Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew - 221 | interviewing our three year old son

Episode Date: July 10, 2024

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at https://www.drinkAG1.com/couplethings. we may be bias but these are our favorite episodes to record. we love you jett and we are so honored to be your parents. we hope you enjoy this as much as we did. see the past episodes below! interviewing our 3 year old daughter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvGLMxu7gqc&t=244s mommy-daughter interview | our three year old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB_z_iK6H0Q&t=1s interviewing our 2 yr old son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysli605YXDk&t=3s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm shot and I'm Andrew and today's maybe one of the greatest episodes of all time this has been a fun tradition that we started when Drew was one our oldest daughter was one when we first did this and we've done it with every kid on their birthday this was something that our friend Jeremy said that his father

did and what we're talking about is sitting down every year on your birthday and doing an interview with our kids. And I've loved doing this. It's fun to have them recorded. And it seems like you all enjoy them as well. When we do the events, people come out to us and say that this is a really impactful thing, just the intentionality of the questions that we ask and the tradition that we've established here. So anyway, that's what you're about to listen to. It is short. It is fun. It's adorable. I'm excited. But Quick message to Future Jet here when you're watching this, buddy.

I just want to let you know that I love you so much, and I'm so proud of you. You have brought so much joy to my life, bro. Just this morning, we were on a bike ride. You're not even three years old. We're going on two-mile bike rides. You're doing all these fancy tricks. You're standing up on the pedals. You're doing no feet.

You're doing one foot. And just your courage and excitement and your approach to life is life-changing for me. and look I'm going to be an imperfect dad I will make mistakes but I ask for your forgiveness this is both of our first times doing this I've never been a dad you've never grown up and so we're going to stumble through this thing together but I really am thankful for who you are becoming to be and it is my mission just to encourage you to do more of that and I hope I do that I can't wait to see what you become and who you impact because already,

already, dude, you're like the warmest, most welcoming person. We passed, I can tell you this. We passed 10 people on our bike ride this morning and every single one he said hello to. We were at the pharmacy this morning together

and he was like, hi, I'm Jett. What's your name? And then they'd be like, Stephanie. He's like, hi, Stephanie. I was like, you challenge us in ways

we never imagined in beautiful ways you are so talented and so loving and so extroverted and so just amazing you make us want to be the absolute best to mommy and daddy in the entire world yeah um i'm really thankful for you just last week when we were flying back from charleston we were at the airport and you found a friend that you were talking to in all the man. And you sat down in front of him. You had a five-minute conversation at the end. You said, I'm Jetchet. What's your name? And you said, you're my best friend. What's your name? And he said, he was a, he ended up being a senator. He was a senator. And anyway, it's like, it's crazy who you stumble upon. It's crazy that you have this magnetic personality. And it's just an honor to know you, man.

I also don't know how to tell you this. And I don't know how to explain it to you, except for everyone in our life will explain it to you someday when you're older but you have a reputation you truly have a reputation within our community our family our friends you touch people's lives in a different way we have had parents come up and say i just want my kids to be around jet and i just want my kids to like see his outgoingness and his adventurous side and his courage and his light, you are truly incredible. Happy third birthday, buddy. I love you so much.

Enjoy the interview. I love you, baby, boy. Dad, I talk. Talking guitar. All right. Wait, don't look the, okay. Okay.

are you? Hi, Oliver. What's your name? Jet. Jet. What's your full name? Andrew. What? That's my name. Nice, dude. Okay, your name is Jet James East. And how old are you about to be? Four. You're about to be three. Three. Your birthday soon. When's your birthday? When's your birthday? Why are you whispering? yo are we about to be best buddies dude okay you're about to be three and your birthday is July 19th

can you say July 19th no just talk normal you just got to talk normal okay all you like all you got to do is just just talk to me what's your favorite thing to do

Um, I can't, I know big motorcycles. You like riding motorcycles? Big motorcycles. And what have we been doing every morning in the last couple of days? Riding bikes, bike rides? Yeah. You and me? Yeah.

With no training wheels, right? Okay. And what did we do this morning, too, that you're also into? Science experiments? Yeah. Yeah, you like science experiments? Yeah. Okay.

What's your favorite color? Blue? Mine too, dude. Nucks. What are we about to go see in four weeks? A lava. Yeah. And what are these?

Lava shoes. Lava shoes, dude. Yeah, you're hiking shoes, man. What's your favorite toy that you play with? Motorcycles. What type of motorcycles you have? Orange. Orange.

Who are you? are your favorite people to spend time with? I like a big more cycle. Okay, okay. What's your favorite book that you read? What's your favorite book? Gum. Gum.

What's your favorite food to eat? Strawberries. Strawberries, really. Nice. Okay. Can you say actually for me? Actually. Can you say, dang it?

Dang it. Yeah. Those are some of my favorite words that you say. Let me sit right here. That's a little one. Okay. Here. Let me change this then.

Hi. You want to keep? We'll keep going. Okay. That's where mommy usually sits. You know, where are we right now? At puppy's in my house. Yeah.

At work? Yeah, okay. Who are your boyfriend? brothers and sisters what what do you what's your name for sister what do you call sister abba abba and your little brother's name is what bear bear bear bear bear that's your little brother that's your little brother and and how old is sister mine like that she's four almost five who's your best friend Daddy Oh

Mommy Dude, I love you, man What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to be? What do you want to do When you grow up? That's what you want to do What is this?

What's your favorite animal? Oh, lion. Lion. Lion? You like lions. I like lions. Do you want to sing a song? What song do you like to sing?

Lion. Oh, McDonald had a farm. No. Lion. You want to sing a song? No, lion. Okay. What are something that you're really good at, JetJet?

No. Lion. Okay. Hey, can I tell you a couple things you're really good at? You're really good at making people. people feel warm and welcome you're really good at living life with passion and excitement you're really good with being curious buddy and you're really good cuddler do you know that yeah you're a good cuddler uh what do you love about your family oh do you know what your last name is what's your last

name east uh oh is your last name east yeah remember what's our what's our song that we sing together We are the east, the mighty, mighty east. People want to know who we are. We are the east. There you go. Do you know that I love you? Do you know that I'm proud of you? Yeah.

Do you know that you're perfect just the way you are? Where is Mommy? She's coming to work, actually. Do you know that this is my first time being a dead. too? Yeah. And I'm going to make mistakes. Yeah. But we're doing it together. And so I just ask and pray that, how's a microphone taste? I pray that we have patience with each other and forgiveness and grace. My hope and dream is that by the end of the day, when you're an adult, wait, are you going to grow up? Yeah.

Wait a minute. You can't grow up? I can't love you. You'll still love me if you grow up? Yeah. Well, I hope that when you do grow up, that you and I will be best buddies, okay? My goal is that it's going to take some growing pains to get there, you know? But, Jeter, you are amazing. Yeah. And you live life wide open, buddy, and you've brought so much joy to my life already. You're going to make me cry.

You're going to make me cry. Why? Because happy tears. I love you. I love you. Can you give me a kiss? Give me two-hand kiss. Buddy, we're going to have a lot of fun together.

Yeah. And I want to say happy birthday. Say happy birthday. No, it's almost your birthday. Okay. It's almost your birthday, dude. You're gonna be a three. You're gonna be three. You're gonna be three. You're gonna be three. You're gonna goof. Oh gosh. Oh my gosh. We got our dangled that, didn't we? With my gum.