PHOTOS AND Q&A BY JENNIFER MCNELLY
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