Interview with Kaylin {4 years old}

Me: Hey, little almost four year old girl - can I ask you a few questions?

Kaylin: (blushing) Sure.

Me: What's your favorite color?

Kaylin: Pink.

Me: Is that always your favorite color?

Kaylin: Yeah.

Me: But this morning, you said it was white.

Kaylin: My favorite color is white AND pink.

Me: What about purple?

Kaylin: Yeah, purple too. Pink, purple and green. I like the colors of the rainbow.

Me: What's your favorite thing to play with your brother?

Kaylin: A tea party. Cuz I just like tea.

Me: What's your favorite thing about baby Jason?

Kaylin: He's cute.

Me: What about Daddy?

Kaylin: Because I love him.

Me: What's it like having such a cool mom?

Kaylin: It feels like that I love you.

Me: What do you think it will be like being four years old?

Kaylin: I think it's going to be like a birthday party. (looking at the computer as I type) That's a lot of words!

Me: It sure is. (Mike walks up behind us)

Kaylin: That's a lot of words, isn't it, Dad? (Mike gives Kaylin a kiss)

Me: What's the hardest house rule to follow?

Mike: (walking away) ...not listening the first time...

Me: Enough from the peanut gallery!

Kaylin: Biting.

Me: Biting?

Kaylin: Yeah.

Me: What's so hard about not biting???

Kaylin: We'll get in trouble if we bite. (starts singing, "lalalala")

Me: What about not screaming?

Kaylin: Yeah, not screaming, too. I just scream when the baby pulls my hair. I scream like this (in a loud whine), "JAY-SONNNNN! Stop pulling my HAIR!" Like that.

Me: That's the only time you scream?

Kaylin: Um...maybe not.

Me: Not so much. What about listening and obeying the first time. Is that hard?

Kaylin: No. N-O. That means no. (giggles)

Me: Hmmmm...let me see what else I asked Ryan... (opening a new screen)

Kaylin: Can I see a video?

Me: No.

Kaylin: Why can't I see a video?

Me: I just want to finish this before bedtime.

Kaylin: Can you ask me more questions?

Me: Yes. If you could have any pet that you wanted, what would it be?

Kaylin: A pig.

Me: (bursting out laughing) Why a pig???

Kaylin: Because I just like pigs. Because they're pink.

Me: What's your favorite food?

Kaylin: Strawberries.

Me: Anything else?

Kaylin: Maybe lettuce...and broccoli...and celery...and bread...and honey...and...um...

Me: That's all food that's good for you. You like healthy foods?

Kaylin: Yeah. But honey isn't good for you. I just like it (dramatically) SO much.

Me: What's your least favorite thing to eat?

Kaylin: Um...carrots.

Me: (laughing) You LOVE carrots.

Kaylin: Yup! I always do!

Me: I don't think you understood the question. What foods don't you like?

Kaylin: Um...I don't like...tomatoes and I don't like meat...

Me: You ate meat tonight at dinner!

Kaylin: No, that was beef.

Me: (laughing)

Kaylin: Why did you do n-o on the computer?

Me: Because you said, "No, that was beef."

Kaylin: ...and I like singing...

Me: I thought we were talking about food.

Kaylin: Nah, I want to talk about toys now. I like singing...and I like...I'll tell you the places that I don't like to go.

Me: Okay...

Kaylin: I don't like to go to the gym. And I think that's it.

Me: What's your favorite thing to do with the family?

Kaylin: Watch a movie. I like movie night.

Me: What's your favorite movie?

Kaylin: (doodling on a piece of paper) The Princess Sing-a-long.

Me: We've never watched that together.

Kaylin: Oh no! I was writing Ryan's name and I accidentally wrote R-Y-A-M.

Me: That's fine. Mike - are you ready to read the kids stories?

Mike: (to Kaylin) It's time for bed, honey.

Kaylin: Okay. Good night! (gives me a kiss)