But First...

My son, Elijah is the first to wake every single morning. He makes his bed, gets dressed, brushes his teeth, applies his deodorant, and washes his face. Then he comes into my room to announce that he has completed his morning routine. His motivation for getting ready so quickly is so he can play his video game for the rest of the morning until it is time to leave. So after I question him to make sure he's completely ready (and, more recently, tell him to change out of his long sleeve shirt because of the weather), I permit him to play his game. "Ok," he replies, "But first..." and then he leans over to give me a big hug.