Maya Turns 9

 

Today is Maya's 9th birthday!  It is also the 6th "birthday" of the annual birthday interview!  I don't know whats harder to beleived, the fact that Sarah and I are now parents to a fun loving, hard working 9 year old, or the fact that I have been doing these birthday interviews for 6 years...crazy!

This past year was another great one for our family and for Maya.  She is continuing to succeed in school, socially with her friends, and in sports.  It's been a lot of fun watching her grow up from a little girl into a mature little woman.  Happy Birthday Maya!  Mom and dad love you to the moon and back!

Below are the past interviews:

• Maya Turns 4
• Maya Turns 5
• Maya Turns 6
• Maya Turns 7
• Maya Turns 8

1. FAVORITE COLOR?  Purple
2. FAVORITE TOY?  My easel
3. FAVORITE CHARACTER?  Elephant and Piggie from the Mo Willems books
4. FAVORITE SUPERHERO?  Cat Woman
5. FAVORITE FRUIT?  Cantaloupe
6. FAVORITE VEGETABLE?  Carrot
7. FAVORITE BREAKFAST? Cereal
8. FAVORITE CEREAL?  Lucky Charms
9. FAVORITE LUNCH? Pizza
10. FAVORITE DINNER?  Pork, bacon, and apples (a skillet type dinner we make)  
11. FAVORITE DRINK?  Soda
12. FAVORITE SNACK?  Whales (Goldfish knock-offs)
13. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice Cream
14. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?  Melting Pot
15. FAVORITE TV SHOW?  Nailed It 
16. FAVORITE MOVIE?  Greatest Showman 
17. FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS?  Zac Efron 
18. FAVORITE SONG? Boat Song
19.  FAVORITE SINGER/BAND?  Taylor Swift
20.  FAVORITE BOOK?  The Book With No Pictures By: B.J. Novak
21. FAVORITE BOOK SERIES?  Pete The Cat
22. FAVORITE OUTFIT?  Probably a dress 
23. FAVORITE GAME?  The Game of Life
24. FAVORITE SPORT?  Soccer or basketball, or volleyball, I don't really know
25. FAVORITE ANIMAL?  Dog
26. FAVORITE PLACE TO GO? Camping
27. FAVORITE THINGS TO DO? Go on trips
28. FAVORITE SUBJECT?  Math
29. FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL?  Hip and Hop
30. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Fridays
31. FAVORITE MONTH?  October
32. FAVORITE SEASON? Fall
33. FAVORITE HOLIDAY? Halloween
34. FAVORITE THING MOMMY DOES?  Takes us fun places
35. FAVORITE THING DADDY DOES?  Coaches me for basketball
36. FAVORITE VACATION?  Tennessee
37. FAVORITE MEMORY?  When we go on trips
38. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?  Graecyn
39. WHO DO YOU LIKE TO PLAY WITH?  My sisters
    
40. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?  Hanging out with my whole family...or something like that
41. WHAT SCARES YOU?  Death, or like killers that are in Goosebumps
42. WHAT MAKES YOU SAD?  When I can't play outside
43. WHAT DO YOU WISH FOR? A horse
44. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO GO? Florida   
45. WHAT WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?  A mansion 
46. WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GOOD AT?  Sports
47. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?  A teacher
48. DISLIKES?  When I have to do chores
49. WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOU DO THIS YEAR?  Go to Florida 
50. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?  Nice and funny

 

 

 

Delaney Turns 7

Sarah and I both look forward to these interviews each year with each kid.  Not only to chuckle and laugh at some of their answers, but to compare their answers from past years to see what has changed and what has stayed the same.  It is also a subtle reminder of how fast life passes by.  It feels like just yesterday that Sarah and I were in high school, graduating collage, getting married, and now here we are, with three daughters.  Wow, its just crazy.  It makes you really just sit back and cherish the memories and enjoy every moment. 

 

Delaney is now officially 7 and is becoming her own person.  She is the most caring and open minded little girl I know.  She has a heart of gold and a spunk that is second to none.  This year she started playing coach pitch softball and is the youngest girl on her team, not to mention the smallest.  This year, we spent her birthday in Wisconsin Dells at Noah's Ark and did her interview before bed on our patio, which is pretty evident in some of her answers in this years interview.  Here are her previous years interviews for comparison.

• Delaney Turns 6
• Delaney Turns 5
• Delaney Turns 4

1. FAVORITE COLOR?  Black
2. FAVORITE TOY?  Plush Craft 
3. FAVORITE CHARACTER?  Elena (of Avalor)
4. FAVORITE SUPERHERO?  Wonder Woman
5. FAVORITE FRUIT?  Grape
6. FAVORITE VEGETABLE?  Broccoli
7. FAVORITE BREAKFAST? Breakfast sandwiches
8. FAVORITE CEREAL?  Shredded Mini Wheats
9. FAVORITE LUNCH? Sandwich
10. FAVORITE DINNER?  Pancakes  
11. FAVORITE DRINK?  Orange Crush
12. FAVORITE SNACK?  Whales (Goldfish knock-offs)
13. FAVORITE DESSERT?  Cake
14. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? Sangria's
15. FAVORITE TV SHOW?  Caesar 911 
16. FAVORITE MOVIE?  Daddy's Home 2 
17. FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS?  Taylor Swift 
18. FAVORITE SONG? Rewrite the Stars - The Greatest Showman
19.  FAVORITE SINGER/BAND?  Taylor Swift
20.  FAVORITE BOOK?  Any ind of chapter book
21. FAVORITE BOOK SERIES?  Magic Tree House
22. FAVORITE OUTFIT?  A Dress
23. FAVORITE GAME?  The Game of Life
24. FAVORITE SPORT?  Softball
25. FAVORITE ANIMAL?  Dog
26. FAVORITE PLACE TO GO?  South Dakota
27. FAVORITE THINGS TO DO? Go places with my family
28. FAVORITE SUBJECT?  Sports
29. FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL?  My pug
30. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Weekends...Saturdays
31. FAVORITE MONTH?  June
32. FAVORITE SEASON? Summer
33. FAVORITE HOLIDAY? Christmas
34. FAVORITE THING MOMMY DOES?  Snuggles with me
35. FAVORITE THING DADDY DOES?  Help me with my sports
36. FAVORITE VACATION?  South Dakota
37. FAVORITE MEMORY?  When I go places with my family
38. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?  Allie
39. WHO DO YOU LIKE TO PLAY WITH? Allie
40. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?  Softball
41. WHAT SCARES YOU?  The dark
42. WHAT MAKES YOU SAD?  When I have no one to play with
43. WHAT DO YOU WISH FOR? I wish for a pug
44. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO GO? Wisconsin Dells   
45. WHAT WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?  A dog 
46. WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GOOD AT?  Softball
47. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?  A teacher
48. DISLIKES?  Soccer
49. WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOU DO THIS YEAR?  Get better at softball 
50. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?  Funny