Last night we had an entertaining dinner conversation while we asked the kids the same list of questions about their dad. Nick also pointed out to me after yesterday's post that Karsten is by no means an irrelevant child. What I meant to say, of course, is that his observations and contributions to conversations are often unrelated to anything else being said. That was especially true while we asked these questions last night, and if Karsten got his siblings to laugh at him at all it just encouraged his silliness. He does love an appreciative audience. The answers go in order from youngest to oldest; Karsten, Zane, Gunnar, then Signe.
1. What is something dad always says to you?
-Play outside
-Clean your room
-Get something for me
-I'll be there in a minute
2. What makes dad happy?
-Eating green beans (because that was what he was eating at the time??)
-Eating salt (Astute observation. Like father, like son)
-When we are done remodeling the kitchen
-When our rooms are clean
3. What makes dad sad?
-When doors break (maybe referring to his constant hanging on the pantry door?)
-Falling flat on his face (I don't recall ever seeing Nick do this...)
-Nothing
-He makes himself sad when he gets frustrated
4. How does your dad make you laugh?
-By telling funny jokes
-Doing funny jokes
-Tickling very hard
-Telling jokes
5. What was your dad like as a child?
-Doing loud voices
-He was a very bad boy
-Crazy
-Interesting
6. How old is your dad?
-4
-15
-40
-40 (all wrong! 41. The older two forgot about his recent birthday)
7. How tall is your dad?
-16 tall
-14
-6'4"
-6'4"
8. What is his favorite thing to do?
-Eat ice cream
-Eat ice cream
-Give us candy
-Spend time with his family
9. What does your dad do when you're not around?
-Drink hard cider (what he was drinking with dinner)
-Watch T.V.
-Go to work
-Watch T.V.
10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for?
-He brings light bulbs (Yeah. I don't get it either.)
-He's the fastest running man in the world
-He's the strongest man in the world
-He has an amazing family
11. What is your dad really good at?
-Exercising
-Running
-Lifting weights
-Taking care of his family
12. What is your dad not very good at?
-Not drinking salt (again, not sure what he is talking about)
-Playing the piano
-Climbing trees
-Painting
13. What does your dad do for a job?
-Make money
-Populi
-He works at Populi
-Populi
14.What is your dad's favorite food?
-Rice
-Meat
-Spicy stuff
-Ice cream
15.What makes you proud of your dad?
-Spinning down the stairs (at this point we should probably just stop asking Karsten any questions at all)
-Shooting the gun
-He takes care of me
-That he takes care of me
16. If your dad were a character, who would he be?
-Elmo (Karsten really got some belly laughs at this one to encourage him on)
-A magic ring
-A guy in an alien movie
-the Hulk
17. What do you and your dad do together?
-Go to work (well, he does occasionally go with Nick on Fridays)
-Wrestle
-Have tickle fights
-Go places
18. How are you and your dad the same?
-Eating chocolate
-We go to meetings (Probably because he and Karsten went to a coaches' meeting with Nick on Monday night)
-We are both boys
-We both have heart
19. How are you and your dad different?
-Eating chocolate (Yup. That was his answer for both)
-We're not twins
-He's a man and I'm a boy
-He has hair on his chin, and I have hair on my head (at this, Zane piped up that when he grows up he is going to grow hair on his belly just like Dad. Heehee.)
20. How do you know your dad loves you?
-Buying ice cream
-He takes care of us
-He disciplines us
-He spanks us
21. What does your dad like most about your mom?
-Kissing her and hugs
-That she's beautiful
-That mom is beautiful
-She has red hair
22. Where is your dad's favorite place to go?
-Work (ummmm....)
-Chinese restaurants
-Grandpa and Grandma's house
-Either Oregon or Nebraska
23. How old was your dad when you were born?
-2
-15
-33
-31