Ethan and Ehlana:
Happy 16th Birthday, Jeremy!
We’ve had another awesome day, but let’s cover our news from yesterday afternoon.
The anniversary dinner was a blast, and while we were not in the loop for the roasting fun for our aunt and uncle; we had a lot of fun with our cousins and friends. We had some play time that kept us busy through until the campfire started; and then we had a blast with the music, dancing, scary stories, and more. Most of the adults did not stay up late, but we were among the teens and tweens that did stay up really late – including a late-night swim and riverside cuddling and chat time. We didn’t have co-ed camping last night because we had junior tent mates, but we barely had time for a nap anyway.
We were still up early for Tai Chi by the river; we went to the Inn for a special buffet breakfast. That was a highlight of the day, but the fun kept rolling along - though we had some work mixed in for a while too as we got ready to head for Quarry Lake. We packed up most of the tents and dealt with our camping gear; the adults took care of getting everything ready for our day trip; and then we headed out to the campground and spent the rest of the day through to dinnertime playing and swimming. There was a picnic lunch too, but in my case; I didn’t actually eat very much because I took advantage of that breakfast buffet and wasn’t really hungry. I know, that is shocking for a tween guy, but it does happen now and then! ;^)
We did not do a major family dinner today, but Mom and Dad had some extra guests at our house – including the Seagers and Drapers; and then we went to the park for the co-ed ball game. Our team – the Warriors – earned a big and early win over the Rawhide Rangers; and the game ended after the fifth inning thanks to the mercy rule. We didn’t watch much of that game because we helped to keep the younger kids entertained, but by the end of the game; we were ready to head home and wind down toward a comparatively-early bedtime.
That wasn’t true for everyone, since Kaitlyn, Kara, and Ryan are with Jeremy tonight while continuing to help him celebrate his birthday; and some of the cousins are doing sleepovers too. We don’t have any guests tonight; our best friends are with their own families tonight; and that works for us again because we’re tired and need to break from all of the non-stop fun! That’s also all we have for tonight; so we’re going to wrap this up and get started on that quality down time!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
