and her family. there will be more to come on our time together, but until then,
i wanted to post the boy's responses to the father's day questions i asked them.
{i considered introducing new questions, then decided against it as i thought it
would be more fun to see how their responses vary from the previous years}
Scout Gerber, age 8
- What is something dad always says to you? he says i love you
- What makes dad happy? playing tennis and surfing
- What makes dad sad? finn and me fighting
- How does your dad make you laugh? he tells jokes
- What was your dad like as a child? He was a big reader like me (he even won an award in kindergarten for it). he also had lots of brothers.
- How old is your dad? 46
- How tall is your dad? 5’8
- What is his favorite thing to do? play tennis
- What does your dad do when you’re not around? work
- If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? for being the world’s best dad
- What is your dad really good at? building and designing all kinds of things: like treehouse, ziplines, soccer goals, secret doors in the library, and other stuff.
- What is your dad not very good at? can’t cook so well
- What does your dad do for a job? he’s a Senior Project Manager and works for CBRE
- What is your dad’s favorite food? breakfast burrito from taco surf
- What makes your dad proud? when I score a goal in soccer
- If your dad were a character who would he be? Captain Picard from Star Trek
- What do you and your dad do together? Play soccer together
- How are you and your dad the same? We are both very active and we are focused on whatever we do.
- How are you and your dad different? He is more of a builder and designer and I'm more of a reader.
- How do you know your dad loves you? He says I love you and hugs and kisses me all the time
- What does your mom love most about your dad? That he takes care of our family, is very good at fixing thing and he takes her on dates.
- What is your dad’s favorite place to go? Mexico or the ocean
- How old was your Dad when you were born? 37
Finn Oliver Gerber, age 12
- What is something dad always says to you? Good morning
- What makes dad happy? when we do what we are supposed to do without him reminding us
- What makes dad sad? when scout and I are fighting
- How does your dad make you laugh? Mmm, I have to think about this one
- What was your dad like as a child? he was a Minnesota kid who ran around the neighborhood with his brothers and friends and he played hockey.
- How old is your dad? 45
- How tall is your dad? 6’? honesty, i don’t know
- What is his favorite thing to do? surf
- What does your dad do when you’re not around? works
- If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? Best architect
- What is your dad really good at? surfing
- What is your dad not very good at? strong paddling {when he surfs...i'm a faster paddler}
- What does your dad do for a job? he manages lots of projects
- What is your dad’s favorite food? he loves breakfast burritos
- What makes your dad proud?
- If your dad were a character who would he be? dad is unique, he doesn’t fit into any box of a single character
- What do you and your dad do together? he watches star trek: the next generation with me
- How are you and your dad the same? dad can be quiet like me, and we both have strong legs
- How are you and your dad different? i have blonde hair, he doesn’t. i love space and he loves tennis.
- How do you know your dad loves you? he tells me and he encourages me with everything i do.
- What does your mom love most about your dad? that he is a great scrabble player
- What is your dad’s favorite place to go? the ocean
- How old was your Dad when you were born? 33
