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366: Day 27


1/27/12: Morning faces. Note the position of Silas' crib in the middle of the room. It gets pulled there every night and pushed back against the wall every morning. It's the Silas Island.
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  1. JenJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:09 AM

    why does Silas need an island?

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  2. UnknownJanuary 28, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    He messes with anything and everything he can reach, including the light switch, the pictures on the wall, and Zoe in her crib :-)

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