Birthday Interview + Photos

Picking her up from school on her birthday.

I love the tradition of doing a birthday interview with the kids each year. So I did it with Isabella the night before birthday!

How old are you? Five.
What makes you happy?  Tickles.  Anything else? Playing with Simon, making funny faces.
What is your favorite animal?  I have three favorites: cheetah, lion and elephant.
What is your favorite thing to eat?  Chocolate ice cream.
What is your least favorite thing to eat?  Spaghetti: plain with meatballs.  (I dont’ think she’s ever had speghetti and meatballs.)

She had been asking for a bike for months.

What is your favorite thing to do?  Play with my brothers.
What is your favorite TV show?  Strawberry Shortcake.
What is your favortie movie? The Smurfs. (She’s only see the trailer and posters plastered all over the city.)
What are you really good at? Playing on the monkey bars, watching out for kids on the slide, balancing.  (She desperately wants to learn how to swing on the monkey bars.)
What is your favorite color? Pink and purple....(long pause)...and green and blue.
What is your favorite song? Glee.  
Who is your best friend?  Ari, Danielle and Violet. And Lucia and Henry and Hudson and Sawyer and Maddy.

Grandma Marilyn made her a beautiful cake.

What do you and your mom do together?  Science.  That’s it?  Sick stuff. (pause) I forgot what I said, do pizza with friends [in the park].
What do you and your dad do together?  Play at the playground (hardly ever), go hiking, play go hiding & seek.
What is your favorite sport?  Doing soccer.
What is your favorite place to go?  The Hudson River.
What is yoru favorite book?  Caps for Sale.
What to you want to be when you grow up?  A zookeeper.