Amos Turns TEN!!!

Ten Years Old Today!! Perfect little bookend to our family. Everybody Loves Amos. He's just happy to be here, and we're so glad he is. 💙

We had a party for Amos at Xtreme Air Mega Park with his cousins and friends. He had a great time!

I ask my kids these same birthday questions every year on their exact birthday. No prompting. Here are Amos' responses on his 10th birthday. :-)

1.  What is something Mommy always says to you?  I love you.

2.  What makes Mommy happy?  When I give her hugs.

3.  What makes Mommy sad?  Uhhh,hmmm, when she doesn't get things right. Like when you mess up, you definitely get frustrated.

4.  How does Mommy make you laugh? When she tickles me.

5.  What was Mommy like as a child?  Awww, cute person.

6.  How old is Mommy?  43

7.  How tall is Mommy?  5'5. I remember the first time I said 5'6.

8.  What is Mommy's favorite thing to do? Uhhh, hug me.

9.  What does Mommy do when you're not around?  Hang out with friends.

10.  If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? Photographry

11.  What is Mommy really good at?  "Photographry"

12.  What is Mommy not very good at? Track and field

13.  What does Mommy do for her job? Work at church. Make money.

14.  What is Mommy's favorite food?  This is one I don't know. You know, I'm just gonna take a guess...Texas Beef Skillet

15.  What makes you proud of Mommy?  After photographry....I'm proud of who she took birth to...I'm proud of who she birthed...That you found a man that you could marry...well, you did. You have before. (Me: lololol)

16.  If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?  Cinderella

17.  What do you and Mommy do together? I would say eat together. Walk to the park.

18.  How are you and Mommy the same? We like hugs.

19.  How are you and Mommy different?  I'm more into sports.

20.  How do you know Mommy loves you? Cause of what she does for me.

21.  Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?  To the beach

22.  What makes you happy?  Hugs

23.  What makes you sad?  Messing up

24.  What makes you laugh? Tickles

25.  What is your favorite thing to do? Hmm, play sports.

26.  What is your favorite food and drink?  Favorite drink is Dr. Pepper. Food, pizza.

27.  What is your favorite color?  Blue

28.  Where is your favorite place to go?  Panama City Beach

29.  What are your favorite movies or TV shows? Avengers End Game

30.  What is your favorite book?  Bad Guys books or Dog Man

Sweet Sixteen Sophia

She's Sweet and she's SIXTEEN today!! Happy Sweet 16th to my Sophia Grace.

I ask my kids these same birthday questions every year on their exact birthday.  No prompting.  Here are Sophia's responses on her 16th birthday. :-)

1.  What is something Mommy always says to you?  Go to bed.

2.  What makes Mommy happy?  When I tell her how much I love her.

3.  What makes Mommy sad?  When I make dumb jokes about how much I don't like her. (Jokingly, of course)

4.  How does Mommy make you laugh? Being stupid.

5.  What was Mommy like as a child?  Like me, I guess. 

6.  How old is Mommy?  You're 42, right?

7.  How tall is Mommy?  Unless she's shrunk, which hopefully she has, she's 5'5.

8.  What is Mommy's favorite thing to do? Stay at home

9.  What does Mommy do when you're not around?  Work and clean

10.  If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? Something random on social media blowing up.

11.  What is Mommy really good at?  Making people's birthdays special.

12.  What is Mommy not very good at? Not getting mad when someone brakes on the interstate.

13.  What does Mommy do for her job? She works at the church and does random stuff. You prepare each week for kids.

14.  What is Mommy's favorite food?  A good steak 

15.  What makes you proud of Mommy?  My first instinct is that you tried escargot. That was very brave. But my real answer is how hard you work to take care of us.

16.  If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?  The mom of Phineas and Ferb

17.  What do you and Mommy do together? We just go out sometimes. I think we do a lot of stuff. Talking or whatever.

18.  How are you and Mommy the same? I think we have very similar personalities. I'm just more opinionated than you. 

19.  How are you and Mommy different?  I'm stronger willed than you are.

20.  How do you know Mommy loves you? She's always trying. 

21.  Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?  Hawaii

22.  What makes you happy?  Anything from really good food to a stupid joke.

23.  What makes you sad?  When people talk bad about me behind my back.

24.  What makes you laugh? When people are funny.

25.  What is your favorite thing to do? Go shopping and eating and hanging out with my friends and watching cop shows and the first 10 seconds that I walk outside first thing in the morning and hear the birds.

26.  What is your favorite food and drink?  I love Thai food or some really good barbecue, like pulled pork sandwiches. Drink= Dr. Pepper or really good sweet tea.

27.  What is your favorite color? Hunter green

28.  Where is your favorite place to go?  On a roller coaster

29.  What are your favorite movies or TV shows?  I really do love The Rookie and SWAT. Gravity Falls would have to be one of my top shows ever.

30.  What is your favorite book?  Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe.