Uncle Aaron

The Interview with Uncle Aaron Lee

Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Aaron:  Well, I thought my first name came from Mom running so many errands.  Aaron actually comes from Aaron Johnson from Oakley, Idaho.  Bryant is Great-Grandpa Furniss's name.

Morning person or night owl? 
      A: Morning person.
 
What do you do for a living?
      A: I am currently a full-time student and I work at the UPS Store and for McNabb Trucking in Pocatello.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       A:  Play sports - any kind. (Play games, all sorts.)

What is your super power?
      A: My memory for people and how and why I know them.

What is your favorite meal?
      A: Well.  Ham Casserole.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      A: M & M Cookies.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      A: What a strange question.  I've always hated the guys that don't have to try to make girls like them.
 
What do you do best?
      A:  I make a great first impression.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      A:  "Dude!" "Are you kidding me?" "Tell me about it."

Who is your favorite muppet?
      A: Cookie Monster
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      A: A lot.  I don't know.  Get married, start my family, be a certified public accountant.

Lee Family Junior

The Interview with Claire Alexandra Christiansen Lee

Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Claire:  My Mom liked Claire and she says my sister and I are both queens, I'm Alexandra and my sister is Elizabeth.

Morning person or night owl? 
      C: I tend toward night owl, but wish I was a morning person.
 
What do you do for a living?
      C: I'm Ian's Mom.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       C:  Write or draw.

What is the first thing you noticed about Rob?
       C: He knew about Jane Austen and The Scarlet Pimpernel.

What is your super power?
      C: My hearing.

What is your favorite meal?
      C: Anything I don't have to make!
 
What is your favorite treat?
      C: Cookies.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      C: My lack of patience.
 
What do you do best?
      C:  Endure - powering through.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      C:  "No."

Who is your favorite muppet?
      C: Fozzie
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      C: Write a book, maybe continue training in dental assisting.  Maybe have a few more kids.

The Interview with Robert Edward Lee

Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Rob:  Robert after Dad and Edward after Great Grandpa Lee.

Morning person or night owl? 
      R: Right now a night owl.  It depends what shift I have at work.
 
What do you do for a living?
      R: Customer Service Representative at Novell.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       R:  There's a lot of things... I love watching classic (or decent) movies.  Mostly I like listening to good movie soundtracks.

What is the first thing you noticed about Claire?
       R: Her interest in me and what I enjoy doing.

What is your super power?
      R: My ear for music.

What is your favorite meal?
      R: Mom's roast beef and mashed potatoes, rolls.  (Then pizza and Claire's crock pot meals.)
 
What is your favorite treat?
      R: Chocolate chip cookies.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      R: My blood sugar.
 
What do you do best?
      R:  I'm slow to get angry.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      R:  "What up?" "As it turns out..."

Who is your favorite muppet?
      R: Kermit and Big Bird
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      R: Finish my Stats class! Be an administrator at a major airport.




A little something from the Ian Lee:


Who are you named after?
     Ian: My Daddy.


What is your favorite thing to do?
      Ian: Touch everything


What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?
     Ian: Avocado.


What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?
      Ian: Mommy's cell phone.

What is your favorite place to visit?
      Ian: The park.


What is the grossest thing you can think of?
      Ian: Having my temperature taken.


What does your Mom do when you're not home?       
     Ian: Wait for me to wake up.


What does your Dad do for a living?
      Ian: He stands outside the door for eight hours at a time.


What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
      Ian: Play


Do you have any nicknames?
      Ian: Bugga, Bug, Bun Bun, Sally (mean lady at the doctor's office), Mr. McPheebe, Precious, Captain Chaos, General Disarry.


What do you want to do when you grow up?
      Ian: Be on Sesame Street.   

The Martinez Family

The Interview with Laura Makenzie Lee Martinez

 Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Makenzie:  Mom's friend, Laura, and she just liked Makenzie.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      M: Usually I'm a morning person, but with a new baby I'm a night owl.
 
What do you do for a living?
      M: I'm a Domestic Engineer, Head Chef, Schedule Coordinator, Student...
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       M:  Snuggle up with a good book.

What is the first thing you noticed about David?
       M: His eyes.

What is your super power?
      M: Positivity

What is your favorite meal?
      M: Fish tacos with the right sauce and water with lemon.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      M: Russell Stover's Whipped Raspberry-filled Chocolates.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      M: Russell Stover's Whipped Raspberry-filled Chocolates.  Sugar.
 
What do you do best?
      M:  Being a mom.  I know my limits and I don't whine.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      M:  "First of all..."

Who is your favorite muppet?
      M: Kermit
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      M: Get a masters degree in counseling, raise not-awful children, be an excellent cook, do an athletic event that challenges me, go to Singapore.

The Interview with David Pina Martinez

Where do your first and middle names come from?
     David:  David is my Dad's name, Pina is my Mom's maiden name.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      D: Neither.

 
What do you do for a living?
      D: Commercial Property Management.

 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       D:  Vacation with my family.

What is the first thing you noticed about Makenzie?
       D: Her smile.


What is your super power?
      D: Assertiveness.

What is your favorite meal?
      D: Homemade flour tortillas, chile con queso.

 
What is your favorite treat?
      D: Red candy apple.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      D: Myself!

 
What do you do best?
      D:  Being a husband and a father.


What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      D:  "At the end of the day..."

Who is your favorite muppet?
      D: Kermit
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      D: Own a successful business, run a non-profit child/adolescent day-treatment center for kids who aren't doing well in mainstream education programs.


[Note - I, Nicole, tried to interview the Martinez kids with limited success.  Some of their answers are Makenie's and my interpretation.]

A little something from the Martinez children:


Who are you named after?
     Gabriel: Daddy and they just liked the name Gabriel
     Claire: David's Grandma Antonia and Claire is Mommy's favorite name.
     Ruby: After Grandma Furniss (Marie), and David B. Haight's wife.


What is your favorite thing to do?
     Gabriel: Jump on the trampoline.
     Claire: Watch movies.
     Ruby: Play with big kid toys, eat big people food, clap, take a bath.


What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?
     Gabriel: Honey bread (homemade bread with honey on it).
     Claire: Suckers and chocolate milk.
     Ruby: Rice and beans.


What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?
     Gabriel: Train games, I got James for Christmas.
     Claire: Ballerina.
     Ruby: Slinky.

What is your favorite place to visit?
     Gabriel: Toy store.
     Claire: Little Gym.
     Ruby: The park or anywhere outside.


What is the grossest thing you can think of?
     Gabriel: Beans.
     Claire: Yucky.
     Ruby: Poopy pants up the back.


What does your Mom do when you're not home?
     Gabriel: Shops.
     Claire: She's home.
     Ruby: Mommy is never gone.


What does your Dad do for a living?
     Gabriel: Calls people, golfs.
     Claire: I want to go with him!
     Ruby: He hangs out, plays Mario Cart.


What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
     Gabriel: Go swimming.
     Claire: Eat watermelon.
     Ruby: Eat dinner.


Do you have any nicknames?
     Gabriel: Gabe, Gable.
     Claire: Claire Bear.
     Ruby: Ruby Dooby Doo.


What do you want to do when you grow up?
     Gabriel: Be obedient.
     Claire: Be Cinderella.
     Ruby: An opera singer.     

Maxwells

The Interview with Melissa Jeanne Lee Maxwell

 Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Melissa:  Mom just liked Melissa.  Middle name... I feel like someone had a favorite aunt or favorite teacher - wait, that's Nicole.  I have no idea!  My name means nothing!  That bothers me.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      M: Night owl.
 
What do you do for a living?
      M: Teach piano, I guess.  For a living.  Sometimes I take pictures of people for cookies and babysitting.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       M:  Eat.  I like to take pictures, too.

What is the first thing you noticed about Jeff?
       M: His beautiful singing voice.

What is your super power?
      M: My sense of smell.  Also, I cannot tell a lie.  And I can always find my children's shoes.

What is your favorite meal?
      M: Thanksgiving dinner.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      M: Pie

Who or what is your nemesis?
      M: Honestly it's a little kid in my neighborhood and also a boy at school who is making Harrison miserable.
 
What do you do best?
      M:  I think I'm a good cook.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      M:  "Dangit!" "Right?!"
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      M: Kermit
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      M: I would like us to be in a house that we own and be out of debt.

The Interview with Jeffry Christopher Maxwell

 Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Jeff:  My parents made them up, spelling and all.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      J: Night owl.

 
What do you do for a living?
      J: I look at pictures of people's insides.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       J:  Watch college basketball... with my family.

What is the first thing you noticed about Melissa?
       J: She had a lot of sisters and they were all singing in our sacrament meeting.  We were scouting out the new prospects.


What is your super power?
      J: I can turn invisible, but only when nobody can see me.

What is your favorite meal?
      J: Ribs and bread.

 
What is your favorite treat?
      J: Ribs.  And ice cream.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      J: Richard Simmons.  Why doesn't he just leave us alone?

 
What do you do best?
      J:  Be seen and not heard.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      J:  "I see what you mean.  You're probably right."  "To be fair..."

 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      J: Ralph the Dog.
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      J: Get a job.




A little something from the Maxwell kids:


Who are you named after?
     Harrison: Grandpa Maxwell and Great-grandpa Maxwell and Grandpa Lee.
     Chloe: Was it Chloe Hodge? (Yes.)
     Miles: Ummmm... Superman?


What is your favorite thing to do?
     Harrison: Play four-square with my friend, Ben.
     Chloe: Dance.
     Miles: Ummmm... Superman?  And pandas?


What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?
     Harrison: Pizza.  Well, you get this dough and...you...ummm.  Let's see here.  You put it in the oven.  You cook it.  You take it out and you cover it in tomato sauce and then you put cheese on it.  Then anchovies.  Then mushrooms.  Then pepperoni.  Then sausage.  Then cheese.  And put it in the oven.  Take it out.  And eat your heart out. 
     Chloe: Macaroni.  I don't know how to make it.
     Miles: Donuts.

What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?
     Harrison: Four-square.
     Chloe: My favorite toys are my pandas.
     Miles: Pandas?

What is your favorite place to visit?
     Harrison: Monster Jam Rally.
     Chloe: Natalie's house.  (Her neighbor.)
     Miles: Outside.

What is the grossest thing you can think of?
     Harrison: Naked people.
     Chloe: Do we have to do this one?
     Miles: This.

What does your Mom do when you're not home?
     Harrison: How am I supposed to know?!!!
     Chloe: Sleep.
     Miles: Ummmm... Superman?


What does your Dad do for a living?
     Harrison: He's a radiologist. 
     Chloe: A job.  Being a doctor.
     Miles: Ummmm... Superman?

What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
     Harrison: Eat my Mom's delicious desserts.
     Chloe: Reading together.
     Miles: Monster jam.


Do you have any nicknames?
     Harrison: Harry.
     Chloe: Sometimes people call me Chlo-chloe (pronounced "klo-klo").
     Miles: Two?

What do you want to do when you grow up?
     Harrison: I want to be a monster truck driver.
     Chloe: Teach ballet.
     Miles: Bigger.  Bigger.  Bigger.  Bigger.  Bye, Mom.

The Boneys

The Interview with Allyn Elizabeth Lee Boney

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Allyn:  I believe my first name came from my Mom's friend Allyn Davis Smith.  I think my middle name Mom just liked, but it also happens to be Allyn Davis Smith's younger sister's name.  Don't know if that is on purpose or if it just sounded good.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      A: Hmmmm.  I used to be a morning person, but now I can't get my butt out of bed before 7:00am because I stay up too late.  So I guess I'm a night owl.
 
What do you do for a living?
      A: Let's see... Obviously I'm a mother, but along with that I get to listen to awesome arguments all day long about why one should not go to baseball practice or do something on the chore chart with their name on it.  I'm also kind of a referee.  And I make disgusting stuff for dinner.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       A:  I don't know my favorite thing.  I like to walk outside.

What is the first thing you noticed about Aron?
       A: His eyes for sure.

What is your super power?
      A: I can make a full meal out of what is in my fridge, even if it's just carrots and ketchup.

What is your favorite meal?
      A: Salmon with fresh sauteed green beans and salad and maybe mashed potatoes.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      A: I kind of fluctuate.  Sometimes I really just like ice water and other times I really like peanut M&Ms.  And everything in between.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      A: Cookies.  Big time.
 
What do you do best?
      A:  I squeeze babies really well.  Right, Chance?!

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      A:  "Totally."
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      A: Grover.
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      A:  I need to make better goals.  Adam should be graduated by then, so...  I think about fitting in taking voice lessons a lot.

The Interview with Aron Rhodes Boney

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Aron:  My first name my Mom just picked it - it's also how Elvis Presley spelled his middle name.  My great-grandfather, my grandfather, and my father all have the middle name Rhodes.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      A: Uhhh... both.  I can be both.  It all depends on what's going on or what I have to look forward to.

 
What do you do for a living?
      A: I practice medicine.

 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       A:  What do I like to do... I like to vacuum.  I like to do a lot of different things.  I like to take my family on a road trip and show them neat things.

What is the first thing you noticed about Allyn?
       A: Her hair.

What is your super power?
      A: Allyn says it is remember meals from the past.  (I can remember what I ate at a person's house while I was on my mission, etc.)

What is your favorite meal?
      A: That's tough.  Growing up it was chicken and dumplings, but Allyn doesn't make chicken and dumplings, so I can't say that's my favorite meal.  I can eat anything.

 
What is your favorite treat?
      A: Carrot cake.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      A: The rabbit in my yard.  I keep trying to grow a garden and I try to chase him down.

 
What do you do best?
      A:  I'm just a jack-of-all-trades.  I don't have a super-skill.  I just get by.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      A:  "What the...?"
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      A: They all say funny things...  The scientist with no eyes (Dr. Bunsen Honeydew).
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      A:  Well, I feel like my successes are through my family.  I'd like to have a job.  A respectable practice or a clientele of patients.  Figure out how to be in the bishopric.  Help my boys get their Eagles.


A Little Something from the Boney kids:

Who are you named after?
     Emma: Inno know.
     Lilja: That lady in Finland that Dad... Lilja Laito.  And Lucille after Memaw and Nana and Boney after Dad.
     Adam: My Uncle (Adam Boney, Aron's brother).  Why?  My Dad, my Grandpa, and my Great Grandpa.
     Banks: I don't know.  Who am I named after?
     Noah:  Banks?
     Chance:  My Dad wanted to use the name Chance because he found a great uncle on his grandpa's side named Chancy and he thought it was cool.  My Mom needed some convincing, but now she loves it.  Bracken is my Mom's great-great-great-great grandmother's maiden name.


What is your favorite thing to do?
     Emma: Hmmmm...read and sing and play the piano.
     Lilja: Hang out with friends and family.
     Adam: Play wii and play with my friends.
     Banks: Play on the iPad, watch TV, and play on the computer.
     Noah:  Play on the computer [giggle, giggle].
     Chance:  Play on my slide in the backyard.


What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?
     Emma: Mashed potatoes.  First, I wash the potatoes, then I peel them, then I wash them again.  Then I cut them into quarters.  Then put them in salt water and let them boil.  I don't know how long.  Five minutes or ten.  Then, when they're done I drain them and then first I smash them, then I add evaporated milk.  I smash them again.  I add a whole stick of butter and then I smash that up.  Then I add pepper and salt.  Then smash that up, then I add Worcestershire sauce and then I make Lilja taste it and she tells me what it needs.
     Lilja: Chicken pie... any pie.  You make it with a recipe.
     Adam: Homemade bean soup and cheeseburgers.  I don't know how to make bean soup.  Cheeseburgers - grill the meat, put cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, little tiny bits of onion, mayonnaise, mustard, and pickles.
     Banks: Pizza for dinner and cookies... chocolate chip.  I don't know how to make them.
     Noah:  Pizza, cheese with salad dressing.  Our parents make it.
     Chance:  Flip flops.  You convince someone to take you to the back room and put you on the floor, then find the flip flop that has fallen out of the shoe cubby. 

What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?
     Emma: Piano.
     Lilja: Sing and act and dance (ballet).
     Adam: Reading, drawing, and legos.
     Banks: Play wii.  Play baseball.  That fin mcmissile big toy.
     Noah:  Pegususes.
     Chance:  Anything in the girls' room.


What is your favorite place to visit?
     Emma: Hmmmm... Grandmother's house.
     Lilja: I like Finland.
     Adam: Disney World and Disneyland.
     Banks: I really wanna go to China.  Can we go to China?  Grandmother and Papa's house.
     Noah:  Hotel.
     Chance:  The bathroom.

What is the grossest thing you can think of?
     Emma: Being dared to watch someone puke.
     Lilja: Surgery.  Body parts and cutting people open.
     Adam: A kid eating throw-up.
     Banks: Poop.  And puke and barf.
     Noah:  Germs.
     Chance:  Mashed broccoli.



What does your Mom do when you're not home?
     Emma: Watch the leftover kids and clean and shop and has fun with her friends.  Inno know.
     Lilja: She goes to the thrift store, she hangs out with Chance.  She sews, goes grocery shopping, goes on walks.
     Adam: Feed my brother and go do things.
     Banks: She feeds Chance.  She plays outside with him and she watches TV.
     Noah:  She feeds him (our baby).  Plays with him in the playroom.
     Chance:  I am never not home if Mom is home.


What does your Dad do for a living?
     Emma: He's a doctor.
     Lilja: He's a doctor.
     Adam: He's us, isn't he a pediatrician?  Isn't a pediatrician like a doctor?
     Banks: He works on these kind of things like ships.
     Noah:  He, um, makes sure Banks gets a hit at baseball.
     Chance:  He leaves early in the morning after he takes me out of my bed and puts me into Mommy's bed so I can do my aerobics routine on her while she is still sleeping.  Then he comes home and tackles me.  What happens in between is a mystery.

What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
     Emma: Laugh.  Because screaming is annoying.

     Lilja: Go on vacations.

     Adam: Play board games and watch  movies.

     Banks: Eat dinner.

     Noah:  Eat dinner.

     Chance: Do all my tricks that they tell me to do while they laugh at me.


Do you have any nicknames?
     Emma: Emma Lou.

     Lilja: Liljalucille.  And some people who cannot pronounce my name call me Lilly.

     Adam: No, not really.

     Banks: This is what Adam calls me, Chicken.  Sweetie, Banksy.

     Noah:  No.  (Sometimes we call him Nonah to make him mad.)

     Chance: Chancers, Chancy, Mister Chance.


What do you want to do when you grow up?
     Emma: I don't know.  Author, actress.

     Lilja: Well, um, I kinda wanna be an artist, but that can be my side job.  I really want to be (a long pause and sigh) I like working with children... I'm gonna be a mother.  Fine, I'm gonna be a mother who sells artwork for $50000000.00

     Adam: Be an inventor and a scientist.

     Banks: I know, nothing.  I meant I wanna do everything, but not go to space.  Space can kill you.

     Noah:  Be a fire fighter.

     Chance: Crawl down the stairs.

Coombs Family

The Interview with Katy Jane Lee Coombs

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Katy:  I was named after Mom & Dad's friend in North Carolina who had a daughter named Katy.  I don't know their last name.  They claim she taught me how to walk.  Jane after Dad's Aunt Jane.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      K: Sadly, both.  I fall asleep in the middle of the day.  Mostly mornings, I guess.
 
What do you do for a living?
      K: I do laundry.  I am a laundress.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       K:  I have a lot of different hobbies tha tI enjoy and that make me happy.  I like to cook, run, teach piano...  The thing that is just for me is running.

What is the first thing you noticed about Matt?
       K: The first thing was his beautiful brown eyes and his smile.  On our first date he opened my door, took my coat for me - he was a perfect gentleman and unlike anyone else I'd ever dated.

What is your super power?
      K: I can remember birthdays.

What is your favorite meal?
      K: My Mom's Thanksgiving dinner - turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      K: Chocolate-covered pretzels.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      K: Math!  Like, adding and subtracting.
 
What do you do best?
      K:  Boss people.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      K:  I say "awesome" way too much.  I try not to, but it just comes out.
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      K: Pepe the King Prawn.
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      K:  Well, okay.  I hope to learn how to use a computer, like for real, not just to Google things.  I hope to run a marathon.  I don't think it will happen in the next 10 years, but I would like to get a Bachelor's degree.

The Interview with James Matthew Coombs

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
     Matt:  James is my father's name and my parents liked Matthew.  Actually my Dad wanted me to be called Matthew James, but my Mom decided at the last minute that James Matthew sounded better.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      M: Night owl.
 
What do you do for a living?
      M: I am a sales representative for Masco Cabinetry and I do cabinetry design work as well.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       M: I like to do a lot of things.  I guess it depends on the moment.  I like working out, shooting guns, spending time with my wife.

What is the first thing you noticed about Katy?
       M: I saw her across a crowded room and she stood out among the girls she was standing with - she was the total package.

What is your super power?
      M: When I come into a room I notice things that are odd, different, or out-of-place.  (Jason Bourne.)

What is your favorite meal?
      M: It all depends on my mood.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      M: I like ice cream.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      M: Rain.  It robbed me of my Zombie Apocalypse Halloween and it's robbing me of softball games every week.
 
What do you do best?
      M:  I feel like I'm really good at reading people - discerning their character quickly.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      M:  "That's correct."
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      M: Pepe the King Prawn.
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      M:  Lots of things!  Complete all three of the Spartan races (immediate future).  Longer term... I might have to think about that.


A Little Something from the Coombs Girls:


Who are you named after?
     Eliza: Eliza Moody, Mom's best friend from high school.
     Vivien: Um... no one.
     Evie: Mom watched a movie and there was a girl named Evelyn and they called her Evie, I think, and Mom liked the name and she decided to name me that.
     Helena: My great-grandmother and my great-great grandmother.
     Anya: I was named after the doctor.  (The one who delivered her.)


What is your favorite thing to do?
     Eliza: Having fun.  Anything that's exciting.
     Vivien: Read or jump on the trampoline.
     Evie: I like to play my cello, and to do the piano, and I also like to draw and read in my spare time.
     Helena: I like to go swimming.  I like to do math.
     Anya: My favorite thing to do is play.  Outside.


What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?
     Eliza: Mozzarella sticks.  Deep fry cheese?  I don't know.
     Vivien: Mashed potatoes.  you peel potatoes, then you cut up the potatoes and stick them in a post and boil them until they're sort of mushy and mash them and you addmilk and butter and some people add parsley or something.
     Evie: Daddy's Monster Cookies.  Like a normal cookie only more batter and a bit more chocolate chips, so when you cook it, it looks bigger.
     Helena: Mashed potatoes and gravy.  You get mashed potatoes, you peel them, you cut them up, you boil them in water, then you mush them up, then it's mashed potatoes.  I don't know how to make gravy.
     Anya: Macaroni and cheese.  Just have little noodles, then you put hot water in it, then you put cheese in the package inside it and then you eat it.


What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?
     Eliza: My bow and arrows.
     Vivien: Legos.
     Evie: Play on webkins.com and play with my Webkins (toys).
     Helena: I love drawing.
     Anya: My favorite toy is a play section. (?)


What is your favorite place to visit?
     Eliza: Universal Studios.  That was the best.
     Vivien: Orlando.
     Evie: I like visiting Orlando and Idaho.
     Helena: I like to go to the beach and Old Salem.
     Anya: North Carolina.


What is the grossest thing you can think of?
     Eliza: Have I ever shown you the diagram of the "death machine" that I made up?
     Vivien: Someone throwing up... and me seeing it.
     Evie: Someone falling down a large building and falling on their head and then it cracks so all their brains come out.
     Helena: People naked.
     Anya: Broccoli.  ("Vile weed!")


What does your Mom do when you're not home?
     Eliza: Laundry, sits on the couch and watches TV and eats chocolate pretzels.
     Vivien: Well, I know she works out and does laundry... and then she watches TV.
     Evie: My Mom does the laundry and she cleans up some things and she washed the dishes and when she feels tired she sits down and puts her feet up.
     Helena: She cleans.
     Anya: Sees plays.  ("I went to a play last night," says Katy.)


What does your Dad do for a living?
     Eliza: He works at Masco Cabinetry and he like designs kitchens, like he puts the new cabinets and sees how much your new kitchen will cost, cabinet-wise.
     Vivien: He designs cabinets.
     Evie: Doesn't he make cabinets?  Or does he design them?
     Helena: I dunno.
     Anya: To deliver cabinets.


What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
     Eliza: Swimming.
     Vivien: Go swimming.
     Evie: I like to go on family trips.  I also like to do family activities like ice-skating or something we can all do together.
     Helena: I like to do, like, family game nights and stuff.
     Anya: Play that game I made up when Olivia was at our house.


Do you have any nicknames?
     Eliza: Liza, Party-in-a-Box
     Vivien: Vivi
     Evie: Evie, Evie-lou
     Helena: Helanie, Lanie
     Anya: Dollface!

What do you want to do when you grow up?
     Eliza: I want to be a film director.
     Vivien: Be a fashion designer or own a cupcake shop.
     Evie: Either write and illustrate children's books or I wan to become a musician, or become an artist.
     Helena: I want to be an artist.
     Anya: I want to do...work.  Schoolwork that I didn't finish.

The KunzEEEEEE Family

The Interview with Anna Nicole Lee Kunze

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
      Nicole:  Anna is for my Great Grandma Rhoda Annie Paskett Lee, but I believe that's a happy coincidence instead of so much on purpose.  (She and I share the same birthday.)  Nicole was the name of one of Dad's French professors.

 Morning person or night owl? 
      N: Morning person.
 
What do you do for a living?
      N: Poop Wrangler.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       N:  Eat lunch outside in the shade (at a table) and read a book.

What is the first thing you noticed about Brian?
       N: His eyes - I couldn't hear what he was saying to me if he was looking right at me.

What is your super power?
       N: My sense of smell. Unfortunately, most of the time.

What is your favorite meal?
      N: It depends on the season, but I always look forward to turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato souffle... Thanksgivin'!
 
What is your favorite treat?
      N: Dr. Pepper. Lays deli potato chips and Ranch dip.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      N: The cats who poop in my flower beds.
 
What do you do best?
      N:  I finish what I start.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      N:  "You know what I mean?" "For crying out loud!"
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      N: Cookie Monster.
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      N:  Take a family history trip to Europe, learn to speak French the rest of the way, get a degree in genealogy (it exists!), raise great kids, write a book.  There's more, but that's enough for now. :)

The Interview with Brian Nielsen Kunze

     Where do your first and middle names come from?
      Brian:  My Mom found the name Brian in a book and liked that it means "strong" since I was such a big baby (10 lbs).  Nielsen comes from my Mom's Uncle Nielsen Clark.

  Morning person or night owl? 
      B: I used to be a night owl, but now I look forward to my 9pm bedtime.
 
What do you do for a living?
      B: Computer Software Engineer.
 
What is your favorite thing to do?
       B:  Ski, ride my bike.

What is the first thing you noticed about Nicole?
       B: Her confidence.

What is your super power?
       B: My blue eyes around older women.  And I have a great sense of direction.

What is your favorite meal?
      B: Steak, baked potato, roasted asparagus.
 
What is your favorite treat?
      B: My Mom's lemon bars.

Who or what is your nemesis?
      B: Right now it's a guy named Allen at work.
 
What do you do best?
      B:  I get along with people well - even difficult personalities.

What is your most over-used word or phrase?
      B:  "Dude."
 
Who is your favorite muppet?
      B: Gonzo
 
What do you want to do or accomplish in the next 10 years?
      B:  Keep being happy, raise good kids.

A Little Something from the Kunze kids

Who are you named after?

     Bridget: "Because you wanted me to be Bridget."
     Emil:  Grandpa Kunze (and the five plus generations of Emil Kunzes before him) and Dad.
     Colin:  Great-great Grandpa Colin Chester and Great Grandpa Lloyd Furniss

    

What is your favorite thing to do?

     Bridget: "Ride bikes with my Daddy."    
     Emil:  Chill out with my blankie and my binky and watch Thomas.
     Colin:  Get chased.

What is your favorite thing to eat and how do you make it?

     Bridget: "Chicken Noodle Soup.  Put noodles in it and chicken, carrots, chicken... wait - I think I already did chicken.  Put it on the stove in a pot."     
     Emil:  Watermelon.
     Colin:  Goldfish crackers two at a time.

What is your favorite toy and/or hobby?

     Bridget: "My butterfly purse."
     Emil:  Anything I can throw down the stairs.
     Colin:  The talking Linus VanPelt doll: "For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy..."

What is your favorite place to visit?

     Bridget: "Disneyland. Grandma and Grandpa Kunze's house."
     Emil:  Mama and Daddy's bathroom.
     Colin:  The fridge.

What is the grossest thing you can think of?

     Bridget: "Hair in the bathroom sink."
     Emil:  Nothing grosses me out.
     Colin:  The first bite of every meal.

What does your Mom do when you're not home?

     Bridget: "Help take care of the boys, clean the house, feed the boys."
     Emil:  I'm always home.
     Colin:  I'm always with my brother.

What does your Dad do for a living?

     Bridget: "He works at... somewhere.  Paying for money?"
     Emil:  Give me baths and feed me dinner.
     Colin:  Hold me.

What is your favorite thing to do with your family?

     Bridget: "Go to Jump On It."
     Emil:  Dog pile.
     Colin:  Chase each other.

Do you have any nicknames?

     Bridget: "Bridgie, Gigi."
     Emil:  Emil B. Kunze, Lovey
     Colin:  Poor Colin, Lovey

What do you want to do when you grow up?

     Bridget: "Be a chef at a restaurant."
     Emil:  A linebacker. (Bridget says he'll be a tooth puller.)
     Colin:  A Nascar driver.  (Bridget says he's going to "do" soccer.)