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Lissa knew Nate liked his little brother a lot and it was new for him so she lets Nate hold Alex. "Okay thank you son." She smiles as Nate was very cute as he played with Alex. "You can let him try some of the soup broth as long as you let it cool first. Blow on it for him."

The twin say "Aw...but we want to help and daddy said we would go to town to get music books." Eric says "We don't have to do everything today. We will see how it goes but we should be okay and we can get your music books an lesson videos at the bookstore after. But your mom is right, school lessons first then you can practice your music." The twins say "Yes daddy."

Alex drank the soup. He seemed to like it since it was homemade.

The twins nod "Yes mommy..." They really wanted to books but they wanted to play in the store too.

The twins start eating their food. "Nate you have to eat too so we can go soon."

Alex liked the soup but could not eat much since he had just had milk.

Eric says "There will be lots to do at the toy store. We need to get the inside ready then we need to make the toys to go in the toy store. I was going to make stuffed animals and wood toys. Only handmade toys so we will be different from a regular toy store."

Aki says "We should make games too." Yuki says "Yes like checkers." Eric says "Good idea. I can make those out of wood. I have ordered some wood to be sent to the store and tools so we can make some by hand and by magic."

Eric smiles "Okay I don't think I would be as good at that."

Aki and Yuki tried to eat fast too, wanting to hurry up and go. Eric says "Don't eat too fast, you are going to get a tummy ache. Don't worry there will be enough time to do lots today and we have to leave some things to do for tomorrow too right?" The twins think about it..."Oh, okay." They slow down a little and split another sandwich.

Stephan says "I can help with the wood tools. I can be pretty handy. Nate was practicing wood carving with the knife you gave him at the island so I can show him how to use the tools too."

Stephan says "Everyone has their own talents. Maybe you just paint the shop and the toys. You can do designs on the toys. I can help Eric make the wood toys."

Lissa says "I can help Sonja with the clothes and do the cash register and accounting. I am good with numbers." She gets up to get Alex changed and get his diaper bag.

The twins finish their food and go to get their jackets. Eric helps Stephan clean up the food and wash the dishes with a little magic. Eric says "Okay everyone get your jackets and we can go."

Aki gets his camera and his coat. Yuki gets her jacket and they run downstairs to the car.

Everyone loads up in the van. Stephan put Alex in the car seat. "Okay we are all buckled up!" He drives them to the store. The lot was still was just a bunch of dirt but the store was finished just as Eric had drawn.

Eric meets with the general contractor and inspects the building. "Looks good!" He signs off on the building and everyone goes inside.

The twins say "Wow it looks really nice!"

The room was empty except for some counters and plumbing. Eric says "This will be the ice cream parlor, this is the toy making area in this room with the window so the kids can watch us make toys but not touch the tools....and this is the store area. He makes some shelves appear to put the toys on.

The twins says "Ice cream parlor needs ice cream and pretty dishes."

Eric makes a table and stools for the workshop area then some tools and wood. He stacks to wood and makes some wood cutting machines appear. "There it looks like a real workshop."

The twins say "Yeah! Those are nice bowls. We need a soda fountain to make floats and milkshakes too."

Stephan says "We need a little play areas for little ones. Maybe some small chairs and something to crawl on." Eric makes a little area with soft pads and a pen for small safe toys for Alex. "There you go." Lissa sits Alex in the play area so he can explore. "Thank you Eric."