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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about

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Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you

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Speaker 1: need is your imagination an off we Go Writy Rare Stories.

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy they were playing at the park when

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Speaker 1: they saw their friends Britton and Brooke walking towards them.

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Speaker 1: They were twins and they did everything together. They never

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Speaker 1: knew of a time when it wasn't just them their

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Speaker 1: mom and their dad. But sometimes things change and new

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Speaker 1: additions are added to a family. While more family means

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Speaker 1: more people to love, it can also bring up lots

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Speaker 1: of questions about who gets mom and dad's attention. Britain

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Speaker 1: and Brooke would be going through that very soon, and

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Speaker 1: lucky for them, their friends were there to help. Levi

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Speaker 1: and Ivy were super excited to see the girls. They

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Speaker 1: were just thinking what a great day it would be

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Speaker 1: to play tag, but how they didn't really have enough people. Hi,

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Speaker 1: Brittain hy Brook, do you guys want to play tag

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Speaker 1: with us? Asked Levi, Maybe in a little bit, answered Britain.

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Speaker 1: We have some really important stuff to take care of first.

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Speaker 1: Really important stuff, asked Ivy, like testing out the new

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Speaker 1: Twisty tunnel slider or seeing which one if you can

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Speaker 1: go higher on the swings. No way more important than that,

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Speaker 1: said Brooke. Levi and Ivy couldn't imagine what could be

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Speaker 1: more important that they would miss a game of tag,

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Speaker 1: but they were curious and asked Britton and Brook to

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Speaker 1: explain what was going on. Brendon, Brooke said shirt, and

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Speaker 1: they all went to sit at a picnic bench under

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Speaker 1: have big news, Britain began. Bigger news than finding out

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Speaker 1: every Friday is pizza Day in the school cafeteria, asked Levi. Bigger,

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Speaker 1: said Brook. Bigger news than when our teacher told us

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Speaker 1: we were getting a bird as a class pet, asked Ivy.

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Speaker 1: Bigger said Britain, you won't believe it, but my mom

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Speaker 1: is having a baby. Britton and Brooke had huge smiles

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Speaker 1: They cheered and hooted and gave their friends a big hug.

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Speaker 1: That's so exciting, exclaimed Levi. I remember finding out that

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Speaker 1: my mom was pregnant with Ivy. I couldn't wait to

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Speaker 1: cute clothes and fun toys that the new baby will have,

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Speaker 1: added Ivy. Do you know if it'll be a boy

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Speaker 1: it's a girl, so we want to make a list

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Speaker 1: that we can give them to her, said Brooke. Brittain

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Speaker 1: getting a little bit snug too, said Britton as she

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Speaker 1: started a list. The baby can have all our sour

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Speaker 1: Halloween candy. I don't really like sour stuff, said Brook.

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Speaker 1: And she can have my old microscope since I got

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Speaker 1: into scheme now. That's really generous of both of you.

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Speaker 1: But I think all that stuff is too big for

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Speaker 1: a baby to use, said Levi. I remember when Ivy

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Speaker 1: was first born. Mom and dad weren't really happy when

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Speaker 1: I put my big plastic dinosaur in her crib. They

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Speaker 1: said they were too scary and had pieces that were

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Speaker 1: too pointy for a baby. That's right. I didn't like

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Speaker 1: I think they're pretty cool, said Ivy. Baby just hold

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Speaker 1: in a few years. Thanks for the good advice, said Britain.

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Speaker 1: What are some things that we could give mom and

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Speaker 1: about some comfy blankets and baby clothes, said Brook. If

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Speaker 1: have lots of clothes she can borrow, Levi. Ivy, Britton,

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Speaker 1: and Brooke spent a good amount of time making a

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Speaker 1: Britton and Brooke were so excited to welcome their sister

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Speaker 1: things they wanted to do together. We'll teach you how

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Speaker 1: said Britton with a smile. I can't wait to be

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Speaker 1: ice cream Sunday, added Brooke. I couldn't imagine anything better

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Speaker 1: fun you'll have with her on your annual summer beach vacation,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. I know your family loved going on that

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Speaker 1: when Levi brought that up, and he wasn't sure why

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Speaker 1: asked Brook. Well, mom did say she couldn't come to

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Speaker 1: though it's parked. It with the girls, said Britain. That's

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Speaker 1: but we do miss mom, added Brook. Oh no, or

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Speaker 1: the girls again? Who are famous? Brittain and brook sleepovers

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Speaker 1: with mom and dad in the living room or beach vacations,

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Speaker 1: Britain blurted out, sounding very concerned. I don't exactly know

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Speaker 1: how to feel about all this now, said Brooks, sounding

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Speaker 1: Since Brittain and brook were twins, this was the first

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Speaker 1: just known their family as the two of them and

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Speaker 1: their mom and dad. Levi, being a big brother, knew

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Speaker 1: that some things do change when a new baby enters

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Speaker 1: the family, but overall, it's the most amazing thing that

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Speaker 1: or his family without Ivy. He saw that Britton and

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Speaker 1: wanted to help. Things will be a little different, but

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Speaker 1: just remember everything. We'll get back to normal sooner than later. Actually,

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Speaker 1: a new baby to share it all with, said Levi,

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Speaker 1: giving Ivy a big hug. Your parents love you too

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Speaker 1: any questions that you have. Brittan and Brooks still didn't

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Speaker 1: needed to make another list. This time, they would write

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Speaker 1: They wrote things like, will mom still come to swim

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Speaker 1: daddy daughter and mommy daughter days? Will you still have

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Speaker 1: time to read us bedtime stories? Well? We still have

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Speaker 1: make your own Sunday Sundays. Brittan and Brooke loved their

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Speaker 1: was strange to think of sharing their mom and dad

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Speaker 1: from their list for a little bit and had some fun.

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Speaker 1: So the four friends played on the playground for a

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Speaker 1: little while before Britton and Brooke headed home. The next

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Speaker 1: day at school, Levi and Ivy asked Britton and Brooke

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Speaker 1: have a really big talk with their parents. Our mom

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Speaker 1: and dad told us that we never need to worry

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Speaker 1: we're one big family and we could do everything altogether,

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Speaker 1: said Britain. They said that a new baby only brings

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Speaker 1: the best big sisters, added Brook. They did say that

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Speaker 1: some things would be different, but that different can be

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Speaker 1: they were always there for us, said Britain. Time went

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Speaker 1: by so quickly, and before anyone knew it, Britton and

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Speaker 1: Brooke were welcoming home their new baby sister. Yes, their

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Speaker 1: mom and dad were busy making sure the baby was

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Speaker 1: to make sure that Britton and Brooke always felt loved

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Speaker 1: and a part of the team. Did you learn a

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Speaker 1: lesson from this story? Pay South? What was it? And parents,

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time,

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