@pretradition thank you for your reply. If you read what I am about to tell you with the same attitude that you have asked me. You will see where I am coming from. What is clear to you, might not be so clear to me. Here's why: First of all I'm not going to argue God the Father because you believe in him so that would be wasted breath. However, going to Gen 1:26... it depends on the translation you use... If you use the NASB which is known to be much more accurate than the KJV or NKJV I'm not sure which version you are using... but historically the NASB is known to be the most accurate of the well-known Bible translations. Its a fact, not even opinion. Looking at that verse in that translation it shows

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Gen 1:26 NASB

This specifically shows with the capital O that God is not talking about the angels. Furthermore, in Genesis 1:27 it says,

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Nowhere in the Bible, and I challenge you to find a place does it say that we were created in the angels image. In fact! Many know Psalm 8:5 which states,

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Psalm 8:5 KJV

I used KJV right here to show you that in the original Hebrew the word for "the angels" is אֱלֹהִים which is pronounced 'elohiym. Elohiym in known as the original name for God in the Hebrew Language. See it never even says that the angels were above us. Rather it says that we were made slightly lower than God, and crowned with Glory and Honor. Nowhere does it say that God was referencing the angels in that text and furthermore from what I just showed you there is more cause to thinking God was talking to the other parts of the Trinity. Furthermore, in your point about John 3:16, it says gave. It never says created him that whoever believes in Him, no it says gave him. In John 1 it states:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5 NASB

A few verses later it states:

And the Word became flesh, anddwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of [l]the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NASB

This right here shows, the Word was God, and then the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Furthermore it says that The Word was with God in the beginning. Further proving that God was talking to the other parts of the Trinity. I think I've given enough proof for now. For the most part I think that we can agree on the Holy Spirit side of things. For the most part... there were a couple statements I didn't agree with but it seems like you have about the right idea with that.