Silas, what is tomorrow?
My birthday
How old are you going to be?
Seven
Wow. Are you serious?
Yeah
How can you be seven?
I don't know.
*shy hug*
It's because it's my birthday.
You're right.
Am I old enough to have a 7 year old?
Um yeah
I am? Am I really old?
No.
Oh good.
What is your favorite color?
Golden and blue and red and purple and yellow.
That's a lot of favorite colors
and green.
Wow.
And black and white.
Ooh, are there any colors that you don't like?
I don't think there's any.
What is your favorite game to play?
Um a football game in the Wii and the racing game that we use for trip.
The gameboy?
Yeah. I play on it the racing game.
So you like electronic games?
Yeah. and the Wii
What about not electronic games?
I like them.
I know, but what's your favorite NOT electronic game?
I like all of them. All of the video games. I like it.
I know, but NOT video games...what games do you like to play that aren't video games?
A War and A Goldfish and a Tic-Tac-Tow In A Row.
I like to play that.
Okay good, I like those too.
What is your favorite thing about Ethiopia?
Playing with my friend and Sintayehu.
A different Sintayehu, or being called Sintayehu?
Um, different Sintayehu, my friend.
Okay.
What is your favorite thing about America?
Playing the football game and having fun with my brothers and you and Dad.
*laugh and hug* I love you.
I love you Mom.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I don't know. Maybe I change my mind and do another stuff.
That's okay, you can always change your mind, but if you had to get a job right now, what job would you want to get?
Driving rocket!
Driving a rocket?
Yeah
Wow!
And an airplane really fast, but not in nigh-night time
Oh, okay.
What do you like best about Hunter?
Playing with him and having fun with him.
What do you like best about Blake?
Playing with him and jumping in the trampoline with him.
What about Graysen?
I like to play with her, um, tag with her and jump with her. That kind of stuff
What do you like best about Mommy?
Everything!
Everything?
*hug*
What's your favorite thing?
Um, playing the football game!
I don't play the football game!!
Best of things?
What's your best favorite thing about Mommy.
Oh, I thought the video game.
No, we're not talking about video games anymore.
Um, I like to play with you, and I like to sleep in your bed.
What do you like best about Daddy?
Sleeping with him. and play with him. jumping with him in the trampoline and playing with him and tickling him and Daddy tickling me too.
Now is it done?
Who is your favorite person in the whole world?
You and Daddy!
Are you just saying that because I'm sitting here?
No.
Daddy and I are really your favorite people?
Yeah! I like to have mom and dad. I like to stay with you guys.
Well, thank you! I like to have you too!
You know why I like to have mom and dad?
Why?
So I won't be lost and go everywhere. So bad guys don't get me.
Oh, Silas, you and your bad guys.
*laugh*
What is your favorite animal?
A lion and a cheetah.
Why are those your favorites?
I just like them, they are cool.
What is your favorite place to go?
To the mall!
To the mall?
Yeah!
What is your favorite food?
Salad! Ummm...
*laugh*
What?!
Nothing, you are sooo funny!
What is something that you would like to do this year?
Playing the football game.
You already play the football game.
What's something new you would like to do this year?
Play with my brothers.
You already play with your brothers?
What's something NEW? Something different, something you've never done before?
I don't know.
What things do you like to do around the house? Whats your favorite chore?
Chore? What's chore?
Like when Mommy gives you jobs...
Putting up the plate and putting drink on the table. I like that.
Okay!
What makes you sad?
Um...when nobody is playing with me. Sometimes, when nobody is playing with me I sit all by myself and run and go the slide.
Are we done yet?
No...
What things make you happy?
Playing with my brothers, and playing with my friends, and playing with you and Daddy.
Do you know how much I love you?
um...*long pause* yeah!
You do?
Yeah!
Good!!
My birthday
How old are you going to be?
Seven
Wow. Are you serious?
Yeah
How can you be seven?
I don't know.
*shy hug*
It's because it's my birthday.
You're right.
Am I old enough to have a 7 year old?
Um yeah
I am? Am I really old?
No.
Oh good.
What is your favorite color?
Golden and blue and red and purple and yellow.
That's a lot of favorite colors
and green.
Wow.
And black and white.
Ooh, are there any colors that you don't like?
I don't think there's any.
What is your favorite game to play?
Um a football game in the Wii and the racing game that we use for trip.
The gameboy?
Yeah. I play on it the racing game.
So you like electronic games?
Yeah. and the Wii
What about not electronic games?
I like them.
I know, but what's your favorite NOT electronic game?
I like all of them. All of the video games. I like it.
I know, but NOT video games...what games do you like to play that aren't video games?
A War and A Goldfish and a Tic-Tac-Tow In A Row.
I like to play that.
Okay good, I like those too.
What is your favorite thing about Ethiopia?
Playing with my friend and Sintayehu.
A different Sintayehu, or being called Sintayehu?
Um, different Sintayehu, my friend.
Okay.
What is your favorite thing about America?
Playing the football game and having fun with my brothers and you and Dad.
*laugh and hug* I love you.
I love you Mom.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I don't know. Maybe I change my mind and do another stuff.
That's okay, you can always change your mind, but if you had to get a job right now, what job would you want to get?
Driving rocket!
Driving a rocket?
Yeah
Wow!
And an airplane really fast, but not in nigh-night time
Oh, okay.
What do you like best about Hunter?
Playing with him and having fun with him.
What do you like best about Blake?
Playing with him and jumping in the trampoline with him.
What about Graysen?
I like to play with her, um, tag with her and jump with her. That kind of stuff
What do you like best about Mommy?
Everything!
Everything?
*hug*
What's your favorite thing?
Um, playing the football game!
I don't play the football game!!
Best of things?
What's your best favorite thing about Mommy.
Oh, I thought the video game.
No, we're not talking about video games anymore.
Um, I like to play with you, and I like to sleep in your bed.
What do you like best about Daddy?
Sleeping with him. and play with him. jumping with him in the trampoline and playing with him and tickling him and Daddy tickling me too.
Now is it done?
Who is your favorite person in the whole world?
You and Daddy!
Are you just saying that because I'm sitting here?
No.
Daddy and I are really your favorite people?
Yeah! I like to have mom and dad. I like to stay with you guys.
Well, thank you! I like to have you too!
You know why I like to have mom and dad?
Why?
So I won't be lost and go everywhere. So bad guys don't get me.
Oh, Silas, you and your bad guys.
*laugh*
What is your favorite animal?
A lion and a cheetah.
Why are those your favorites?
I just like them, they are cool.
What is your favorite place to go?
To the mall!
To the mall?
Yeah!
What is your favorite food?
Salad! Ummm...
*laugh*
What?!
Nothing, you are sooo funny!
What is something that you would like to do this year?
Playing the football game.
You already play the football game.
What's something new you would like to do this year?
Play with my brothers.
You already play with your brothers?
What's something NEW? Something different, something you've never done before?
I don't know.
What things do you like to do around the house? Whats your favorite chore?
Chore? What's chore?
Like when Mommy gives you jobs...
Putting up the plate and putting drink on the table. I like that.
Okay!
What makes you sad?
Um...when nobody is playing with me. Sometimes, when nobody is playing with me I sit all by myself and run and go the slide.
Are we done yet?
No...
What things make you happy?
Playing with my brothers, and playing with my friends, and playing with you and Daddy.
Do you know how much I love you?um...*long pause* yeah!
You do?
Yeah!
Good!!
4 comments:
How very sweet and he sure likes video games but sounds pretty happy to be turning 7 here in America with his mom and dad and brothers and sister. Hope he has a great Brithday!
Sweet!! Happy Birthday Silas!
Love these! Hope you guys are having a great time celebrating! Happy Birthday Silas!
I loved reading these interviews! What a great thing to have to look back on someday. So sweet. Happy Birthday to Silas and Blake!!!! Such precious boys.
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