Ethan:
The after-dark games last night kept us –
the guys – entertained for enough o the time that Zack, Eli, and some of the
other guys were satisfied with a quick raid of the girls’ campfire; so we only
interrupted them for about ten minutes before they chased us off. Aiden and I replaced the ‘stolen’ snacks with
the bakery treats; and I got razzed a lot for getting caught by Naomi and then ‘infected’
with girl germs thanks to the hug and kiss she shared with me before allowing
me to escape too. After getting back to
our camp, there was another hour of games in the back yard; video gaming in the
tents until we were ready to sleep – or past-ready for Aiden, Jayden, me, and a
few of the other guys; and then we got to have a nap before being up again at
dawn for Tai Chi by the river.
We didn’t get to do that with the girls,
but Aiden and I had Mom and Dad with us for that; and then we helped out with
getting breakfast ready for the guys – and keeping them away from Faith and the
girls at her house. There were chores to
do after breakfast, but we left the tents up for weekend camping; and then we
were set free to play by late morning.
With Jayden, Jaimie, and Kaitlyn here too, a bike ride on the trail
around town was first up; we had a picnic lunch at the park; biked the trails
there and went for a swim; and then headed home before going out for an
hour-long canoe ride. Add in an ice
cream treats break; and that takes us through to the pre-dinner work or play
time in the Carrington and Everett back yards and kitchens.
Jaimie and Kaitlyn were put in charge of
the younger cousins and friends, but Ehlana, Jayden, and I helped out – as did
Naomi and Aiden while they could still hang out with us until they had to move
on after dinner. The barbeque and
pot-luck meal was great, but then we split up after that for various reasons
that ranged from play plans to getting weekend work-homework finished while
waiting for incoming guests. Dad was one
of those workers, but while he was home and doing that in the office; Ehlana
and I played with our cousins until dusk; helped out with some of the welcome
home greetings and work; we had fun with that; and then came home too while
waiting for Cassie and Michael to get home.
There’s was still a long wait for that
because they had holiday weekend traffic problems that kept them on the road
until a bit past eleven o’clock. They
are home safely – and not here either; since Michael’s family get to have them
this weekend – a trade-off for the week we got to spend with them in California. We went over to Michael’s house when they got
to town; helped out with unpacking the car; and had a bedtime visit with them
that only lasted a half-hour or so because Ehlana has her championship game
tomorrow morning. Cassie had a full day
of classes and that long drive too, but when we headed home; they went over to
the pizzeria to visit with Rebecca, Jen, and anyone else that was there before
going home again to get some sleep too.
I guess that’s all for tonight; so I’d
better wrap this up and get the sleep I can before it’ll be time to get up and
going again.
Ethan – out!
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Ehlana:
I think that the girls had more fun last
night than Ethan and the other guys – including with their raid on our
campfire. We had games too, and while
they were geared toward Faith and her friends; we all had a blast; the campfire
music and stories were great; and then we had a long girl chat in our tent –
along with watching music videos while we talked about everything from Naomi’s
kiss with Ethan to latest summer holiday news and back-to-school hopes and
expectations.
We weren’t up quite as late as the guys,
but still didn’t get a lot of sleep before our own Tai Chi work-out that was
all-girls except for Uncle Adam. Our
breakfast was more-civilized than what Mom told us about that meal with the
boys; and then our chores for the morning included helping Faith’s friends get
packed up and either home or over to KidZone for their last day at daycare of
the summer. We did need to pack up our
campground and tents too, but had some parental and teen help for that; and it
didn’t take long.
Ethan’s done a pretty good job covering the
rest of the news for today, and we haven’t had much time yet to get the latest
news from Cassie and Michael; so I’ll save that update for later this weekend. I really need to get to sleep to be ready for
the big game in the morning – especially when we’ll have the only game of the
day for the family; and wouldn’t want to disappoint our cheer squad.
That’s just the first bit of fun and
excitement scheduled this weekend; so stay tuned for a lot more over the next
few updates!
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
