Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 24th Birthday, Michael!
This has really felt like an all-weekend party; and the fun is going to continue as we’re currently transitioning from an afternoon of fun at Cassie and Michael’s house to a buffet birthday dinner at the Inn! Ethan and I are getting changed and ready for that now; so this will just be a quick report.
Valerie’s birthday barbeque dinner and outdoor movies were awesome and a big hit with her friends. Naomi and I ended up going along to the Malloy’s cottage for the night when Valerie wanted the extra girls with her – including Leah and Hailey and Brianna and Faith; and Mom and Dad got stuck with a major gang of boys that Ethan and Aiden didn’t really manage to keep out of trouble for the rest of the night. They also stayed up way too late with video gaming; and some of the boys were not much fun to be around this morning either before or during church and Sunday school. The parents with gangs of kids got extra help with breakfast and getting the kids ready for church; and I can report that we had the easiest time of that this morning with the girls.
Church and Sunday school were great, but let’s also add that Jake and Stephanie hosted a Stone family birthday breakfast for Michael – though they did that at his house; and Rowen and Tim were among the guests and work helpers. They had fun too – especially with the next-gen kids, and while we missed that; it was also the only time available for Michael’s family to share with him when they were busy with work on the farm or at the Inn or Pizzeria. Cassie and Michael’s house was party central from lunch time to now too; and we helped with kid control and some of the work too as we mostly played around the yard and in or on the river while enjoying what has ended up being a sunny, warm day with a high that has topped eighty while we also missed out on the forecast showers that didn’t arrive at all. Michael has had a good day so far; his birthday fun with family and friends will wrap up with the buffet dinner at the Inn; and we don’t need to comment on what Cassie has planned for him after she takes him home from the Inn in a few hours!
Ethan and I are going to have Naomi and Aiden with us for another sleepover, so we don’t want to be on our computers later tonight; and plan on enjoying the co-ed teen time and possibly an early start to the co-ed napping too after a couple of very late nights. We’ll let you know how the rest of our day goes for us with the next report, but that’s all for this one; and we need to meet up with our dates and get to the Inn to help out with a bit of birthday decorating. That’ll be at a minimum, since the early buffet is already going on and there might be some overflow into the smaller dining rooms if the main room is full, but we’ll deal with that as needed; and include that news too if needed.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
