Every year since she was 4, I’ve asked Autumn a series of questions shortly after her birthday. This year, she remembered them and it was her asking me to do them! In fact, she’s been begging me since the day of her 8th birthday! I’m pleased that she clearly enjoys doing this as much as I do. It’s a lovely way to record how much she changes over the course of a year and I love reflecting back on her answers as she grows.
1. What is something mummy always says to you?
“I love you!” and “Have a good day at school!” And I never have a good day at school because it’s boring.
2. What makes you happy?
Mummy, my pyjamas, my duvet, my Cinnamoroll, my family, my NeeDee and the TV.
3. What makes you sad?
When I stub my toe and I fall over. And when, like, I think this happened, like, once in my life… When I was sick and it was somebody’s birthday party and I couldn’t go to it. And when my brother blames me for stuff that I never did.
4. What makes you laugh?
My friends at school, you, Grandad, all of my family and this YouTube channel I watch where people react to funny clips.
5. How old are you?
Eight.
6. How old is Mummy?
32
7. How old is Daddy?
33
8. What is your favourite thing to do?
Watch TV and spend time with my family. And going to places where you can do things, like gymnastics and soft play. And I like helping other people.
9. Who is your best friend?
I have multiple best friends.
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A nail artist and a YouTuber and I want to work at a supermarket.
11. What are you really good at?
Helping people and I’m very good at sleeping, eating and giving huggies when people don’t feel very good. I’m good at making people laugh!
12. What are you not very good at?
My rounding ’cause it’s the hardest thing in the whole entire world!
13. What did you do today?
I did Maths, English, we did P.E., we did reading and computing and we had a lunch break and our breaktime. I got told that I can nearly have my pen licence and I got my TT rockstars certificate.
14. What is your favourite food?
Chippies and nuggies!
15. What is your favourite song?
Evacuate the Dancefloor maybe. There’s like literally millions of songs and I can’t choose just one! I like Hall of Fame, Believer and Sweet But a Psycho.
16. What (did) you want for your birthday this year?
A Bitzee, a rubix cube and some rainbowcorns. I also wanted, like, microphones so I could be a singer. I also wanted some makeup and a mini fridge.
17. What is your favourite animal?
Pandaaaaa! And a kitty cat and a little bunny rabbit because they’re cuties.
18. What is your favourite colour?
Light pink!
19. What is love?
*Starts singing Baby Don’t Hurt Me* Love is like when you give huggies and spend time with each other. And when you like laugh and play and you have fun….and it’s also *starts singing Baby Don’t Hurt Me* again.
20. What does Daddy do for work?
Errrr…computer engineer thingy. I don’t really know, something to do with computers. *Pretends to type with a scary expression*
21. Where do you live?
*Says first line of address and postcode*
22. Where is your favourite place to go?
LEGOLAND! ‘Cause there’s rollercoasters and you can just go zoooooooooooooom *starts pretending to be on a rollercoaster*