Ethan and Ehlana:
Happy 10th Birthday, Leah Ayres!
Another day, another family birthday; and we’ve been busy all day too.
Tai Chi by the river was chilly this morning, but we loved getting to share that with Naomi and Aiden; and the bonus special breakfast worked for us too! The weather continues to warm, and while we only reached the mid-sixties; that worked well-enough for our academic adventures that were fun and not at all newsworthy today. The busy kicked up a few notches after school because we started out with some work at Rowen and Tim’s apartment – cleaning up from the work that was done during the rest of the day to that point; and then we needed to get over to the park in time for Leah and Hailey’s ball practice at five-thirty. Zack and Eli were at the school for their practice at the same time, so Aiden and I biked there for a quick visit too, but our ‘job’ at the park was to help out with Leah’s birthday party-dinner; taking care of the younger kids; and the work that went along with getting the food ready for the picnic dinner. Pizzeria pizza was the main food, but there were sides and snacks, drinks, and more that needed to be set up in time for the end of that round of ball practices.
We needed to eat too because we had our ball practices starting at seven o’clock, so we fit in that little break too. Ehlana, Naomi, and their team practices are at the school this season, so we needed to split up for that; and Aiden and I were at the same diamond that Leah and Hailey had been practicing at; so we had a bit more interaction as they transitioned to the birthday party and we got started with our practice. That’s also why we had more spectators watching our baseball workout; and some of our friends had a tough time focusing on the game with so many slices of pizza being munched on in the bleachers! We missed out on most of the birthday fun for Leah, so it wasn’t until we were finished our practice that we found out what she got for gifts and the gossip that included some annoyances from Zack, Eli, and some of the other guys.
By then, it was time for us to get to work again – this time to help out with packing up the picnic and the rest of the gear and getting it back to several homes. We weren’t allowed to help out at house or apartment after that because we were too-dirty, but Mom and Dad didn’t do more tonight either because Mom had done enough already; and Dad still had work to get done in the office. Before we get to that, we really need to mention that Mom is coaching Ehlana’s team and Dad is coaching mine. Uncle Adam and Uncle Mark are coaching Zack’s team; and we should add that Caleb and Sebastian are on that team this year too – and a possible reason for why they’re getting teased about needing two coaches! The trade-off for having some of our favorite parents for coaches this year is that they won’t be playing co-ed ball this year; and that’s mostly because they’re all too-busy to keep up with that – especially right now with getting ready for having Cassie and Michael home and extra work happening at Dad’s office, the lab, and med center.
Moving along, after getting home, Mom sent us upstairs for bath or Jacuzzi time; and we won’t comment on what Mom and Dad were doing while we were busy with that; since Dad didn’t get started on his work right away; and they both had damp hair and clean clothes when we met up with them again for a quick bedtime chat and snack. Mom did a short Magi lesson with us; and then we came upstairs again and got to our twin chat and computing fun. We don’t really have anything important to report about any of that – or at least we don’t want to cover any of the news of the day from around the world; so that’s pretty much it for tonight. We’ve had an awesome day; we’re glad that Leah’s had a good birthday that is likely still going on with the sleepover she’s doing with a few friends; and we’re expecting the fun to continue tomorrow. We want to be ready for the action, so that’s all for now; and we’re out of here and heading for dreamland soon.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
