Lukka's 11th Birthday Interview

What is your favorite color? turquoise

Who are some of your friends? Brody, Cole, Ani (sometimes)

What do you want to do when you grow up? be someone who plays with puppies, an Apple tester, maybe an engineer

What is your favorite animal? dog, turtle, tiger

What is your favorite thing to do with Anikka? play cats

What is your favorite thing to do with your friends? jump on the trampoline, swimming, bike riding, skiing

What do you like to do outside? skiing, biking, taking Copper for walks, playing Chuck-it with Copper, frisbee with dad

What do you like to do inside? play on my kindle, cook, read

What is your favorite food? mac n cheese, alfredo pasta, bagels, hamburgers, cheese curds from Culvers

What is your favorite drink? Dr Pepper, Sprite, or Root Beer or OJ

What is your favorite restaurant? Chipotle and Red Robin

What is your favorite subject in school? Reading, Wildwood (various, usually Socials), piano

What is your favorite thing to watch? Moana, Sing, Flubber, School of Rock, Lost in Space

What is your favorite song to listen to or sing? I'm Still Standing (Sing), You're Welcome (Moana)

What is your favorite toy? Copper

What is your favorite way to exercise? dance or bike ride or ski or swim

What makes you happy? Copper

What makes you sad? coming home from a trip

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom? read, cuddle,

What is your favorite thing to do with Dad? play frisbee, ski

Anything else you'd like to say about the past year? We're fixing up our playhouse and paying for the renovations!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUKKA!

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