Ethan:
It’s late; we need to get to sleep while we
can to be ready for the birthday fun tomorrow; and I’m going to keep my side of
this update short.
Aiden and I had breakfast at the Inn with
Mom, Ehlana, Naomi, and others instead of waiting for the breakfast buffet to
continue after the shoppers headed for the city. We checked in with Aiden’s parents after
that; and then Aiden and I spent most of the rest of the day biking the trails,
hanging out at the park with our friends, and swimming a lot. We had a picnic lunch at the park; and were
at the bakery for dinner. We did that in
the back room with Aiden’s Dad while his Mom stayed in the store; and then we
did more biking on the trails until Mom, Ehlana, and Naomi got home again.
We met up with them while they caught the
end of the annual sales here at home; helped out with unloading the minivan and
Dad’s truck after that; and hung out around the house until Cassie and Mandy
got home. There was more work to do
then; had a break while Cassie and Michael did a visit to the pizzeria; and
then more chat time with them – and with Rowen and Tim – before Mom sent all of
us to bed. Okay, she didn’t send Rowen
and Tim to bed, but they have to work in the morning and were ready to go home
by then anyway. Add in a last bedtime
chat in Ehlana’s room with Cassie and Michael; and that’s my news for today.
Ethan – out!
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Ehlana:
The breakfast buffet was a great way to
start our day; the trip to the city was quieter; and then our shopping
adventure was amazing – and I’m not saying that because we didn’t have a gang
of boys with us today! ;^)
Naomi and I would have made exceptions for
Ethan and Aiden, but there’s no doubt that our shopping was easier without the
guys around; and lunchtime and dinner were much better without the guys and
their kind of food fun. The shopping
details aren’t that important, but we successfully picked up our summer
wardrobes; a few extra treats; and the usual gifts and cards that we’ll need
for summer birthdays, anniversaries, and other events. Dad met up with us at Wal-Mart to help out
with the space in his truck for supplies; we picked up fast food to go for the
trip home; and then Dad did some running around to deliver supplies once we got
home while Mom let us do the bonus shopping before we headed home too.
Ethan’s covered the news since then, though
Naomi and Aiden went home tonight instead of staying with us; so they weren’t
with us for the Cassie and Michael chat time.
I’m ready to get some sleep now too, so I’ll do that; and we’ll have a
lot more to write about tomorrow – if we get time for that around all of the
birthday adventures we have on the schedule!
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
