One Big Dance Party: A Day in the Life of Anias

6am: wake up, snack, and play happily until brother wakes up and comes to see me. Hug brother then go downstairs and play while I wait for breakfast

7: eat eggs and banana bread waffles because it's Saturday! Mom makes pancakes or waffles every Saturday for us

8: nap

9: scavenging for dropped breakfast, getting out some toys, dance party

10: Go for a Target run where my family tests out potential birthday presents; go for a ride in my little red car

11: have lunch at Ricardo's, eat cheesy rice, a tomato, and most of a quesadilla; dance

12-2: nap
2: destroy the house finding the perfect toy, ride my motorcycle and push around some cardboard

3: cry, "help" mom clean out the cabinets

4: play pat a cake & bite mom; fall off my motorcycle and cry- it leaves a big bruise on my face
Have a snack that makes me so happy I dance

5: eat dinner (macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, a mighty 4 pouch and a string cheese); go for a walk

6: watch a little bit of the lego movie with my family, take a bath (my favorite part of the day), have mom read me 'Goodnight Forest Friends', play some more, snack, laugh and then resist sleep (I finally pass out around 6:30 but wake up around midnight and cry for an hour)

Eli:

I got a little summer cold so dad gave me a (gross) cough drop. I told him, "I don't need a cough drop- I blessed myself."

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Tuesday Tips

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

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Dust yourself off & try again

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