinz
Favorite School Subject - Math
Favorite Family Tradition - Going to the pool in the summer
Favorite Homeschool Group Activity - YMCA Swim and Gym Time
What do you want to be when you grow up? - A restaurant owner
If you could change anything about the world . . . - "No Pollution."
If you could have any superpower . . . - "Let's see, I already have super speed, soooooooo . . . jumping high."
Weirdest thing you can do - "Let's see. I have 3 things. I can close my eye and open my eyelid so all you can see is white. I can look in two different directions at the same time. I like Twizzlers in salsa."
Best thing about you - "Best thing about me? I'm quick making friends."

10 comments:

katie said...

I LOVE this idea. I am totally stealing it....so if you see it on my blog, well, you know I ripped it off.

Unknown said...

I love these kids. I am the proudest vavo in the world.

Anonymous said...

I love what they love about eachother. This is great!

Boquinha said...

Steal away, Katie! I look forward to reading yours! :)

Mom, I know you do. It's evident.

Isn't that sweet, Jimmy? We're very lucky that they are such good friends. They have their moments, but, by and large, they laugh A LOT.

Vivian said...

Great post. Some things never change, like Menedy, (both) wanting to own restaurants and bald eagles. I love that Thing 2 already has super speed and that they are both good at making friends. We play Settlers of Catan (thanks for introducing us to it) but I've never seen the Seafarer version. We'll have to check it out

Emily said...

This is so cute! I love your kids and their cute relationship with each other. I also love Maxim's "super speed/jumping high" comment. so funny.

J Fo said...

I love getting a glimpse into their minds! So fun. Greg read this before I did (he never comments, sorry) and told me he likes Maxim even more now because he likes Europe! I've seriously made fun of Greg for YEARS for liking them. So funny.

Boquinha said...

Ohhh, the Seafarers version is REALLY fun. So is "Cities and Knights." They are VERY worth trying out!

Emily, thanks. They really are so cute. I can't tell you how often one of them makes the other laugh so hard, the laughing fit sends him or her running to the bathroom. :P He's been full of funny lines lately. Total riot.

Argh, those boys! If it's sports, they'll comment. Anything else, nope. That's funny--Yeah, he has a Europe CD (I think it's Mark's old one) and he loves to listen to it.

the Lady said...

I love this post. When I was ten, I wanted to be able to fly, too.
Your children are so sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Boquinha said...

Thanks, Lady. :)