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They even had names for their aunts and uncles. Some were funnier than others, but it was still cute: No No and Nin, Car Car and Emm Emm, and Ry Ry and Kay Kay.
We were now getting close to their first birthday, and all I could think about was that time had run away, and I couldn’t believe that it had been a year already. I even found myself crying that they were almost a year old already. It didn’t seem possible at all.
I caught Joaquin staring into their cribs one night about a week before their birthday. He was crying silently, and he would go back and forth between them as he rubbed their heads gently. Even he was sad that time was moving so quickly.
He was such a good dad, so sweet and gentle with them at all times. We really were a lucky family.
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Riviana
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Joaquin and I had been planning these days for the last couple weeks. As sad as it was that the twins were already one, it was exciting as well. We were having their party with everyone over the weekend after their actual birthdays. That way we could celebrate with them before anyone else. Mom, Dad, Grandfather, and Lila were the only ones coming to celebrate on the days of their actual birthdays. Well, I guess you can say that Noah was too, since he would be at the house, but he had to cover Joaquin’s work while we celebrated with the kids. He would be able to drop by though so it was like he was there to celebrate with us.
Joaquin and I woke up early so that we could decorate the house for Reagan’s first birthday. The twins had different birthdays so we were going to celebrate them individually instead of making them share everything. When they have their big party it will be shared, but Mommy and Daddy would treat them as individuals.
One of Reagan’s favorite things right now were dinosaurs. He called them dine dine and tried to collect every dinosaur that he saw. We had gotten a lot of party supplies that had dinosaurs on them. Tiny little party hats, banners, balloons, cut outs, everything we could get to decorate the house. And we had bought a lot of it too.
When we were done there wasn’t a place in the main part of the house that wasn’t covered in dinosaurs. Abigail made a special breakfast and a special birthday cake. Well, two cakes really. There was a small little dinosaur shaped smash cake that was all for him. And all the cakes were baby friendly.
When it was time to go and get the babies out of their beds I felt the excitement bubbling inside of me. I was sad that this first year was gone already, I truly was, but there was nothing stopping me from being excited for my little boy.
Joaquin and I had the dinosaur party hats on so when we went into the room where Reagan and Rika were bouncing in their beds, Reagan saw them immediately.
“Mama dine dine, Dada dine dine.” Reagan was giggling and clapping his hands at the sight of us.
“Mama, Dada.” Rika was giggling as well since we were dressed in a way that we usually weren’t. “Mama hat.” Rika pointed at my head with a smile.
“Dine dine hat.” I loved the way they talked with us, it was so cute.
“Reagan, do you know what today is?” Joaquin picked him up and tossed him into the air. “Today is your birthday. It’s not the time that you were born yet, but today you turn one year old.”
“Mommy’s big boy.” I kissed his cheek before I went to get Rika out of the bed.
The morning routine followed of getting them dressed and ready for the day and then we went down to breakfast. The twins were getting more and more solid foods added to their diet and starting tomorrow they were going to get whole milk mixed into the breast milk they drank. I was pumping exclusively now too so that they could feed themselves with their sippy cups. So that was one less thing that I did every day with them. That too was a little sad, but they also tended to bite so I had to stop nursing.
Following breakfast, we had a little dance party with Reagan and Rika in the living room while we waited for everyone else to get to the house. They were coming over around lunchtime so that we could eat together and party together. The way the twins moved when they danced was so cute as well. They shook their little bottoms and moved their arms wildly. It was super adorable.
When Mom, Dad, and Grandfather got to the house, they were immediately rushed by the twins. Rika was a Daddy’s girl, but she loved her Momo. There were gifts today, but just one for each of them as the rest were coming at the party. We were giving him a gift today too.
The first thing that we did when they all got to the house was have the lunch that Abigail had made for us. She had gone all out and made things that she knew that Reagan liked. He was happy to be shoving the little bits of food in his mouth while also sipping from his cup. He was getting to be such an independent little boy.
The cake, the presents, and the love of the grandparents all went over smoothly. The party was a total success. And then we did the exact same thing the next day with Rika, only her decoration theme was butterflies. They were currently her favorite thing in the entire world. She also had a smash cake made just for her and a lunch full of her favorite foods, mostly fruit for her. The two days in a row was hard since it was the first time, and we weren’t used to it at all yet, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing about it at all. Except for maybe having a little more time with my babies being little babies instead of growing so fast into giants that were already so much taller and bigger than when they were born. That brought a tear to my eye, one that was both happy and sad.
Now that these two personal parties were over we had a day off before the big pack bash. They may only be turning one, but they were the children of the Alpha and Luna as well as the children of the King and Queen. This was major for the pack, and it was going to be as big, if not bigger, than our wedding. The good thing is this one was a lot more fun. And even though it was being held inside, we still had a lot of fun things coming.
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Riviana
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That one day of peace that I thought I was going to get between Rika’s birthday and the birthday party on Saturday didn’t end up happening at all. No, I was too busy for any moment of it to be considered peaceful or restful.
I spent the day getting the entire first two floors of the house ready. I had staff helping, yeah, but I wanted to do some of it too since they were my babies, and I should be part of the whole process.
Joaquin was on the first floor getting various bounce houses delivered that would be good for kids of all different ages. There was an older kid room with obstacle courses and large play areas and then there was a room meant for the babies and toddlers. Those for the little babies had nothing but soft sides for the babies to bounce on and giggle and lay. Even those younger than Reagan and Rika should be able to have fun in these specially-designed baby bouncers.
Abigail had a lot of work to do as well. She had enlisted the help of several others, mostly people in her family, to bake lots of little cakes and tiny pies. After all the little ones, she set to work on two big cakes that were meant for the babies to blow out the candles on, with my and Joaquin’s help of course. The large cakes were what the bulk of the party attendees would eat for the dessert.
After all of the sweets were done, Abigail started to prepare all the food for the party. It would save her a lot of time the next day if she did it all today, and I know that Abigail wanted to finish early tomorrow so that she could be part of the celebrations.
That day was so busy that Lila ended up watching Regan and Rika almost all day. We saw them at meals, and when it was time to get them ready for bed, but that was it. I was just glad that we didn’t need to rush so much in the morning to finish it all now. I would be able to have a little bit of relaxing time before the party.
Oh, how fucking wrong I was. After showering and dressing, I was running nonstop all morning. The party was supposed to start at noon, an acceptable time I would have thought, but it was met with complaints by at least half of the invited guests; it was either too late in the day or too early in the day. Well, I guess we can’t please everyone.
We had a band of helpers that were here with us early, most of which were grandparents or guards and their wives, husbands, or future husbands. Now that I think about it, the only one of my Goddess guards that hasn’t met a mate yet was Gabriel. I wonder if he will find one soon?
Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about him though. I needed to pull this party off. I guess this wasn’t the life of a normal queen, but I just don’t know how to be a queen yet.
Oh and nice, look, guests are showing up early. It wasn’t even eleven thirty, and we already had nearly a hundred guests here. I know that they were eager to see the babies and the Shifter Queen, but that didn’t help when I had a million things to do.
“Queen Riviana.” Gabriel beckoned me to the side for a private talk. “Now that people have begun to arrive, might I suggest that you stop attempting to assist with the party and take on the role of hostess and noble.”
