20 Questions: Thoughts of a Six Year Old

                                                       An Interview with Elijah...

He loves this "game" and asks if we can do the question game all the time. So here are some of his answers in his own words! I just love it! If you haven't done this with your kids, you should.  It is so much fun!!!

1. What do you like to dream about?Hmm that's a hard one... superheroes
2. What is your best memory this school year?going on the field trips... going to the farm!
3. Who is your hero?(who do you want to be like?) - got it daddy... you could just write "Dad" Why?cuz he's strong and he let's me work on projects with him in the garage like the car.
4. How would you describe your family? we like to do fun things, I like doing my remote control jeep with daddy!
5. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? Hmm.. that's a hard one...I've got it... being a little nervous in a different country.
6. What are you most proud of yourself for? that I started doing my rollerblades fast so soon
7. Who is the kindest person you know? you, mommy! Why?you help me with a game
8. What do you like most about your best friend?It's going to be Alex, okay. we used to build ships in mrs, Dehlboms class.  Guess what I built one time? I built a store. it was so funny I couldn't stop laughing. she thought I was crying, well I wasn't I was laughing.
9. What is one thing you would like to learn to do well?learn how to make electric video games
10. If you were an animal what one would you be and why?let me think about that. I know it's the fastest cat- cheetah.
11. When is the last time someone hurt your feelings?when Owen hit me in the face with his lunchbox at school, monday. How did you react? first I told him not to do that, and then I told the teacher.
12. Do you know someone who is going though a hard time? How can you help them?great Grandma, giving her an early Christmas present, helping Grandma do chores when you are gone from their house.
13. What is the scariest thing that happened this year? Oh, that's a hard one, It's going to be last year, ok? I climbed up on someone's tree and I couldn't get down because I climbed up too high. I called out and you heard me and got daddy and daddy got me down.
14. If you could keep only one thing, out of everything you have, what would it be? okay, let me think. hmm. can I choose one of everything? can it be something that goes together?  Okay, three things that go together... Coat(my pilot coat), boots (my camouflage boots) and the old fashioned sled in the garage. i know what you would choose, the car!
15. Who do you think is really successful? what does that mean.. being really nice? I know, Desi, she's in my class.Why? I see her do this: when someone knocked Julianna's igloo's down she helped put it back together.
16. What’s the best thing about your teacher this year?She liked the present I gave her on the first day of school she put it on her desk and told everyone in the class about it.
17. When do you feel misunderstood by grown-ups?If they speak a different language. I might feel kinda weird if they took my favorite toy and I really wanted it
18. What three words best describe you?I want to do it about William... he's fun to play with, cute, and funny. okay now about me- energetic, I think that I am a really good friend with Lily, I like my laugh a lot
19. What’s something that makes you angry?I've got something really bad. When someone bites my pinky toe.
20. What’s the best compliment you ever received? When you said I did really good on my painting at school!