Disclaimer: You know the drill. Also, I don't own or have anything to do
with "Chuck E. Cheese's", mentioned in this chapter.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing everyone. I love reviews! Hehe. Enjoy and review...oh and for those of you who don't have Chuck E. Cheeses where you live, it is a place with pizza and all these video games and stuff for kids.
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Still Going Strong
Chapter 4: A Day Out
Cecilia smiled and hung up the phone. She looked around, not seeing any of her children, other than Charlie, who was sprawled out on the sofa, sound asleep watching Barney. She walked down the hall to her kid's rooms. She opened Ethan's door first, and saw both her son and daughter playing a board game on the floor.
"Hey you two, Aunt Sarah called. She's taking Chloe and Sean up to Chuck E. Cheese's for the afternoon, and she's invited us to come!"
"Yay! I love Chuck E. Cheese's!" Cried Ethan, jumping up and knocking over the game board.
"Is Emily coming?" Asked Rachel.
"Not this time." Cecilia told her daughter.
"But why?" The 7-year-old protested.
"Because she went to a friend's house today." She said.
"Oh." Rachel said sadly.
"So come on guys, let's go. Clean this up while I get Charlie and his things."
"OK." Answered Rachel and Ethan. Cecilia grabbed Charlie's diaper bag and stroller. She put the stroller in the trunk of their car, and went in to get Rachel and Ethan, who were ready to go. They got in the car while she lifted the sleeping Charlie into the air and carried him to his car seat. He began to cry.
"Shh, shh." Whispered Cecilia, trying to calm her young son. He fell back asleep after she buckled him in. When they arrived, Rachel and Ethan jumped out and raced ahead while Cecilia moved the sleeping one-year-old into his stroller. She pushed him inside. They quickly found Sarah, sitting alone.
"Where is everyone?" Cecilia asked, peering around.
"Sean is playing on the jet ski game, and Chloe is playing in the baby ball pit." She pointed Chloe out, about five feet away from them. Immediately Rachel and Ethan began to jump up and down.
"Tokens!" Cried Ethan.
"Please." Added Rachel. Cecilia handed her kids each 10 tokens, which they were instructed to "use wisely" and they were off. Cecilia wheeled Charlie up next to her, and she sat down.
"Hello!" Sarah said warmly.
"Hey!" Greeted Cecilia. "I'm so glad you called. The kids were so excited to come!" Cecilia smiled.
"So were mine. Aww, look at the baby." Sarah said. Cecilia laughed.
"Which one?" She asked, pointing from Charlie to Sarah's stomach and back to Charlie again."
"Charlie!" Sarah said, jokingly. "I'm sure you didn't know which one I was talking about..." They laughed.
"Aunt Cec...Cecilia!" Cried Chloe, running over and jumping into her aunt's lap. "Guess what!"
"What?" Cecilia asked.
"My birthday is in 9 days!" She cried, showing her aunt nine finger, just in case she hadn't heard her correctly.
"Wow! And then how old will you be...1...2?" She asked.
"3!" Chloe exclaimed. Cecilia laughed.
"3? Wow! You're getting so big. I'll have to watch out!"
"Yeah." Said Chloe, loving her attention. Something caught her eye in the ball pit and she leaped off her Aunt's lap and ran and jumped back into the pit, giggling loudly.
The rest of the afternoon was fun, eating pizza, talking, and the kids getting to play. After a few hours, they said their good byes, and drove home, with smiles on their faces.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing everyone. I love reviews! Hehe. Enjoy and review...oh and for those of you who don't have Chuck E. Cheeses where you live, it is a place with pizza and all these video games and stuff for kids.
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Still Going Strong
Chapter 4: A Day Out
Cecilia smiled and hung up the phone. She looked around, not seeing any of her children, other than Charlie, who was sprawled out on the sofa, sound asleep watching Barney. She walked down the hall to her kid's rooms. She opened Ethan's door first, and saw both her son and daughter playing a board game on the floor.
"Hey you two, Aunt Sarah called. She's taking Chloe and Sean up to Chuck E. Cheese's for the afternoon, and she's invited us to come!"
"Yay! I love Chuck E. Cheese's!" Cried Ethan, jumping up and knocking over the game board.
"Is Emily coming?" Asked Rachel.
"Not this time." Cecilia told her daughter.
"But why?" The 7-year-old protested.
"Because she went to a friend's house today." She said.
"Oh." Rachel said sadly.
"So come on guys, let's go. Clean this up while I get Charlie and his things."
"OK." Answered Rachel and Ethan. Cecilia grabbed Charlie's diaper bag and stroller. She put the stroller in the trunk of their car, and went in to get Rachel and Ethan, who were ready to go. They got in the car while she lifted the sleeping Charlie into the air and carried him to his car seat. He began to cry.
"Shh, shh." Whispered Cecilia, trying to calm her young son. He fell back asleep after she buckled him in. When they arrived, Rachel and Ethan jumped out and raced ahead while Cecilia moved the sleeping one-year-old into his stroller. She pushed him inside. They quickly found Sarah, sitting alone.
"Where is everyone?" Cecilia asked, peering around.
"Sean is playing on the jet ski game, and Chloe is playing in the baby ball pit." She pointed Chloe out, about five feet away from them. Immediately Rachel and Ethan began to jump up and down.
"Tokens!" Cried Ethan.
"Please." Added Rachel. Cecilia handed her kids each 10 tokens, which they were instructed to "use wisely" and they were off. Cecilia wheeled Charlie up next to her, and she sat down.
"Hello!" Sarah said warmly.
"Hey!" Greeted Cecilia. "I'm so glad you called. The kids were so excited to come!" Cecilia smiled.
"So were mine. Aww, look at the baby." Sarah said. Cecilia laughed.
"Which one?" She asked, pointing from Charlie to Sarah's stomach and back to Charlie again."
"Charlie!" Sarah said, jokingly. "I'm sure you didn't know which one I was talking about..." They laughed.
"Aunt Cec...Cecilia!" Cried Chloe, running over and jumping into her aunt's lap. "Guess what!"
"What?" Cecilia asked.
"My birthday is in 9 days!" She cried, showing her aunt nine finger, just in case she hadn't heard her correctly.
"Wow! And then how old will you be...1...2?" She asked.
"3!" Chloe exclaimed. Cecilia laughed.
"3? Wow! You're getting so big. I'll have to watch out!"
"Yeah." Said Chloe, loving her attention. Something caught her eye in the ball pit and she leaped off her Aunt's lap and ran and jumped back into the pit, giggling loudly.
The rest of the afternoon was fun, eating pizza, talking, and the kids getting to play. After a few hours, they said their good byes, and drove home, with smiles on their faces.