Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. That's right, we're
Speaker 1: back with even more awesome adventures with Levi and Ivy.
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Speaker 1: Live Ay Lewis story. Levi and Ivy friends by your side.
Speaker 1: The story you're about to enjoy was inspired by Loyal
Speaker 1: one oh nine. Thank you for your amazing idea. What
Speaker 1: if we ask our parents if we can all go
Speaker 1: on vacation together? Levi asked us he Ivy and their
Speaker 1: cousins Stell and Jamison ran around the backyard playing tag.
Speaker 1: That would be amazing, called out if I ran by
Speaker 1: and tagged her shoulder tag. You're it, shouted Levi as
Speaker 1: he turned and ran the opposite way. But where would
Speaker 1: we go? Asked Stella as she dodged by Ivy running
Speaker 1: this way and that I know, exclaimed Jamison as he
Speaker 1: stopped right where he was tag. You're it, shouted Ivy
Speaker 1: as she tagged her cousin. But why did you stop?
Speaker 1: We're playing tag. The point is to not get tagged.
Speaker 1: I stopped because I have a great idea, a huge idea,
Speaker 1: Jameson began. What if we went to Disney World together.
Speaker 1: That was a great, big idea that definitely made everyone
Speaker 1: stop their game of tag and think about how much
Speaker 1: fun that trip would be. Think of all the rides
Speaker 1: we could go on together, said Ivy. Think of all
Speaker 1: the tasty snacks, said Levi. Think of all the characters
Speaker 1: we could take silly pictures with, said Stella. Think of
Speaker 1: all the fun we'd have in the hotel pool, added Jameson.
Speaker 1: We have to make this happen, Levi, Ivy, Stella, and
Speaker 1: Jamison were cousins who loved nothing more than hanging out together.
Speaker 1: They loved playing games together, sharing fun adventures together, being
Speaker 1: silly together. Come to think of it, as long as
Speaker 1: they were together, they pretty much liked what they were doing.
Speaker 1: So you can imagine going to the happiest place on
Speaker 1: Earth with your favorite people on the planet. How could
Speaker 1: that get any better? You see, Stella Jamison weren't just
Speaker 1: cousins to Levi and Ivy, but they were also best friends.
Speaker 1: How can we make this happen? Asked Levi. We can't
Speaker 1: let another minute go by without forming a plan and
Speaker 1: gain this epic vacation on the calendar for this summer.
Speaker 1: I've got it, said Ivy. How about I go inside
Speaker 1: and get my parents my sweet puppy dog face and
Speaker 1: ask them. They never say no to that cute face.
Speaker 1: While we all think you're very cute, Ivy, The vacation
Speaker 1: of a lifetime is on the line here. We need
Speaker 1: something a bit more reliable than a sweet smile, said Levi.
Speaker 1: How about we map out the whole vacation, Stella began,
Speaker 1: you know, plan the whole thing so our parents don't
Speaker 1: have to do all that boring stuff. The only thing
Speaker 1: they'll have to do is say yes, and we'll be
Speaker 1: on a plane to Florida before we know it. Great idea, Stella.
Speaker 1: Will we be using your credit card to pay for
Speaker 1: the hotel, plane tickets and park passes? Jameson asked with
Speaker 1: a giggle as his sister realized they really did need
Speaker 1: their parents to do all their boring trip planning stuff. Now,
Speaker 1: don't look too down, Stella, you were going in the
Speaker 1: right direction, said Jamison. While we can't buy plane tickets
Speaker 1: or make hotel reservations, we can make the trip planning
Speaker 1: a bit easier and plan what we do. Everyone was
Speaker 1: very interested in what Jamison had to say. First, he
Speaker 1: asked Levi and Ivy to grab a notebook and some pens,
Speaker 1: and he explained his plan. We start off by picking
Speaker 1: the week that we go, making sure both our families
Speaker 1: are free. They'll be less likely to say no if
Speaker 1: our schedules are ride open, said Jamison with a big smile.
Speaker 1: Then we can plan out each day, yeah, like which
Speaker 1: theme park we'd go to, where we'd eat, and what
Speaker 1: fun shows we'd go to each day, added Levi. Exactly,
Speaker 1: said Jamison. We can all take the daily planning out
Speaker 1: of the vacation and throw in some stuff that our
Speaker 1: parents liked to do in Disney, suggested Stella. Yep, Like
Speaker 1: visiting the Hall of Presidents, said Ivy, pretending to yan,
Speaker 1: my dad loves that place. Or strolling through Paris Pavilion
Speaker 1: in Epcot and getting croissants, added Levi. My mom wanted
Speaker 1: to do that so badly the last time we were there,
Speaker 1: but we ran out of time. Jamison and Stella loved
Speaker 1: their ideas and had quite a few of their own. First,
Speaker 1: they talked a bit more about the things they wanted
Speaker 1: to do, then added a few mom and dad favorites,
Speaker 1: and finally they wrote it all down in a calendar
Speaker 1: they drew themselves. Now they just had to pick the
Speaker 1: perfect week for their trip. After doing a little detective work,
Speaker 1: which really just involved running inside and asking their parents
Speaker 1: if they were free a few different weeks in June,
Speaker 1: they were ready to talk with their mom and dad.
Speaker 1: Stella and Jamison had to come over to levi Ivy's
Speaker 1: house that day because they were having a barbecue. While
Speaker 1: their parents were finishing up making food, levi Ivy, Stella,
Speaker 1: and jameson finish up their big plan. They decided they
Speaker 1: would pitch the double family Disney trip idea as they
Speaker 1: were getting ready to have dessert. After all, everyone's in
Speaker 1: a good mood when there is a sweet treat in
Speaker 1: front of them, and the kids wanted to make sure
Speaker 1: their parents were in the best mood possible. Who wants
Speaker 1: brownie Sundays asked Levi and Ivy's mom, after all the
Speaker 1: kids helped clean up from dinner. They also thought helping
Speaker 1: clear the table after dinner would put their parents in
Speaker 1: a good mood and make them more likely to reward
Speaker 1: their well behaved, very helpful children with a wonderful Disney vacation.
Speaker 1: As everyone was enjoying their sundays, Levi, Ivy, Stella, and
Speaker 1: Jameson carefully picked just the right time to begin their
Speaker 1: disney presentation. They each looked at each other as they
Speaker 1: were finishing their desserts, nodding back and forth, preparing for
Speaker 1: the start of their master plan and hoping it would work.
Speaker 1: Levi gave the final nod, which was Jameson's cue to start.
Speaker 1: He started by highlighting how much they loved being together,
Speaker 1: how they always had such a great time, and how
Speaker 1: they didn't see each other nearly enough. And for good measure,
Speaker 1: Jameson also throwing what great parents all the kids had.
Speaker 1: It was a nice touch. Still added how much fun
Speaker 1: it was getting together for a day, but how much
Speaker 1: more fun it would be to get together for a
Speaker 1: whole week. This all sounded lovely, but the parents were
Speaker 1: getting suspicious. Levi and Ivy's parents looked at Stella and
Speaker 1: Jamison's parents as they started to see where this conversation
Speaker 1: was going. So that brings us to our main point
Speaker 1: we're trying to make, Ivy finally said, as she turned
Speaker 1: to Levi jameson Stella and quietly counted to three. When
Speaker 1: she reaches three, the four cousins exclaimed in one voice,
Speaker 1: can we please go on a dizzy vacation together? Please? Please? Please?
Speaker 1: And before you answer, we love you so much and
Speaker 1: we've got the whole week already planned, said Levi. Yep,
Speaker 1: you don't have to do any of that boring day
Speaker 1: to day planning. We've done it all for you, said Stella.
Speaker 1: Because you deserve to have a nice, relaxing vacation, added Jamison.
Speaker 1: Because you're the best parents in the whole world. I've you,
Speaker 1: proclaimed in conclusion. Then the four cousins confidently looked at
Speaker 1: each other with big smiles. They couldn't have delivered that
Speaker 1: any better. They were convinced in that moment that there
Speaker 1: was no way their parents could say no, we love
Speaker 1: that idea, Sellen, Jamison's mom started to say, until the
Speaker 1: kids interrupted her with the clapping and excited screams, hold on,
Speaker 1: hold on, we didn't say yes, said Stella and Jamison's dad.
Speaker 1: We love the idea and a trip together would be amazing,
Speaker 1: but when when we go, our schedules are so busy. Well,
Speaker 1: remember when we were asking you all those questions earlier
Speaker 1: about our summer plans, asked Jamison. Well, we put all
Speaker 1: the info together and figured out that June's seven to
Speaker 1: the fourteenth would work out perfectly for both families. Their
Speaker 1: parents were speechless. The kids were right, so they didn't
Speaker 1: really have anything else to say except yes, we can
Speaker 1: do it, said Levin Ivy's dad. After getting the nod
Speaker 1: from all the other parents at the table, Levi, Ivy, Stella,
Speaker 1: and Jamison couldn't believe what they were hearing. It worked.
Speaker 1: They were going on a big family vacation with their cousins.
Speaker 1: They jumped up in excitement and ran laps around the backyard,
Speaker 1: shouting and clapping their hands. They thanked their parents and
Speaker 1: ran off to Levi and Ivy's treehouse to talk more
Speaker 1: about their vacation. I am so glad they suggested this trip,
Speaker 1: said Levi and Ivy's mom. Us too, replied Stella and
Speaker 1: Jamison's mom. We've been thinking about doing something like this
Speaker 1: for a little while now, but it always seems like
Speaker 1: we've got something going on and it wouldn't work out.
Speaker 1: She's right, added Stell and Jamison's dad. For example, the
Speaker 1: week before our newly planned Disney vacation, I have a
Speaker 1: big work trips to hedule that Stella, Jamison and their
Speaker 1: mom are joining me on. We'll be staying on a
Speaker 1: lake in New Hampshire, and we're going to go hiking
Speaker 1: and boating and maybe we'll even see a moose. While
Speaker 1: the kids played in the treehouse and planned more of
Speaker 1: their Disney vacation, their parents started discussing hotel reservations and
Speaker 1: plane tickets. As the weeks and months went on, Levi, Ivy, Stella,
Speaker 1: and Jameson got more and more excited for their trips.
Speaker 1: Then one day, at the beginning of June, out of nowhere,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's parents called them into the living room
Speaker 1: and it wasn't in there. Hey, we've got some awesome
Speaker 1: news to tell you. Voices. It was in there. Hey, kiddos,
Speaker 1: you're not gonna like this, but we still have fun voices.
Speaker 1: What's up? Mom and dad asked Levi's He and his
Speaker 1: sister reluctantly sat down on the couch, not too terribly
Speaker 1: excited about what their parents had to tell them. Hey kiddos,
Speaker 1: you're not gonna like this, Levine Ivy's dad started to say.
Speaker 1: Oh no, whispered Levi to Ivy. It's got to be
Speaker 1: about the Disney vacation and unfortune for Levi and I
Speaker 1: and Stella and Jamison. It was We're so sorry, but
Speaker 1: Stella and Jamison's dad's business trip got rescheduled to our
Speaker 1: Disney vacation week. He tried to get out of it,
Speaker 1: but he has to go, explain Levin and Ivy's mom.
Speaker 1: He feels terrible, and even though Stella and Jamison want
Speaker 1: to go to Disney with you more than anything, they
Speaker 1: don't want to go if everyone can't be together, added
Speaker 1: Levin and Ivy's dad, as his kids continued to listen,
Speaker 1: unable to speak. But Stell and Jamison are coming over
Speaker 1: today to play, said Levin Ivy's mom, hoping that that
Speaker 1: would help a teeny tiny bit to make them feel better.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy still couldn't say a word. They were really, really,
Speaker 1: really upset, but they knew Stell and Jamison were too.
Speaker 1: We're still going to Disney, though, said Levine Ivy's dad,
Speaker 1: and we're already working on planning a replacement trip with
Speaker 1: Stell and Jamison for next year. We're so sorry, but
Speaker 1: we'll still have lots of fun, said Levin Ivy's mom, reassuringly.
Speaker 1: We know we will, mom and dad, said Levin and Ivy.
Speaker 1: She nodded her head. Can we go wait for Stelle
Speaker 1: and Jamison in the treehouse, asked Ivy. Of course, said
Speaker 1: Levin and Ivy's dad. Then once they arrived, Stella and
Speaker 1: Jamison ran right over to the treehouse and called for
Speaker 1: their cousins. Levi and Ivy came down the ladder and
Speaker 1: gave their favorite cousins a big hug. So you already know,
Speaker 1: asked Ella, as Levi and Ivy nodded their heads. We
Speaker 1: couldn't be more upset. But as much as we want
Speaker 1: to go with you to Disney, we also want both
Speaker 1: our mom and dad to be there too, said Jamison.
Speaker 1: We totally understand, said Levi. He and Ivy had talked
Speaker 1: about it in the treehouse and there was no need
Speaker 1: to make Stella and Jamison feel bad. This wasn't anyone's fault,
Speaker 1: and Levi and Ivy knew that they were just as upset.
Speaker 1: But on the bright side, my parents said, they're already
Speaker 1: planning another Disney vacation with your parents for next year,
Speaker 1: said Ivy, trying to sound positive. Everyone smiled as they
Speaker 1: all sat down at the picnic table under the treehouse.
Speaker 1: It was then that Ivy and Levi noticed that Stella
Speaker 1: and Jamison were holding a gift bag. These are for you,
Speaker 1: said Stella as she and Jamison held out the bags
Speaker 1: that they were holding. It's a little gift we meet
Speaker 1: so you can still have us with you in Disney,
Speaker 1: well sort of, added Jameson with a smile. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy were a little confused. How could Stella and Jamison
Speaker 1: be with them in Disney if they were going to
Speaker 1: be in New Hampshire with their mom and dad. But
Speaker 1: all it took was a quick look in the bag
Speaker 1: to see how that was possible. Well, sort of are these,
Speaker 1: Ivy began to ask, as she and Levi took their
Speaker 1: presents out of the tissue paper they were wrapped in. Yep,
Speaker 1: there's Stella and Jamison dolls. We made them for you
Speaker 1: to take along to Disney, said Jamison. We thought you
Speaker 1: could bring them to the hotel, pool, to the parks
Speaker 1: and on the right, so at least it felt like
Speaker 1: we were there with you just a little bit, added Stella.
Speaker 1: You can even take pictures of all the fun you
Speaker 1: have with the dolls and send them to us, added Jamison.
Speaker 1: Levin and Ivy couldn't love their gifts more. They weren't
Speaker 1: just awesome looking. Each doll was made out of felt,
Speaker 1: googly eyes and stuffing, but they were so thoughtful. We
Speaker 1: love them, exclaimed Levi. And we love your idea about
Speaker 1: taking them along on our vacation, added Ivy. And now
Speaker 1: that I say that, I think I know what we
Speaker 1: can do while you're here today, Ivy explained her plan
Speaker 1: and the kids got right to work. Then a couple
Speaker 1: of weeks later, Levi and Ivy arrived in Disney with
Speaker 1: their mom and dad. The Magic Kingdom, to be exact,
Speaker 1: their first part of the trip, just like they had
Speaker 1: put on their weekly vacation schedule that they had created
Speaker 1: with Stella and Jamison. And at the same time, Stella
Speaker 1: and Jamison were in New Hampshire with their mom and dad,
Speaker 1: hiking on the most beautiful trail in the mountains. As
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy got on their first ride, they held
Speaker 1: up their Stell and Jameson dolls and asked their parents
Speaker 1: to take a picture and send it to Stella and
Speaker 1: Jamison's mom and dad, and they did. And at the
Speaker 1: same time, Stella and Jamison stood in front of the
Speaker 1: beautiful waterfall in New Hampshire and held up there Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy dolls, the same dolls that they had made
Speaker 1: with their cousins the day they found out they couldn't
Speaker 1: all go to Disney together. They asked their parents to
Speaker 1: take a picture and send it to Ivy's mom, and
Speaker 1: they did. Those exact exchanges went back and forth for
Speaker 1: the whole week, creating some wonderful memories. The dolls made
Speaker 1: by Levi, Ivy, Stella and Jamison made the kids feel
Speaker 1: like they were sharing some great adventures and fun experiences together,
Speaker 1: and even though they were miles and miles apart, they
Speaker 1: had the most wonderful feeling that their best friends were
Speaker 1: right by their side. Thanks for joining us today, We
Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed the story and learned a little something too.
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