Interviews with an almost 5-year old

It's interesting to hear things about yourself from the perspective of your child. Thanks to Jacob's preschool class, both Jeff & I were able to learn a little bit about how Jacob perceives us.

Jacob's preschool class held a "Donuts with Dad" one morning. Jacob was so excited for this day to arrive- and not only because of the donuts (because, like his mommy, deep fried dough brushed with a fattening, sugary glaze is one of his true loves), but also for the opportunity to spend time with Jeff. Any day that doesn't involve Jeff going to work evokes cheers from the boys. On this particular day, they ate 1 glazed donut (who only eats 1 donut??), and proceeded to do a craft together (complete with Jeff's craft archenemy: glitter). Jeff was also given a paper filled with answers to questions the teachers asked Jacob about his dad.

Earlier this month, I was invited to the Mother's Day lunch Jacob's class was hosting. His class sang songs for us, we ate lunch, got to do a craft (no glitter for me- we beaded a cool keychain instead), and received a sweet card and little gift. It was wonderful to see Jacob's face light up when I walked into his classroom. He had the biggest grin on his face and being the sappy and emotional (and currently very hormonal) person that I am, I immediately teared up.
I also received the written answers Jacob gave to his teachers about me. Same questions as Jeff's, but different answers. Let's take a look.

1) My Dad's name is: JEFF. He is 18 years old.
My Mom's name is: LAUREN. She is 45 years old. (45. Awesome. Why am I 45 and Jeff is only 18? Jacob must perceive me as the mature one. That's probably it.)

2) My dad has: blue eyes, black hair, wears black pants, and he is tall.
My mom has: long brown hair, blue eyes, blue pants, and a rainbow shirt. (I'm really unsure what outfit he is referring to, but it sounds nicer than most of my daily attire.)

3) My dad's favorite color is: green.
My mom's favorite color is: blue. (Hey, he got it right!)

4) My dad likes to eat: apples. (Interesting choice...I'm not sure in the 16 years I've known Jeff that I've ever seen him eat one.)
My mom likes to eat: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (I sure do! And I just so happened to pack that in my lunch that day!)

5) My dad's favorite thing to do is: play cars with me and Alex.
My mom's favorite thing to do is: clean up toys. (If by "favorite thing to do", you mean, "does it all the time", then yes.)

6) My dad is so strong, he can: exercise and do push ups.
My mom is so smart, she can: do magic tricks. (I don't like to brag, but yes, I'm pretty great at finding quarters in kids' ears.)

7) If I could give my dad anything, I would give him: a beard because he likes it.

(We realized later that Jacob meant a "beer", but he pronounces it with a "d" on the end. Probably a good thing not to tell his teachers at a church preschool that he'd buy his daddy alcohol since he LOVES it so much.)

If I could give my mom anything, I would give her: a cup. (Really? I mean, sure, I'd take a cup and I'd love it since Jacob gave it to me. Maybe I could pour some beard in it.)

We were also given illustrations of ourselves.

My hair and outfit are rockin' in this picture. I love it!


After seeing his drawing of Daddy, I told Jacob, "What a good picture! You did a great job!"
His response was, "Thanks. But his face kinda looks like a frog."


Frog face?


OK, maybe a little. But still adorable.

Because he's so sweet, told us he loves us, gave us big hugs, and was thrilled we visited him at school, I think we can forgive Jacob for thinking his 45-year old mother married a frog.