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Post by captsparrowslady on Dec 13, 2007 22:47:33 GMT
"Groovy." Jeff smirked, "So will we all fit in one car or do we need to take two?" Jeff asked.
"We'll need to take two cars. We have our van... that can seat 7 including the driver, so you'll need to take one of your little cars to seat the other three." John said, making his way upstairs with the kids.
"Mama? Can I ride with Uncle Jeff and the baby?" Sarah asked.
"I suppose so, if it's okay with Uncle Jeff and Alisha."
"I don't mind... We'll take one of the little 4 door cars we have and follow you to the park, since Alisha doesn't quite know where everything is yet." Jeff said, "Oh! John... since I got my hands full, think you could do me a favor and get Bandit in her harness for me?"
"Sure no problem." John said calling Bandit into the room after finding the work vest and harness. He quickly got Bandit into the harness and handed the lead to Jeff.
Jeff led the way outside, letting Alisha lock up the house and set the alarm. Jeff found the keys to one of the small 5 passenger cars and popped the trunk. He put the stroller in the trunk and closed the lid. He unlocked the doors and put the diaper bag on the middle of the seat, next to the carseat. Jeff took Hannah from Selina, after handing the car keys to her, and strapped Hannah in the carseat. Meanwhile Alisha moved Sarah's booster seat into Jeff's car and buckled her in.
"Did I get Hannah strapped in correctly?" Jeff asked.
Alisha looked over and gently jerked on the belts to make sure they were secure, "You did excellently. She's in nice and good." Alisha smiled, "Selina, We'll back out of the drive way and wait for you to get behind us okay? It's not very far from here... just a couple of blocks." She said before going to her van and getting in the car. John had already got the kids in the car and in the driver's seat so she hopped up into the passenger seat.
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Post by Lauren on Dec 14, 2007 17:41:14 GMT
Selina followed John's car to the park. The park was a vast expanse of grass and trees, their shadows falling across each other turning the sun into a beautiful orange shade. Selina parked the car and got Hannah out of her seat.
"Jeff, can you grab the stroller?" She said.
John got out of their car and grabbed the large picnic basket out of the back of the car.
"Can I hold her?" Sarah asked, watching up at Selina and Hannah.
"You can hold her until Uncle Jeff sets up the stroller, ok?" Selina said, Sarah grinned. Selina knelt down next to her and carefully passed her over.
"Mummy! John! Look!" Sarah squealed.
"SSshh, not so loud," Selina laughed slightly at Hannah's excitement.
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Post by captsparrowslady on Dec 14, 2007 19:56:15 GMT
Jeff grabbed the diaper bag and Bandit's lead as he got out of the car then popped the trunk. He opened the lid and took the stroller out then closed the trunk tight. Jeff set the diaper bag on the top of the trunk and unfolded the stroller, making sure everything was locked securely so the stroller wouldn't fold up while Hannah was in it. Jeff folded out the canopy, feeling the heat from the sun on his back.
"Okay, Sarah, time to put Hannah in her stroller." Jeff said, taking Hannah from her carefully. He put Hannah in the stroller and buckled her in, jiggling the buckles a bit to make sure they were secure. Jeff stored the diaper bag underneith the stroller. He took a leash out of his pocket and attached it to Bandit's work vest, then stuck his wrist thru the loop so he could hold on to the stroller's handle and still have Bandit to help lead him.
"We're ready. So is there a table we can sit at or are we throwing out a blanket and eating on the grass?" Jeff asked.
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Post by Lauren on Dec 14, 2007 20:32:23 GMT
"We've got a blanket" John said. "Let's go in the shade, I can feel the sun burning my neck already," He said, rubbing the back of his neck.
Selina put one hand on the stroller and guided Jeff over to an empty spot under the trees.
John spread the blanket out on the ground and set the food out. "So, who wants what?"
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Post by captsparrowslady on Dec 14, 2007 20:47:11 GMT
"Well... lend a bind guy a hand and tell me what you got laid out to choose." Jeff smirked as he sat down.
"Well... we have PB&J, ham and cheese, turkey, ham and swiss, tuna... that's about it.
"I want PB&J!" Sarah and Josh exclaimed at the same time.
"I think I'll have a turkey, ham and swiss." Jeff said, "What do we have to drink?"
"We have Apple Juice, Coke, and Hawiian punch in a pouch." John said, handing out the sandwiches.
"I think I'll have a Coke." Jeff said, taking his sandwich from John.
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Post by Lauren on Dec 14, 2007 21:06:48 GMT
"I'll have turkey too," Selina said, taking Hannah out of her stroller and sitting her on her knee. She leant back against a tree, one arm around Hannah so she wouldnt fall, the other eating her sandwich.
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Post by captsparrowslady on Dec 14, 2007 21:44:16 GMT
Jeff made Bandit lay down behind him, away from the food, before he began to eat his sandwich. Jeff was enjoying just hanging out with family and having a picnic. He could hear there were a lot of kids running around playing on the jungle gym about 10 feet behind them, if Jeff had to guess. Suddenly, through all the noise he picked out the distinct sound of a little girl.
"Doggie!" She squealed a few feet away from him
"No! You can't pet that doggie. It's a working doggie." the mother explained.
"What's a working doggie?" she whinned.
"It means that doggie is not a pet. I think that gentleman is blind, his doggie helps guide him around so he can walk without running into things. It's like using a cane only the doggie can see what he can't." the mother said.
"But I wanna pet the doggie!"
"You'll have to ask and if he says no, it means no. okay?"
"Okay." the little girl conceeded, bouncing over to Jeff, "Hey Mister? My mommy says I have to ask if it's okay to pet your doggie... can I pet your doggie please?" She asked.
"Um.... Well... I'm not getting up from here and moving around so I don't see the harm in it. Her name is Bandit."
"Hi Bandit." She smiled, sitting down and petting Bandit's head as her mother came and stood next to her daughter.
"I'm sorry... whenever she sees a dog she has to go make friends with it." the mother appologised.
"No... it's okay... If I was walking around right now, I'd have said no, but I'm not getting up from here any time soon, so I don't mind." Jeff said.
"Well, all the same, I can see you're with family..." the mother smiled, "That's enough Jessica, time to go sweetie." The mother said gently pulling her daughter away.
Once Jeff was finished with his sandwich he felt Sarah tug on his sleeve, "Uncle Jeff.... can you come with me over to the play ground? I want you to push me on the swings!"
"Oh.... okay. I think I can do that." Jeff smiled, getting up and picking up Bandit's lead as Sarah dragged him by his free hand to the swings. Sarah guided him behind a swing then sat down on the swing with her back to Jeff.
"Okay! Push me! Push me!" She said, bouncing in her seat.
Jeff dropped Bandit's lead and told her to sit and stay. He found the chains holding up the swing and pulled back on them before letting her go. He kept his hands out in front of him so he could feel her back connect with his hand instead of his face. Once she swung back at him he pushed her forward, pushing her every time she connected with his hands.
"Higher!" She squealed.
"No... I think this is high enough."
"How do you know?"
"I've been counting the seconds of how quick you come back to me after I push you, and you're going quite high enough. Any higher and I think your mother will come over and wring my neck." Jeff laughed.
"Okay..."
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Post by Lauren on Dec 15, 2007 21:54:37 GMT
Selina handed Hannah over to John and she walked over to the swing set. She laughed at Sarah asking to go higher and sat down on the swing next to her. Selina wrapped the chains around her arms and swayed from side to side gently. She watched Jeff with Sarah, smiling.
"Think uncle Jeff can manage to push both of us at the same time?" Selina grinned at Sarah.
"No way!" Sarah laughed back.
"What do you think, Uncle Jeff? Think you can handle it?" Selina teased.
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Post by captsparrowslady on Dec 15, 2007 22:15:39 GMT
"No... It's taking all my concentration not go get hit in the face with just pushing Sarah." Jeff laughed, "You're a big girl, you can swing yourself." He laughed agian, "Where's Hannah?"
"I can see... she gave Hannah to John." Sarah answered for Selina, "John is playing with Hannah. He's lifting her up in the air and bouncing her... She looks like she's laughing too." Sarah told him.
"That's good."
"Did I do good to help you see?" She asked.
"Yes. You were very helpful. You're very good at being my eyes for me."
"I like that I can help you Uncle Jeff." Sarah smiled.
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Post by Lauren on Dec 16, 2007 21:01:43 GMT
"Jeffrey Sands, you are a first class wimp," Selina laughed. "Isnt he a wimp, Sarah?" Sarah giggled. "I just gave birth to a human baby and you cant even push two people on the swings at once? Tut tut," Selina smirked, gently pushing herself on the swing with the tip of her toes. "What are we going to do with him, Sarah?" Selina sighed dramatically, making the little girl laugh even more.
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