25 Questions with the Hostetter Kids

Merry Christmas! I'm going to make our update short because I've got some fun interviews to share. It's turned into a tradition for us to conduct these 25-question interviews with the kids. (Grady participated this year...well, maybe 'participated' is too enthusiastic of a word. You can only get so much focus from a 2-year old.) So here are some updates on our life!-Life in general is crazy and fun and chaotic as usual. Justin has stepped back somewhat out of his directorial role at camp, still doing lots of program, but he's also been asked to step in and help with maintenance since they are shorthanded in that area. That's been a new experience for him.
-All is still and quiet on the job hunting front because of the Christmas season. We are in process with a couple of different churches but we have nothing definite yet. It's hard to feel like we're in limbo so you could pray that God helps us to be patient, and to remain diligent and faithful in our ministry while we're here.
-Baby Hostetter #4 is happily growing and I'm still down with morning sickness, though the end is in sight. Our official due date is July 5th...so expect a birth announcement sometime around the 15th. ;)


Evie's Interview(Evie sits perched on the edge of her barstool, getting up and down and trying to look at the computer screen as I type, asking me to change her answers when she isn't satisfied with what she said.)

1. How old are you? 7. You know that.
2. What makes you happy? Getting to sleep in my parents' room.
3. What makes you sad? Getting a whupping.
4. What makes you laugh? Christmas? I mean, presents? Laughing for joy. How about that laughing.
5. What do you like to draw? All sorts of things.
6. How old is Mommy?  28.
7. How old is Daddy? 34.
8. What is your favorite thing to do? I like baking my own cake.
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? A schoolteacher or a ballet teacher.
10. What are you really good at? That's hard to think about it. I'm good at school.
11. What is your favorite food? Pizza and ice cream. And soda. And you have to add ranch in there.
12. What is your favorite Christmas song? Deck the Halls.
13. What do you hope you get for Christmas? Um, everything.  A Barbie Dreamhouse. And I need a new tea set.
14. What does Daddy do for work? Daddy works at Victory Bible Camp. I mean he's the program director. No, now he works in maintenance. 
15. What does Mommy do for work? Helps take care of the children.
16. Do you know why we have Christmas? We have Christmas to celebrate that Jesus was born.
17. Where do you live? I live in Victory Bible Camp.
18. Where is your favorite place to go? I like going to visit Grammie in Kenai.
19. What are you going to do on Christmas? We're gonna be at Grammie's house opening presents and jumping on people so they can wake up so we can open presents. (Starts demonstrating how she'll yell at her uncles to wake up.)20. Who are your friends? Alison, Lucy, Tate and Tovin, Eli and Gabe, Blake and Cody, Luke and Cody, I might not be able to fit all my friends on here...Delaney, and one more...Bethany. Is that too many? I have too many friends.
21. What is your favorite thing about bathtime? The hot warm bath. I love how it's so warm.
22. What are your favorite books? The Bad Beginning, I like that one a lot, and the book I'm reading, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
23. What is something that Mommy always says to you? Um, All sorts of things.
24. What is something that Daddy always says to you? Well...he always says maybe.
25. What is love? Love is loving someone and wanting to marry them. It's when you like someone,  and you like to hang out with them.


Norah's Interview(Norah sits confidently on the barstool, no fidgeting, saying "Mmm..." before she answers every question. Lots of grinning.)

1. How old are you? 4 and a half.
2. What makes you happy? When Mama's being nice to me. (I then asked if I was mean to her a lot...she said yeah, sometimes.) :(
3. What makes you sad? When Evie's mean to me and she won't play with me. That makes me sad.
4. What makes you laugh? Funny jokes. Like, where did the robin go to brush his teeth? The dentist! The red robin goes to a tree, and they use a branch for a toothbrush. And when it snows they use snow for the toothpaste. That's a funny joke.
5. What do you like to draw? Pretty ballerinas and princesses.
6. How old is Mommy? 28.
7. How old is Daddy? 33. I mean 34.
8. What is your favorite thing to do? To do a headstand on the couch.
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? A gymnastics teacher. Because I'm good at gym stuff. Like headstands and flips.
10. What are you really good at? Gymnastics.
11. What is your favorite food? Pizza.
12. What is your favorite Christmas song? We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
13. What do you hope you get for Christmas? A doll that's Chelsea from Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. I would also want a Dora doll but I can't have it. Maybe I'll get it.
14. What does Daddy do for work? He does work at the lodge. That's the only thing I could think of.
15. What does Mommy do for work? Wash the dishes. And I help you sometimes.
16. Do you know why we have Christmas? Uh-huh. Christmas is because we celebrate when Jesus was born.
17. Where do you live? Victory Bible Camp.
18. Where is your favorite place to go? Chuck E. Cheese.
19. What are you going to do on Christmas? Well, on Christmas we're going to go to Grammie's house, and I'm going to ask Grammie if we can go jump on Levi and yell WAKE UP! Because Levi always sleeps in, Mommy.20. Who are your friends? Kannika and the people that Evie said. The boys are kind of my friends.
21. What is your favorite thing about bathtime? Playing with the toys in the hot water.
22. What are your favorite books? Jack and the Beanstalk. I like You Choose. And Beatrix Potter.
23. What is something that Mommy always says to you? Norah Aubrey. When I'm being bad that's what you say to me.
24. What is something that Daddy always says to you? He says a lot of stuff.
25. What is love? Hugging someone and kissing them. 



Grady's Interview(Grady does not sit at all, but scoots across the back of the couch, dive bombs onto Mom, and climbs on and off the arms of the couch.)
1. How old are you? Uh, Grady. I'm two.
2. What makes you happy? Daddy.
3. What makes you sad? I don't know.
4. What makes you laugh? I don't know.
5. What do you like to draw?  Paper.
6. How old is Mommy? I don't know.
7. How old is Daddy? Two. Two and a half.
8. What is your favorite thing to do? Toilet paper.
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? I'm gonna do basketball and hockey.
10. What are you really good at? Basketball and hockey.
11. What is your favorite food? Water.
12. What is your favorite Christmas song? Merry Mommy Christmas.
13. What do you hope you get for Christmas? A car.
14. What does Daddy do for work? Words.
15. What does Mommy do for work? I don't know.
16. Do you know why we have Christmas? Yes. I don't like Christmas.
17. Where do you live? In a house.
18. Where is your favorite place to go? to Mommy.
19. What are you going to do on Christmas? I don't know.20. Who are your friends? Daddy. Evie. Norah. Daddy.
21. What is your favorite thing about bathtime? Play with toys in the bathtub.
22. What are your favorite books? Moose a Muffin. Duck Duck Moose. Fump Quack Moo. (Thump Quack Moo)
23. What is something that Mommy always says to you? Happy Birthday Mommy.
24. What is something that Daddy always says to you? Happy Birthday.

25. What is love? I don't know.