OK, so I missed the date by several weeks. But I saw this idea on another blog, and knew it was something I wanted to do with our kids to capture ‘snapshots’ of them as they moved through their childhoods. Here’s the questions I asked both boys:

What is your favourite:

cereal? fruit? vegetable? drink? toy? TV show/movie? game? book? restaurant? holiday? animal?

What do you love about each person in your family? What do you have fun doing with each person in your family?

Where would you like to go on vacation this year?

What are some of your wishes for this year? What would you like to do this year?

What do you want to learn about, or learn how to do this year?

What would you like to do for work when you grow up?

Their answers were largely what I would have guessed—lots about dinosaurs—but a few surprised me. Who knew Gareth wanted to ride on a dolphin, or learn to cut stuff with a sharp knife? Or that what Daegan loves about Dad is that he took care of him when Mom was away? Curious to see how their answers will change next year.