an interview with Annalie
January 19th, 2010
What is your name?
Annalie.
How old are you?
Five. And a half.
Where do you live?
In San Diego.
Do you have any pets?
Yep.
Do you want to tell me about them?
Yep. You see, there’s two of them and they’re cats, and their names are Katy and Lily. Katy has blue eyes and Lily has green eyes.
Who do you like to play with?
Bug.
What’s your favorite cereal?
The yogurt one. [Strawberry Yogurt Trader Joe O's]
What’s your favorite vegetable?
Strawberries and blueberries.
But those are fruits.
I know, but those are the ones I like. I guess I like carrots…actually, corn.
What’s your favorite drink?
Sprite.
What’s your favorite snack?
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. And popcorn with butter and sometimes salt.
What’s your favorite toy?
Dolly, my dolphin.
What’s your favorite TV Show?
What’s your favorite movie?
Hmm…pause! [She was asking me to pause the interview because she needed to think about it.] My favorite movie is…a TV one: the Phineas & Ferb Christmas special!
What’s your favorite game?
I like to play catch a lot, with my Gramaw.
What’s your favorite book?
The one about a long time ago, the one I got for Christmas.
You mean the Little House on the Prairie books?
No. It was about the stories a long, long time ago, like Jesus and the flaming bush…
Oh, the Bible? Your Bible storybook?
Yes! That’s it.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
The place in Maryland that has hot dogs.
You mean Five Guys?
Yeah! Five Guys.
What’s your favorite holiday?
Christmas, because we give, and it’s really fun, and we get new stuff and we give some stuff up for other people who don’t have very much money.
What’s your favorite animal?
Horses.
If you could change your name, what name would you choose?
You know which one, Mommy. [in unison with me] Sarah!
What do you love about each person in our family?
I love that Daddy is really really funny, and he goes to work every day so I don’t get to play with him much. That makes it even more fun, ‘cuz I don’t usually get to play with him.
While I’m boring, because you see me all the time, right?
[A diplomatic silence is maintained, as Annalie scrunches up her nose and smiles at me.]
So what do you love about me?
What I love most about you is that you care about me a lot, and you are glad that I like going in the water now, so that way you can go in the water now, and go in the stepping area, and I can go in the water about up to my knees, or my feet. So we’re both happy!
What do you love most about yourself?
That I like cooking and painting, and I think a lot of things are funny.
Where would you like to go on vacation this year?
I would like to go on vacation to…Hawaii.
Really? Why do you want to go to Hawaii?
Because it sounds like a fun place to go to.
Where did you hear about Hawaii, do you know?
Um, it was actually in the movie Ice Age. You know, where that squirrel falls in the ice and he floats all the way to Hawaii.
What are we doing that’s a big change this year?
It’s a big change that we’re going back to…it’s a big change… [Annalie picks up a toy guitar and begins singing.] It’s a big change where we’re going back, we’re going back to Washington Dee Seee-eee-EEE! We’re moo-oo-oo-oo-OO-oo-oo-oo-VING!
Why are we doing that? Did we just decide, “Eh, we’re tired of California, we’re gonna go now”?
[Still singing] Because my fa-ther’s in the Na-a-a-a-vy!
What are some of your wishes for this year?
My wish is to help people and clean up the world. And I wish that Daddy would come home very very soon.
Good news, Daddy is coming home soon, in just a couple of weeks!
Oh, all right!
Thanks for the interview, Annalie!
Annalie’s self-portrait, age 5y8m
Inspiration for this interview originally came from New Year’s Interview for Kids at Blissfully Domestic (via The Crafty Crow). I don’t scrapbook, but I have a blog, and I’m not afraid to use it!
I did this interview in 2009 too. When I compared Annalie’s answers a couple of them were exactly the same. I guess she is my kid, so it’s not too surprising that she knows her own mind.
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Awwww!! I loved reading that. Maybe I’ll try it with Isabelle.
I don’t know why I’m so amused with Annalie wanting to vacation in Hawaii? It just made me giggle. I loved reading this. I could hear her voice with all the answers. :)
loOOOVE IT! Especially the songs! I sang them to Rocco, but not sure if I got the tune right.
Kevin and I were giggling over the Jesus and the flaming bush line. And the way she decided that a vacation to Hawaii would be good. I love discovering the little things that spark interest in a child!
And it was interesting that some of her answers remained the same… Guess she really does like Dolly the Dolphin!
That picture of you two with your feet in the water is precious.
You’re moving east? We must get together! DC is just 2.5 hours from us. We had a great vacation there last summer.
I love her answers! She is just the coolest five. and a half. year old I know :)
That is awesome!! I am totally stealing this idea!! :)
Woo hoo, Troy is coming home soon! I know how excited you both must be, while also excited and dreading the move. I’m excited that you’re moving…I’m hoping that we can meet, and spend time with Beachmama at the beach this summer!
What a great interview! Annalie’s going to love reading these interviews when she’s much older…it’ll give her a charming glimpse into what shew as like as a much younger person.
So you’re moving! Oh my!
I’m going to try this with my 2 weeks shy of being six year old. You must be very excited about your husband coming home! From this end it very quickly – ha!
Aw, I love you both. I really hope I get to see you next weekend!
Bethany, I loved that interview! I should have “come out” during delurking day but I know I’ve commented before at some point and I was in a rush. But now, I had time, and I wanted to tell you that was a great way to preserve that memory. Children grow up so fast! Enjoy each and every moment!
What a great interview! My son agrees with her “Five Guys” answer – it is his all time favorite. We live very near DC on the MD side and they are all over the place now. It will be a big change moving to the east coast but it is an awesome place to raise a family.
Hey! Hawaii is awesome. My Navy boy and I just got back from a vacation there. I actually said to him that I was going to email you about it, because Bellows Air Station has an awesome beach just for military members and their families and I thought Annalie would really like it. Let me know if you want details! ;)
That was fun to read!
It’s not too late for me to do interviews with the boys, is it?!