"Rosie! Xavier! Come on! We don't want to be late for Jason's birthday party!" Mel called up the stairs to her teenage twins. Rosie and Xavier, now fourteen, ran down the stairs, each holding a book; Xavier, his sketchbook, and Rosie, her latest novel. "You are going to talk to your cousins, right? You know they love hanging out with you," Mel said, seeing the sketchbook and novel in her kids' hands. "Yes, mom," they said in unison, causing her to laugh. "Okay, okay!" she giggled, holding her hands up in surrender.
"Where's dad?" Xavier asked, holding his mom's hand as the family walked out to the garage. "He's already at the park, Jay and Nya asked for his help to make sure the preparations were finished," Mel explained as Rosie held her other hand.
"Who's going to be there?" Rosie asked. "Everyone's going to be there; the Brookstones', the Flamelys', the Garmadons', and of course the Walkers'. " Mel explained.
Jay and Nya have Jason and Kara, she is two years younger than her brother. Cole and Sarah have Tony and Amora, ages twelve and ten. Kai and Gabby have twins, Zack and Sophie who are eleven, and Jackie, who is nine, she has Kai's attitude and is her daddy's girl. Lloyd and Izzy have Gideon, Aurora and Anna; Gideon and Aurora were adopted at a young age, now they are ten years old, Anna is their only child that continues the Garmadon bloodline, she is three years younger than her adopted siblings. Xavier, Rosie, Jason, Tony, Amora, Jackie, and Anna are the only kids who have their parents' elements.
"Daddy brought the presents with him when he left, in case you were wondering," Mel said, starting the car. "What's going to be at the party?" Xavier asked as Rosie plugged her headphones into her mp3. "I think there's a bounce house, Jay ordered a cotton candy machine, there's going to be games to play, and I think a campfire for when it gets dark out," she explained. They pulled out of the garage and drove to the New Ninjago City Park.