After dinner with her dad, Mia went down to the kitchen to check on how the grocery unloading was coming. They were mostly done. Caleb was sitting down already as they found spots for the remaining food.
“You guys are amazing!” She smiled happily. “But I need to steal my brother” she turned to Noah. “Ready little bro?” She asked him.
Noah grinned. “Race ya?” He asked as they headed out the back door.
“You’re on!” Mia laughed gleefully. “1…2…. Hey!” She cried out as Noah pushed past her and started running through the back yard and she struggled to catch up to him.
Their old Fort was at the back of their yard behind their old swing set. It was mostly just boards but it had been a place for Mia and Noah to create, daydream, plan their own “wars”, and play peacefully, while the ad
