Jennifer HudsonFinally, the long-awaited day had arrived. Early in the morning, while the twins were still asleep, Deborah, Ethan, Claire, Billy, Aunt Elena, Elise, Nara, and Ken tiptoed toward the twins’ room. They were sleeping in the same room. We wanted to surprise the twins.The door opened slowly, and we could see the twins were still fast asleep. Their pajamas, pulled up above their navels, and their disheveled sleeping positions showed they were still in the land of dreams.As instructed, Nara and I were to wake them up, and the others would come in only after they were awake. Waking them up was a real struggle. Especially since it was a day off, so they’d stayed up late and were sleeping in. Finally, after trying with all my might, they woke up.Still in a lazy, relaxed state, Noah even mumbled, “It’s still dark out, Mom. Let us sleep a little longer.”“Come on, wake up. Come with me,” I murmured as I gently shook them.Alice rubbed her eyes, then, still half-asleep, she ask
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