Ch. 20 - Snow Day

The winter season on the island began with frosted windows and slippery driveways as the snow started to fall.  From the look of the large grey clouds hovering in the sky everything was going to be covered in a thick blanket of snow before the day was over.

I was rocking Daintha when a snow day was announced over the radio.  A day like today would be perfect for breaking in my new wood fire oven.  I'd make a new dish for breakfast and make the kitchen warm and cozy for the children.

"Did you hear that Diantha?  It's a snow day today, your brothers and sister are going to love that!  Yes they are, oh yes they are!"  Diantha laughed as I cooed at her.

The triplets had stopped by the day before to visit the girls and drop off a changing table for the girls.  With the nursery fully occupied again it was certain to get plenty of use.  

After the morning feeding and cuddles it was time to put the table to use.

"There, there Doria all clean now."

After laying the girls down for a nap I went to try out my new oven.  Alena had done a few shows on cooking with the wood fire oven when she returned home from her honeymoon.

The shows had been so informative that I felt like a pro as I kneaded and tossed the dough.

I was making breakfast calzone for the children, one of the many new recipes Alena had gone over on her show Cooking Goddess.

The warm and cheesy dish would be perfect for this cold winter morning.

I set the calzones out to cool as I went go have Bonehilda clear the drive and walk ways.  My offering table wasn't going to get full if I let the paths to the temple remain covered in snow and ice.

Blasius played with the girls while I was out supervising Bonehilda's snow shoveling while sipping a caramel latte.  She tended to get distracted if left on her own too long and the full moon was three days away.  Calictus and Cyrena's animal instincts grew stronger as the full moon approached and if we weren't mindful of Bonehilda during that time we'd be digging her out of the garden again.

Like his older siblings Blasius was family oriented so he often helped care for his infant sisters in his spare time.  "Hey little Doria brrraa, brrraa, brrraa!"  Doria squealed in delight as  her big brother tickled her belly.

"Awww baby kisses, you are so sweet little sister."

Once Bonehilda finished with the shoveling I sent her back to her coffin and called the kids to breakfast.  The calzones were a hit  Blasius had gone back for seconds and the twins for thirds and fourths.  I was going to have to start serving meals buffet style to keep up with their growing appetites.  Leftovers had become a thing of the past with the a couple of werewolf pups in the house.

It was back to the nursery once the twins helped me clean the kitchen.  Blasius helped me with the girls while Cyrena and Calictus pelted each other with snow balls out back.   When he wasn't busy studying or training with his father he'd always make time to help out with his younger brother and sisters.  He had even helped me plan and run errands for their up coming birthday parties.  

The date for his birthday and graduation party at the Pink Flamingo were already set.  Blasius had made it on the honor roll and was a star player on his sports team.  With his grades, athletic performance and his father's influence his future at Sims University was set all that remained was for him to take the S.U.A.T for a scholarship.

Since the girls were winding down for the day I decided to call a baby-sitter and take the kids to the winter festival.  We could have some hot chocolate and earn a few festival tickets.

We ran into quite a few familiar faces when we got to the park.  Alcander, Armondo and Trenton were all ice skating trying to out do one another.  Blasius grabbed a pair of skates and started zipping around the rink with them.

Alcander surprised everyone on the rink with how graceful he was.

Calictus took instantly to the snow boarding ramp.

In no time at all he was soaring through the air turning doing tricks. 

Alesia had also come to the park to enjoy the festival.  We built a snow man together while talking about the babies.

The girls were going to have small birthday parties at home for Dorian, Tera and Annemarie.  Little Kelly's birthday was this weekend.  Being as busy as I was with the girls and planing the parties it had been a while since I'd seen my little blue berry. 

Cyrena and Alcander built a snow man together as well.  From the way my mommy senses were tingling and how hard Cyrena was laughing there was no doubt Alcander was telling his little sister all about the pranks he used to pull as a teenager.

When Alcander was done filling Cyrena's head with practical joke ideas he showed her a few moves on the ice.

Cyrena seemed to thoroughly enjoy the activity and was as graceful a swan on the ice.

I took the time to just watch and enjoy her at this age because between her older brothers and her rebellious attitude her teenage years were bound to be a thrilling adventure.