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May 

9: Augie

8: Thomas, Neddy, Belinda

7: Andrew, Caroline, Charlie

6: George, Jane, Alex, Miles

5: Margo, Helena, Isabella

4: Wills, PJ

1: David

7 months: Mary

June

10: Augie

8: Thomas, Neddy, Belinda, Andrew

7: Caroline, Charlie

6: George, Jane, Alex, Miles

5: Margo, Helena, Isabella, Wills

4: PJ

1: David

8 months: Mary

July

10: Augie

9: Neddy

8: Thomas, Belinda, Andrew

7: Caroline, Charlie

6: George, Jane, Alex, Miles

5: Margo, Helena, Isabella, Wills

4: PJ

1: David

9 months: Mary

August

10: Augie

9: Neddy

8: Thomas, Belinda, Andrew

7: Caroline, Charlie, George

6: Jane, Alex, Miles

5: Margo, Helena, Isabella, Wills

4: PJ

1: David

10 months: Mary

September

10: Augie

9: Neddy, Belinda

8: Thomas, Andrew

7: Caroline, Charlie, George

6: Jane, Alex, Miles, Margo, Helena

5: Isabella, Wills

4: PJ

1: David

11 months: Mary

Chapter Text

Kate: Simon. 

Simon: I’m so sorry.

Kate: I have an infant.

Simon: I tried to stop her.

Sophie: Michaela is assistant coaching so I’m texting for both of us.

Sophie: Simon, what the hell?

Gareth: How’s practice going?

Sophie: Alex has two left feet and Helena is making him eat grass.

Gareth: 😂

Pen: Do you know how much food costs there?

Simon: Augie begged us to bring Neddy.

Pen: That’s how this started? 

Pen: Kate, let Neddy go.

Kate: I’m not stopping him.

Simon: Then Bel wanted a cousin - Thomas

Pen: Aww.

Simon: Then Caroline called Andrew but then felt bad so she begged for Andrew and Charlie.

Sophie: Aww. 

Sophie: From both of us.

Simon: Then Augie reminded everyone that it was his birthday so he should get two cousins not Caroline.

Simon: Then David got brought up so Bel suggested Mary which then brought up Miles.

Kate: What happened to no?

Simon: Do you want to tell my children no?

Kate: No. 

Simon: I refuse to take that many kids without their parents.

Simon: So Daphne put it in the group chat.

Gareth: Unfortunately Isabella read it so we couldn’t say no.

Lucy: Times like these I’m so happy to be child free.

Gareth: No one likes a braggart.

Michaela: My kids found out.

Michaela: I have had no peace since Daphne mentioned this

Simon: I’m sorry.

Simon: I thought the football was bringing down the Bridgerton.

Michaela: The excitement of a surprise vacation trumped that.

Kate: You two told them before deciding?

Michaela: Daphne asked Fran in front of the girls.

Michaela: They blurted it out to A as soon as they got through the door

Simon: Yikes.

Michaela: I need to put this down on the summer schedule.

Michaela: How long is this trip?

Sophie: Wait, we’re doing it officially?

Kate: Considering Anthony and Daphne are already on a Braintrust facetime discussing logistics, yes.

Michaela: Fran+Greg?

Kate: Yes.

Michaela: It’s happening Soph.

Sophie: Shit.

Kate: Does anyone still have teething rings?

Simon: Yes.

Kate: Thank you in advance.

Lucy: I can’t expand on this but Greg has pitched something so chaotic

Cress: Oh?

Lucy: Yes.

Pen: What is your gut reaction?

Lucy: 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lucy: Why not

Pen: Oh it’s dumb as hell.

Lucy: Very.

Sophie: Can’t wait to hear about it.

Gareth: Re: Disney

Gareth: Hy has been told a week.

Michaela: I’m not doing a week's vacation with you all again. 

Michaela: Not after Brighton.

Pen: Could Thomas interview one of you about your childhood?

Kate: Well, considering most of our childhoods had deaths and/or shitty parents, are we sure?

Pen: Yes

Sophie: Michaela and Kate were the happiest.

Michaela: Tell him to call me.

Pen: Thank you.

Cress: Okay, we’re back from Wales.

Cress: What is happening?

Sophie: Disneyland Paris for Augie’s 10th.

Cress: Have fun Simon.

Kate: We’re all going.

Cress: No.

Sophie: Yes.

Sophie: For a week.

Cress: 😩

Cress: After Brighton?

Michaela: THANK YOU

Simon: Trying to talk Daph down to 3 days.

Lucy: Michaela, go nuclear please

Lucy: Greg is making a detailed itinerary for everyone.

Michaela: I’ll do my best.

Kate: Michaela?

Simon: Do not disturb the master.

Pen: It’s usually quicker than this.

Cress: I fear she may be getting child interference.

Pen: Oh true.

Michaela: Sorry, girls decided to challenge their other mother on when bedtime is.

Michaela: We can’t go nuclear.

Kate: Why not?

Michaela: Because the nuclear is excited to see Belle.

Cress: Oh so is Eloise. 

Cress: Okay, that might be cute to get a picture.

Michaela: I like where you are going Cress but a week?

Cress: I’m back.

Cress: Who do we ask if not Fran?

Kate: I’ll call Violet.

Michaela: She likes Sophie the most.

Kate: Sophie call Violet.

Sophie: 👍🏼

Sophie: Violet is excited and so is Marcus.

Simon: So is Agatha so we have no help there.

Kate: Are any of the siblings not excited?

Pen: Let me talk to Colin.

Gareth: 🤞🏿

Sophie: Can someone sit for a portrait?

Simon: For who?

Sophie: The baby.

Simon: Of course.

Sophie: 😘

Pen: Colin is excited but doesn’t want a week.

Pen: We have a spy on the inside.

Lucy: Do we trust Colin?

Pen: No so I’m working on El as well.

Lucy: Smart.

Kate: We don’t want to stay on the same floor right?

Michaela: We’re staying in the same hotels?

Kate: You were going to do a different hotel?

Simon: You weren’t?

Sophie: There aren’t 8 different hotels.

Lucy: We can get strategic on this. 

Lucy: Just don’t put the powderkegs together.

Kate: So Simon and I can’t be in the same hotel.

Kate: But I can’t be with Sophie either because Miles sets Alex off.

Pen: Cress and I can’t because of the girls.

Pen: Michaela and I can’t because of the boys.

Gareth: Kate and Michaela.

Gareth: Simon and Me.

Gareth: Pen and Lucy.

Gareth: Sophie and Cress.

Sophie: Oh that works for the big Bridgertons too!

Kate: Good job Gareth!

Michaela: Bravo.

Cress: Too late. 

Lucy: Simon!

Simon: I’m on it.

Lucy: They all are at my house!

Michaela: Sorry. They suggested ours then Fran went nuclear reactor over bedtime.

Pen: And we hosted the last two times.

Kate: Baby.

Simon: Ditto.

Cress: PJ is currently sleeping in our bed so we can’t mess up her schedule too.

Michaela: Again?

Cress: I’ll call you later.

Michaela: 👍🏿

Gareth: Hy was already over there?

Lucy: I’ll keep you posted.

Lucy: They refuse to even discuss different hotels.

Simon: Different floors? Combos mentioned above?

Lucy: We’re split.

Kate: Fantastic/sequel split or boy/girl split?

Lucy: People with more than two children would love separate floors.

Pen: I’m texting him now.

Cress: Eloise should have switched over.

Lucy: She did.

Lucy: I’m glaring at Greg.

Gareth: Hy folded?

Lucy: Yes.

Lucy: Separate floors achieved.

Kate: 🎉

Simon: Remind me to not schedule physicals for 3 kids at once.

Kate: Why would you think that was a good idea?

Simon: Past Simon was being efficient.

Sophie: You should fight that guy.

Pen: I’m bringing ARCs to Brunch

Cress: Hooray!

Pen: You may have to share with your Bridgertons. 

Pen: I don’t have 16

Michaela: Give us one. 

Cress: Ditto.

Sophie: We can do one.

Sophie: I read fast.

Kate: We need two. 

Kate: Ant writes in books.

Gareth: One.

Pen: Thank you all!

Lucy: Augie and Neddy are at my house?

Kate: Why?

Simon: Daph and Ant talked to Greg.

Lucy: Okay. Are they staying the night?

Simon: Can they?

Lucy: Yes

Simon: Thanks

Kate: Thank you!

Kate: Does anyone else want to take Miles or the baby?

Pen: 😂

Michaela: Fran got them to agree to 3 days/4 nights.

Michaela: Will we take 3 days/4 nights?

Kate: Yes.

Sophie: Yes.

Pen: 👍🏻

Simon: Can she convince Daph?

Michaela: You may have to do 4 days/4 nights.

Michaela: But the rest of the family won’t be there for the first day.

Simon: I’ll allow it.

Gareth: In

Cress: Yes

Lucy: Yes.

Michaela: Three days is locked. Check your inboxes.

Simon: Agatha agreed to 4 and 4?

Michaela: I figured you’d want her there.

Simon: Thanks.

Michaela: 👍🏿

Lucy: Besides the Bassets, how are we getting there?

Cress: There’s a direct train.

Kate: Are we all leaving at the same time?

Michaela: Please say no.

Michaela: Some of you take forever.

Sophie: Rude.

Pen: Seriously.

Gareth: I stand with Michaela. 

Pen: Kate, it’s usually Anthony who does this part.

Kate: Let me talk this out with him.

Kate: We’re leaving in two groups.

Michaela: Yuck.

Lucy: Yuck?

Michaela: Sorry. 

Michaela: M+H have started saying that when protesting.

Cress: Who?

Kate: Us, Franchaela, and Benophie in Group 1.

Kate: Grucy, Hyceth, Creloise, and Polin in Group 2.

Gareth: I vote to move to Group 1.

Lucy: Do not do that to Cress and I.

Cress: Seriously.

Kate: No.

Cress: Can we trade Polin for Benophie?

Pen: Rude!

Pen: But also, are we sure Miles and Alex aren’t going to fight?

Michaela: Kate, I will murder your husband if he and Ben argue the entire ride.

Kate: Oh I didn’t even think of the Big Bridgertons and traveling…hold on.

Kate: Us, Grucy, and Polin in Group 1

Kate: Franchaela, Benophie, Hyceth, and Creloise in Group 2

Michaela: Does Group 2 mean we leave 2nd or we’re just Group 2?

Kate: What time would you leave?

Gareth: 8 AM?

Michaela:  I might be able to do 7:30 if we put the kids to bed early.

Sophie: Umm…no.

Kate: The idea was for you to go 2nd.

Cress: 10 AM?

Sophie: We could do 10.

Michaela: Fine by me.

Gareth: 👍🏿

Kate: Wait. No.

Pen: Let them go first.

Pen: We’re not leaving before 10.

Kate: We could do 9.

Lucy: You and I could do 9.

Lucy: Can Colin do 9?

Kate: Group 1 is Franchaela, Benophie, Hyceth, and Creloise

Kate: Group 2 is Us, Grucy, and Polin.

Michaela: Pleasure doing business.

Simon: Please send Daph shirt sizes.

Cress: We’re doing shirts?

Simon: Yes.

Lucy: Did Ben look at these?

Sophie: Yes.

Lucy: 👍🏻

Michaela: Wait.

Pen: What?

Michaela: It’s an Aubrey year.

Gareth: Noooooooo.

Kate: It’s not an Aubrey year.

Pen: Yes it is. 

Pen: We didn’t do it last year because of all the 5th birthdays.

Sophie: And you(Kate) were over traveling by the time we had to go.

Kate: 😕

Kate: Are there any other big family things in the next few months?

Michaela: The August thing, whatever that is.

Pen: There is an August thing?

Pen: I don’t have that.

Sophie: Me neither.

Michaela: Fran has a week blocked in August.

Gareth: Aren’t you going to Scotland?

Michaela: That got pushed to October.

Michaela: Does anyone know what August is?

Pen: Probably not.

Sophie: What is this Brunch spread?

Kate: My boys helped Marcus.

Pen: We can’t let this happen again.

Pen: All of my Bridgertons are sulking.

Gareth: Where are the kids?

Kate: Your kids?

Sophie: The non baby kids.

Michaela: We’re raiding the pantry.

Kate: Violet okayed that?

Michaela: H and Alex took it amongst themselves and the older ones didn’t stop them.

Simon: Okay, so mine would get in the most trouble.

Simon: Just make a note and we’ll buy it back.

Cress: That was the plan.

Kate: Can I trouble someone to hold my cranky baby?

Sophie: Hand her over.

Michaela: Okay seriously…

Michaela: What is August?!

Simon: Is it the last seven days?

Michaela: Yes.

Simon: Daph has that blocked off now.

Lucy: Same here.

Cress: Obviously I don’t know.

Sophie: Ben also has it blocked which means he had a hand in planning it.

Gareth: When’s the team building?

Lucy: First weekend in August.

Gareth: Dammit.

Michaela: Would it be BG related?

Sophie: Why would we all have to go?

Kate: I’ll see what I can find out.

Sophie: The boys are trying to plan out a ride schedule.

Kate: It’s too early for that.

Sophie: I know.

Sophie: Gird yourselves for Brunch.

Gareth: I thought we had earplugs?

Lucy: Where are you?

Gareth: Upstairs bathroom.

Cress: Why is my daughter hanging off the lattice on the side of the house?

Sophie: Sorry.

Cress: May I yell at Charlie?

Sophie: If you can get him to stop climbing, please do.

Cress: Thank you.

Kate: Michaela, turn around. 

Michaela: Brunch is done.

Kate: We’re talking Disney.

Michaela: 😡

Simon: How early are you all coming Day 1?

Kate: Why?

Simon: Augie wants to ride with cousins before a big family dinner.

Sophie: Group 1 leaving at 8 now?

Gareth: Yep.

Cress: Michaela, we’re spending the night.

Michaela: 👍🏿

Kate: If you leave at 8

Pen: 11 at the latest.

Kate: Spend the night, Pen.

Pen: Already cleared it with Ant.

Kate: 😘

Lucy: Do they have a spa?

Sophie: Will you get to spa?

Lucy: Good point.

Lucy: Matching pjs?

Simon: Big sleepover the last night.

Lucy: For all of us or just the kids.

Kate: Big kid sleepover is with Nan, Marcus, and Nana Agatha Night 3.

Kate: Entire family sleepover is Night 4.

Pen: Is this why I have two separate pj links?

Kate: Yes.

Michaela: This is hitting Sister Night levels.

Kate: Wait, this is Sister Night?

Gareth: Matching PJs. They usually have a whole theme for the menu and topics of conversation.

Simon: There may be themes for daily activities.

Michaela: Are we going to get any nuclear family time?

Michaela: I promised the kids only us for Wakanda.

Simon: I’ll confirm but yes.

Michaela: 👍🏿

Pen: I don’t think I can sit through Frozen. 

Pen: Will someone take Jane?

Cress: Will you take PJ for Cinderella?

Pen: Pleasure doing business.

Gareth: Measure your children before we go please.

Pen: I learned that lesson but thank you for the reminder.

Kate: August news. 

Kate: It’s couples only.

Kate: No kids.

Michaela: What does that mean?

Kate: I don’t know.

Gareth: Are we all going to be together?

Kate: I think so.

Pen: Don’t want that.

Sophie: Love you all but same.

Michaela: Are we leaving the country?

Kate: I don’t believe so.

Cress: El spilled a bit.

Cress: It’s them making up for Brighton and Disney.

Michaela: I would rather them not do that.

Kate: Honestly same.

Cress: We’ll find out more after Disney.

Pen: Again. 

Pen: Don’t want that.

Simon: You should have Daph’s schedule for Disney.

Kate: Is this the start?

Simon: Her lock.

Pen: Oh no.

Gareth: How married to this is she?

Simon: Very.

Michaela: Mark the absolutes so I can ignore things.

Simon: 👍🏽 

Lucy: Say nothing. Do nothing. 

Lucy: Alphabets are fighting it out.

Simon: Who started it?

Cress: Who do we think?

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El: For the millionth time

El: NO

Daphne: Excuse me for trying to be helpful.

El: I don’t want to spend all of my time with you!

El: PJ has things she wants to see.

Daphne: I took all the kids' wants into consideration.

Greg: I’m sure Mary just wants her mouth to stop hurting.

Ant: The whole Sharma-Bridgerton house wants that.

Hy: George and Izzy don’t like Marvel this much.

Daphne: It’s not perfect but it’s the best I could do.

Ben: The boys already have a plan.

El: I’m not following this.

Daphne: None of you said anything!

Daphne: I said I was doing this and you all said okay.

El: When was this?

Colin: I think it’s great, Daph.

Hy: Two weeks ago?

Daphne: Thank you.

El: Where was I?

Daphne: You are all so ungrateful.

Ben: Oh, I think you left early.

Greg: I didn’t say anything!

El: Then it doesn’t count

El: We didn’t have the entire family

Hy: I’m not complaining

Daphne: Feel free to make a schedule.

El: Can’t we just wing it?

Greg: And run around the park all day?

Greg: No.

Hy: The fast pass lines are going to be long enough

Ben: I didn’t get fast passes.

El: Also, why are we having two sleepovers?

Daphne: I want Augie to have a great birthday

Ben: Should I get fast passes?

Colin: Yes

Daphne: This is also for Simon

Daphne: He never got things like this

Ben: I feel like you are setting a high bar that the rest of us are going to be forced to hit.

El: Simon doesn’t want this.

Colin: Ant?

Colin: Fran?

Colin: Thoughts?

Hy: I hate when you pull the Simon card

Colin: I don’t think the in-laws want to do this

Ben: How do you know?

Ant: I don’t care.

Ant: Mary is teething.

Colin: Pen is showing me the chat.

Colin: They aren’t doing this!

Daphne: Everyone is doing it!

Ben: Are we really doing it?

El: Not all of it.

Daphne: Fine.

Daphne: What can stay?

El: Is everyone here?

Ant: Just send me an updated schedule.

Ben: 👍🏻

Colin: I’m cool with whatever.

Greg: I’m here.

Hy: Hi

El: Fran?

Fran: I’m busy preparing for a sleepover

Ben: Oh right.

Fran: We’re willing to do some meals together and either morning or afternoon as a big group.

Daphne: That’s it?

Fran: My children have made it very clear what they want.

Fran: Which is Stirling only time

Hy: Is that them or you?

El: We know

Fran: It’s them

Colin: I feel like it’s you and Michaela

Greg: I get it

Ant: Same

Ben: They don’t want more cousin time?

Ben: They love cousin time

Colin: All the kids love cousin time

Ant: You let them act feral. That’s why

Fran: They love cousin time when they can go home after

Hy: Mine are the same

El: No we don’t.

Ant: Kate has reminded me that the children will be together at Aubrey as well

Daphne: So?

Ant: We are not concerned about all the time together?

Ant: We can barely handle a month together

Fran: Another reason for us not to be on top of each other

Daphne: We’ve gotten better

Greg: Have we?

Colin: We hardly argue now

Hy: That sounds fake

Colin: Shush

El: Don’t tell Hy to shush

Hy: Seriously

Ben: We want them to have a bond like we do, right?

El: Eh.

Colin: I mean, there are 18 of them.

Ant: I don’t foresee this ending well

Fran: I’m not getting involved.

Fran: When they all argue, don’t come crying to us

Greg: We’ll be fine.

Ben: Who wants to do something tonight?

Greg: We’re down

Colin: We’re free

El: Sure

El: Why not?

Ben: Wait. Parents?

Ben: Are we all free?

El: Yes

Colin: 🥳

Daphne: How did three of you end up child free?

Daphne: I’m so jealous.

El: Double sleepovers

El: Fran is the best sister.

Hy: Rude

Ant: Oh, so she won’t take Neddy and Miles?

Colin: Agreed

Ben: She rocketed to number 1

El: Over me?

Hy: Have you asked Michaela?

Hy: Izzy and George always can go over if I ask her

Hy: You just can’t ask a lot

Ben: It’s temporary.

El: I’ll allow it

Ant: No

Ant: Is that who to ask?

Daphne: Fran always says no

Ant: True

Fran: It was actually my idea and never again.

Daphne: That is a lot of kids in your house

Daphne: Especially for you.

Fran: They were all fine for the most part

Ben: Why is Alex missing a chunk of hair?

Fran: You should ask Alex

Colin: Mine are fine

Colin: Thomas is finally not talking while he chews

Fran: You’re welcome

El: PJ is perfect as always

Fran: This is true.

Daphne: So when will you take my four?

Fran: In the autumn.

Fran: We are closed for the summer

Ant: Mine and Daph’s?

Fran: We can discuss this in the autumn

Fran: Let me forget this first

Ant: 👍🏻

Daphne: New schedule.

Greg: This is better

Hy: Wow, we are barely seeing each other

El: Okay, but I did want to hang out some

Daphne: YOU ARE NEVER HAPPY

El: We are only having one meal a day the entire time?

El: Do we like each other?

Colin: And it’s lunch?

Ben: We already have separate floors.

Ben: I feel like we should do breakfast together too

Daphne: Fran doesn’t want that

Ben: Fran!

Colin: I liked the first one

Fran: My kids want to eat then go

Fran: We would linger if we did a big breakfast

Daphne: I did too

Greg: Can I do it?

Ben: No

El: I saw your attempt

El: We were running like the navy

Ant: Do I need to do it?

Hy: You picked bad rides

Greg: Rude!

Daphne: Please

Ant: Let me take a look.

Ant: Schedule.

Daphne: No

El: This is the worst one yet.

Ant: Wow!

Ben: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

Ben: And we’re going to miss the parade?

Colin: Can the in-laws do it?

Daphne: No!

Daphne: I should have never invited you all

Hy: We were invited?

Fran: I thought we were told.

Ant: Do we need to call?

Greg: I vote facetime

El: Fine

Colin: Ready

Fran: Can this wait 30 minutes?

Fran: I’m trying to work

Ant: Yes.

Ant: Fran?

Fran: Ready.

Colin: Calling now.

Daphne: Schedule

El: This is good

Colin: I still like the first

Colin: But I like this too

Ben: Parade and fireworks

Ben: Good job Daph

Ant: I like it

Greg: Great

Hy: It’s good, Daph.

Daphne: Fran?

Fran: We’ll do it.

Daphne: 😮‍💨

Colin: 🎉

Ben: Who’s idea was it to leave at 8AM?

Hy: I hate that you are in Group 1.

Ben: Rude

Fran: Stop lagging and come on.

Ant: We’re running late.

Daphne: How late?

Colin: Pen is parking now.

Daphne: So.

Greg: So?

Daphne: We may not be spread out enough

Fran: Please don’t tell me they gave us one floor.

Daphne: No we have four.

Daphne: Just 3,4,5, and 6.

Ant: That’s not enough space between

Daphne: I know

Ben: We’ll be fine.

Hy: I can’t hear myself think.

Colin: Who has Thomas?

El: Me

Colin: 😘

Ant: There aren’t enough vegetables here

Fran: Yours are eating vegetables?

Hy: How?

Ant: Ask Kate

Daphne: Downstairs bright and early tomorrow

Daphne: Wearing your shirts

Ben: I thought we were doing pictures the last day?

Daphne: These are my pictures

Daphne: Mum’s are the last day.

El: 🫠

Ant: Someone catch Miles

Hy: Gareth got him.

Ben: Fran, I’m separating Helena and Alex

Fran: Please

El: Hy, I have Izzy.

Hy: ♥️

Fran: Ant, give Mary to Michaela

Ant: Thank you.

Colin: David is over here.

Ant: I’ll let Simon know.

Daphne: Thank you all for being there

El: Of course Daph

Colin: Wouldn’t miss it

Colin: See you all at lunch.

Ben: Who’s in Pixar?

Colin: We are.

Ben: 👍🏻

El: I’m going to hear Frozen in my dreams.

Colin: Welcome to the club

Daphne: Could Caro go hang with Andrew and Charlie?

Ben: That’s a Fran question as she has Charlie

Fran: Yes

Fran: We’re still in Marvel land

Daphne: Thank you

Ant: Kate and I got a table

Daphne: For everyone?

Ant: Surprisingly yes.

Ben: Sophie is coming to get Mary

Ant: Thank you.

Colin: I’m tired

Ant: Same

Greg: It’s the first day

Ant: You have young legs

Colin: And no one is pulling you places.

Ben: I’ve been on It’s a Small World four times

Ant: Alex?

Ben: And Wills.

Colin: 😬

Hy: Daph, Bel is with us

Daphne: Thank you

El: Fran?

Fran: I see you

El: Good

Greg: Colin!

Colin: We’re coming

Daphne: Ant, Neddy is with us

Ant: Thank you

Ant: Can someone take Miles?

Fran: Yes

Fran: Go nap

Ant: Thank you

El: Frozen is too powerful

Colin: We told you

Fran: Hy and I got the tables.

Daphne: Oh good. 

Daphne: Family breakfast tomorrow!

Daphne: 8 AM

El: We get it Daph.

Ben: You don’t need to broadcast it

Daphne: Did you set an alarm?

Ben: Thank you Daph

Daphne: You’re welcome

El: Who is doing princess meetings tomorrow?

Fran: Hi

Ben: Hello

El: I’ll grab you in the morning.

Fran: Who taught the little kids how to set alarms?

Ben: You too?

Fran: We’re at breakfast.

Ben: I see you.

Colin: Good Morning!

El: Is it good?

Greg: Sorry guys.

Greg: I didn’t realize why they were asking me that

Hy: I’m too sleepy to be mad

Fran: Same

Ant: Bright side to a baby, we caught it.

Daphne: I was already awake and shut it off before anyone woke up

Ben: Lucky you

Ant: I feel like I may vomit on the Tower if I go again.

Ant: Who can go with Neddy?

Colin: I can

Ben: Didn’t you just eat something?

Colin: I’ll be fine

Daphne: I’ll send you the video Ben

Ben: Thank you!

Fran: Belle is here 

El: I’m coming

Colin: We missed Belle?

Ben: I’m booking another meetup

Colin: 👍🏻

Ant: Can we have only dinner together instead of lunch and dinner for the rest of the trip?

Hy: Please

Fran: I think the kids would like that.

Ben: Andrew wants to stay with us

Fran: That’s fine

Ant: Ditto Thomas

Colin: Fine.

Colin: PJ and Jane are getting a tea party for lunch

El: They’re loving it

Hy: Okay Greg’s navy schedule is working

Hy: It’s annoying but working

Greg: You’re welcome!

Ant: Send me the afternoon part

Greg: 🥳

Ben: I can’t believe half the kids ditched the parade

Hy: It’s the same thing as yesterday

Hy: Why watch it again?

Ben: No one appreciates Goofy

Colin: You’re Goofy.

Ben: 🖕🏻

Daphne: Who is going to Star Wars?

El: Fran and I are.

Fran: I can convince my trio to allow the Bassets to come

Daphne: Thank you!

Hy: Can the St. Clairs tag along too?

Fran: Yes.

Hy: 😘

Daphne: Are you sure Izzy can handle a saber?

Hy: She promised not to hit George.

Fran: And her cousins?

Hy: Shit.

El: I already have it.

El: She swung at PJ

Daphne: Simon got the dinner table

Ant: He looks exhausted

Daphne: So do you, old man

Ant: I am!

Hy: Ant, I have Mary

Ant: Thank you

Colin: Is the sleepover tonight?

El: Tomorrow

Colin: 😩

Colin: I’m so tired.

Ben: Who told the kids to wake up at 6 this time?

Ant: I don’t know but we may fight

El: We’ve been up since 5

Fran: So has Michaela.

Hy: And Gareth.

Ant: 😬

Daphne: Mum wants us back in the front by 5 PM

Colin: Is this firm?

Daphne: Yes.

Hy: Where is everyone going today?

Colin: Fantasyland with Fran and Ben

Ant: Pirates with Daphne

Greg: Marvel

El: Discoveryland

Hy: Can we join?

El: Yeah.

Ant: Simon and I have parked ourselves on a bench and the kids keep dropping bags on us.

Colin: 😂

Colin: We keep going back between Dumbo and Peter Pan

Ben: Did you know Fran hasn’t shown them Peter Pan yet?

Daphne: 😮

Fran: Helena doesn’t need ideas.

Ant: True

Hy: We’re coming over to you guys.

El: The kids are bored.

Colin: Fran?

Fran: Agrabah.

Colin: 👍🏻

Daphne: Caro is lost in the maze.

Fran: I sent Andrew and Thomas in there.

Colin: Augie just crushed a turkey leg

Ben: Daph, I’m so sorry

Daphne: 😥

Daphne: I am not looking forward to puberty

Hy: Ant?

Ant: Sir Mickey’s

Hy: 👍🏻

Greg: Lucy and I are making our way back

Colin: Was kid free fun?

Greg: Yes and no

Ben: Are you joining the cult?

Greg: No

Fran: Stand firm Greg

El: Don’t give in

Ben: You both are mothers!

Fran: I love my children.

Fran: I wanted them

El: Kids are a lot of work

El: So don’t have them out of peer pressure

Fran: Also, you just called parenthood a cult

Ben: Touché

Ant: 😂

Hy: We got the tables with Mama

Hy: She is on a tight schedule

Ben: This is where Daph and Greg get it from

Daphne: And you’ve had a lot of fun because of it.

El: PJ won’t let me leave!

Hy: Here comes Izzy.

Colin: We’re too tired to enjoy being child free

Ben: We’re icing our legs

Hy: Yep

Greg: Same

Ant: Kate is asleep

Fran: So is Michaela

Daphne: We’re having a glass of wine

Daphne: Thanks again for coming everyone.

Daphne: I know it was a lot.

Ben: Thank you for inviting us.

Greg: Yeah

Ant: It was worth it.

El: We wouldn’t have missed it

Fran: Never

Hy: Even though we complained the entire time

Colin: Is it a family trip if we’re not complaining?

Daphne: True.

Daphne: Does everyone have plans?

Daphne: We’re staying on Main Street

Ant: Greg’s is pretty efficient.

Ben: Greggy, send it over

Greg: 👍🏻

Fran: We’ll be in Frontierland and Marvel.

Hy: Same but reversed

El: It’s all Frozen. 

El: All the time.

Colin: Unfortunately.

Daphne: Mum is ready for pictures.

Ant: We’re on our way.

Daphne: Fran! Ben!

Ben: Excuse us for needing the bathroom

Fran: We’re leaving the gift shop.

El: Mum is getting anxious

Greg: I feel like I’m too sweaty for pictures.

Hy: You are

Greg: 🙄

Fran: Is there an order to these?

Ant: Why would you ask that?

El: Seriously

Fran: We should have done these the first day

Ben: She still would have made us do this today too.

Hy: So true, bestie.

El: TOO MANY PICTURES

Daphne: You’re worse than PJ

El: Rude.

El: PJ loves taking pictures.

El: I do not

Greg: Daph, tell Mum to stop

Daphne: I can’t.

Colin: I’m on it.

Colin: She said no.

Ben: 😩

Ben: Can Mary cry really quick?

Ant: No.

Ant: She’s actually smiling

Hy: Aww.

Hy: Helena just hit Miles with her spear

Fran: I knew she would!

Greg: Lucy told Mum we’re tired

Ben: Yay Lucy.

El: Can I ask a strong man to hold PJ?

Greg: I want to say how sexist that is but Cress looks tired

El: Thank you

Daphne: Is Ben asleep?

Hy: Yes

Hy: Izzy’s been drawing on his face for five minutes

Ant: Colin don’t carry both of your kids.

El: Your back!

Colin: Thank you for the reminder

El: I don’t want to do a big sleepover

El: There are no beds.

Greg: We’re sleeping on the floor?

Colin: I feel like this may be worse for my back.

Daphne: Agatha is ready to get this started.

Hy: We’re here.

Colin: Fran, you have food?

Fran: Stirling family tradition

Greg: Booo.

Ben: Who is snoring?

Daphne: Simon

Fran: It’s 8?

Fran: I’m not judging.

El: I’m impressed

Fran: Same

Ant: I’ll be back.

Ant: Mary will never go to sleep in this.

Ben: This also should have been the first night.

Ben: Someone open the door.

El: What did I miss?

Fran: Ant bought some cheap day passes

Hy: 😭

Colin: Are we happy or sad?

Hy: Happy for the kids. Sad for me.

Hy: I’m so ready to go home

El: Same

Ant: Did everyone make it home?

Colin: We just dropped Marcus and Mum.

Daphne: Yes

El: Yep

Fran: Yes

Greg: Yep

Hy: We’re home

Ben: So are we.

Ant: Good.

Ben: So is anyone else dealing with feral children?

Fran: Yes

Colin: They won’t sit still

Daphne: We’re getting a play-by-play like we weren’t there.

El: PJ crashed.

Hy: Lucky.

Hy: Please enjoy pictures of Daph, Lucy, Greg, and Ant asleep at their desks

Ben: 🙌🏻

Colin: I especially love the dried drool on Ant’s shirt

Ant: That’s from Mary

Ben: Sure old man

El: I fell asleep during a quiz today

Ben: 😂

Colin: Pen took a picture

El: 😠

Hy: We should have skipped brunch.

Ant: Yes

Daphne: It’s not so bad

Colin: Thomas and Neddy have been arguing for 15 minutes

Ben: My children are fighting amongst themselves while PJ and the Stirlings egg them on.

Greg: That’s normal Brunch stuff

El: They feel louder

Fran: They are

Daphne: It’s going to be fine

Hy: Wills and Izzy argued today 

Colin: Oh no

Hy: I think I now get why Ant and Fran were worried

Ben: Same

Greg: We’ll be fine

Colin: Will we?

Daphne: We will

Daphne: The excitement of everyone coming on the 1st will stop the bickering

Ben: Okay but I can’t come the first

Ben: We’re coming on the 3rd

El: What?!

El: I was planning on you already being there.

Ant: Who is coming when?

Ant: We’ll be there on the 1st.

Ant: So will Mum and Marcus.

Daphne: The 2nd

Hy: The 3rd

Hy: We’re bringing Agatha up

El: The 2nd

Colin: The First

Greg: On the 1st

Fran: Maybe the 8th

Daphne: What?

Fran: Michaela has a book meeting

Ant: She can’t call in?

Fran: It’s final edits, covers and stuff

Fran: We’re deciding how to play it

El: What if she came up then left 

Colin: That sounds awful

Ant: What are the options?

Fran: We all stay back

Fran: Or she’ll stay back alone

Ben: Keep us posted

Daphne: I vote she stays back.

Daphne: Caro is excited to see Andrew

Hy: They see each other 3 times a week

Daphne: She can still be excited.

El: So.

Colin: So?

El: Margo and PJ argued.

Greg: Margo Stirling?

Colin: PJ Bridgerton?

El: I’m now concerned this is too much face time for the kids

Ant: See?

Daphne: It’s going to be fine

Hy: You repeating that doesn’t make it true

Daphne: Yes it does

Fran: I’m coming up with Marcus and Mum

Colin: Michaela is staying behind?

Fran: I hate it too

El: Will she be okay?

Ant: She’ll be fine.

Ant: She’s a grown woman

Colin: Will we be okay?

Ant: We should be fine

Ben: One less in-law

Ant: Fran, get her to Aubrey as soon as possible

Fran: 🫡

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Kate: Michaela are you still coming late?

Michaela: Still the 8th.

Michaela: Hopefully sooner.

Pen: We’re rooting for you!

Gareth: How is it there so far?

Lucy: Quiet.

Lucy: I keep looking for more children

Kate: Jane is making us watch Frozen

Pen: We can’t “find” it.

Kate: We “can’t”?

Kate: 🙌🏽

Pen: Helena is loud

Michaela: Yes

Simon: The headache from Disney is back

Pen: Same

Cress: Nooo

Simon: Everyone who isn’t here yet

Simon: Please hurry

Cress: Why?

Pen: We’re being forced to play games.

Lucy: Kate is no help.

Cress: We just pulled up.

Pen: Jane announced

Cress: Oh.

Pen: I apologize for the ramp up of Frozen in advance to everyone.

Simon: 🙁

Lucy: PJ’s in it now?

Cress: Oh yes.

Cress: We get performances now.

Sophie: Wills is Olaf.

Lucy: Oh

Lucy: Can’t wait

Pen: Gonna need to fake the enthusiasm more

Simon: Michaela.

Michaela: Tell her her Queen said stop.

Simon: 👍🏽

Kate: I need someone to remind me that Miles losing fights with his cousins is not funny.

Michaela: Which cousins?

Kate: The twins. Jane. Alex and Wills. Isabella.

Michaela: How is that funny exactly besides the size difference?

Pen: He looks like Anthony when ganged up on.

Michaela: 😂

Cress: I think Fran or Daph got video.

Michaela: ♥️

Gareth: So my case blew up.

Gareth: I’m stuck in London for at least a week.

Gareth Hy and Nana are coming up with the kids solo.

Simon: What?

Kate: Anthony is already driving back to get them.

Simon: ☹️

Simon: We can’t be down two adults

Lucy: Three

Simon: Three?

Pen: Fran is leaving to stay with Michaela.

Michaela: I’m fine.

Cress: I saw that Facetime. 

Cress: You are not fine.

Kate: How bad is it?

Cress: She’s giving divorced dad.

Sophie: 😬

Michaela: Not a crime to miss my family.

Michaela: But I am enjoying not wearing clothes.

Lucy: Good for you

Pen: That is a perk of staying behind.

Gareth: It’s like the only perk

Simon: Quiet

Gareth: Two perks then

Michaela: That gets old

Cress: Thought you were fine?

Michaela: I am

Kate: Well Fran is surprising you so act surprised.

Michaela: 🫡

Sophie: We finally made it.

Sophie: How feral are the children?

Pen: We’re getting a lovely show of Queen Elsa, Anna, and the Dora Milaje fighting Loki.

Kate: Miles was cast as Loki.

Kate: He hates it.

Sophie: Prepare for the Baek-Bridgerton boys then.

Sophie: Michaela your children are going insane.

Cress: It’s the lack of Mothers.

Kate: They only last two days without them?

Cress: You all didn’t know this?

Pen: I’ve never had them alone that long.

Simon: We had them one weekend.

Simon: They were starting to get bad when they were leaving.

Simon: I assumed it was because of the first extended separation.

Cress: Violet figured it out on their anniversary last year.

Lucy: Yeah it’s not too bad once you know why

Lucy: They just miss them.

Cress: I’ve got it.

Sophie: Kate. Come get Miles

Kate: On my way.

Kate: Pen, Jane is here too.

Pen: My Janey?

Sophie: Yes.

Pen: She only fights Thomas.

Pen: I’m confused.

Lucy: Gareth?

Gareth: Tell Isabella I’ll call her in 5 minutes

Lucy: 👍🏻

Michaela: Kids should be chilling out now.

Kate: Where have you been?

Michaela: I have the house alone with my wife.

Michaela: Where do you think?

Sophie: Yuck

Lucy: Yuck

Kate: Fair.

Kate: Are you still coming up on the 8th?

Michaela: No.

Simon: Noooo

Michaela: Tomorrow.

Michaela: Janice had a free slot.

Pen: Thank you!

Lucy: Your girls were getting sad.

Cress: Andrew stopped building.

Michaela: I heard.

Michaela: Our Facetime was a bit teary.

Sophie: We’ll send you two a food list when you get close.

Michaela: Are we having another baby yogurt situation?

Kate: Have you been checking the weather?

Kate: It’s been raining all week here.

Pen: They are eating everything not nailed down.

Pen: Or eaten by Colin

Michaela: I was home alone with my wife.

Michaela: I’ll tell Fran to keep an eye out for it

Cress: How are you doing Gareth?

Gareth: Okay.

Gareth: Should need a day or two.

Lucy: 🤞🏻

Lucy: We need everyone here

Simon: Being down two in-laws is tough

Pen: Sophie

Sophie: Which one?

Pen: Charlie and Alex

Sophie: Ben and I are on our way.

Simon: Cress

Cress: PJ?

Simon: Helena

Simon: I need backup

Kate: Tell her we’ll tell Fran

Simon: Good idea

Pen: This whole house is going to hell

Lucy: We should have skipped 

Kate: They didn’t believe it

Simon: Anthony said this would happen

Kate: Because I spelled it out for him

Kate: And even then he was still not 100% sure

Sophie: It doesn’t matter. 

Sophie: We need to separate the powderkegs.

Michaela: It can’t be that bad

Sophie: Just wait.

Lucy: Kitchen First Aid is out

Pen: I have one from upstairs

Simon: I’ll restock it tomorrow

Lucy: 👍🏻

Kate: Pen?

Pen: Thomas?

Kate: Yep

Pen: I heard Neddy’s yell from the kitchen

Pen: On my way

Michaela: Oh the vibe is bad.

Pen: Told you.

Michaela: Send your Bridgertons to help Fran unpack the groceries.

Kate: You aren’t helping?

Simon: I called Michaela about the twins.

Kate: They’re in the Kid Den

Kate: It’s not Margo.

Michaela: It never is.

Lucy: If I go into the creepy part of the big closet to get movies, will you all put your kids to bed early?

Cress: Yes

Simon: I’ll try

Kate: Define to bed.

Lucy: Not wandering downstairs but in a bed.

Kate: Asleep?

Lucy: They don’t have to be.

Michaela: Tentative yes

Michaela: I am prepared to have to stay in the bed until they fall asleep

Pen: No

Pen: They get too much FOMO

Sophie: When do you want to start the hang?

Lucy: 9 PM?

Simon: Oh we can do that.

Sophie: Same

Kate: Maybe.

Lucy: Rooting for you all.

Gareth: Guess who is coming up!!!

Lucy: Now?

Gareth: Yes.

Gareth: Don’t tell Hy.

Sophie: 🫡

Pen: I need it to be sunny for a few days so they can do Big Pall Mall.

Lucy: I’ve been told they are thinking of playing Little Pall Mall in the house.

Michaela: I will snitch if they do that.

Simon: Same.

Gareth: I already told Violet.

Cress: Violet’s raining hellfire

Cress: Don’t go in the kitchen.

Pen: Come watch PJ and Jane’s play.

Michaela: Frozen?

Pen: Brave!

Michaela: Finally. Something new.

Lucy: Who are the brother bears?

Sophie: My boys.

Cress: Who is the dad?

Kate: Neddy.

Gareth: Are we allowed to bring snacks?

Pen: Yes.

Pen: Also George is the narrator.

Gareth: 🥰

Gareth: Little Pall Mall is starting.

Sophie: Now?

Sophie: Half of them are eating lunch

Kate: Anthony is ready so they can set up the Big Pall Mall court

Pen: He’s not rushing my kids so he’s going to have to wait

Kate: Don’t come outside.

Kate: Neddy and Miles are on it.

Michaela: Cress

Cress: Yes?

Michaela: PJ is crushing it.

Pen: Very proud of her

Michaela: Same

Cress: 🥰

Lucy: Why are the Alphabets more invested than the children?

Sophie: Why are you asking questions you know the answer to?

Lucy: You’re right

Simon: Considering Bel is also having a meltdown

Simon: Some of the children are just as invested

Cress: I can see Charlie pushing Neddy so agreed

Gareth: This is just laundry we’re going to have to do.

Kate: We’ll just do one load

Pen: Can we hose off the excess mud first?

Kate: We can try

Cress: Do I get something for my kid winning?

Pen: Bragging rights

Cress: I’ll allow Eloise to have those.

Michaela: Kate, get Mary out of Fran’s arms.

Cress: 😂

Kate: No.

Kate: Fran’s making her smile

Michaela: Lucy!

Lucy: On it.

Michaela: Thank you.

Pen: What’s wrong with Fran holding a baby?

Cress: Well she has David now.

Pen: Nevermind I see it.

Pen: Michaela!

Simon: I am so sorry.

Kate: Yeah, I feel like the last round was your fault.

Simon: Daph was so persuasive at the time.

Simon: I love Davey.

Simon: But I wouldn’t have such a big gap if I were to do it again.

Simon: I didn’t miss diapers or not sleeping.

Michaela: Hey. Go tell Fran that.

Gareth: And Hy while you’re at it.

Pen: Say what you need to say to your spouse.

Pen: Big Pall Mall is happening.

Gareth: 🫡

Sophie: Are the kids allowed to watch?

Pen: Unclear.

Simon: No

Simon: Close vote

Simon: Some sore losers don’t want the children to help their parents

Cress: PJ and I had a book date anyway

Simon: 🤷🏽‍♂️

Simon: I don’t make the rules

Lucy: Okay, while they are pall malling

Lucy: Can we talk Brighton?

Michaela: I mentally can’t do a week.

Lucy: We’re not doing a week.

Sophie: I don’t think my schedule will let me.

Sophie: I have babies due soon.

Cress: Pen, El and I need to prep for classes.

Pen: And the kids and school.

Gareth: How many days?

Sophie: Do they even want to go?

Michaela: I know Fran doesn’t.

Simon: Daphne does not.

Simon: David hasn’t been away from us that long.

Kate: Can we live with three days?

Michaela: Considering we’ll be in each other’s faces the whole time?

Michaela: Two days

Michaela: I don’t wish the combo of sad we are gone + school starts soon on anyone

Kate: Oh true.

Kate: Also, who is watching them?

Sophie: They didn’t think of that.

Pen: My mother will take my two.

Kate: Edwina and Mary would tag team.

Simon: Agatha or Violet.

Sophie: Posy.

Gareth: Nana.

Simon: Six kids for Agatha?

Gareth: The bulk is David.

Gareth: Also Marcus and Violet would take some.

Simon: True.

Michaela: I could get Aunt Janet down for a weekend.

Michaela: I know she’d take PJ if Joanna couldn’t.

Cress: Thanks.

Cress: They both could just watch all 4.

Michaela: A better idea.

Pen: Glad that’s covered.

Kate: Who should tell them the new plan?

Lucy: I will.

Lucy: I never complain.

Simon: Oh this is true.

Simon: Lucy…

Simon: You are our new secret nuclear.

Lucy: 🥰

Kate: I like this plan team.

Cress: El and Ben are fighting.

Cress: They’ve asked for an in-law

Sophie: I’m not getting involved.

Sophie: I don’t want to know.

Pen: I’m on it.

Pen: The fight is spreading.

Simon: Who?

Pen: Currently Colin and Ant.

Kate: I keep saying a month is too long 

Kate: And they all get amnesia 

Michaela: Fran is pissed.

Gareth: Shit.

Michaela: I’m taking my family out to lunch.

Michaela: Alone.

Sophie: 👍🏼

Gareth: Hy, Greg, and Daph are on it.

Pen: On it or making it worse?

Cress: On it.

Cress: El went to talk to Ben.

Lucy: Daph is talking to Ant like he’s David.

Kate: Whatever works.

Michaela: Alphabets are having a meeting outside

Michaela: Violet wants help making dinner

Simon: We’re on our way.

Simon: Can I ask for something not Disney princess related to play on the Den TV?

Cress: Like what?

Gareth: Star Wars?

Cress: Princess Leia?

Gareth: It’s that or Marvel.

Cress: Star Wars it is.

Sophie: The upstairs first aid is out

Gareth: All three?

Sophie: There’s a third?

Gareth: I’m coming to you.

Kate: Michaela

Michaela: I already know who

Michaela: Fran’s on her way

Kate: It’s Andrew actually

Michaela: 😮

Michaela: Then I’m on my way

Lucy: We have been here too long

Simon: Agreed

Sophie: Who feels comfortable enough to walk on the roof and get Alex?

Cress: None of us?

Lucy: Gareth come spot me

Gareth: 👍🏿

Michaela: Okay, who keeps eating H’s snacks?

Michaela: We’re 90 seconds to meltdown.

Pen: Not Colin.

Pen: He was eating David’s yogurt.

Simon: Oh.

Simon: I owe Bel and Augie an apology.

Sophie: Not any of mine.

Sophie: They keep torturing the Sharma-Bridgerton boys.

Kate: I would like that to stop.

Sophie: Cress?

Cress: I’m on it.

Michaela: Find out who’s eating H’s snacks too.

Cress: 👍🏻

Gareth: I’m replacing the snacks.

Gareth: It was Isabella.

Michaela: 😮

Michaela: Oh no.

Gareth: Yes.

Gareth: Her Bridgerton Boundaries have kicked in.

Pen: 😞

Cress: Well, good news is she heard me yelling at the boys 

Cress: So she won’t start actively torturing cousins for at least 3 months.

Gareth: 🙌🏿

Cress: Question.

Kate: Yes?

Cress: I’ve been told that there is a old gardener’s shed here

Cress: Where is it?

Pen: We have never found it.

Pen: Why?

Cress: I need a break.

Pen: From your child?

Cress: From her uncles and aunts.

Kate: Us?

Cress: No 

Cress: You all know how to be quiet.

Gareth: I’m going on a walk with George and Wills later

Gareth: We’ll look.

Cress: Okay

Cress: I would love sooner

Michaela: Give me 20.

Michaela: I’ll make it a game for Hel.

Cress: 😘

Michaela: Round of applause for Bonus Baby and Little Pen.

Lucy: 👏🏻

Cress: They found it?

Michaela: Yep, it’s past the muddy area that no one likes to walk in.

Michaela: I now have laundry to do.

Simon: I just got more detergent.

Michaela: 👍🏿

Pen: Did they actually give you directions or vague gesturing?

Michaela: PJ was there

Michaela: I have actual directions.

Simon: They are in here with my girls.

Simon: I’ll tell them not to tell Daph.

Kate: Oh good.

Cress: It’s dusty as hell in here but worth it.

Lucy: How much room is in there?

Cress: We could all fit comfortably.

Lucy: Gareth and I are on our way.

Sophie: Whose kid snitched about the gardening shed?

Michaela: Not mine.

Michaela: She likes feeling sneaky

Simon: ✋🏽

Sophie: Simon.

Simon: I forgot to tell Bel not to tell.

Kate: Do they know where it is or just about it?

Sophie: Just about it.

Sophie: I don’t know if any are going to look for it.

Cress: El and Colin are here.

Kate: This was the fastest collapse

Michaela: You should have pulled them out of the room.

Simon: I’m seeing that now.

Kate: Next time.

Michaela: I vote we go back in the attic.

Pen: It’s too hot in there.

Michaela: Exactly.

Kate: 🤔

Kate: No. I can’t bring Mary if needed

Simon: We should just camp out in the den.

Michaela: Take it over?

Sophie: But the plays.

Simon: Shit.

Simon: Forgot about the plays.

Cress: The shed?

Kate: The tool shed?

Cress: I’m desperate here.

Cress: I’ve been fighting a migraine for days.

Michaela: Hear me out.

Michaela: Tell Eloise that.

Cress: ?

Michaela: If she’s anything like Fran

Michaela: She’ll ensure you have some quiet.

Sophie: She does take all her spouse cues from Fran and Ben

Gareth: Spiderverse meme style.

Michaela: And they all copy Ant and Daph.

Kate: And that man will never let me suffer.

Simon: Daphne would have the entire house silent in two minutes.

Cress: You’re right.

Cress: Prepare for the quiet game.

Kate: I’m assuming Cress has this muted.

Kate: I know this house has never been this quiet.

Michaela: Maybe when it was only Violet and Edmund coming.

Pen: Thomas is doing his maths packet for next term

Pen: It’s a miracle.

Simon: My kids are coexisting so nicely

Sophie: Speak for yourself.

Sophie: I didn’t know they could whisper correctly and still fight.

Michaela: I’m currently a pillow so…

Sophie: Yours are napping?

Michaela: No, they are all leaning against me while they read to Reis or play Switch.

Michaela: Does someone need to nap?

Sophie: No but I wish they would.

Kate: Mary

Michaela: Bring Ms. Mary over. 

Kate: Thank you.

Pen: Lunch is outside so Cress can rest.

Kate: It’s cloudy

Pen: I know. 

Pen: El won’t listen to reason.

Michaela: Has lunch been made?

Pen: No?

Michaela: I’m taking mine out.

Kate: Are we all allowed to tag along?

Michaela: I mentioned my plan for a reason.

Pen: 😘

Cress: Thank you all!

Gareth: Feeling better?

Cress: Yes.

Cress: Feel free to move about like normal.

Kate: Pretend to still be sick for a bit.

Cress: Why?

Sophie: We’re enjoying the quiet.

Cress: 👍

Pen: Gareth

Gareth: ?

Pen: I know.

Pen: Isabella

Gareth: If it had to be one of them

Gareth: On my way

Kate: So I have to go back to London.

Gareth: That case finally cracked?

Kate: Yes.

Simon: Is it bad that I’m wondering if I could tag along?

Kate: Yes

Lucy: I’m gathering this is not something that can be fixed virtually

Kate: Unfortunately, it is not

Pen: Are you going and coming back?

Kate: If I can.

Kate: It will be just Mary and me.

Michaela: Sharma-Bridgerton Girls Trip

Sophie: I know you would hate it but

Sophie: We could watch Mary.

Sophie: Michaela does a mean bottle service.

Michaela: After two, one baby is a breeze

Cress: Do you want to show Fran that?

Michaela: Nevermind

Michaela: Kate, take your girl with you.

Pen: I’m kind of feeling like Simon.

Cress: Everyone can’t leave.

Pen: I know.

Michaela: I’m prepared to stay since I came late

Gareth: Ditto

Cress: I feel like Sophie should for her sanity.

Sophie: I’m resigned to my fate.

Kate: Only I am leaving

Kate: The baby will stay

Kate: So I have an incentive to come back ASAP

Pen: Anthony got to you?

Kate: He is so good at guilt trips.

Pen: Gareth, can I borrow some breakfast?

Gareth: I don’t even know why we have distinct groceries

Sophie: Bridgerton Boundaries 

Gareth: Right

Gareth: Yes Pen

Pen: 😘

Kate: The house is quiet and I’m practically naked

Kate: I love it

Michaela: See?

Gareth: It’s really great for a few days.

Cress: Should I be annoyed that PJ is becoming a Star Wars girl?

Pen: Over Elsa and Anna?

Pen: 🥴

Gareth: Pick your poison honestly

Simon: Pro is no songs

Simon: Con is lightsabers

Cress: I think Eloise might enjoy the lightsaber battles.

Lucy: I have a small child napping on my bed

Simon: We can’t move him

Lucy: Just making sure you knew

Simon: 👍🏽

Sophie: Kate your children have gone feral.

Kate: All of them?

Lucy: Michaela and Sophie are currently passing Mary back and forth.

Michaela: Cress has her now.

Cress: She’s teething on my shirt.

Kate: Is it an expensive shirt?

Cress: I know better.

Cress: It’s fine.

Kate: Thank you all for humoring the baby.

Kate: I will be talking to the other two.

Pen: Please come to the den.

Simon: More Brave?

Cress: We’re back on Frozen.

Simon: 😞

Gareth: Where’s the first aid kit?

Simon: The kitchen one is gone?

Gareth: Out of stock

Lucy: All of upstairs is too

Simon: Daphne brought ours.

Simon: Where are you?

Gareth: Outside.

Michaela: I can’t get a clear answer on what happened.

Sophie: 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sophie: All I know is that mine are mad at yours and Kate’s.

Kate: What?

Simon: Mine are mad at each other and everyone but PJ and Jane.

Lucy: Do you want me to ask around?

Sophie: Please.

Lucy: Isabella said people were being jerks.

Cress: Were they being jerks?

Cress: Because if they were, I get the anger

Gareth: You can’t ask that

Gareth: They shouldn’t be fighting

Sophie: Not physically at least

Simon: And to answer your question

Simon: Probably

Pen: Apparently

Pen: Helena suggested Avengers and then it spiraled from there.

Michaela: Okay, but who threw the first hit?

Sophie: Charlie.

Sophie: He is ready to apologize to Margo.

Michaela: She is ready as well.

Pen: I’ve banned plays.

Simon: Thank you.

Kate: What have I missed?

Simon: We’re having a hugging line in the den

Michaela: It’s turning into just a pile of hugging.

Michaela: Go is wiggling her way out.

Sophie: So is Wills

Kate: I vote we bring up the month long stay again.

Kate: We can’t keep doing this.

Simon: I think we may actually succeed this time.

Simon: Daphne is tired.

Gareth: 😮

Lucy: This is like seeing an eclipse

Simon: We need to ride this momentum

Pen: Colin is allegedly on this with Daph.

Michaela: I don’t even know who is championing this

Kate: Violet

Simon: I’ll talk to Marcus.

Michaela: Everyone make it home?

Kate: Mine are home.

Kate: I can’t believe I missed the noise

Lucy: 😮

Sophie: Yes.

Pen: We did.

Pen: I’ve been told that Aubrey can continue to be every other year for a month

Pen: Or every year for two weeks.

Lucy: Every year.

Gareth: We’re home

Gareth: And yes to every year.

Sophie: Both sound like too much.

Cress: Every year.

Pen: This is Violet’s compromise.

Kate: Every year.

Kate: Get on board Soph.

Sophie: Fine.

Pen: Michaela? Simon?

Michaela: Every year is fine.

Simon: In

Cress: Brighton is in your inbox.

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Ant: I don’t wish to say I told you so but

Fran: I don’t mind

Fran: We told you so.

Hy: I’m not even going to protest

Hy: That was a disaster

Greg: It was horrifying to watch

Ben: It was horrifying to be in

Ant: Daph?

Daphne: I can admit I was wrong

Daphne: Simon and David are the only ones not causing me stress at this point

El: Well silver lining

El: No big family things until Christmas

Colin: 🎉

Greg: Are we doing family teams or kid teams for team building?

Hy: NO KID TEAMS

Ant: Family teams 

Ant: I fear for my sons and Ben’s on one team.

Ben: Same

Colin: That’s fine but Jane doesn’t want to play

Colin: And Thomas wants to be with people who don’t care

El: Who is that?

Daphne: Great Question

Daphne: What does he mean by doesn’t care?

Colin: I’ll ask.

Hy: Gareth has informed me that George also doesn’t want to play

Hy: Maybe the kids who don’t want to play can be with an adult who doesn’t want to play

El: Cress doesn’t want to play

Ben: Neither does Soph

Daphne: There we go.

Ant: That’s fine by me

Daphne: Mama wants her Winter Gala to be big next year.

Colin: How big?

Ben: She asked me to draw her vision.

El: This has Marcus written all over it

Daphne: It does.

El: PJ is requesting some girl cousin time

El: Who is free?

Fran: Really?

El: Besides Margo and Helena

El: Thought that was a given since we talked about this already

Colin: Jane squealed so yes

El: Great

El: Hy? Daph?

Daphne: Bel and Caro would love it.

Hy: Girl Cousin time?

Hy: Izzy is in

El: Great

El: Cress will be reaching out within the hour.

Colin: So the boy cousins don’t want boy cousin time?

Ben: Andrew and Charlie hang out all the time

Ant: Didn’t Neddy and Thomas see each other yesterday?

Colin: I meant in a big group.

Ben: Oh no.

Ant: Too much Sharma-Bridgerton/Baek-Bridgerton fighting

Colin: Oh fair.

Ben: I feel like we are missing something else stressful this month.

Colin: Brighton?

El: That’s kid free

Colin: Oh that should be fun

Ben: Yeah

Daphne: Okay so only Team Building. 

Daphne: This is doable.

El: It is.

Ben: Could I trouble someone to watch my children?

Ben: Sophie is midwifing and I need to do some admin work

Fran: Wills

Colin: Dammit

Colin: We’ll take Alex

El: Bring my godson over.

Ben: Thank you

Colin: Thomas wants to be with people who don’t care if they lose

Greg: That’s Gareth and Pen

Colin: I know

Colin: But I wanted Pen to be with me

El: No.

El: Ben and I already sacrificed

Ant: All in favor?

Daphne: Aye

Fran: Aye

Hy: Cool

Greg: 👍🏻

Colin: Fine

Colin: Thomas can be with Gareth and Pen

Fran: I’d like to cash in my June sleepover credits during September.

Ant: You’ve been saving it for your anniversary?

Hy: That’s smart.

Colin: I call Andrew.

Ben: Margo

El: Jokes on you both

El: I wanted Helena

Daphne: You did?

El: Be nice to Cress’s goddaughter

Fran: I’ll send you dates once they are nailed down

Fran:  Pleasure doing business.

Ant: Why are Kate and I the only ones here?

Ben: Sophie got called in last night.

Ant: Oh no

Colin: We just left.

Ben: She’s going to try and make it

El: Cress is driving

Ant: Got it

Daphne: We’re in my office

Daphne: Bel is giving us pep talks

Greg: Parking

Hy: Ditto

Ant: Fran?

Fran: We’re in Mama’s office

Fran: Margo doesn’t want to play

Fran: Helena is trying to convince her to.

Ant: Can you do that outside?

Ant: My speech starts in 15

Fran: We’ll try

Ant: Is anyone willing to swap a child with Miles?

El: Is he not competitive enough for you?

Ant: More like he and Neddy are trying to beat us despite us all being a team

Hy: No.

Hy: You earned this

Daphne: All in favor of Miles staying?

Ben: He stays

Colin: Agreed

Fran: Keep him

Greg: Sorry Ant

El: In favor

Ant: You guys suck

Colin: Helena’s aim is amazing

Fran: There may have been practicing in the backyard

Daphne: I thought Michaela didn’t really love non structured yard games?

Fran: No with me

Fran: I want to win

Ben: That was a cheap shot Greg

Greg: This is war

Greg: You’re not my brother right now

Colin: I’m so sorry Daph

Daphne: It’s fine.

Daphne: Cress googled concussion signs.

Daphne: I’m good

El: Daph did you get that video?

Daphne: Yes

Ben: Rude

Greg: But hilarious

Hy: Can someone tag George out so he can be done?

Fran: Do you want it done nicely or quickly?

Hy: I may regret this

Hy: Quickly

Fran: Helena is on her way

Daphne: I’ll send you the video Ben

Ben: Thank you!

El: 🖕🏻

El: Fran!

Fran: We love you Aunt El but we came to win

Ant: What did I miss?

Hy: A Stirling Bloodbath

Ant: ?

Ben: We’re lucky they don’t play every year

Hy: I fear they might

Ben: True

Daphne: The sports give them an advantage

Ant: I see

Colin: The food is the only solace I have from today

Ben: So your children aren’t competitive

Ben: That’s okay

Hy: I don’t know where they get it from

Greg: The Featherington side.

Hy: But Portia is…Portia

Greg: True

Daphne: I got it everyone

Hy: 🎉

Ant: Excellent

Greg: Margo is ruthless

Fran: 🥰

Fran: I know

El: Fran Jr.

Ant: When are football sign ups?

Fran: September

Ant: 👍🏻

Fran: I’m not going to apologize for kicking everyone’s ass

Fran: I will apologize for the gloating from my children

Daphne: Thank you

Ben: Very mean

Ben: Except for Ant

Ben: He deserves it

Ant: HEY

Colin: Honestly

Colin: My kids don’t care

Hy: I think Izzy was rooting for you

El: Again, we need to cancel brunch after big events

Ben: You sound very in-lawish right now

El: They bring up a good point

Fran: We stopped playing the video

El: Ignore what I said

Greg: Can someone with a dog call me?

Hy: You’re getting a dog?

Fran: Now?

Greg: Three Musketeers call?

Hy: I’m free

Fran: 👍🏻

Daphne: Colin

Daphne: Thomas is here?

Colin: Yes

Colin: Pen cleared it with Simon

Daphne: 👍🏻

Ant: Can someone take Mary?

El: Why?

Ant: We need to do school things 

Ant: Mary’s teeth are making her extra grumpy

El: Sure

Ant: Thank you Cress

El: HEY

Ant: And El.

El: 🙄

Hy: Thank you all for coming to cake 

Greg: It was fun

Fran: It was quick

Fran: Good job

Hy: I learned it from you

El: No sleepover?

Hy: He wanted to stay with Uncle Greg and Aunt Lucy

Greg: We have a date with FIFA 2031

Ben: Aww

Ben: Good for Georgie

Colin: Maybe that can be the new birthday thing

Greg: Let’s not get too hasty.

Ant: I’m counting down the days for school to come back

Daphne: Same

Hy: We’re fine over here

Ant: Your children are not competitive

Hy: No

Hy: They’re nosy

Greg: They get it honest

Hy: I’m not embarrassed

Colin: Give them some mystery books

Colin: Ask Pen

Hy: Oh good idea.

El: PJ’s dance schedule is in the Family Calendar

Ben: You use the calendar?

Ant: Cress did this?

El: I did

Fran: After Cress made her

El: Rude

Colin: That makes sense

Ant: Well can’t wait

Colin: Are they still taking dancers?

El: Jane?

Colin: Thomas

El: I’ll send the contact

Greg: Who wants to see a film?

El: As long as it isn’t dumb

Fran: Ditto

Hy: Sequel chat!

Greg: 👍🏻

Colin: Rude

Ant: Do you want to do something today?

Colin: Yes

Ant: Daph? Ben?

Ben: I’m painting

Daphne: I’m enjoying some Bel and Caro time

Daphne: But thank you

Ant: Just you and me Colin

Colin: That’s cool

Ant: Hy?

Hy: I’m calling you now

Daphne: Would someone take my children?

Ant: Caro

Ben: Augie

Hy: David

Greg: Bel

Daphne: Thank you!

Ant: We are sticking to the travel groups.

Ant: Daph you are in Group 2

Daphne: I feel like I may hate that

Greg: You will

Hy: I’d say we’d trade you Benophie but then Fran and I would die with Colin

Fran: It’d be too hard to keep Colin and El on time

Colin: HEY

El: RUDE

Daphne: I understand

Daphne: Thank you for the thought though

Hy: I can’t believe we’re actually doing this

Ant: Doing what?

Hy: Having a kid free weekend!

Colin: Are you excited?

Hy: I am

Hy: Even though some of us are being negative nancies

Fran: I’m not opposed to this in theory

Fran: I’m reluctant to do this now 

Ben: Same

Daphne: Third

Colin: We need sibling time!

Ben: Aubrey wasn’t enough?

El: This is also an apology for Disney and Brighton 2029

Ben: I already apologized for that

Daphne: Same

Ant: Too late.

Ant: We paid

Colin: So how much time are we spending together?

Ant: Meals

Ant: Some outings

Daphne: How many meals?

Daphne: I’d like some alone time with Simon

El: Are you gunning for number 5?

Daphne: Don’t even speak that

Ben: Seriously

Ben: Why would you put that in the air?

El: Sorry

Hy: We will pretend that was never said

Colin: You didn’t really answer my question

Daphne: We are picking you up now and will discuss in the car

Colin: 👍🏻

Ben: Our rooms are not next to each other

Daphne: Are you happy or sad?

Colin: I’m sad to hear that

Ben: Happy

Daphne: I’m also happy.

Fran: Me too

Ant: Lunch then beach then some window shopping

Colin: 🫡

Daphne: Can we do actual shopping?

Greg: Is the whole weekend going to be like this?

Ant: Yes and yes

Hy: Let me break that to Gareth

Ben: Seafood?

Greg: I thought we voted

Ant: We did

Ant: This won

Greg: 😞

El: Are we ever going to the beach?

Ant: Yes

Ant: Let’s go everyone

Fran: We’re running late

Greg: Ditto

Ben: Same

Ant: Now

Fran: Fine

Ben: You’re such a drill sergeant

Ant: Dinner in one hour

El: We just got back?

Ant: Dinner

Hy: Here we go

Colin: Where are we eating?

Ant: Why?

Colin: I need to dress

Ant: It’s semi casual

El: What does that mean?

Ben: Denim?

Ben: Slacks?

Ant: Please consult your wives.

Hy: Kate dressed you?

Ant: Yes

Daphne: Who are the designated drivers?

Hy: Gareth

Greg: Lucy

Ben: I just saw both of them do shots

Hy: Shit.

Greg: It’s me and Hy now

Daphne: 👍🏻

Colin: Why are the in-laws sulking?

Daphne: That’s just Simon’s face

Ben: No.

Ben: Soph is pouting

El: There is whispering at their table that stops when I walk up

Hy: Because you don’t know how to listen correctly

El: Then go!

Hy: I can’t figure out what is going on

Hy: They have a code

Greg: They speak in code?

Ant: When did this start?

Hy: 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ben: Sophie won’t say.

Hy: Let me try.

Hy: Nope.

Ant: I’ll ask Kate.

Hy: Anything?

Ant: No.

Ant: Greg?

Greg: Lucy made it clear she was not super excited when we left. Maybe that’s it?

Colin: No all of them were excited.

Daphne: Were they?

El: They acted like they were

Fran: They usually do.

Fran: They are very sweet that way

Ben: So what?

Ben: They are deciding to stop faking it?

Colin: Like a strike?

El: Can they strike?

Ant: This family isn’t a job.

Greg: It’s not?

Fran: The in-laws are possibly rebelling against this trip

Ant: Possibly?

Fran: I’m trying to get Michaela to spill

El: She’s drunk enough?

Fran: Yes

Colin: 😮

Fran: She keeps talking about my legs

Ant: Get her back on topic

Ant: This is important

Fran: She would argue my legs are more important to her

Fran: Someone else needs to try with me.

Daphne: They didn’t want to come

Ant: We figured that out.

Daphne: Yes but they really didn’t want to come

Hy: Simon is the worst person to ask

Hy: Colin ask Pen

Colin: 👍🏻

Colin: Pen wants to preface this by saying they all love us very much

Colin: Even Simon

El: Really?

Greg: Sounds fake but continue

Colin: And normally this would be very sweet and fun

Colin: But they are tired

Ant: Of what?

Colin: Of having big family events

Colin: This is the third one in three months

Hy: The kids aren’t here

Daphne: I’ve talked my children down from meltdowns more today than I did at Aubrey

Ben: 😬

Ben: Same

Colin: They miss the kids

Colin: And they want some quiet

Colin: We may be hitting too much big family time

Ant: I’m asking Kate

Greg: Colin I believe you

Hy: So how do we fix it?

Fran: By having a day that we aren’t all together.

Daphne: Michaela confirmed?

Fran: Yes before falling asleep

Fran: Apparently Sophie is ready to rent a car to go back home

Ben: Let me go cuddle my wife

Ant: We’re only having dinner together tomorrow.

Ant: Enjoy the free day.

Colin: 🎉

Colin: That’s from Pen

Hy: Who is going to the beach?

Greg: Are we allowed to interact?

Ben: No?

Colin: We’re going and yes

Hy: 👍🏻