Monday, December 31, 2012

New Year's 2nd Annual 2012 Time Freeze

So last year, I had the idea to interview the kids with a bunch of questions and keep track of their answers with the hope that we could do it every New Year's Eve. I asked most of the same questions and added a few new ones for fun. What I found most interesting and amusing was comparing them to last year's answers. So instead of making readers have to go back into the archives, I have included them here if the kids answered them last year too. Last year's answers are in italics and grey. This year's answers are black and bold. For the most part--the kids were asked the questions in isolation from each other.

Zander: Age 5
Zoey: Age 7 1/2

What is the best thing about you?
Zoey: It's just how I feel. . .happy, sad, mad, excited. . .well A LOT excited.
Zoey: I'm unique.

Zander: That I'm cute.
Zander: That I'm a kid.

What is your favorite supper?
Zoey: Chicken Parmesan
Zoey: Chicken Parmesan

Zander: Peanut Butter and Jelly
Zander: Mac & Cheese

What will you be when you grow up?
Zoey: A rock star and a teacher.
Zoey: An artist (because I like art) or a singer (because I like to sing and dance and be famous) or a librarian (I love books and I could be surrounded by books and help kids find them).

Zander: Spiderman.
Zander: A police, because they capture bad guys.

What are you good at?
Zoey: Star Wars and Thundercats and Clone Wars.
Zoey: Art and loudness and singing and dancing.

Zander: Fighting.
Zander: Fighting, actually running. I'm really good at running.

What is your favorite toy?
Zoey: My all around the world dolls and Barbie and Ken.
Zoey: Can books count?. . .Books.

Zander: Spiderman action figure.
Zander: My Batman toys.

Who is your best friend?
Zoey: Ellie, Amiah, and Anabel.
Zoey: Anabel Hillstrom

Zander: Sammy
Zander: I have two of them. Adam and Sammy. And Dylan and Tyler. I have four of them.

What is something that Mommy always says to you?
Zoey: Pick up your room.
Zoey: Keep your room clean. . .and be quiet!

Zander: That I'm cool.
Zander: Oh, this is a hard one. "Zander." To clean up my room.

What makes Daddy happy?
Zoey: His kids.
Zoey: Having his kids around him!

Zander: That I love him.
Zander: Eating pizza!

How old is mommy?
Zoey: 36?
Zoey: 38? Wait. . .37. . .36. . .36. . .36

Zander: 100?
Zander: 37?

How old is daddy?
Zoey: It's either 34 or 24?
Zoey: 30. . .5

Zander: 400?
Zander: And, he's 35, right Daddy?

How old is Grandpa Nyhlen?
Zoey: 88?
Zander: 39?

What is your favorite place to go?
Zoey: Star Wars Wonderland in my dreams.
Zoey: Movie theatre and SkyZone.

Zander: Grandma and Grandpa's cabin.
Zander: School.

What is your favorite book?
Zoey: Star Wars chapter book AND Junie B. Jones. . .she is FUNny!
Zoey: Harry Potter

Zander: Superheroes
Zander: Harry Potter

How do you know Mommy and Daddy love you?
Zoey: Hugs and Kisses
Zoey: because you say it every night and hug me every night.

Zander: Because I'm cute.
Zander: Because they're my family. . .that's right, right?

What always makes you laugh?
Zoey: When mommy looks at me funny.
Zoey: Let's see. . .let's see. . .when Voldemort gets hurt.

Zander: (makes monkey noises)
Zander: When mommy gets a Jack-in-the-box and pops it out. . .oh and Kid Snippets! That's right. . . 

When are you allowed to get married?
Zoey: 18?
Zoey: When I'm 28?

Zander: 6
Zander: When I'm a grown-up

What's the hardest thing about being a kid?
Zoey: When I always have to clean my room and listen to what parents have to say.
Zoey: You have to go to school and do math.

Zander: It's so hard to read if your 5 years old, right? But Sammy almost knows how to read. . .

What is the best gift you have ever been given?
Zoey: Mommy and Daddy
Zoey: A nice family.

Zander: Spiderman
Zander: Oh yeah. . .My Anakin!

If you could make up one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what would it be?
Zoey: They have to watch Thundercats or Star Wars once a night.
Zoey: Once a week, they had to watch at least one Harry Potter movie, on Wednesday!

Zander: To everybody. . .to tackle Zoey! You want to know why? She doesn't like Star Wars!

Of all the things that you are learning in school this year, what will be the most important when you are grown up?
Zoey: Science. Because I'm going to do science about rocks sometimes.
Zoey: Art or music, because I'm going to be an artist or a singer.

Zander: Reading! Because I need to read. You guys know how to read, but I don't, right? How do you spell Target?

What makes you a good friend?
Zoey: I think its what's inside.
Zoey: I'm full of joy!

Zander: To be nice.
Zander: Cause I'm nice.

What's your favorite color?
Zoey: pink and rainbow
Zoey: Rainbow!

Zander: Blue
Zander: Oh. . .Blue!

What is your favorite song?
Zoey: Star Wars Theme
Zoey: Mean (by Taylor Swift)

Zander: Away in the Manger
Zander: The Star Wars song

What makes Mommy happy?
Zoey: When I go to sleep.
Zoey: Her children

Zander: Loving her and hugging her.
Zander: Cleaning our rooms, right? And playing with us. That makes you happiest you ever been, right?

What does Daddy do at work now?
Zoey: He teaches teachers and principals to do better.
Zander: Teach principals and teachers to be good. Right? Right, Daddy?

What is the best thing about Zoey?
Zander: That she's nice.

What is the best thing about Zander?
Zoey: He's funny.

Describe your perfect day:
Zoey: My perfect day was when I got cotton candy at Anabel's, got my nails done, dance par-tay, watching frosty and the grinch!
Zander: Saturday! When is it going to be Saturday?

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
Zoey: No Star Wars!
Zander: To put the Eifel Tower in Minnesota. (Why?) Because I want to see it and go up and see the torch.

What instruments do you want to play:
Zoey: harp
Zander: drums

Favorite Restaurant?
Zoey and Zander: Pizza Ranch

Who is the President of the United States?
Zoey: Barack Obama
Zander: George Washington? Is that right?








 
 
 

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