Buddy Boy: 20+ questions

I'm starting something that I hope I'll remember to do in years to come at the beginning of each school year or at least at some semi-regular intervals.  I take a lot of pictures, but I don't always take time to write down what the kids are like and what they are thinking.  So I thought that this version of 20 questions would help me remember the people that they are now.  I've put their answers in, but I'll also add a little commentary.  I've also included the all-about-me collage we did for school.  I think that sums things up pretty nicely.

Height: 51.25 inches (83rd %ile) Weight: 61 pounds (61st %ile)

It seems like he's grown at least 6 inches over the summer, maybe not that much, but he's grown a lot.  I haven't measured him very often, but based on the length of his pants, he's growing fast.  He's also really growing up, getting more adventurous and more confident.

 

1. What are your favorite colors? 
All the colors that are natural.  Green, blue, and white.

2. What is your favorite thing to eat?
Corn dogs
He also really likes popcorn, Hint of Lime tortilla chips, and beef.  He often asks if we can have beef more frequently.

3. What is your favorite candy? 
Nerds

4. What is your favorite drink?
Sprite

5. Where is your favorite place to go?
Nevada, Reno, because it snows.

6. What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
Play board games
He has marked every other night on the calendar as Stratego nights.  We followed through on the first few, but haven't kept it up.  I need to remember, because we all have fun.

7. What is your favorite toy?
Teddy Panda, isn't it obvious?
The world will end if anything ever happens to Teddy Panda.  He also really likes his Legos and has gotten in to board games lately, especially Stratego, Battleship, Clue, and Labyrinth.

8. What is your favorite thing to wear?
Glow in the dark t-shirts
He has two and especially likes to wear them to bed.

9. What is your favorite animal?
Panda

10. What is your favorite song?
TNT by Captain Sparklez
This is a Minecraft parody of a real song.  It is probably better than the original.

11. What is your favorite book? 
Calvin and Hobbes
While anything Calvin and Hobbes is undeniably at the top of the list he also likes Encyclopedia Brown, Dragonbreath, and a couple of California history books for kids called How to get rich in the California Gold Rush and Gold Fever!

12. What is your favorite game?
Clue
Did you know that they have changed Clue?  It is no longer Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum.  They have changed the conservatory to an observatory and added a whole bunch of cards that make the game more complicated, but also potentially shorter, which may be a blessing.  It's an attempt to update the game and make it more relatable to young people today, but it's terrible if you remember playing your Grandmother's version.  I'll never again be able to say it was Professor Plum in the conservatory with the revolver.

13. Who are your best friends?
Everett, Mickey

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
Hang out, work on my tan, swim
Where did that tan comment come from?  Haven't my years of relentless sun screen application been of any use?

15. What is your favorite TV show?
Mythbusters
He also likes Dirty Jobs and is pretty willing to watch little kid TV with his sister.  Thankfully he just gets bored and moves on to other things.

16. What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
Teddy Panda

18. What is your favorite thing to do inside?
Watch TV, play Minecraft, and read

19. What do you want for your birthday?
A revolver

20. What do you want to do in the next year?
Go shooting with Dad

21. What do you like about school?
The teachers, the field
I've learned that he spends his recess time over on the far side of the field hunting for treasure.  I'm not sure what he finds, but it seems like he enjoys the time to unwind a bit and indulge his imagination.

22. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A teacher or an FBI agent
He has recently added Mythbuster to the mix.  That would be my pick.