Funny Valentine Day: Pampers, Play Dates and Parties: Officially a Kid

Six years ago I became a mother to a loving and strong-willed girl. Everything about her childhood so far has been dramatic…from her birth, to her vocabulary. She’s smart, she’s tough, and the world better look out.

Lately, we’ve seen a softer side to our oldest. She’s growing up in big and little ways. She’s actually able to help out when she wants to; bringing everyone’s dishes to the sink, putting away her sister’s backpack and actually knowing how to clean up a room properly. I can trust her to get herself dressed, and actually know how to coordinate an outfit; or to at least ask if something matches. She’s asking the big questions about life, death, and everything in between. I even catch her sitting with her legs crossed these days.

But in so many ways she’s still a little girl. She loves playing dress up with her little sister; thinks it’s funny to make silly noises; laughs loudly at the same joke over and over and over again; and just enjoys generally being a goofball.

So, for the third year now, we sat down together to go through her birthday interview.

What’s your favorite color? Pink, Purple & Periwinkle

What’s your favorite food? Seafood

What’s your least favorite food? Squash

What’s your favorite book? The Amazing Adventures of Captain Underpants

What’s your favorite toy? Magnetic Dress Up Dolls

What’s your favorite thing to do? Watch TV

What’s your favorite song? Let it Go, Tequila & Love Me Again

What’s your favorite show? Octonauts

What’s your favorite movie? Frozen

Who’s your best friend? Evelyn

Are you afraid of anything? No

Do you want to get married when you grow up? Yes

Who do you want to marry? I don’t know yet

What do you want to be when you grow up? Ballet Teacher

What’s the best thing about turning 6? My birthday party

I love seeing which answers have changed, and which answers have stayed the same (see the answers from when she was 4 and 5!). Who knows what next year’s answers will be?

Your Turn! Answer one of these questions in a comment.

How might your answers have changed in the last year?