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color? sage green

food? pumpkin seeds

game? Rayman

toy? Books

show? Gravity Falls   

animal? horseshoe crab 

book?  The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

song? Cupid by Jack Stauber's Micropop

primary song? Army of Helaman

What do you like to do?  write stories

Who is your best friend?  Emily Hansack, Bella Bouyat, Piper Hoogie, Quinn Schrader

What do you want to be when you grow up? An author or Judge

Do you have a boyfriend?  noooooo

I am - a person

I am afraid of - eggs (?!)... being unintelligent

I like - books

I like to eat - food

I don't like - people

I know - how to read

I want to be - 12

I like to watch - grass grow

My hero is- superman... no... batman is superior

I cry when - I cry

Mom gets mad when - I am deaf

Mom is happy when - I'm not deaf and do stuff

I can't wait for - college

Something Mom says to me - "you're cool but do your homework"

Something Dad says to me - "go ride that bike around"

My favorite place to go is - the library

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tickles my toes

My Dad makes me laugh- when he laughs

I know my mom loves me because - she doesn’t leave me to the wolves

I know my dad loves me because -  he makes money like that

Double Digits for the girl

 color? Green

food? homemade mac and cheese

game? Solitaire

toy? Books

show? Gravity Falls or Malcom in the Middle  

animal? Blob fish 

book?  All of them

song? Moog City by c418 and Chris by c418

primary song? Gethsemane

What do you like to do?  read

Who is your best friend?  Emily Hansack, Bella Bouyat, Tatum, Piper Hoogie 

What do you want to be when you grow up? An author or optometrist 

Do you have a boyfriend?  no! What the heck?

I am - 10

I am afraid of - heights

I like - books

I like to eat - food

I don't like - people that are not very smart

I know - that I might be cool

I want to be - cool 

I like to watch - shows

My hero is- super spiderman 

I cry when - when I want to kill the boys

Mom gets mad when - I kill the boys

Mom is happy when - I don’t kill the boys

I can't wait for - college

Something Mom says to me - "get off that dern screen"

Something Dad says to me - "good job"

My favorite place to go is - the library and school (mainly GATE)

My Mom makes me laugh - when she is nice and funny

My Dad makes me laugh- when he starts laughing at something really dumb on tv

I know my mom loves me because - she doesn’t leave me to the wolves

I know my dad loves me because -  he makes crepes

*This interview was done July 2025 (oops!)

9 is divine

Lydia is such a sweet, hard working, creative little girl.  She loves being involved in activities and is currently on the Student Lighthouse Team (like leadership/student council).  I love that she still loves to cuddle--even though she told me this morning that "most kids stop cuddling around 10."  I told her she never has to stop cuddling.

 What is your favorite...

color? black

food? homemade chicken noodle soup and homemade mac and cheese
toy? books 
show? Series of Unfortunate Events and The Nightmare Before Christmas 
animal? foxes and sea turtles
book?  A Series of Unfortunate Events
song? "This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
primary song? Gethsemane

What do you like to do?  read

Who is your best friend?  Emily Hansack, Bella Bouyat, Tatum 
What do you want to be when you grow up? a writer
Do you have a boyfriend?  no!

I am - super awesome and I love myself!  and cool

I am afraid of - dying

I like - being awesome, my friends, my family, being cool, books, writing and art

I like to eat - ramen and homemade chicken noodle soup and homemade mac and cheese

I don't like - bugs

I know - I'm awesome and cool

I want to be - a famous writer and rich

I like to watch - A Series of Unfortunate Events, horses (I like horses for some reason now)

My hero is- mom, dad and James

I cry when - people are mean to me and I hurt myself

Mom gets mad when - I disobey

Mom is happy when - I obey and am super cool

I can't wait for - my coughs to go away

Something Mom says to me - "you are awesome" and "I love you"

Something Dad says to me - "you are awesome" and "I love you"

My favorite place to go is - the beach

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tickles me too much

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells jokes and tickles me

I know my mom loves me because - she just does

I know my dad loves me because -  he just does

I am so excited to see the things this girl accomplishes.  She is smart, ambitious and kind.  We love you, Lydia!

8 is great!

Lydia has been anxiously awaiting this birthday for a very long time.  She is so excited to be 8 and old enough to be baptized.  You can always find her reading a book (or trying to sneak some extra screen time).  This year she played soccer and loved it.  She is wonderful at gathering and is always planning events for her friends.  Just in the past few months she planned a "Back to School" party and organized a book club.  We love our sweet "cute-iful" girl!

 What is your favorite...

color? dark blue and light blue
food? homemade mac and cheese
toy? stuffed animals, barbies, and  my babies  
show? The Nightmare Before Christmas
animal? rabbits and cats and llamas
book?  Any of the Dragon Girls or Bad Kitty or Warriors books
song? Gethsemane
primary song? I Will Walk with Jesus

What do you like to do?  I like to play Warriors with my stuffed animals

Who is your best friend?  All of my friends
What do you want to be when you grow up? a mom
Do you have a boyfriend?  no

I am - 8 and awesome! and sweet

I am afraid of - high roller coasters and I hate when they go fast

I like - my whole entire family

I like to eat - homemade mac and cheese

I don't like - asparagus and very very high roller coasters that go fast.

I know - stuff

I want to be - sweet and baptized and 9.

I like to watch - The Owl House

My hero is- mom and dad

I cry when - my brothers are mean to me

Mom gets mad when - we don't obey

Mom is happy when - we obey

I can't wait for - my baptism

Something Mom says to me - "you can do this"

Something Dad says to me - "wanna watch a show"

My favorite place to go is - anywhere with my family

My Mom makes me laugh - when she does funny stuff

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells the best jokes ever--it doesn't matter if they're the same or new

I know my mom loves me because - she loves me a lot

I know my dad loves me because -  he is so funny

Lucky Number 7

Lydia has done so much in this past year!  She and Henry became pet owners when they purchased a hamster (Nugget), she learned how to read (she loves it and is devouring chapter books), she is a math wiz, started "real" school, still hates Coronavirus, and is as sweet and funny as ever.  She loves having girls over to play and is always trying to get a brother to play games or go outside with her.  Happy 7th birthday, Lydia!

What is your favorite...

color? magenta
food? Pizza
toy?   legos
show? Raya and the Last Dragon
animal? cat
book?  The Ickabog (by J.K. Rowling)
song? Where the North Wind Meets the Sea (All is Found from Frozen II)
primary song? I Will Be What I Believe

What do you like to do?  play with my brothers

Who is your best friend?  "I have a lot.  Abby, Kenzie, Kaylee, Kate, Kora, Soriya, Jayden and Tristan, Rylie, both MaKayla's, Kendall, and Whitney."
What do you want to be when you grow up? an artist
Do you have a boyfriend?  "I have a crush" (Grant)

I am - 7

I am afraid of - the dark

I like - my mom

I like to eat - chicken nuggets and ramen

I don't like - asparagus 

I know - Jesus is real

I want to be - smart and good at typing

I like to watch - Milo Murphy's Law

My hero is- my mom

I cry when - I get hurt and my brothers are mean to me

Mom gets mad when - we don't do the stuff we are asked

Mom is happy when - we do the stuff that we're asked

I can't wait for - my 8th birthday and to show my friends my nails (she has fancy stick on nails)

Something Mom says to me - "eat all your food or you won't get your treat"

Something Dad says to me - "you're so cute"

My favorite place to go is - Cafe Rio!

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tells me a joke

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells me a really, really funny joke

I know my mom loves me because - she loves everyone

I know my dad loves me because -  he loves everyone