{"id":1874,"date":"2020-09-30T18:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2020-09-30T18:15:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:15:23","slug":"seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/2020\/09\/30\/seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He’s our mover. Tree-climber. Animal whisperer. Most-likely-to-break-a-bone adventurer. Storyteller. Boundary pusher. Gymnast. Belly-laugher. Early riser. Lego engineer. I-can-do-it-myself independent. Doubter. Caretaker. Helper. Attention lover. Bug catcher. Arguer. Name forgetter. Book lover. Middle child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We just can’t imagine life without our wild Elias Michael!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his 7th birthday, he not only drew his birthday gift wish list, but also created and drew out the entire menu for the day, which included delicacies such as crepes, Nutella, birthday cake, pizza, watermelon, tacos, tomatoes, and mushrooms (for us adults, as he detests mushrooms). The one thing he absolutely insisted on: that everything was gluten free, so that Mama can enjoy it, too. Talk about thoughtful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy his annual birthday interview!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How old are you?<\/strong> \u201c7\u201d<\/li>
  2. How old is Mommy?<\/strong> \u201c34″<\/li>
  3. How old is Daddy<\/strong> \u201c35\u202635?”<\/li>
  4. What is something mommy says to you?<\/strong> \u201cDo you morning chores.\u201d<\/li>
  5. What makes you happy?<\/strong> \u201cWhen we all cuddle and read books or play Legos.\u201d<\/li>
  6. What makes you sad?<\/strong> \u201cWhen Mama goes away and when I\u2019m lonely.\u201d<\/li>
  7. What makes you laugh?<\/strong> \u201cDaddy\u2026 no, Judah\u2026 no, when Tayo stares at me. And when Judah makes funny faces.\u201d<\/li>
  8. What\u2019s your favorite thing to do?<\/strong> \u201cWatch my lizard, play Legos, and read with Mama.\u201d<\/li>
  9. What\u2019s your favorite thing to do outside?<\/strong> “Go to the park, practice my cartwheels, climb trees, and play frisbee.\u201d<\/li>
  10. Who\u2019s your best friend?<\/strong> \u201cDo cousins and brothers count? Okay, then all my cousins, my whole family, and Willy and Dani, our friends in Tanzania.\u201d<\/li>
  11. What\u2019s your favorite Bible story?<\/strong> \u201cNoah\u2019s ark because there are all the animals and I love animals!\u201d<\/li>
  12. What is God like?<\/strong> \u201cCourageous!\u201d<\/li>
  13. What superhero do you want to be<\/strong>? \u201cOhhhh that\u2019s hard. Black Panther because he\u2019s black and he has a panther.” <\/li>
  14. What\u2019s your favorite food?<\/strong> \u201cOhhhh I can’t decide… Crepes, burritos, pizza, tomatoes, peaches, and ice cream, and sloppy joes.\u201d<\/li>
  15. What\u2019s your favorite book?<\/strong> \u201cThe Green Ember, My Side of the Mountain, Redwall, and Ox-Cart Man.\u201d<\/li>
  16. What\u2019s your favorite movie?<\/strong> \u201cHow many can I pick? Narnia, Kung Fu Panda, Planet Earth, Epic, and The Lion King. Done.\u201d<\/li>
  17. What\u2019s your favorite song?<\/strong> \u201cPraise God from Whom All Blessings Flow, Three Little Birds, The Lord is Good to Me, The Battle Belongs to the Lord, and the one Papa made up.\u201d<\/li>
  18. What\u2019s your favorite color?<\/strong> \u201cBlue!\u201d<\/li>
  19. What\u2019s your favorite animal<\/strong>? \u201cOhhh that\u2019s hard. Red panda, puppies, and lizards, snakes, huskies, mice, fish, all animals.\u201d<\/li>
  20. What\u2019s your favorite toy?<\/strong> \u201cLegos, Playmobil, and weapons. And animals.\u201d<\/li>
  21. What\u2019s your favorite thing to learn about in school?<\/strong> \u201cAnimals and sketching in my nature journal.\u201d<\/li>
  22. What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> \u201cAn adventurer explorer! I want to explore places to find animals. And if I find any people who don\u2019t believe in Jesus I\u2019ll tell them about him.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Explorer Boy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Elias. He’s our mover. Tree-climber. Animal whisperer. Most-likely-to-break-a-bone adventurer. Storyteller. Boundary pusher. Gymnast. Belly-laugher. Early riser. Lego engineer. I-can-do-it-myself independent. Doubter. Caretaker. Helper. Attention lover. Bug catcher. Arguer. Name forgetter. Book lover. Middle child. We just can’t imagine life without our wild Elias Michael! For his 7th birthday, he not only drew his birthday gift […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1077,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1077"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-anyan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}