Here are the answers Matt and Sam came up with for some questions floating around Facebook.
Without any answer-prompting, ask your child these questions. Post with age and name of child.
Sam, 2.5 years
About Brigitte
1. What is something I always say to you? "Go out for exercise."
2. What makes me happy? "I. Coffee."
3. What makes me sad? "Yourself."
4. How do I make you laugh? "Playing. When you say Ben is staying home
and Sam is going to preschool and Matt is going to kindergarten."
5. What is my favorite color? "Something on your shirt."
6. How old am I? "Too much."
7. How tall am I? "Too much." (Lots of giggles.)
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "Something at Matt's school."
9. What do I do when you're not around? "Play. Play garbage truck."
10. What am I really good at? "Puzzles."
11. What is something I'm not good at? "That. That's on wall." (He was pointing to the calendar. ??)
12. What do I do for a job? "Chores and stuff."
13. What is my favorite food? "Not peanut butter crackers. You like soup."
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? "Playing. Have fun 'Mom & Sam & Ben time.'" (Aka, when Matt's at preschool.)
About Jeff
1. What is something I always say to you? "Mom."
2. What makes me happy? "I."
3. What makes me sad? "I."
4. How do I make you laugh? "Like Dad. Everybody go poop."
5. What is my favorite color? "Red."
6. How old am I? "Two and much."
7. How tall am I? "Too much."
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "Chores."
9. What do I do when you're not around? "Sleep."
10. What am I really good at? "Chores."
11. What is something I'm not good at? "I? My?"
12. What do I do for a job? "I'll move these things at church."
13. What is my favorite food? "Total and raisins."
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? "Chores."
Matt, age 4.5
About Brigitte
1. What is something I always say to you? "I can't think of anything for that. Matt."
2. What makes me happy? "Hugs and cuddles."
3. What makes me sad? "Dad."
4. How do I make you laugh? "Fuzzy puzzles."
5. What is my favorite color? "What? I don't know."
6. How old am I? "I think thirty or twentysomething."
7. How tall am I? "I don't know. I think if you're standing next to the couch and I'm standing on the edge, that's how tall."
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "Feeding Ben."
9. What do I do when you're not around? "Do puzzles. Play with Ben."
10. What am I really good at? "Feeding Ben food that's not milk."
11. What is something I'm not good at? "Messes."
12. What do I do for a job? "Kids."
13. What is my favorite food? "Green beans."
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? "LEGOs and reading."
About Jeff
1. What is something I always say to you? "I love you."
2. What makes me happy? "Cuddling."
3. What makes me sad? "Messes."
4. How do I make you laugh? "Saying 'Sam'."
5. What is my favorite color? "Green."
6. How old am I? "I think 32."
7. How tall am I? "Probably from the floor to here." (He was holding his hand about 4 feet off the ground.)
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "Watching football."
9. What do I do when you're not around? "Watching football."
10. What am I really good at? "Turning on tv."
11. What is something I'm not good at? "Messes."
12. What do I do for a job? "I think design buildings."
13. What is my favorite food? "Corn and okra."
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? "Watching football & Mighty Machines and LEGOs and reading and Magnatiles."
