Chapter eleven

The two greatest birthdays

This year P.J. didn't want to have a birthday party. This was because she was very shy and didn't have much friends. Instead she wanted a day out with just her parents, grandparents and grams. So Phoebe arranged a fun day, they were going to the aquarium, the inside animal zoo, the reptile house and skating.

After breakfast P.J. put on one of her favourite dresses and met her mom in the attic. Grams and Patty had already been summoned. The four of them headed down to the living room where the rest of the family were, there they waited for Victor.

"Wait I changed my mind" P.J. stated looking at her sister, and said "I want Parker to come too."

Phoebe agreed and Parker quickly went to get dressed. By the time she came down ready to go, Victor had just arrived. P.J. and Parker gave him a hug, the then the seven one of them left the manor. The other adults were going to babysit baby Patty for the day.

First they had an arranged tour at the reptile house, and their tour guide was waiting from them at the front desk. P.J. was so happy to be there she gave the tour guide a hug.

"Sorry about that" Coop said pulling P.J. off the tour guide.

"It's ok, I'm guessing you're the birthday girl?"

"Yes, I've seven now" P.J. informed proudly.

"Anyways hi, I'm your tour guide for the day, my name is Amelia" the tour guide stated with a smile.

Amelia went over the basic rules and expectations then the tour began. They saw all kinds of reptiles and amphibians such as different kinds of frogs, lizards, turtles… The girls got the pet some of them the reptiles, even a baby alligator. They also good to feed some of them, which Parker loved and P.J. found gross. At the end of the tour P.J. and Parker both got to pick out one souvenir. P.J. picked out a children information book on all the reptiles. Parker picked out an alligator slinky.

Next they went to the inside zoo, they had an arranged tour guide here to named Zack.. This was an inside place that had animals such as rabbits, monkeys, and other small animals that could be kept inside during winter. As soon as the girls saw the bunnies their focus was on nothing else.

"Can we keep one" Parker asked pointing to a sign that said the bunnies were for sale.

"No, if I bring any more animals in the house Auntie Piper will send me to Timbuktu" Phoebe replied, and the tour guide laughed thinking it was a joke, however the others knew Piper would actually send her there.

When they were looking at the monkeys Parker was imitating them. This must have offended one of the monkeys because it stuck its tongue out at her. This instantly put a stop to Parkers' imitation of them.

"Moneys are so rude" Parker stated as the moved on.

When the girls got bored they went out for lunch, but not to a restaurant. They had a picnic outside in a large field that was very far away from the zoo. Of course Grams and Patty didn't eat anything since they're dead and unable to eat.

While they eat Grams and Patty told them funny stories about life in the spirit realm. They seemed to be more gossip there than in real life. P.J. knew she was different from the other children, she knew death wasn't the end just another new beginning that was ended by being born into a new life, which only happened to mortals.

"So how does it work exactly, being reborn" P.J. asked.

"Well every time a woman in life is pregnant, the elder chose one of the mortals in the spirit realm to reborn to that pregnant woman" Grams explained.

"How do the Elder chose whose reborn to who" Parker asked.

"Well the Elders have a file of everyone in the spirit realm, they try to match personalities. You know everyone has similar personalities and fears in every life" Patty replied.

Most children wouldn't have understood this one bit, maybe not even some adults. However P.J. and Parker were wise beyond their years. This was due to having magical blood, all magical children are smarter and wiser then mortal children. They also learn faster than other children do, this part of being part of the magical world was rewarding.

After lunch the family went to the aquarium, this time they didn't have a tour guide and were free to roam around. P.J. was in love with all the different kinds of fish and other species there. Patty even caught Parker trying to steal one of the gold fish.

It wasn't long after when the girls were getting tired of walking around. Parker was complaining it smelt bad simply because she was tired. So Phoebe and Coop decided to end it short and brought the girls to the souvenir shop. Parker and P.J. were both cranky are were fighting over one toy, Grams solved it by pointing out there was two of the same toy.

P.J. was so tired she didn't want to go skating anymore, and Parker was half asleep. So the adults decided it was the end of the birthday celebration and the beginning of nap time. P.J. had good day though and was happy having special time with her parents, grandparents and, Grams and sister without the other children around.

Two days later it was phoebe's birthday, she was then thirty nine years old. For her birthday she went out with Billie, Christy, Darryl, Sheila and Elise. What she didn't know was back at the manor the family was setting up for her surprise birthday party.

Phoebe and her friends went to see a new action movie which turned to be pretty good. Afterwards they went out for coffee and talked about parenting gone wrong. Which was stories of when they no idea what to do or did something that made it ten times worse. For Elise her stories were about her babysitting her niece Alyssa and things went wrong.

The last thing they did before going back to the manor was skating. Phoebe loved to skate and even knew a few moves. Billie and Christy showed off the figure skating moves they had learned from their childhood lessons. Phoebe had a good time just hanging out with the adults and not having to worry about where her children were and what they were doing.

At the manor Henry Jr. and Payton were in charge of keeping a look out for Phoebe and the others. When they arrived at the house Payton went around screaming "They're back!" Piper turned out all the lights and the entire family hid.

"Hmm they must have gone out" Phoebe stated when they got in.

Then when Phoebe turned on the lights every jumped in-front of her screaming "surprise happy birthday Phoebe!" Phoebe was so surprised and happy, she hugged her family over and over again. Besides the family she lives with, and the friends she had gone out with, they were a few other people there. Grams, Patty and Victor were there, along with one of Phoebe's oldest friends. Elise's sister Rebecca and her niece Alyssa were there, along with Mikey and Darryl junior. Austin and little two year old Ginny were also there as well.

"You guys" Phoebe stated.

"How could we not celebrate your birthday, you're getting old sis" Prue teased.

Phoebe looked around at her family and finally began to realize, everyone was getting older. Wyatt was no longer that little toddler who conjured the dragon, he was now a preteen and holding baby Paris like an adult. Chris was no longer a bratty revengeful child, he was a handsome young pre-teen. Melinda, P.J. and the twins were starting to learn about the world and mature. Even the littlest kids were getting older and bigger by the minute. Prue was already forty four and Piper was already forty one, and Paige was thirty seven.

It was just one of those moments when you look around and remember who far you've come. Paige was now an advanced witch, and seemed as though yesterday Piper was chasing after her reversing all her stupidity with magic. Little Patty was already eleven months old, and Paris was already four months old. The year was almost over and seemed as though the New Year's Eve party had been yesterday.

Everyone gathered in the kitchen of living for supper. As she ate Phoebe watched the children she hadn't realized the big difference in behaviour and altitude during meal times. Wyatt and Chris were talking that new girl at school, Wyatt's relationship from February didn't last long. Melinda, P.J., Tamora, Kat, Henry Jr. and Parker were making each other laugh. Payton was helping littler brother pour juice into his cup, Preston used his manned and thanked her. Patty was using her fork all by herself, and Paris was being a baby and enjoying her bottle.

Before it was the complete opposite, Wyatt and Chris would be arguing. Melinda, P.J. and Henry Jr. would be the only ones behaving. The twins would be stealing each other's food and giving tit to the dog or throwing food at each other. Parker would complaining because she didn't get the meal she had wanted. Payton would be throwing her food on the floor, and Preston would be copying her thinking it's funny.

After supper Piper and Leo brought out the cake and sang the birthday song. Phoebe felt like she was having her fifth birthday all over again. It was the same type of cake with the same decorations. Phoebe had a wonderful birthday and didn't think it could ever be topped. A party filled with funny and silly family and friends was all she needed.