Ethan's and Ehlana's Journals - December 31, 2022

 

Ethan and Ehlana:

Happy New Year’s Eve Day!

Happy Proctor Family Christmas!

Mom and Dad have been hosting the family events today – though we’re really just getting started on all of the fun; since it is only coming up on lunchtime now.

As we expected, we don’t have much time for any computing, but we can report that the parents decided to do the gift exchange this morning instead of later; and our family Christmas dinner is not going to be a major event because we’re all going to the party and dinner at the Inn tonight!  Yes, Ehlana and I already have official dates, and that’s partially why the gift exchange was this morning – because the girls want time this afternoon to get ready for our night out!

Moving along, we can offer more details sometime in the new year, but we want to mention a couple of bits of news now; including one that we probably should have mentioned sooner.  For that one, it’s about Brianna.  She got a puppy for Christmas – from the same dog family as Silkie.  Her name is Lady; she is adorable; and today has been the first time that she’s spent a lot of time at our house – and with Silkie.  We’ll predict that our pets will become very good friends – though we should add that Mandy was not very interested in puppy games even if she was interested in the new member of the family!

Finally, we want to mention that this year is going out on a warm note, so compared to the Christmas freeze; this is awesome!  We’ll hit the high-fifties this afternoon, and even better than that; the New Year’s Day forecast is for even-warmer – into the low-sixties!  Some outdoor fun will likely be part of our plans for the rest of the weekend, but we’ll keep you posted on that and everything else from our amazing holiday weekend adventures – once it slows down enough around here for us to do that!  For now, we need to go; so we’re out of here!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Ethan's and Ehlana's Journals - December 30, 2022

 

Ethan and Ehlana:

Happy 5^th Anniversary, Josiah and Christina!

We would offer more on their special day, but none of us are involved because they’ve gone away on an anniversary vacation!  If there is anything we can tell you about their adventures after they get home again; we’ll let you know!

As for our adventures, our evening with Aiden and his family was awesome; the co-ed sofa sleepover was definitely a favorite part of our day!  Tai Chi for four was indoors; we had breakfast with Aiden’s Mom, sister, and Leah; and then we were put to work for the rest of the morning.  It wasn’t as warm out today, but we still went out for some fresh air, biking, and some hang-out time with some other friends for a couple of hours.  We came home again – to our house – by mid-afternoon; and now we’re about to welcome our first incoming holiday weekend guests.  We’re ready for that, but we’re also expecting to be busy for the rest of the day; so this early update is coming your way so that we don’t need to try and fit it in later.

Expect another early update for our last report of the year because of New Year’s Eve, but we’ll figure that out tomorrow; since we will also be fitting in our family Christmas along with the rest of the fun.  We’re fairly-talented and can make that happen; so stay tuned for the next few updates while we move on and get back to living those future family stories! ;^)

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Ethan's and Ehlana's Journals - December 29, 2022

 

Ethan and Ehlana:

Okay, we’re overdue for a big update, but we’re also about to vacate the house for a sleepover at Aiden’s; and don’t want to take our computers; so that extended report is just going to have to wait for another night – or might not happen; since we’re also heading into another holiday weekend and the Proctor clan Christmas adventures!

With that in mind, and in no useful order; let’s get this started and quickly-done!

Our adventures today started with indoor Tai Chi; a major breakfast with all of our friends; and then a day of cleaning up from the party and sleepover and then getting the house ready for our weekend guests.  Going back further, Seth’s party was a major hit with our friends.  After the lunch that about half of our friends were here for yesterday, we did a bike ride with everyone that we could put on a bike; only the main trails were usable; and the playground fun was too-chilly to last for long.  The video gaming, movies, and the rest of our afternoon fun and games was really great; the Pizzeria pizza with some finger food sides was a blast of fun that doesn’t really need to be described here when some of the guys were really scary while demolishing pizza and drinks.  Seth enjoyed getting a ton of gifts, since we really did go all-out to make this birthday one for him to remember forever; and the two Olde Bakery cakes possibly got demolished in record-breaking time!

Our evening included more video games; some contests with prizes; and then wrapped up with a movie that Seth got to pick and that the couples enjoyed the most.  We really didn’t get to have a co-ed sofa sleepover last night because the girls took over the lounge after that movie.  There were some goodnight hugs and kisses; and that didn’t just happen for Ehlana and me with Aiden or Naomi, but let’s not go there either.

What really matters, as always, is that we’ve had an amazing couple of days; we’re going to have quieter fun tonight with Aiden and his family; and we need to get to that fun so we’re out of here!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Ethan's and Ehlana's Journals - December 28, 2022

 

Ethan and Ehlana:

Happy 11^th Birthday, Seth Green!

This is a late-morning update because we’ve decided that we’ll be too-busy to do a full report by the end of the night!

This is going to be a special day for us because we – Seth’s friends – decided that he should finally get to have a major party for his birthday.  Thanks to it finally falling on a mid-week day between the holiday weekends, even though his family is still very busy with holiday-related work on the farms and greenhouses; they’ve agreed to let us host that party for him at our house!  That works for us, since we could also make sure it was a co-ed party; and our friends will let us get away with that – probably because at least half of them have or want to cross over to the next level anyway.

Moving along, Mom and Dad agreed to all of this, though we have to do most of the work; and we’ll get some help from Cassie and Michael too.  Everything is ready; so now we’re waiting for Seth and our guests to arrive.  The weather is decent, so some outdoor play time and maybe even some biking will be part of the fun; and we have plans for the rest of the day too that include a major Pizzeria pizza and Olde Bakery cakes dinner.  We’ll have all of our friends here for the night too, but most of them are not ready to attempt co-ed sleepovers; so most of the guys will be on the second floor except for Aiden and me; and the girls will be on the rest of the third floor except for my room – including camping in the lounge to have room for all of them.

The rest of the story can wait for our next report.  We’re ready to go here; so the fun should really get going anytime now!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Ethan's and Ehlana's Journals - December 27, 2022

 

Ethan and Ehlana:

This is a short, early update because we’re getting ready for a co-ed sleepover at Naomi’s house; and we’re not taking our computers along with us tonight.

Our morning included chores that Naomi and Aiden eventually came over to help us with because some of the work was to get ready for a party we’re hosting tomorrow.  We’ll save the rest of that story for tomorrow.  Once the work was done, we had lunch with Mom; and then we had a play afternoon with about half of that time spent outdoors and at the park.  Cassie and Michael joined us for some of that fun after helping Rebecca at the Pizzeria; and they’ll be busy for the rest of the day too while we’re at Naomi’s house.

That’s been our day-so-far, and we need to get going soon; so that’s it for this report.  Stay tuned; since we’re sure that tomorrow is going to be one of those really awesome, special days! ;^)

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!