A few years ago I found a questionnaire about moms online. This one woman had asked her daughter the same questions every year and preserved the answers over many years. I thought it was such a cool idea so I started asking McKay in 2015. Answers from McKay are from 2015-2017. This was Gabe’s first year answering.
To Mama, From McKay & Gabe…Happy Mother’s Day!
1. What is something your Mama always says to you?
McKay 2015: alcohol
M 2016: Listen
M 2017: stop doing that doing something I’m not supposed to do
Gabe 2017: love
2. What makes your Mama happy?
McKay 2015: sharing
M 2016: Making sure Gabey is safe
M 2017: when I listen to her
Gabe 2017: I hug her
3. What makes your Mama sad?
McKay 2015: crying and screaming: that hurts her feelings
M 2016: When I hit Gabey
M 2017: when I don’t listen to her
Gabe 2017: don’t hug her
4. How does your Mama make you laugh?
McKay 2015: She sticks her tongue out
M 2016: Tickle me
M 2017: by tickling me
Gabe 2017: I don’t know
5. What did your Mama like to do when she was a child?
McKay 2015: She’s in earth
McKay 2016: Play with somebody
M 2017: i don’t know because I wasn’t there
Gabe 2017: play
6. How old is your Mama?
McKay 2015: she’s 9, 20 like this big
M 2016: 14
M 2017: 29
Gabe 2017: 18
7. How tall is your Mama?
McKay 2015: Sooo tall
McKay 2016: 71
M 2017: as tall as mommy
Gabe 2017: so tall
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
McKay 2015: Give me a hug and a kiss
M 2016: Play with me
M 2017: going out to restaurants with me
Gabe 2017: make stuff, what stuff? Gabe and McKay’s food
9. What does your Mama do when you’re not around?
McKay 2015: Find me
M2016: go to work
M 2017: work
Gabe 2017: work
10. If your Mama becomes famous, what will it be for?
McKay 2015: ? I think this question was a bit too advanced for his 3 year old mind
M2016: I don’t know
M2017: she would be on tv
Gabe 2017: famous for skipping
11. What is your Mama really good at?
McKay 2015: playing sports
M 2016: hockey
M 2017: skateboarding
Gabe 2017: playing
12. What is your Mama not very good at?
McKay 2015: opening doors and handing toys to Gabe
M 2016: soccer
M 2017: cooking. Me: Why do you say that McKay? Because you told me mommy. whoops
Gabe 2017: not playing with us
13. What does your Mama do for her job?
McKay 2015: “She finds oysters” – amended answer after some thought “She’s a runner”
M 2016: Get things done
M 2017: shes going to be a police officer
G 2016: Um, i don’t know
14. What is your Mama’s favorite food?
McKay 2015: Oysters and Crackers
M 2016: salad onion pepperoni
M 2017: watermelon
G 2017: salad
15. What makes you proud of your Mama?
M 2015: When I eat it makes her happy
M 2016: If Gabey falls on the street I was in the crane and I put Gabey back in the car. Letting Gabey play with my toys
M 2017: when she brings us snacks
Gabe 2017: hugging
16. If your Mama were a cartoon character, who would she be?
McKay 2015: Paw Patrol – Pups
M 2016: A lawyer; Batgirl/batwoman
M 2017: king of the circus like Olivia
Gabe 2017: batwoman, can I see a picture of batwoman?
17. What do you and your Mama do together?
McKay 2015: Sleep together; pitch baseballs
M 2016: Play chase monsters and hide and go seek
M 2017: skateboard, ride bikes
Gabe 2017: play Batman
18. How are you and your Mama the same?
McKay 2015: We both like to play
M 2016: We have green eyes!
M 2017: we both like to eat shrimp
Gabe 2017: we are both happy
19. How are you and your Mama different?
McKay 2015: I like to go poopy in the middle of bedtime
M 2016: Because Mama is bigger than me
M 2017: because we were born different
Gabe 2017: I have curly hair
20. How do you know your Mama loves you?
McKay 2015: Soo much, because she feeds me pasta
M 2016: She loves me more than the world
M 2017: because I make her proud
Gabe 2017: I don’t know, because she tells me
21. What does your Mama like most about your dad (amended for our lives Mommy)?
McKay 2015: She loves to give you a hug
M 2016: Eating dinner with you
M 2017:the way you take care of me and Gabey
Gabe 2017: kiss you
22. Where is your Mama’s favorite place to go?
McKay 2015: To eat calamari
M 2016: The animal farm park
M 2017: out to dinner
Gabe 2017: to dinner
23. What do you like the best about your Mama?
McKay 2015: Mama is my best friend and you are my best friend
M 2016: Giving her a hug
M 2017: when she takes care of me and Gabe
Gabe 2017: that she kisses me
