We survived the birthday dash – two birthdays two weeks apart. We are now the proud owners parents of a six and ten year old. So hard to believe I’ve been called Dad for 10 years. Seems so short a time ago I was a new dad carrying a screaming infant trying to figure out why he was screaming. Now I’ve got a screaming 10 year old and I’m still trying to figure out why he’s screaming.
Just kidding. He doesn’t scream any more. It’s more like a growl. Sometimes it sounds like a moo.
Last year on each of the boys’ birthdays I asked them these 20 questions. This year I just asked them at the same time. Some of their answers remained the same, some are different. Some didn’t surprise me, some did. You can read last year’s responses by Crash and/or last year’s responses by Bang.
1. What is your favourite color?
Crash: Green
Bang: Orange
2. What is your favourite toy?
Crash: Legos
Bang: My front loader
3. What is your favourite fruit?
Crash: Grapes
Bang: Broccoli (it’s not a fruit but it’s healthy!)
4. What is your favourite TV show?
Crash: Gaming Show In My Parents Garage
Bang: Justin Time
5. What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch?
Crash: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Bang: Pizza
6. What is your favourite game?
Crash: Lego Star Wars on the Wii
Bang: Infinity for the Wii
7. What is your favourite snack?
Crash: The cupcake goldfish
Bang: Buttered saltines and a mixed berry juice box
8. What is your favourite animal?
Crash: Cat and eagle
Bang: Moose
9. What is your favourite song?
Crash: Victory Chant (the Minecraft song)
Bang: My House
10. What is your favourite book?
Crash: The Harry Potter series
Bang: Pusheen the Cat
11. What is your favourite sport?
Crash: Baseball
Bang: Soccer
12. What is your favourite thing to do outside?
Crash: Either read or play/practice baseball
Bang: Play baseball or practice soccer
13. What is your favourite drink? ?
Crash: Gatorade (although I don’t really need it)
Bang: Milk
14. What is your favourite holiday?
Crash: My birthday, but it’s American Independence Day
Bang: Halloween
15. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
Crash: My book and Monkey
Bang: Penguin
16. What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast?
Crash: Chocolate chip pancakes with extra syrup
Bang: Chocolate chip and cinnamon pancakes
17. What do you want for supper on your birthday?
Crash: Shephard’s Pie
Bang: Fish, mashed tatoes with broccoli
18. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Crash: Racecar driver
Bang: A maid and a builder
19. Did you have any dreams last night?
Crash: I did but I can’t remember them
Bang: Nope. I never have dreams. I just lay down like I’m dead.
20. What would be the best birthday present?
Crash: The Nintendo Switch
Bang: The biggest teddy bear in the world.
All In A Dad's Work 
A maid?! Hahaha! Remind of this when he gets to the age where he doesn’t want to help out.
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Oh. my. lord.
I just lay down and act like I’m dead.
That’s freakin’ hilarious.
Your kids, man. They’re the bomb.
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Happy birthday!! Wow, 10 is definitely a big milestone!!!
I love the maid answer and “I just lay down and act like I’m dead”!!!!!!!!! I’m laughing so hard!!!!
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Double birthdays, double the fun! The race car driver has been a consistent one isn’t it? 😊😊😊
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Racecar driver is the answer he gave last year, too. Guess I should make sure he knows how to drive.
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That was what I remembered! Schumacher in the making.
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“I never have dreams. I just lay down like I’m dead.” Ah, the sleep of the innocent (!) Thank you for sharing your delightful children with us. And happy 10th Anniversary of Fatherhood. Here’s to many more screamingly delicious years to come!
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That one had all in stitches. He doesn’t sleep. He just pretends to be dead! I can only imagine what the next 10 years will bring!
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What a great idea! Each year I write my kids a card that tells what their beautiful nature is like in the present and how that will grow and reflect when they’re grown adults reading it. (I plan to start giving them out at age 21).
I love your kids answers, it’s just great!
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Thanks, SuperMommy! Each year I do write a blog post in their honor telling them what they’re doing that I’m proud of and what they’re doing that frustrates me. It’ll be fun to look back in future years. Then there are the questions. I’m always fascinated to which ones have the same answers 🙂 I like your idea too! We’re doing the “Oh The Place You’ll Go” book idea where we get their teachers to write a little message in it every year to give to them at graduation.
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