Birthday Interview

One of the blogs I read introduced me to the idea of doing an annual birthday interview with kids starting at the age of two or three - every year you ask the same questions and keep track of how their answers change.  So without further ado I bring you Beatrice's Third Birthday Interview (and you'll notice she added a question of her own in there, too).

1. S: What is your favorite food?
   B: My grilled cheese sandwich, the falling apart one. [She was in the middle of eating a "falling apart" grilled cheese sandwich while saying this.]
2. S: What is your favorite animal?
   B: Shack.
3. S: What is your favorite movie?
   B: What is your favorite movie?
   S: "Annie Hall." What is your favorite movie?
   B: "Annie Hall," too.
   S: Okay, but what is your other favorite movie?
   B: Charlie Brown.
   S: Which Charlie Brown movie?
   B: You know, the little party one? I really like that party one.
4. B (turning the tables): What is your favorite sand?
   S: Your favorite sand? Well, what is your favorite sand?
   B: The pirate park sand.
5. S: What is your favorite thing about school?
   B: Activities.
6. S:What makes you the happiest?
   B: Milk. [Again, probably influenced by the fact that she was drinking milk at the time.]
7. S: What makes you sad?
   B: If I'm flying a kite but I'm having a hard time. [Something else that had just happened.]
8. S: What makes you scared?
   B: When men trick or treat wearing masks on their face.
9. S: What is one new thing you learned to do this year?
   B: Cheese and ham. [A lot of clarifying ensued before I understood that was a song she'd learned this year, I think? She didn't quite understand the question.]
10. S: What is one new thing you want to learn next year?
    B: I'm going to have a bouncy castle next year.
11. S: What would you like to be when you grow up?
    B: Policeman.
    S: A police officer?
    B: A policeman.
12. S: What is your favorite holiday?
    B: Halloween.
13. S: What is your favorite color?
    B: Red.
14. S: What is your favorite book?
    B: In the Town All Year Round
15. S: Who is your favorite character?
    B: Ted [From Big Dog, Little Dog.]
16. S: What is your favorite thing to do?
    B: Activities. [Again.]
17. S: What do you like learning about?
    B: Leaves.
18. S: What is your favorite place to go?
    B: Target.
19. S: Can you name some of your friends?
    B: Mom. [A sweet answer but I was hoping she would name her actual friends.]
20. S: What is your birthday wish?
    B: That Arthur is happy.

Once it was over it occurred to me I should have asked about her favorite song and favorite toy, but I'll add those next year.