A second later Lori came back out. She had just gone inside to grab a drink.
"Mommy swim," Myra spoke after a while.
"You wanna go swimming sweetie?"
"Yes!" Myra squealed.
"Alright. You wanna go too Julie?"
"Yes!" Julie squealed.
Callen and Lori changed the girls in their swimsuits again. Callen and Lori were still wearing their swimsuits, they had just put some clothes over it. With the girls they walked to the swimming pool. They put the floaties on the girls' arms before taking them to the pool. They took the girls' pool riders with them. They had pink dolphin pool riders with the vin as a canopy. Callen inflated their pool riders as Lori put the floaties on the girls' arms. They took the girls to the big pool and put the pool riders in the pool and then they put the girls in them. Lori stayed out of the pool for a while and took some pictures of Callen and the girls. Lori sat down on one of the lounge beds and watched Callen play with the girls. She loved to watch Callen with their two girls. He was just such a sweet daddy. Lori was sure that Callen would be a sweet father to their two little boys as well. Lori still couldn't believe that she was expecting twins again. In a few months they would have four kids under the age of four. It would be hard work but Lori was sure she and Callen could handle it. It was also good that her family was living close now so they could help too whenever needed. Lori was sure her parents or sister wouldn't mind watching the kids from time to time.
Callen swam around the pool with the girls. The girls were loving it.
"Catch me," Callen called and swam away.
All smiling the girls followed him in their pool riders. When the girls almost reached him Callen dove under. Myra and Julie looked around to see where Callen had gone to. A little later Callen came up just behind the girls.
"Catch me if you can," Callen called.
The girls looked back and turned their pool riders around and followed Callen again. This time Callen let them catch him.
"Mommy, your turn," Callen called after a while.
Callen came swimming to the edge of the pool with the girls and sat on the side of the pool until Lori got in with the girls. Callen went back to the lounge bed and dried himself off as Lori played with the girls.
"Are you having fun?" Lori asked.
"Yes mommy," Myra and Julie replied.
They really loved being in their pool riders. They kicked their little legs and used the steering wheel to go through the water. Lori swam with them as the girls moved through the water. The girls wanted to go under the bridge.
"Not too far okay girls, people are coming out of the slide there."
"Yes mommy."
The girls peddled under the bridge.
"Okay Myra, Julie, turn around. You're getting too close to the slides."
The girls turned around and peddled back to Callen. Callen grabbed the camera and took some pictures.
"Daddy!" Myra squealed and waved her hand at Callen.
"Hey sweetie," Callen replied and waved back.
Lori got out of the pool after a while and Callen got in again. It was at the end of the afternoon so it wasn't really busy anymore in the pool. Callen swam behind the girls and pushed their through the water, making them go really fast.
"Fast daddy," Myra yelled.
Lori smiled as she watched Callen and the girls. Lori grabbed the camera as filmed as Callen swam with Myra and Julie. They stayed at the pool for a little longer before getting out. They went back to the tent and went to shower. Lori took Julie and Callen took Myra. It was pretty busy at the showers so they had to wait a while before it was their turn.
All freshly showered and dressed they went back to the tent. Myra and Julie were already dressed in their pajamas. Lori sat outside and played a game with the girls as Callen went to prepare dinner.
"Don't burn down the tent," Lori joked.
"Haha, funny honey."
Lori smiled at Callen as he walked into the tent. Callen grabbed the pans and got dinner started. It was a pretty easy dinner. Callen put some potatoes in the pan to baked and grabbed another pan for the meat. For the vegetables he grabbed a pot and poured some water in it and put it on the stove so it would boil.
When dinner was ready Lori cleaned up the game and set the table. After dinner Callen went to do the dishes as Lori put the girls to sleep. Lori put the girls to bed and read them a book. By the time the book was finished Myra and Julie had fallen asleep. Lori gave them both a soft kiss and quietly zipped the doors close. Callen quietly put the dishes away when he returned. Callen and Lori enjoyed the night outside and played a bit of poker.
…
They had been in France for a week. Myra and Julie were really loving it. Callen had to admit, camping was nice. He was really having a good time. Lori had gone to the reception to see what they could do around the camping. The camping was attached to a lake and river so you could rent canoes and such from the camping but Lori and Callen didn't know if they should go canoeing with the girls.
After they had breakfast Callen and Lori took the girls to the jeu de boules lane. They had to bring their own balls. They had special balls for the girls, which weren't as heavy. Lori took the balls out of the basket.
"Okay," Lori spoke as she crouched down in front of the girls. "There's this little ball. You have to throw it first and then you each get your own colored balls and you have to try to get your balls as close as possible to the little ball. Okay?"
"Yes mommy," Myra and Julie answered.
"Okay good. Now Julie, you get the green balls and Myra you get the yellow balls." Lori put the balls on the ground in front of the girls. "Now Julie, you can throw the little ball first."
Lori handed Julie the little ball and Julie threw it away, making it land a few inches from them.
"Okay Julie, you can throw your first ball and then Myra can throw and then Julie again."
Callen sat on the bench and held the video camera, filming the girls. Julie threw her first ball and then Myra threw hers. After all the three balls were throw Lori walked to the balls with the girls.
"Very well done girls, now let's see who's closer." Lori looked at the balls and noticed that Myra was the closest. "Well done Myra, now you can throw the little ball."
They stayed there for a while throwing the balls.
"Mommy daddy too," Julie said after a while.
Callen grabbed their sets of balls and joined his three girls on the lane. Julie and Myra threw their balls and Callen and Lori threw theirs. Someone from the animation team was standing close by and was waiting for other kids to join her, since they were having a tournament. Callen walked up to her.
"Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous peut-être prendre une photo de moi et de la famille?[ Excuse me, could you perhaps take a picture of me and the family?]"
"Bien sur monsieur.[Of course sir.]"
Callen told her how the camera worked. Callen went back to his family. With the balls at their feet Lori and Callen crouched down next to the girls. The woman took the picture and handed the camera back to Callen.
"Merci," Callen told her.
Callen and Lori grabbed their balls and put them away before going back to the tent. They loaded the girls into the car and went to the store to buy some groceries. Callen and Lori were busy looking at what to eat for dinner when Myra reached over to the shelve and threw something in the cart. When she saw to Callen and Lori didn't notice she started giggling. Julie reached over too and put something in the cart as well. She started giggling too.
"What's so funny girls?" Lori asked.
"Nouing mommy," Myra giggled.
"Are you two up to something?" Lori asked as she leaned down on the cart.
"No mommy," Julie answered giggling.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes mommy."
Lori looked into the cart and saw some things she didn't grab from the shelves.
"Myra, Julie, did you put these into the cart?" Lori asked, holding up the two packages.
"No, mommy," the girls replied giggling.
"Myra, Julie," Lori replied in a stern voice. "Did you put these into the cart?"
"Yes mommy," Myra answered.
"Girls, it's not nice to just put stuff into the cart. Mommy and daddy don't need these okay. If you want something you ask first, okay."
"Okay mommy," Julie and Myra spoke.
Lori put the packages back in the shelves and they finished grocery shopping. Callen loaded the groceries into the car as Lori got the girls.
After lunch they changed into their swimsuits and went to the pool. They stayed at the pool until a little after 5.30pm before going back to the tent. Callen went to the Eurocamp reception and went to get a gas barbeque. With the barbeque and the gas tank in hand he walked back to the tent and went to set it up. Lori was getting the things ready on the table with the help of Myra and Julie. Once the barbeque was warm enough Callen put the meat on it. They had a lovely meal. The girls ate pretty well, they ate two pieces of meat, some bread with herb butter, melon, cucumber and lettuce.
After dinner they cleaned the table up. Lori took the girls to shower as Callen cleaned the barbeque and the dishes.
The next day they decided to take the girls to the lake. There was a lake attached to the camping. Callen went to rent a canoe. They could take the canoe out on the lake. There also was a canoe trip they could take that would come by the camping but Lori had asked about the course and they had informed her that there were some waterfalls along the way so Callen and Lori decided not to do that with the girls. It would be too dangerous with all the waterfalls along the way in case they would flip over or if the girls would fall out. They had gone to watch it a few times, every day the course would come by the camping. There was a tricky waterfall close to the camping. It was fun to see people struggling there or flipping over.
Callen pulled the canoe lose and into the water. Myra and Julie wanted to get into the canoe.
"Wait girls, first you have to put your life vest on," Callen told them.
Callen and Lori put the life vests on the girls and helped them into the canoe. They sat on the middle bench as Callen sat on the bench at the back and Lori at the front. Callen got in as last after he punched the canoe further into the water. Lori and Callen grabbed their paddles and they started peddling, each on one side. The lake was pretty big so they could paddle around it for a while.
Myra and Julie loved gliding throw the water.
"Mommy, me pewel too," Julie spoke after a while.
"It's pretty heavy sweetie," Lori spoke.
"Please mommy," Julie asked, putting on her sweet face.
"Alright then, you and Myra can hold one together." Lori took her paddle and handed it to Myra and Julie. "Okay Myra, you hold it here with two hands and Julie you hold it here with two hands."
Myra and Julie did as Lori told them. Together they held the paddle. They saw how Lori did it so they put the paddle in the water.
"Now move it back and pick it up, moved it back to the front, put it in the water again and push it back again."
Myra and Julie did as Lori told them. Callen helped them a bit so they were going forward.
"Very good girls," Lori spoke proudly.
Lori took the camera out and made a picture of the girls paddling. After a while Lori took the paddle again and she and Callen paddled around the lake. They stayed at the lake for about an hour before going back to shore. Callen got out first and pulled the canoe further onto the sand and then helped Lori, Myra and Julie out. Callen hooked the canoe around the pole again and took Myra and Julie's life vest and the paddles and went to return them. Lori took the girls to the part of the lake where you could swim. There was a small beach so Callen went to get the girls' sand toys. Callen and Lori sat on the towels close to the beach as Myra and Julie played in the sand.
"Don't go too close to the water okay Myra, Julie," Lori called.
"No mommy," Julie and Myra called back.
"I've gotta tell you, I'm really liking it here," Callen stated.
"That's good. Me too. I love spending time with you and girls."
"Me too. It's nice to just have some time to relax."
"Yeah it is."
"I didn't think I would like camping but it's really nice."
"Yeah it is and Myra and Julie seem to be enjoying themselves."
"Yeah they are. How are you doing?"
"I'm good. I can't complain so far. Not really nauseous this time, not yet anyway."
"That's good."
They stayed at the lake for a little while longer before going back to the tent and eating lunch.
…
Today they had to go back home, well actually tomorrow but Callen and Lori had opted to drive to Paris tonight already since their flight at Charles de Gaulle left at 1.25pm. Otherwise they would have to get up at 6am. After dinner Lori and Callen made sure everything was in the car and they drove away. They stopped by the Eurocamp reception before going. The staff had already come to inspect the tent so Callen and Lori got their deposit back. They said goodbye and turned in the necessary stuff and they drove back to Paris. They were in Paris around 10.30pm. They had rented a room at a hotel at the airport for one night. It wasn't really big but it would do for one night. They were staying at the Ibis hotel. It had a double bed and two travel beds had been placed in the room for Myra and Julie. They had a TV and a bathroom with shower. Myra and Julie had fallen asleep on the car ride. Callen grabbed a cart for their luggage and put the luggage on it before picked Julie and Myra up from the car. Lori pushed the cart as Callen carried the girls. Lori walked up to the reception
"Bonjour, Lori Carter, je l'avais réservé une chambre ici.[Hello, Lori Carter, I had a booked a room here.]"
"Bonjour, un moment s'il vous plaît.[Hello, one moment please.]" The woman typed something in on the computer. "Oui chambre deux quatre huit. Il est au deuxième étage. Vous prenez l'ascenseur jusqu'à là et alors il est dans le couloir sur la gauche. [Yes room two four eight. It's on the second floor. You take the elevator up and then down the hall on the left.]"
"Merci."
Lori grabbed the room keys and went back to Callen. Lori pushed the cart into the elevator and Callen got in with Myra and Julie. Once they reached their room Lori opened the door. Callen walked in and placed Myra and Julie in their travel beds. Callen pulled their luggage inside and went to return the cart. You could return the cart just outside the hotel. Lori changed into her pajamas and got into the bed and Callen did the same when he came back.
The next morning they woke up just after 8.30am. They grabbed a shower and went downstairs to get some breakfast. They went back upstairs after Callen had grabbed a luggage cart. They grabbed their stuff and made sure they had everything before going down. They looked at the big board. London Heathrow was at desk fourteen and gate twelve. Luckily there wasn't a long line yet. There were only a few people before them. Callen and Lori waited until it was their turn and they checked in. They turned in their luggage and went to customs. They just lounged around the airport until it was time to board the plane. Just before 1pm they could board their flight. A little before 1.30pm they went up in the air. It was only a short flight to London. They were at London Heathrow around 1.45pm, local time. Their flight to LAX would leave around 4.15pm.
They grabbed their luggage from baggage claim and checked into the flight to LAX. It was a big airport so they had to walk a while before they were at the check in desk. It was around 3pm when they went through customs. They just lounged around the airport and had some lunch before they went to wait at the gate. Just past 3.30pm they stood in line to board the flight.
Everyone was in the plane and the doors had been closed. Everyone was waiting until the plane would lift up. Twenty minutes after the scheduled time they were still parked at the gate.