Life with Baby Dragons
The continuing story of Winston and Saphira and their babies.
Dragon Kibble
The first order of business was to feed their babies. They were still too young for anything other than Dragon Kibble, and Saphira had received a bag at the baby shower, but it wasn't going to last very long, so Winston went to get some more.
"Hopefully this will last for a few days."
The children were all seated at the table, wearing their bibs from Auntie Agnes, awaiting their dinner....
The girls were sitting beside each other...
The eldest, and first to hatch, had the same colouring as her Mother, so they named her Nuri, after Saphira's Mother.
They named the other little girl Sparkle.
Then there were the two boys. The slightly older of the two had Winston's colouring, so they named him Elliot after Winston's father.
And the youngest, and last to hatch, seemed to have an allergy to something and kept sneezing little flames, so they named him Scorch.
All of them seemed to enjoy their kibble.
Saphira and Winston felt pleased and proud...that their first meal together was a success....
...and that they had four such well-behaved little dragons.
Mayhem!
But the peace wasn't going to last. Saphira left for a few minutes and all mayhem broke loose.
The kids went wild....except for Sparkle, who just sat and watched....
Winston didn't know what to do...
"Saphira came back in..."What is going on here!?!?"
"Behave yourselves!! You are descended from a long line of noble dragons."
"You are not a bunch of wild animals!!"
"So stop this at once!!"
"Pick up your food, and sit back down at the table like civilized little dragons."
"Yes Mama."
A Walk in the Meadow
It was clear to Saphira that their little ones needed to use up some energy, so she and Winston decided to take them for a walk in hopes of tiring them out. So they headed off together to the meadow...
Saphira warned them not to wander off too far...
...as it would be too easy to get lost in the tall flowers....
It was hard keeping up with Mom and Dad in the flowers....
So Saphira and Winston decided to just stop, and let them play...
After letting the little ones play for a while, "Come along children, it's time to go back home now."
..and they all came running....
Winston's Album
Winston and Saphira's ploy had worked. The little ones were tired, so Winston took them up on the bed with a book....
They were all eager to see the photos in his album
...with all his friends, and the interesting things he had done.
They especially loved seeing the ones from when he met their Mother.
Bedtime
It was getting late, and time for bed, so Saphira lay down on the bed with her children.
They were all snuggling in with their little bunnies...
"Well, this has certainly been a very busy first day for you all."
"...but now it's time to go to sleep."
Saphira got up...
"Good night children."
"...and sweet dreams."
"Good night Mama and Papa."
Winston and Saphira's hearts were full of love....
..as they watched their little ones settle down...
...and drift off to sleep.
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