It was a Sunday morning. It was cold and snowing. It was 8:57 and Isabel was still asleep. She slept on her back and hung on the very edge of the bed. She looked like she could fall off any moment. " MORNING!" Elena screamed as she barged into Isabel's room. Isabel continued to sleep, unaware of Elena's presence. " Alright, Isa, time to get up," Elena said. No reply. " Isabel, ya still alive?" Elena asked. She gently poked Isabel, who woke up from the thud when she fell out of her bed. " Oof," she grunted. She squinted, but managed to open her eyes to see Elena staring down at her. " Morning, sleepyhead," Elena said. " I'm wide awake," Isabel replied as she got up.
She put on her winter outfit. " Time to go play in the snow!" she cheered. " Not yet, you have to eat breakfast," Elena replied. " Aw," Isabel complained. She ran into the kitchen, grabbed a carton of milk, and gulped it down. Esteban watched in disgust. " Ugh, do you have to drink out of the carton?" he asked. Isabel stared at him like he was crazy then went back to drinking. Once she drank it all, she threw the carton away in the trash. She ran out of the kitchen as Elena entered the kitchen. She ran to the front door of the castle, but Elena stopped her from going outside. " And where do you think you're going?" she asked. " Outside to play in the snow," Isabel answered. " Not like that you're not," Elena said. " You need to put on your winter gear," she added. " Aw, come on," Isabel complained. " Well, you're gonna get a cold and freeze to death if you don't, young lady," Elena scolded.
Isabel groaned, but put on a winter hat, gloves, coat, and boots. " Can I go now?" she asked. " Yes, you may," Elena answered. Isabel dashed out the door and immediately dived into the snow like it was water. " Ha, ha, ha," Elena laughed at her younger sister's silliness. " Woo hoo!" Isabel cheered. She was covered in snow from head to toe. Gabe and Mateo joined Elena to see what all the commotion was about. Isabel popped out of the snow with a snow mustache. Gabe, Elena, and Mateo laughed. Isabel shook her head, making the snow fall off. " Aw, I was getting ready to take a picture of you with your cute little mustache," Elena said. She and Isabel chuckled.
" What is all the noise about?" someone asked. Esteban walked to where Elena and her friends were. " Oh, Isabel is just having fun in the snow," Elena told him. Isabel smirked. " Yeah, well, close the door, you're letting all the cold air in," Esteban snapped. A bunch of snow smacked him in the face. " He, he, he," Isabel snickered. Esteban wiped the snow off of his face. " Ha, ha, that's whatcha get," Elena remarked. Esteban just scowled and walked away. " Elena, come join me in the snow," Isabel commanded. " Be right there," Elena replied.
She dashed away and came back with her winter gear on. She dived into the snow just like Isabel did. Gabe and Mateo looked at each, both obviously confused. They just shrugged it off. They closed the front door, leaving the sisters alone in the snow. Elena popped out of the snow with a snow beard. " Ha, ha, now you can't make fun of me for having a snow mustache," Isabel teased. She and Elena cracked up laughing after Elena got rid of her snow beard. They both laid in the snow and stared at the sky. Elena put her arm around Isabel's neck. " I love you, Isa," she commented. " I love you too, Elena," Isabel replied.
They both sat up. " I bet I can make a snowman faster than you," Elena said. " You're on!" Isabel replied. They both spent a few hours working on their snowman. " Ha, I got done first," Elena stated. " Mine's bigger though," Isabel remarked. " Is not," Elena argued. " Is too," Isabel argued. They went back and forth until Gabe and Mateo opened the front door. " You guys should probably come in," Mateo suggested. " You've been out there for hours," Gabe added. " Nice snowmen," he complemented. Elena and Isabel smiled.
They came in and Luisa made Elena cookies and hot chocolate, then made Isabel hot chocolate milk. Isabel cleaned up while her hot chocolate milk cooled down. Elena ate her cookies, not minding that snow got in her mouth every time she took a bite. Ten minutes passed, but Isabel didn't come back to drink her chocolate milk. " Where is Isa?" Francisco asked. " She needs to drink her milk," Luisa added. " I'll go check to see what she's doing," Elena told them. " She probably fell asleep," she thought. She went to Isabel's room, and sure enough, she was sleeping in the same exact position she slept in this morning.
Elena ran downstairs, grabbed the chocolate milk, then returned to Isabel's room. She waved the cup in front of her. Isabel sniffed, fell out of her bed, and grabbed the cup from Elena. She fell back asleep after she drank all the milk. Elena just lifted her up and put her back in bed. She covered her with her blanket. Isabel remained unaware of her sister's presence. Elena kissed her little sister on the forehead then left the room to let her sleep in peace.
Isabel woke up one hour later and was ready to play in the snow again. She almost dashed out the door, but Elena stopped her. " And where do you think you're going, missy?" she questioned. " Outside to play in the snow," Isabel answered. " Number one, you don't have your winter gear on, number two, you already played in the snow a lot today, plus it's even colder than it was earlier," Elena told her. " Aw," Isabel groaned. " Why don't you go invent something or work on one of your inventions," Elena suggested. Isabel nodded and walked away. That was some morning.
