Albert's Birthday Interview

Albert turned 4 and, as is our tradition, we document this milestone by asking him lots of questions and taking too many pictures of him. This the traditional staged smiley photo.

This is his somewhat fierce face.

This is his very fierce face.

He's trying to be sad but it's not working for him.

Happy/yelling face.

Scary, showing-us-all-his-teeth face.

Cheese face.

Albert: Age 4

What is your favorite color? yellow
Who is your best friend? Elias
What is your favorite TV show/movie? Dinosaur Train/Cars
What is your favorite thing to do outdoors? play in the snow
What is your favorite thing to do indoors? play with my service station
What is your favorite game? Connect Four
What is your favorite thing to wear? these pants and my 4 shirt!
Where would you want to go on vacation? Grandpa and Grandma B's because they have Mouse Trap
What do you like most about your siblings? Addilyn - she tells me things when I'm sad
Asher - when he reads me the steam shovel book (Mike Mulligan and the Steam shovel)
Elias - I like when he comes and says 'What are you doing?'
Now that you're four, what would you like to learn/know? how to get the LEGO bucket down from very high
What do you want to be when you grow up? have a combine...a farmer
What is your favorite toy? service station
What do you sleep with at night? monkey and blue blanket
What is your favorite thing to do as a family? go on vacation

What is your favorite art project? building a snowman (out of foam at Story Hour)
What is your favorite thing to learn about? Advent
What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms
What is your favorite lunch? Peanut butter (just peanut butter!) sandwich
What is your favorite dinner? pizza
What is your favorite snack? fruit snacks
What is your favorite dessert? brownies...the dry ones, not the wet (????)
What is your favorite drink? water and juice
What is your favorite animal? all 
What is your favorite song? Hark the Herald
What is your favorite book? steam shovel (Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel)
What is your favorite holiday? Easter

He's just so nervous!!

Cheese bucket.

More cheese bucket. Only this one looks like he's trying to convince you to give him part of your dessert.

"What to choose...what to choose?" 

Fiercely pondering.

Feeling forlorn.

Happy birthday, big boy!!

For posterity and because our kids love to see themselves in videos, here are more questions for Albert on his birthday.