Halmoni was taking us to the splash pad It would be lots of fun with water pipes jets and a wading pond Then we were all going to the quilt show Halmoni's friend Miss June was one of the participants participants Plus Halmoni was learning how to quilt She was excited to support her friend and see all the different designs It was going to be the bestest day Our friends Kate Franklin and Sophie were going to be there too Kate's auntie Diane was one of the organizers Franklin who is a great artist wanted to be there to draw some of the quilts Sophie was coming because she is my best friend and we always hang out Connor knocked on the bathroom door He's my little brother and he's much younger than me If I told him that he would sigh and say Twins Lark We're twins 2
This is true but I'm the older twin Connor is taller than I am so it all works out When I opened the door I saw he was with Max our dog Halmoni's waiting for us to make breakfast he said I'm coming I said and put my brush away Halmoni Connor and I always make breakfast breakfast together Today we were making migas It's a yummy meal with salsa eggs cheese and corn torheajs torteyas tortillas While we cooked Mom and Dad came in to help set the table Should we see if Babu is free to join us Dad asked Babu is Swahili for grandfather He's my mom's dad Halmoni is Dad's mom Babu is in Kenya studying elephants Mom had brought in 3
her computer and we video-chatted with Babu while we had breakfast Babu was very excited because one of the elephants Eliza had just had a baby Her name was Halley Look how big Halley is getting Babu said holding up a picture of her She's so energetic and cute I'm having a lot of fun getting to know her Babu set down his phone and grinned at us Remember how I asked if you knew how long elephants sleep Yes I said Connor and I took out a bunch of books on animals from the library to find out Did you know that birds use feathers to line their nests to help keep themselves warm I didn't know that said Babu Elephants living in the wild sleep about two hours a night said Connor 5
