Birthday Interview

Today is James' sixth birthday and we did his birthday interview this morning.  

1. How old are you? Six
2. What is your favorite color? Maroon
3. What is your favorite toy? My remote control car
4. What is your favorite game? Guess Who
5. What is your favorite song? Imagine Dragons "Whatever It Takes" (James says it just like that - all one phrase. Until just recently he thought the name of the song was Imagine Dragons.) 
6. What is your favorite animal? Did you seriously just ask me that? A blue nose gazelle (I was unable to find this species by googling - maybe he means this one?) 
7. What is your favorite book? Hmmm. That’s hard. Did you just write that down? Magic Tree House (I asked if James would like to check it out and read it at home, and he gave me a horrified look) Mrs. Newkirk is reading it!
8. What is your favorite movie? Hmmm. I’m gonna say Lego Ninjago
9. What is your favorite TV show? Hmmm. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
10. What is your favorite thing to eat? Can I do a treat? Rice crispy treats!
11. Where is your favorite place to go? The Arch
12. Who is your best friend? Clara [so far this is the only answer that’s been the same as last year]
13. What is something you learned last year? Nothing! [well, and I guess this one]
14. What is something you'll learn now that you're 6? Nope! 
15. What is your favorite part of school? Probably media center but if we don’t have medical center, lunch
16. What is hard for you to do? Baby talk
17. What is your favorite thing to do? Listen to music
18. What do you like about Me (Mama)? Sometimes you’re nice
19. What do you like about Dada? He’s not as mean as you
20. What do you like about Amelie? Sometimes she gets bit by mosquitoes and she’s wrong! 
21. What do you like about baby Leah? That she is funny and I love her
22. What do you like about yourself? That I have birthdays sometimes
23. What do you want to be when you grow up? An inventor and a movie maker and an artist

James chose the menu for today, a tradition we borrowed from my friend Amanda. He picked chocolate chip pancakes with a candle for breakfast, grilled cheese for lunch, and fish sticks and tater tots for dinner. Easy enough! Sam took him to spend his birthday money at the mall and he came home with a pile of toys and candy, which he wanted for dessert. 

Here's a link to his 5th birthday interview. 

4th birthday 

3rd birthday