Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 12th Birthday, Valerie Malloy!
Before we get to the birthday stories; let’s cover the rest of our news from Friday. At the top of that list, our team won the game against Sweetwater Ponds by a score of thirty to fifteen; Aaron had another good game; and earned another touchdown as well as being the top player for yards gained. We should add that Aaron doesn’t play very much on defense; since the bigger players take care of most of those jobs. The home games are more-fun thanks to having family and friends with us for the entertainment; and we had bonus fun last night thanks to cameo visits by the Malloys and other visitors. Ethan and I hosted our four best friends for the night after the game, but Aiden and I were on our own for a while first because Aaron and Naomi took Sophia and Ethan along for the team post-game party before they joined us in the lounge. We didn’t mind, since the alone time was nice to have; and we actually were alone for a while because Cassie and Michael hosted Valerie, Marcus, and their friends for a sleepover that allowed some of our favorite parents to have some kid-free time at the Malloy’s cottage. Our co-ed sleepover didn’t get started until the wee hours of this morning, but we had fun with the cuddle time, movie, and teen chat time; and then the short nap time was followed by some Magi fatigue healing ahead of Tai Chi by the river.
Our morning workout and a hot breakfast was followed by a chores morning; and then it was time to play for the rest of the day while celebrating Valerie’s special day. Mom and Dad are hosting that ongoing event to have room for all of the guests. Lunch wasn’t officially part of the party, but many of the guests were here; the official party started soon after lunch; and the top afternoon adventure was a trail ride at our favorite ranch. Ethan, Naomi, Aiden, and I helped with the kid control for the ride; and this is a good place to mention that Valerie and her three best friends like Ethan and Aiden more than Naomi and I liked! Naomi had no problem with warning the girls off from her boyfriend, and that didn’t get weird, so we mostly had fun with that too along with the horse riding and outdoor time.
We’re home from the ranch and there have been some outdoor games and even a short swim since then; and now Ethan and I are multi-tasking some work with this update because we’re in charge of getting set up for outdoor movies after dark while the barbeque birthday dinner is being readied by the adults and some other volunteers. The weather is good again today for all of that, but we’re going to be busy for the rest of the day and split up for our overnight plans; so now is the perfect time for this report. The dinner and movies plans are for the family and friends attending Valerie’s party; Ethan and Aiden will be hosting the guys at our house tonight – including Marcus and his buddy; and Valerie will have her girlfriends with her at the Malloy’s cottage. With what will likely end up being a gang of guys here, I’m going home with Naomi after the movies; and we’re okay with a girls-only night when we expect that Zack and Eli will be among the guys staying here.
The rest of our stories for today will need to wait for tomorrow night, so stay tuned for that; and we’ll get back to all of the work and fun still ahead of us.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
