Interview with a Six Year Old

Jacob is six years, one month, and seventeen days old.  He's all grown up (as far as he's concerned).  He is now a first grader and he graduated from AWANA Cubbies to Sparks at church.  He couldn't be more proud.  And neither could I.  :)

August 6, 2012 -- Happy Birthday, Jacob!

Here is my interview with this very special six year old.

Me:  Jacob, what is your favorite color?
J:  Blue

Really, Mom?  Another picture?  Just let me eat my cupcake.

Me:  What is your favorite food?
J:  Pepperoni pizza (this has changed since his birthday.  He went through a summer phase where he would only eat cheese pizza)

Me:  What is your favorite thing to do?
J:  Play with Legos.
Me:  Why?
J:  Because you can build with them...and take them apart.  You can build anything with your imagination.

Me:  Do you like school?
J:  Sometimes.
Me:  What do you like about school?
J:  You learn things and sometimes we do science experiments
Me:  What don't you like about school?
J:  Doing boring things
Me:  Like what?
J:  Math
Me:  Do you think math is boring?
J:  Yeah.  It's just a bunch of questions.
Me:  What is your favorite subject?
J:  Singing the timeline song (Jacob absolutely loves the timeline song -- a song that accompanies the 161 historical events he's memorizing this year.  We listen to this song and go through the cards at least three times a day...and it's 13 minutes long.)

Having fun at the playground

Me:  So, what's it like being six years old?
J:  You get to do big kid things.
Me:  Like what?
J:  Playing football...and teaching a little sister how to act in her life.
Me:  What do you teach your sister?
J:  To be good.  Sometimes I teach her something and she never does it.

Me:  Do you like playing football?
J:  Yeah, the best!
Me:  What position do you play?
J:  Center
Me:  What is your favorite sport to play?
J:  Tee Ball

Me:  Who is your best friend?
J:  Carter
Me:  What kinds of things do you do when you're together?
J:  Play with Legos, play with cars, big trucks...and play Star Wars outside

Wheeeeee...just havin' fun!

Me:  Do you like to read?
J:  Yes.
Me:  What is your favorite book?
J:  Lego Star Wars:  Save the Galaxy

A giant Yoda marshmallow!

Me:  What do you want to be when you grow up?
J:  I want to work at Lego with Carter.
Me:  Doing what?
J:  Making Legos.

Me:  I heard you doing the beatbox a minute ago.  Where did you learn to do that?
J:  (smiling) Nowhere.
Me:  Are you a beatbox master?
J:  No.
Me:  Well, what are you then?
J:  I just like to play music.
Me:  What is your favorite song?
J:  (does a beatbox version of the Darth Vader song)  the Darth Vader Song
Me:  Ok.  What is your favorite song that you hear on the radio?
J:  Reaching for You (by Lincoln Brewster) because Daddy plays that song.

R2D2 Cake by Erika and Paula :)

Cool!  Just what I wanted!

Cheese!

Me:  Who do you want to win the presidential election?
J:  Mitt Romney
Me:  Good choice.  Why?
J:  Because I just like him.

Making a new friend at the playground.

Who has the highest score?

If you couldn't tell, we celebrated Jacob's birthday with a bowling party.  All the kids had a great time.  The morning of his birthday, we went to the Sea Pines playground, per the birthday boy's request.  He wanted to play and climb the steps to the top of the Harbor Town lighthouse.  So, that's what we did...after we opened a couple presents.  Since his party wasn't until the following weekend, I bought him a cupcake, a very large cupcake, for him to eat that night.  He didn't eat it.  The next morning, he told me, "I just didn't think I needed all that sugar."  I love this kid.

Jacob, I can't believe you are six years old.  The past six years have gone by so incredibly fast and I love you more and more every day.  I love that you would play with Legos every second of every day if I would let you.  I love that you are willing to share your Legos with your sister...sometimes.  I love that you have superhuman memory skills.  I love that you are a beatbox master (even though you say you aren't).  I love that you compose your own music at the piano.  I love that you love music.  I love that you have a crazy imagination and are always making up stories...mostly about Legos and Star Wars.  I love that you have lost your two front bottom teeth.  You just look so cute!  I love how brave and excited you were about losing those teeth.  I love that you always ask permission before going into the snack jar.  I love that when you say your prayers at night you ask God to "help the president obey your (God's) rules."  I love that you can't eat chocolate without getting it all over your face -- not even a single M&M.  I love that you want to be just like your Daddy.  I love that you love to read.  I love that you love to read the Bible.  I love that you call me out when I am wrong about something.  I love your big smile.  I love that you love school (even though you sometimes say you don't).  I love that you like to teach your sister "how to act in her life."  I love that you love your sister.  I love that you aren't usually shy and aren't afraid to talk to people.  I love that you love to wear sunglasses.  I love that in all your drawings, your stick people have no arms (this probably comes from watching so many episodes of Veggie Tales).  I love that you aren't afraid to try new things.  Jacob, you are an extraordinary little boy and I am so very blessed to be your mommy.  I love everything about you and can't wait to see what God has in store for you!

What? Summer's Over?

Where do I begin?  So much happened this summer and now we're already one week into the new school year.  Here's a very quick summer recap.

1.  Tee Ball       Back at the beginning of June, Jacob finished up his first tee ball season.  He really enjoyed playing and made some new friends in the process. He started the season with a bang -- three homeruns in the first game.  After hitting three homeruns your first three times at bat, where do you go from there?!?!  (Ssshhhhh....don't tell Jacob that when playing tee ball at this level, if you're the last at bat, you always get a homerun.)  :)

Even though he had fun playing, his favorite part of tee ball was receiving a trophy at the end.  And yes, he wore his sunglasses in almost every game.  :) 

2.  Summer Camp       Then came summer camp.  We had an olympic / sports theme, so the first week, during our opening ceremony, each camper made an olympic torch to help "light" the olympic flame.  Here are my two little olympians.

Summer camp was tons of fun -- exhausting, but fun.  We played sports, went to the beach, took weekly field trips, played games, made all sorts of crafts, etc...  At the end of every day, all three of us were completely worn out.  I passed out on the couch just about every night and the kids usually fell asleep in the car a couple minutes after we pulled out of the church parking lot.  If Annabelle fell asleep in the car, that usually meant she was out for the rest of the night.  I put her right into bed and she never woke up.  She missed dinner several nights this summer.  But don't worry, she made up for any missed dinners with plenty of snacks the next day.

3.  July 4th    No Independence Day celebration would be complete without fireworks.  This year, we went out to dinner and hung around outside the restaurant to see the big show.  Actually, we were able to see three different sets of fireworks from here.  Fireworks are great...except for the fact that they never begin until after 9:00 PM.  By that time, crankiness has had plenty of time to set in and both my kids turn into firecrackers themselves -- a little "bonus entertainment" for the people around us.  In any case, we all had fun and, consequently, slept really well that night.  :)    

4.  Tooth Fairy       Before summer, Jacob told me had a tooth that was "a little weak."  It was his first loose tooth.  When I wiggled it to confirm, I think I actually shed a tear...just a tiny one.  He's just growing up so fast!  Several weeks later, we had a visit from the tooth fairy.  I packed a nectarine for Jacob's lunch one day.  As he sat at the table eating wth his friends, he bit into that nectarine, forgetting all about his loose tooth.  His tooth was now just sort of...hanging there.  He gave it a quick twist and it came right out.  That made Jacob a superhero.  Everyone in our summer camp class (especially all the boys) couldn't believe he just lost a tooth.  Wow!  Jacob couldn't have been more proud.  He walked around showing everyone.  That night, the tooth fairy stopped in to collect Jacob's little tooth and left him two dollars (special gold coin dollars) in return.  Very exciting.

5.  Fashionista       Annabelle developed a new passion -- cosmetology and fashion.  She loves barrettes, headbands, and ponytail holders.  And she loves to put several of these hair accessories in her hair all at once.  The more, the better.  "Do I look pwetty?" she says.  As many times as I said I would never do this, I have occasionally let her go out in public with all these things in her hair.  We went out to eat one night and she fixed her hair in the car.  When we arrived at the restaurant, she probably had seven barrettes, a headband, and a ponytail holder in her hair.  She completed the look with a tiara.  She had worked so hard on this and was so proud of herself, I didn't have the heart to redo her hair. 
       She is also very picky about her clothes.  She will hardly ever wear shorts or pants now because "shorts don't twirl and spin."  She will only wear "pwincess pants," i.e. dresses and skirts.  And she has her favorites.  She wears a little black sundress with "sparkles" about three days a week and she really loves a certain brightly colored skirt with flowers on it.  If you come to our house one morning and find Annabelle crying, it's probably because she's just found out her favorite outfits have not been washed yet and are unable to be worn.  And that brings me to another topic:  the neverending laundry.  She changes clothes no less than four times a day...just because.  "Annabelle, why did you change your clothes AGAIN?" I ask.  'Because," she says, shrugging her shoulders, "I just wanted to."   

 
It may not sound like a whole lot, but that's, pretty much, our summer in a nutshell.  We stayed busy, that's for sure.  Jacob did celebrate his 6th birthday a few weeks ago, but that deserves a post of it's own. More to come later!