Our morning ritual involves feeding our dogs, Cooper and Stella.  To begin the ritual, Cooper & Stella must sit and lay down in the doorway to the kitchen, while I prepare their food.  Usually they stay put, but occasionally Cooper will inch his way up to the bowl as I'm working, or Stella will simply stand up.

If it happens that I feed the doggies after the kids are done with their own breakfast, they are inclined to assist me by helping scoop food, or pour food in the bowls, or pour food on the floor, in the cabinets, pick up the intentionally-poured food and then redistribute to the dogs or [[gasp]] to themselves.

This morning, Maya decided she wanted to sit with the dogs rather than help out.  Fine then, have it your way.