Ehlana and Ethan:
Congratulations, Malcolm, Nadine, and the Johnson and Sinclair families – it’s a boy!
We didn’t expect a new baby to be part of the holiday weekend adventures, but Nadine went into labor early this morning; and Colin arrived while we were at the church service in the park – with some help from Uncle Adam and Aunt Deborah.
The fun we’ve had around that today kept us as busy as if we’d had a normal holiday weekend party at the park, but we – the kids and teens – still had a lot of play time too; and we’ve done a lot of that at the park too. We knew that Nadine had gone into labor by breakfast time, but less than a quarter of the family was at the clinic instead of the park church service; and then we took turns going there for visits throughout the rest of the day to now. The church service seemed quiet compared to a normal holiday weekend – and was; but that was mostly due to muffled singing due to masks; and the teens still did their best to make their contributions to the service lively and fun.
After that, we had a picnic lunch with a pick-up baseball game for entertainment that really wasn’t the same without a championship on the line, but we had fun with that too; and then we spent most of the afternoon playing at the park or swimming in the river; since it has been another hot day. Without any extra activities at the park – like a dance; the picnic started wrapping up by late-afternoon; and we’re going to be having a family and friends barbeque at our house soon. We’re taking a break to get changed and ready for another camping night, and need to move on and get back to the fun; so that’s about all we have for today.
We’ll cover other weekend news and a Cassie-and-Michael report tomorrow – sometime after our guests head home again. We still have a holiday shopping day to look forward to before that happens – and the camping tonight; so we’re sure that the final third of our long weekend will be just as awesome as the first two days have been!
This is Ehlana and Ethan Proctor; live from the hidden home of the Magi of the Light – and May the Magi Force be with you!
