The Good Family

Infante 🦋

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Cheerful morning at the Aranetas' house for they were finally completed, they've prepared for tomorrow's Noche Buena and put their gifts on the Christmas tree for one another, and the kids were all just having fun outdoors.

Whereas the girls were creating a list of what to prepare for supper tomorrow,

Xandra: Would you like me to make an Ice cream, shob?
Yara: [excitedly smiles] Would love to, Achi Xands! I wanna help too!

Xandra: Alright, I wouldn't say no to that [laughing]
Irene: I will just roast a turkey with stuffing and make a salad for tomorrow

Luis: Fons and I will be the ones to cook some steaks for us.
Yara: I will be assigned to make some cake and cupcakes for tomorrow

Greggy: [asking cutely] Can you make a vanilla flavor, hija?
Yara: Yes, Dad! That's what am going to bake!

Irene: [giggling] Your daddy can't get enough of that cake you made, my love.

Xandra took a trip to the grocery center with Luis and Alfonso and get the ingredients they'll need for tomorrow as well as the additional Christmas presents they'd like to include.

Irene and Greggy were left with the kids and got to play with them in the play area while their youngest granddaughter fell asleep, leaving only Thiago and Max since Andy was also playing Roblox in his room.

Yara: What are you reading, Thiago bear?
Thiago: It is called When God Made Light

Yara: [interested] Oh wow that's so good actually! Is that your favorite book?
Thiago: Yes, it is Tata! [brightly smiled] Mama took us to the bookstore to get it! Look!

Yara: Yay! You got so much Thiag! And all are so interesting!

Irene's POV
These grandkids of ours enjoy reading children's books and want to be read to. At their age, they are also very able to speak fluently already for they are taught and trained by their parents Xandra and Luis.

Max: This is for you, Gramps! [handed the food toy]
Greggy: Thank you, Hijo! [pretending to munch]

Irene: Max, really enjoyed the wooden toys her mom got him!
Yara: I think Ach dates them at Kids Ink, their kinds of stuff are great, plus the space isn't that too big!

Thiago: [nodding] That's the store, Tata!
Greggy: Before when you were their age, koala bear, your mommy, and I used to bring you to the bookstores as well!

Irene: Yes, and you always wanted to get all these colorful books with stickers on them.
Greggy: Even your brothers and Xandra will take you on a date and bring you to a mall play area

Yara: That was something I recalled! [reminiscing]
Irene: [sigh] When they make takes you when we aren't around, that's when they make paalam pa to us that you're already at the mall na and your Yaya's would call us, so when your brothers and you get home, your dad scolds them aloud.

Yara: [laughing] Kawawa naman Ahia and Shoti!
Irene: How I fondly remember those moments when they were doing that and when you guys were so young, I miss it so much [getting nostalgic]

Yara: Awww, mommy! [snugly cuddled and kissed her mom]

Irene's POV
I miss the years back when my three children were still young. If I could just freeze time so that I could be with them while they were still young, I just might. Thank goodness, I still have my little girl Yara with us to care for her and be with Greg and me.