8th Birthday Interview: Elizabeth Grace

Little Ellie!

 Elizabeth Grace

Ellie is all heart and passion when it comes to life. She loves people but also loves the quiet, and can often be found retreating into a book if she needs some mental space from her siblings. She has a tight network of friends at school, and has learned the importance of choosing them wisely while also being inclusive of others. Just last week, her class voted her "most trustworthy" which made this Mama heart sing! Ellie is so sweet, but also has a strong sense of right and wrong and what needs to happen next to move a project, game, or assignment forward. Truly, if we weren't sure that she was our "runt", we'd be absolutely convinced that our little leader was actually the first born. As it is, she's finally come to accept and be proud of being the youngest....that only took about six years. haha!

How old are you? "8"
What makes you happy? "Playing my tablet and play with Abby"
What is your favorite animal? "Cats" 
What is your favorite color? "Blue and purple"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "You know those brownies Cita (Grandma) makes and she puts ice cream on top? Those are good!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts" 
What is your favorite thing to do? "Play my tablet or watch TV"
What is your favorite TV show? "Sonic Boom"
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns"
What are you really good at? "Reading"
What is your favorite song? "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift"
What do you and your mom do together? "Go out for ice cream - we do a lot of stuff together - we do almost everything together, I think." 
What do you and your dad do together? "Go on adventures"
What is your favorite book? "The Kittycorn Book. McKinley and me are writing and illustrating it together at school." (McKinley is her friend at school)
What is your favorite toy? "Grey" (her stuffed cat)
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A vet" (veterinarian) 

Little Ellie!

 Elizabeth Grace

Ellie is all heart and passion when it comes to life. She loves people but also loves the quiet, and can often be found retreating into a book if she needs some mental space from her siblings. She has a tight network of friends at school, and has learned the importance of choosing them wisely while also being inclusive of others. Just last week, her class voted her "most trustworthy" which made this Mama heart sing! Ellie is so sweet, but also has a strong sense of right and wrong and what needs to happen next to move a project, game, or assignment forward. Truly, if we weren't sure that she was our "runt", we'd be absolutely convinced that our little leader was actually the first born. As it is, she's finally come to accept and be proud of being the youngest....that only took about six years. haha!

How old are you? "8"
What makes you happy? "Playing my tablet and play with Abby"
What is your favorite animal? "Cats" 
What is your favorite color? "Blue and purple"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "You know those brownies Cita (Grandma) makes and she puts ice cream on top? Those are good!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts" 
What is your favorite thing to do? "Play my tablet or watch TV"
What is your favorite TV show? "Sonic Boom"
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns"
What are you really good at? "Reading"
What is your favorite song? "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift"
What do you and your mom do together? "Go out for ice cream - we do a lot of stuff together - we do almost everything together, I think." 
What do you and your dad do together? "Go on adventures"
What is your favorite book? "The Kittycorn Book. McKinley and me are writing and illustrating it together at school." (McKinley is her friend at school)
What is your favorite toy? "Grey" (her stuffed cat)
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A vet" (veterinarian) 

8th Birthday Interview: Elijah James

Elijah's turn!

 Elijah James

One thing I love about Elijah is that he knows exactly what he's interested in. This boy loves science so much! He's not picky either. If it can be related back to any scientific field, he is 100% on board. Like any good scientist, he loves asking questions....looooots and loooots of questions which keeps us on our toes, but he's a sharp kid, with a kind heart, so we try to remember that while he's talking non-stop.

How old are you? "8 on my birthday"
What makes you happy? "Playing my tablet and watching TV"
What is your favorite animal? "Husky Puppies" (stuffed animals)
What is your favorite color? "Green"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "Tacos...crunchy tacos!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Brussels sprouts. Put an exclamation point after that." 
What is your favorite thing to do? "Play my tablet and watch TV"
What is your favorite TV show? "Arthur" 
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns" 
What are you really good at? "Science, the school subject"
What is your favorite song? "I like all the classical music, but my most favorite would be the Nutcracker one."
What do you and your mom do together? "Cook sometimes, Kiwi Crate sometimes"
What do you and your dad do together? "Kiwi Crate most of the time" 
What is your favorite book? "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the National Geographic Junior Almanacs"
What is your favorite toy? "My tablet" 
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A scientist...I have no idea which kind"

Elijah's turn!

 Elijah James

One thing I love about Elijah is that he knows exactly what he's interested in. This boy loves science so much! He's not picky either. If it can be related back to any scientific field, he is 100% on board. Like any good scientist, he loves asking questions....looooots and loooots of questions which keeps us on our toes, but he's a sharp kid, with a kind heart, so we try to remember that while he's talking non-stop.

How old are you? "8 on my birthday"
What makes you happy? "Playing my tablet and watching TV"
What is your favorite animal? "Husky Puppies" (stuffed animals)
What is your favorite color? "Green"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "Tacos...crunchy tacos!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Brussels sprouts. Put an exclamation point after that." 
What is your favorite thing to do? "Play my tablet and watch TV"
What is your favorite TV show? "Arthur" 
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns" 
What are you really good at? "Science, the school subject"
What is your favorite song? "I like all the classical music, but my most favorite would be the Nutcracker one."
What do you and your mom do together? "Cook sometimes, Kiwi Crate sometimes"
What do you and your dad do together? "Kiwi Crate most of the time" 
What is your favorite book? "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the National Geographic Junior Almanacs"
What is your favorite toy? "My tablet" 
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A scientist...I have no idea which kind"

8th Birthday Interview: Abigail Rose

Up 2nd....Our Abby! 

 Abigail Rose

Abby has always lived in a land of unicorns and rainbows, and nothing much has changed there. If you've never met Abby in real life, she is every bit Amy Adam's character from Enchanted. In fact, I'm pretty sure Abby will do this exact song and dance number when she finds true love in about 20 years. She will probably be wearing that dress too. Until then, everyone she meets her new best friend, and she can turn any situation into "the best day of her life!" She is most definitely our ray of sunshine!

How old are you turning? "7.....wait a minute....I'm turning 8!"
What makes you happy? "Butterflies, princesses, mermaids, puppies and kittens, jokes, Mary Poppins, and unicorns" 
What is your favorite animal? "Unicorns!" 
What is your favorite color? "Pink"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "Ice Cream - Strawberry!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Potatoes"
What is your favorite thing to do? "Dance and sing"
What is your favorite TV show? "Vampirina"
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns"
What are you really good at? "Pretending to be a unicorn"
What is your favorite song? "How Far I'll Go" from Moana
What do you and your mom do together? "We go out for ice cream"
What do you and your dad do together? "Wrestle the boys. They are knuckleheads."
What is your favorite book? "The Candy Fairies: Marshmallow Mystery" 
What is your favorite toy? "The Puppy Purses"
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A mermaid princess!"

Up 2nd....Our Abby! 

 Abigail Rose

Abby has always lived in a land of unicorns and rainbows, and nothing much has changed there. If you've never met Abby in real life, she is every bit Amy Adam's character from Enchanted. In fact, I'm pretty sure Abby will do this exact song and dance number when she finds true love in about 20 years. She will probably be wearing that dress too. Until then, everyone she meets her new best friend, and she can turn any situation into "the best day of her life!" She is most definitely our ray of sunshine!

How old are you turning? "7.....wait a minute....I'm turning 8!"
What makes you happy? "Butterflies, princesses, mermaids, puppies and kittens, jokes, Mary Poppins, and unicorns" 
What is your favorite animal? "Unicorns!" 
What is your favorite color? "Pink"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "Ice Cream - Strawberry!"
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Potatoes"
What is your favorite thing to do? "Dance and sing"
What is your favorite TV show? "Vampirina"
What is your favorite movie? "Mary Poppins Returns"
What are you really good at? "Pretending to be a unicorn"
What is your favorite song? "How Far I'll Go" from Moana
What do you and your mom do together? "We go out for ice cream"
What do you and your dad do together? "Wrestle the boys. They are knuckleheads."
What is your favorite book? "The Candy Fairies: Marshmallow Mystery" 
What is your favorite toy? "The Puppy Purses"
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A mermaid princess!"

8th Birthday Interview: Caleb Sean

Yay, birthday interviews! Our kids look forward to these as much as I do!

 Caleb Sean

Caleb has been doing so well in school lately! He's learning how to be more flexible, and I think he finally realizes that school is a non-negotiable. haha! He takes great pride in being able to help when teachers or staff give him a way to be involved in his school community, and....our biggest news....he has stopped wearing his headphones all the time! He rarely ever wears them at home, church, or when he is out in public with our family now. He does still wear them at school somewhat, but he will leave the house with them in his backpack to start the day. He is adapting to life so well. We couldn't be more proud of the strides he's made in the past year!

How old are you turning? "8"
What makes you happy? "Whenever I watch Phineas and Ferb, be with my mom and dad, go to World's of Fun, when I see Blue (his stuffed doggy), data days with my resource teachers, I like speech (therapy) because it's during math time and that's not my favorite, but don't tell my teacher."
What is your favorite animal? "Lions"
What is your favorite color? "All the colors"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "BBQ Bacon Burgers" 
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Orange Chicken"
What is your favorite thing to do? "Build with Legos, build Fort Magic structures, hang out with Blue (his stuffed doggy), play Polly Pockets with the sisters, and hang out with all my Ishum Friends which is also known as Elijah, Abby, Ellie and Mom and Dad"
What is your favorite TV show? "Phineas & Ferb and Sonic Boom"
What is your favorite movie? "The Greatest Showman"
What are you really good at? "Making stuff for my Mom and Dad and all my Ishum Friends, building stuff with Fort Magic and Lego bricks"
What is your favorite song? "Under Pressure and anything with jazz"
What do you and your mom do together? "We hang out a bit. We eat, we cook, sometimes we bake a bit and play."
What do you and your dad do together? "We hang out with each other. We talk about stuff, drink pineapple peach kumbucha, and other things but I can't say them all on this thing." 
What is your favorite book? "Kung Pow Chicken and Super Rabbit Boy books"
What is your favorite toy? "Legos and Fort Magic stuff"
What do you want to be when you grow up? "I can't decide if I should be a builder or a preschool teacher. This year, I think a builder...or an ice cream truck driver.

Yay, birthday interviews! Our kids look forward to these as much as I do!

 Caleb Sean

Caleb has been doing so well in school lately! He's learning how to be more flexible, and I think he finally realizes that school is a non-negotiable. haha! He takes great pride in being able to help when teachers or staff give him a way to be involved in his school community, and....our biggest news....he has stopped wearing his headphones all the time! He rarely ever wears them at home, church, or when he is out in public with our family now. He does still wear them at school somewhat, but he will leave the house with them in his backpack to start the day. He is adapting to life so well. We couldn't be more proud of the strides he's made in the past year!

How old are you turning? "8"
What makes you happy? "Whenever I watch Phineas and Ferb, be with my mom and dad, go to World's of Fun, when I see Blue (his stuffed doggy), data days with my resource teachers, I like speech (therapy) because it's during math time and that's not my favorite, but don't tell my teacher."
What is your favorite animal? "Lions"
What is your favorite color? "All the colors"
What is your favorite thing to eat? "BBQ Bacon Burgers" 
What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Orange Chicken"
What is your favorite thing to do? "Build with Legos, build Fort Magic structures, hang out with Blue (his stuffed doggy), play Polly Pockets with the sisters, and hang out with all my Ishum Friends which is also known as Elijah, Abby, Ellie and Mom and Dad"
What is your favorite TV show? "Phineas & Ferb and Sonic Boom"
What is your favorite movie? "The Greatest Showman"
What are you really good at? "Making stuff for my Mom and Dad and all my Ishum Friends, building stuff with Fort Magic and Lego bricks"
What is your favorite song? "Under Pressure and anything with jazz"
What do you and your mom do together? "We hang out a bit. We eat, we cook, sometimes we bake a bit and play."
What do you and your dad do together? "We hang out with each other. We talk about stuff, drink pineapple peach kumbucha, and other things but I can't say them all on this thing." 
What is your favorite book? "Kung Pow Chicken and Super Rabbit Boy books"
What is your favorite toy? "Legos and Fort Magic stuff"
What do you want to be when you grow up? "I can't decide if I should be a builder or a preschool teacher. This year, I think a builder...or an ice cream truck driver.