The Daddy questions

As promised, here are the kids answers when we posed the same questions to them, except regarding Daddy.

The participants:
Justin - 13
Kevin - 11
Miranda - 11
Jason - 10
Colton - 9


1. What is something dad always says to you?
Justin: Love you.
Kevin: Go take a shower.
Miranda: Good morning.
Jason: Ok, bedtime. Good night.
Colton: Go to bed right away.

2. What makes dad happy?
Justin: Playing sports with us.
Kevin: Mom
Miranda: obeying him.
Jason: Children that don't bicker.
Colton: By doing what he commands.


3. What makes dad sad?
Justin: disobeying him
Kevin: sin
Miranda: when I wake up and don't give him a hug.
Jason: bickering children
Colton: not doing what he says

4. How does your dad make you laugh?
Justin: watching him wrestle Colton
Kevin: same as Justin
Miranda: tickling my feet
Jason: when he gives Colton a wedgie
Colton: by joking with me

5. What was your dad like as a child?
Justin: very athletic
Kevin: an athlete
Miranda: I don't know
Jason: spoiled
Colton: spoiled

6. How old is your dad?
Justin: 38
Kevin: 38
Miranda:38
Jason: 21 (schmooser)
Colton: 38

7. How tall is your dad?
Justin: 5-6, 5-7
Kevin: 5-8
Miranda: 9 inches
Jason: 5-7
Colton: 3 inches


8. What is his favorite thing to do?
Justin: hanging out with us
Kevin: spending time with the family
Miranda: reading a book
Jason: beating Justin on video games
Colton: playing video games with us


9. What does your dad do when you're not around?
Justin: raises support for the church in Calgary
Kevin: reads his Bible
Miranda:reads in his bed
Jason: reads outside in his Aggie chair
Colton: works on the computer

10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for?
Justin: being President
Kevin: being the best dad in the world
Miranda: I don't really know
Jason: his preaching
Colton: rock star

11. What is your dad really good at?
Justin: preaching
Kevin: being a dad
Miranda: giving me hugs and kisses
Jason: taking care of his family
Colton:drawing

12. What is your dad not very good at?
Justin: I don't know
Kevin: I don't know
Miranda: Magic
Jason: tennis
Colton: ballet


13. What does your dad do for a job?
Justin: raise funds for the church plant project in Calgary
Kevin: same as Justin and preaching
Miranda: he goes to work
Jason: raising money for the church in Calgary
Colton: same as Justin

14.What is your dad's favorite food?
Justin: cheese enchiladas from Jorge's (Austin restaurant no longer in business - big bummer)
Kevin: Lomo saltado
Miranda: hamburgers
Jason: potato cheddar soup
Colton: hamburgers

15.What makes you proud of your dad?
Justin: trying his best to raise $ for the church
Kevin: same as Justin
Miranda: I don't know
Jason: that he never quits and he keeps trying
Colton: I don't know

16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Justin: Batman
Kevin: Batman
Miranda: Superman
Jason: Mickey Mouse
Colton: Winnie-the-pooh


17. What do you and your dad do together?
Justin: Read special books about being a Christian
Kevin: same as Justin
Miranda: go out to lunch
Jason: go to Aggie games
Colton: read catechism questions


18. How are you and your dad the same?
Justin: We don't like losing.
Kevin: We looked the same as kids.
Miranda: I don't know.
Jason: We both like Aggie sports.
Colton: We both like World World I and II.


19. How are you and your dad different?
Justin: He's a dad, I'm not.
Kevin: He's an adult, I'm not.
Miranda: I'm a girl and he's a boy.
Jason: He's stronger and I'm weaker.
Colton: I'm obsessed with army stuff.


20. How do you know your dad loves you?
Justin: He supports us.
Kevin: He teaches us to be godly children.
Miranda: He takes care of me.
Jason: He shows me.
Colton: He takes care of me.


21. What does your dad like most about your mom?
Justin: That she's a great mom and wife. (Awwwwwww...)
Kevin: She's a Christ-like wife. (Wow - I really have them fooled.)
Miranda: Her hugs. (That's for sure.)
Jason: Her kisses. (Woohoo!)
Colton: That she's cute. (I'm smiling big on that one.)

22. Where is your dad's favorite place to go?
Justin: Home
Kevin: On the Border
Miranda: Freebird's
Jason: Schlotsky's
Colton: Freebird's


And there we go - Daddy from the kids perspective.

I think he came out shining!