Leo Walden is Seven and Spectacular

Leo is seven.  Seven years old.

He's magic and courage and bravery and humor and selflessness and beauty in a perfect little seven-year-old package.

Here is how he is now, as my (still) little Leo.

Leo Walden's Seventh Birthday Interview

1.) How old are you going to be? Six. What? Six? No, seven.

2.) Do you know when you're going to be seven? Four more days.

3.) When is your birthday? April 30th...I don't know the year.

4.) How does it feel to be almost seven? Good. Fine.

5.) How will your birthday be? Awesome. Because I'll have cake.

6.) How do you think the weather will be on your birthday? Sunny! Sunny and warm.

7.) What is the most important thing you have learned in life so far? Being smart.

8.) How do think you're different than you were a year ago? Small?  I mean, I'm not small now. Short.  But not now.

9.) What is your favorite thing about yourself? I'm really smart. And I have a good teacher.

10.) That's it? Yeah.

11.) You are in kindergarten this year. How do you like it? It's good.  No awesome. Because I learn stuff and I play with my friends.

12.) Who is your best friend? Tyler B.

13.) What is one thing you like to learn about? I like to learn about animals. My favorite animal is a lion,

14.) Is there anything you would do to make school better? Oh, man. We'd have a pool.

15.) Tell me about our family. What? That I have a mom and dad and brothers? Oh, and I have sisters. They are all really nice. We go to the pool and the zoo and we do a lot of cool stuff.

16.) What do you like about being a big brother? Umm...I like taking care of my little twins.
       Your twins? No, I mean my little brother and sister.  Well, my two little sisters...and little my brother.

17.) If you had a whole day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would go to the park and eat cheeseburgers.

18.) What is your favorite song? Shut Up and Dance.

19.) What is your favorite movie? Moana.

20.) What is your favorite book? Diary of a Wimpy Kid

21.) What is your favorite toy? Tiny remote-controlled cars

22.) What do you want to be when you grow up? A mascot. Probably a lion.  A guy who cheers for sports in a lion costume.

23.) Do you think you will ever get married? Oh, yes.

24.) How old do you think you'll be when you get married? Probably 39.

25.) What have you learned about girls this year? They are so pretty.

26.) What is your favorite food? Cheeseburgers.

27.) What is your favorite candy? Ice cream.  Pretty sure that is a candy.

28.) Are you scared of anything? I'm scared of bats. They fly past you in the dark.

29.) Is there anything else you'd like to say? Bats are black. Also, we're having a pool party.  I actually do want a pool party. Can we have a pool party?