SOMETIMES, KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS. OTHER TIMES, WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS CAN BE ENLIGHTENING, HEARTWARMING AND ENTERTAINING, TOO. WE SENT PHOTOGRAPHER-WRITER JENNIFER MCNELLY OUT ‘N’ ABOUT IN SEARCH OF YOUNG PEOPLE WILLING TO LET US KNOW WHAT’S ON THEIR MINDS.
QUESTION: “What makes
you feel brave?”
ANSWER: “Doing things that other people don’t want to do, like jumping off cliffs at the lake!”
RACHEL FAULSTICK, 13
New Albany
QUESTION: “What is your favorite part about summer?”
ANSWER: “My birthday on June 19. We always go swimming.”
ONTAVIA NELSON, 14
New Albany
QUESTION: “What’s your favorite way to make
other people feel special?”
ANSWER: “I like to do nice things for people,
like surprise them with something or do something
for them that they weren’t expecting.”
ARYAHNA TOLMAN, 15
New Albany
QUESTION: “What’s your favorite part
about not being in school”
ANSWER: “My favorite part about not
being in school would definitely be the
free time, for sure. Being able to do
whatever I want, hang out with friends. I
definitely look forward to traveling too.”
TANNER CARVER, 16
Henryville
QUESTION: “Who is your
best friend?”
ANSWER: “My friend Izzy
because they have a pool.”
GRANT ROMNEY, 6
New Albany
QUESTION: “What makes
you feel loved?”
ANSWER: “My family.
I like when I get to play with my
brother and sisters.”
MEGAN FAULSTICK, 6
New Albany
QUESTION: “What’s your favorite toy to play with?”
ANSWER: “The ‘bye-bye toys’ I get from Grandpa’s house! The ‘bye-bye toys’ have wheels.”
GARRET ROMNEY, 3
New Albany
QUESTION: “If you could write a book about anything,
what would it be about?”
ANSWER: “I would write a book about how I love gymnastics. It would also be about how I enjoy hanging out with my friends at church and gymnastics and playing with them at school all the time.
Rowan Deming, 10
Georgetown
QUESTION: “What’s your
favorite color and why?”
ANSWER: “Pink! And I like to
make rainbows with glitter!”
ELLIE STAVES, 3
Jeffersonville
QUESTION: “If you were a
photographer for a day, what
would you take pictures of?”
ANSWER: “Animals. Exotic Animals in the jungle, like macaw’s and other birds.”
NICK MCLAIN, 14
QUESTION: “If you could be any superhero, who would you be?”
ANSWER: “I’d be Batman!”
FINNLEY ROSS, 5
Floyds Knobs
QUESTION: “What’s your favorite part of your day?”
ANSWER: “Probably doing
gymnastics, I love it! I like doing floor routines a lot.”
HANNAH LUDWIG, 11
Jeffersonville
QUESTION: “If you wrote a
book, what would it be about?”
ANSWER: “Cats. I would
write about warrior cats that
lived in clans.”
ANNA FAULSTICK, 9
New Albany
QUESTION: “What do you
look forward to the most after high school?”
ANSWER: “I really look forward to going out and traveling whenever I’m not in college.”
WES APPLEGATE, 17
Floyds Knobs
QUESTION: “What makes you the happiest?”
ANSWER: “Getting a new dog! We just got a
new dog named Harvey and I love him.”
GABBY LUDWIG, 8
Jeffersonville
QUESTION: “What is your
favorite sport and why?”
ANSWER: “Baseball! You get to run and catch and make a lot of outs!”
CAMERON LINCOLN, 7
Louisville
QUESTION: “What do you like most about going to church?”
ANSWER: “I love going to primary and learning songs.”
JULIANN PETERSON, 7
New Albany
QUESTION: “What is your favorite thing about summer?”
ANSWER: “I like going to the pool and going to camp. I like coming to gymnastics, doing flips and getting ready for the season. I also really like seeing my friends.”
MORGAN LINCOLN, 12
Louisville
QUESTION: “What makes you happy?”
ANSWER: “When my big sister Juliann gives me hugs.”
ASHLYNN PETERSON, 3
New Albany
QUESTION: “What do you look forward to most when you wake up?”
ANSWER: “I can’t wait to give my mommy hugs and kisses in the morning!”
BRYNLEE PETERSON, 5
New Albany
