Ethan and Ehlana:
Happy 36th Birthday, Uncle Nick!
While starting with that news, we can also include the rest of our story from last night; since the dinner at the Inn and party back at Cassie and Michael’s house were for Michael’s and Uncle Nick’s birthdays – and that was mostly so that we could do one party instead of two. Ehlana and I were in charge of a group of kids during that meal, so we weren’t in on very much of either birthday roasting, but we had fun; Naomi and Aiden were with us and semi-officially on dates with us too; and we collectively did still get in on some of the birthday entertainment including the cakes, song, wishes, and the rest of the usual birthday fun. Kid control was still part of our evening after the transition to Cassie and Michael’s house. We helped with some outdoor play time while the adults were having some social time as we all made that move; there was some video gaming for some of the guys after that; and then our main entertainment for the evening was a movie on the big screen that we loved because of the quality cuddle time. The action flick that Michael and Uncle Nick got to choose was good too, but also kid-friendly; and not exactly cerebrally-challenging. The party wound down quickly after that, and we went home with Mom and Dad without overnight guests – mostly because we had a busy day on the schedule for today. We did walk Aiden and Naomi to their homes along the way; got teased for our respective good night hugs and kisses by the group of spectators that were walking toward their homes with us; and eventually headed for our beds after getting home and taking care of Silkie and a few chores.
The weather for a chores day has been great, and that’s been great for us – while also meaning that we could work hard all day too. Tai Chi by the river was at dawn; we had a quick breakfast; and then got right to work. The fall chores list is very long, and the only thing that is changing more as we get older is that we’re doing more of them with our best friends and some cousins at multiple homes. That doesn’t always make the work faster – especially when it comes to working with Zack and Eli, but we are a great team with Naomi and Aiden; and we got a lot done today at a total of five homes. There isn’t much to write about for the specific chores, but in addition to the usual gardening and lawn care, we also helped with exterior work on houses, garages, and storage barns that ranged from some painting to power-washing siding and cleaning windows and more.
That brings us up to now, and we are currently getting cleaned up and ready for the babysitting evening we will be doing with Naomi and Aiden. A group of our favorite parents will be going out to Sheldon’s with Uncle Nick and Aunt Deborah, but some of our cousins will be here for a Pizzeria pizza dinner too. We’re doing this update early because we expect to be too-busy later – especially with Zack and Eli here for the night too. We get to have some of our younger cousins as well – and we’re including Sierra and Stuart in that group; since we consider them as ‘in-law’ cousins through Michael. While we’re thinking about Michael, he and Cassie are hosting Leah and Sebastian for the night – along with Hailey and Caleb, and while that is also a kid-free night gift for Uncle Nick; it is also mostly their chance to spend time with Leah and Sebastian ahead of the South America trip. Leah and Hailey also really appreciate doing that instead of being stuck here with Zack and Eli; and I’ll skip over the specific jokes and comments from pretty much all of the girls that will be here tonight that relate to wishing they were going to be there tonight instead of here! I understand that; and will try my best to help everyone to have a fun night here – even with the potential Zack and Eli challenges.
The rest of our news from tonight can wait for our next update. We need to get back to the real world again, since the incoming kids and tweens will be arriving anytime now; and we need to help Mom and Dad with getting ready to feed them – including going out to pick up the pizza order. Feel free to flip digital pages and read on whenever you’re doing that in our future; and we’ll get back to finding out what will happen in our imminent future right now! ;^)
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
