With the Padgetts' move to Chicago impending, the Bryson kids have to figure out how to say goodbye to their close friends. Alexis, Clayton, Ridley, and Isabelle have to confront their feelings about moving back to Chicago to be with their sick Grandad, leaving their home and their friends.
\n\nThis episode contains topics that may upset younger children, including brief mentions of serious illness. Though we believe the content is appropriate for most children over the age of five years, parents may want to listen to this episode before sharing it with their younger children.
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","summary":"While visiting Nana and Grandpa, the Brysons have a good time celebrating easter.","date_published":"2024-03-31T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/ba5eaa8f-b651-4daf-ba2b-4e66d2a5a3f5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27490210,"duration_in_seconds":1494}]},{"id":"ad82702d-7fd5-41f3-944a-8ade2ba729b8","title":"The First Snow","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/firstsnow","content_text":"During the final baseball game of the season, the Technics get a surprise. It's snowing!","content_html":"During the final baseball game of the season, the Technics get a surprise. It's snowing!
","summary":"The first snow of the year comes during Matthew's baseball game.","date_published":"2024-01-19T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/ad82702d-7fd5-41f3-944a-8ade2ba729b8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28210847,"duration_in_seconds":1577}]},{"id":"24716df0-311b-4574-9178-669e667d6375","title":"A Home Run","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/homerun","content_text":"Matthew is jealous when Max hits a home run, and learns how each person on a team has a different role to play. Meanwhile, Caleb has lost his fleece jacket.","content_html":"Matthew is jealous when Max hits a home run, and learns how each person on a team has a different role to play. Meanwhile, Caleb has lost his fleece jacket.
","summary":"Matthew is jealous when Max hits a home run.","date_published":"2023-11-07T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/24716df0-311b-4574-9178-669e667d6375.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32874260,"duration_in_seconds":1851}]},{"id":"f0253319-03f5-4a66-8967-745f37d34b96","title":"Staying Up Late","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/stayinguplate","content_text":"The Brysons participate in star night in their home town, enjoying star themed food and sctivities, getting to stay up late for the fun day.","content_html":"The Brysons participate in star night in their home town, enjoying star themed food and sctivities, getting to stay up late for the fun day.
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\n\nHow can you Take Action in your own community?
\n\nFinley has to stay the night with her Grandad for the first time, and is very nervous to leave her parents.
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\n\nSpecial thanks to Holly for her assistance in the creation of this episode.
","summary":"The Brysons celebrate independence day with a barbeque.","date_published":"2023-07-04T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/83f22230-252a-452c-bcc8-cffa425e7c48.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19732643,"duration_in_seconds":1065}]},{"id":"8ff29b25-e710-4abc-a3fd-96c7a190bed2","title":"The Sleepover","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/sleepover","content_text":"Caleb has a sleepover with Anthony and Cooper while Matthew and Finley are watching their cousin Nick's baseball tournament in Hartford.","content_html":"Caleb has a sleepover with Anthony and Cooper while Matthew and Finley are watching their cousin Nick's baseball tournament in Hartford.
","summary":"Caleb has a sleepover with Anthony and Cooper.","date_published":"2023-06-19T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/8ff29b25-e710-4abc-a3fd-96c7a190bed2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29742906,"duration_in_seconds":1682}]},{"id":"bed6f6e6-688f-4056-9e49-b5b55c76ed23","title":"A Birthday Party","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/birthdayparty","content_text":"Coming back from a bike ride on a hot day, the Bryson kids see Alexis Padgett delivering invitations to her fifth birthday party, and are excited to be invited! They make sure to buy her a present before attending and are excited to have a good time celebrating with Alexis and friends.","content_html":"Coming back from a bike ride on a hot day, the Bryson kids see Alexis Padgett delivering invitations to her fifth birthday party, and are excited to be invited! They make sure to buy her a present before attending and are excited to have a good time celebrating with Alexis and friends.
","summary":"The Brysons are invited to Alexis Padgett's birthday party.","date_published":"2023-06-14T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/bed6f6e6-688f-4056-9e49-b5b55c76ed23.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32094106,"duration_in_seconds":1854}]},{"id":"75968068-61b3-47a0-ab08-f11a44581081","title":"A Field Trip","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/fieldtrip","content_text":"Caleb goes with his accelerated science program on a field trip to Asheville, North Carolina. He has fun with his fellow aspiring scientists at a science museum, the park, and exploring nature and its processes.","content_html":"Caleb goes with his accelerated science program on a field trip to Asheville, North Carolina. He has fun with his fellow aspiring scientists at a science museum, the park, and exploring nature and its processes.
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","summary":"Matthew joins the school band.","date_published":"2023-06-03T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/f5665fa9-03c1-43de-8b0e-523e3d118c5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27669021,"duration_in_seconds":1593}]},{"id":"04c20bda-79ff-40ce-a64c-cacf47c16f3e","title":"A Shoe Problem","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/shoeproblem","content_text":"After her old shoes are battered to the point of no return, David makes several unsuccessful attempts to get Finley new shoes- and once they find suitable ones, Finley is adamant in wearing her old shoes. Meanwhile, Caleb is building an expansive rube goldberg machine that is going to take over the house- and then the neighbourhood. While all this is going on, Matthew is watching the Marvel movies- and falling in love with them. Are Anne and David ever going to not be frazzled?","content_html":"After her old shoes are battered to the point of no return, David makes several unsuccessful attempts to get Finley new shoes- and once they find suitable ones, Finley is adamant in wearing her old shoes. Meanwhile, Caleb is building an expansive rube goldberg machine that is going to take over the house- and then the neighbourhood. While all this is going on, Matthew is watching the Marvel movies- and falling in love with them. Are Anne and David ever going to not be frazzled?
","summary":"Finley gets new shoes, Matthew watches the Marvel movies, and Caleb builds a Rube Goldberg machine.","date_published":"2023-05-30T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/04c20bda-79ff-40ce-a64c-cacf47c16f3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26315658,"duration_in_seconds":1480}]},{"id":"3ead0d9e-a06f-492d-b684-59eab1f8fe62","title":"The History of the Brysons","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/historyofthebrysons","content_text":"After listening to some music from Matthew, Caleb gets interested in family history and meets with his grandad, Isaac Bryson, to learn about the history of the Brysons. Meanwhile, Anne takes Finley's training wheels off and Finley works to learn to ride a bike without training wheels.","content_html":"After listening to some music from Matthew, Caleb gets interested in family history and meets with his grandad, Isaac Bryson, to learn about the history of the Brysons. Meanwhile, Anne takes Finley's training wheels off and Finley works to learn to ride a bike without training wheels.
","summary":"Caleb learns about family history, and Finley learns to ride a bicycle.","date_published":"2023-05-20T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/75e2d511-bf06-4010-a6b3-8ab2dcbd4574/3ead0d9e-a06f-492d-b684-59eab1f8fe62.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27045988,"duration_in_seconds":1530}]},{"id":"bb960136-540e-494e-8546-8c210681546a","title":"'23 Summer Special: Spending Time in Summertime","url":"https://willowcreekbunch.fireside.fm/spendingtimeinsummertime","content_text":"How exciting! Finley is going to school next year!\nIn theis special summer episode, Finley prepares for school, while enjoying rock-climbing camp, summer camp, the waterpark, and family barbeques, enjoying and geting the most out of summer that she can before heading to kindergarten in autumn.","content_html":"How exciting! Finley is going to school next year!
\nIn theis special summer episode, Finley prepares for school, while enjoying rock-climbing camp, summer camp, the waterpark, and family barbeques, enjoying and geting the most out of summer that she can before heading to kindergarten in autumn.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Caleb arrives at Green Woods for summer camp, he misses his parents, is in a different unit from the only two people he knows, and barely passes his swim test. He doesn't like the food, the bugs, the heat, or the latrine. It seems to him like nothing can get worse until the heat goes up, the bugler plays swim call, and all two hundred campers are rushed to the lake for all camp swim. Caleb looks for Matthew, but he is making friends with the kids in his unit and does not seem interested in playing with Caleb. After Caleb tells him this, Matthew decides to make things right, and seeks Caleb out: wherever he is.
\nSince he's spending so much time with Caleb, Max is very upset with Matthew, and an exciting time at camp as best friends is ruined by Max's jealousy and Matthew's stubbornness.
\nFinley arrives with Anne, Jen, and Jake for a few days of Me and My Mum camp, where she's put in the bunkhouse with the other young kids. Finley begins to make friends with the other children, but is dismayed when she realises that she may not ever see them again after camp.
\nDespite all of these conundrums, can Matthew, Caleb, and Finley enjoy summer camp?
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Caleb arrives at Green Woods for summer camp, he misses his parents, is in a different unit from the only two people he knows, and barely passes his swim test. He doesn't like the food, the bugs, the heat, or the latrine. It seems to him like nothing can get worse until the heat goes up, the bugler plays swim call, and all two hundred campers are rushed to the lake for all camp swim. Caleb looks for Matthew, but he is making friends with the kids in his unit and does not seem interested in playing with Caleb. After Caleb tells him this, Matthew decides to make things right, and seeks Caleb out: wherever he is.
\nSince he's spending so much time with Caleb, Max is very upset with Matthew, and an exciting time at camp as best friends is ruined by Max's jealousy and Matthew's stubbornness.
\nFinley arrives with Anne, Jen, and Jake for a few days of Me and My Mum camp, where she's put in the bunkhouse with the other young kids. Finley begins to make friends with the other children, but is dismayed when she realises that she may not ever see them again after camp.
\nDespite all of these conundrums, can Matthew, Caleb, and Finley enjoy summer camp?
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\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Caleb arrives at Green Woods for summer camp, he misses his parents, is in a different unit from the only two people he knows, and barely passes his swim test. He doesn't like the food, the bugs, the heat, or the latrine. It seems to him like nothing can get worse until the heat goes up, the bugler plays swim call, and all two hundred campers are rushed to the lake for all camp swim. Caleb looks for Matthew, but he is making friends with the kids in his unit and does not seem interested in playing with Caleb. After Caleb tells him this, Matthew decides to make things right, and seeks Caleb out: wherever he is.
\nSince he's spending so much time with Caleb, Max is very upset with Matthew, and an exciting time at camp as best friends is ruined by Max's jealousy and Matthew's stubbornness.
\nFinley arrives with Anne, Jen, and Jake for a few days of Me and My Mum camp, where she's put in the bunkhouse with the other young kids. Finley begins to make friends with the other children, but is dismayed when she realises that she may not ever see them again after camp.
\nDespite all of these conundrums, can Matthew, Caleb, and Finley enjoy summer camp?
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\n\n\n\nWhen Caleb arrives at Green Woods for summer camp, he misses his parents, is in a different unit from the only two people he knows, and barely passes his swim test. He doesn't like the food, the bugs, the heat, or the latrine. It seems to him like nothing can get worse until the heat goes up, the bugler plays swim call, and all two hundred campers are rushed to the lake for all camp swim. Caleb looks for Matthew, but he is making friends with the kids in his unit and does not seem interested in playing with Caleb. After Caleb tells him this, Matthew decides to make things right, and seeks Caleb out: wherever he is.
\nSince he's spending so much time with Caleb, Max is very upset with Matthew, and an exciting time at camp as best friends is ruined by Max's jealousy and Matthew's stubbornness.
\nFinley arrives with Anne, Jen, and Jake for a few days of Me and My Mum camp, where she's put in the bunkhouse with the other young kids. Finley begins to make friends with the other children, but is dismayed when she realises that she may not ever see them again after camp.
\nDespite all of these conundrums, can Matthew, Caleb, and Finley enjoy summer camp?
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\n\nWhen Caleb arrives at Green Woods for summer camp, he misses his parents, is in a different unit from the only two people he knows, and barely passes his swim test. He doesn't like the food, the bugs, the heat, or the latrine. It seems to him like nothing can get worse until the heat goes up, the bugler plays swim call, and all two hundred campers are rushed to the lake for all camp swim. Caleb looks for Matthew, but he is making friends with the kids in his unit and does not seem interested in playign with Caleb. After Caleb tells him this, Matthew decides to make things right, and seeks Caleb out wherever he is.
\nSince he's spending so much time with Caleb, Max is very upset with Matthew, and an exciting time at camp as best friends is ruined by Max's jealousy and Matthew's stubbornness.
\nFinley arrives with Anne, Jen, and Jake for a few days of Me and My Mum camp, where she's put in the bunkhouse with the other young kids. Finley begins to make friends with the other children, but is dismayed when she realises that she may not ever see them again after camp.
\nDespite all of these conundrums, can Matthew, Caleb, and Finley enjoy summer camp?
Matthew is the new anchor for Elm Ridge's Commodore News Team, and he couldn't be prouder until he accidentally reveals a slip-up Caleb made regarding lunch trays to the school.
\n\nSpecial appearance by Ranger 616, playing the clarinet. The music for this episode is, thematically, jazz music to honour a great musical genre.
Special Guest: Ranger616.
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\n\nOur Collaborators for this episode:
\n-Andrew
\n-Riley
\n-Hunter
\n-Anna
\n-Mrs McPherson
\n-Mrs Roberts
Thank you to these people for their assistance with the details and providing feedback for the improvement of this story.
Special Guest: Collaborative Episode People.
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\n\nFinley is sceptical abot the Black Lives Matter march at first, but after learning more about the history of racial issues, she decides that it's important to join in and help.
Special Guest: DiamondbackLawyer.
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\n\nDedicated to Your Story Host's Nana, Grandad, Susu, Bobo, Grandma Val, and Grandpa Chris as well as her cousin's Grandpa Marty and Grandma Robyn. Merry Christmas, all.
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\n\nThis is a collaborative episode. Thanks to my awesome eighth grade advanced integrated sciences teacher for the prompt and Jack, Lucy, Nick, Isabelle, Cindy, Caleb, and Kiayl for the supporting details.
Special Guest: Collaborative Episode People.
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\n\nFor the full egg in a bag recipe, see the episodes tab.
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The Brysons use a creek to determine the property line between their backyard and Jen and Mark Campbells. Jen is an artist, and travels to great museums around the country with her husband and two sons. When the Campbells return to Byjove from South America, the Brysons are thrilled. They invite them for a cookout picnic in the park, and they enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, homemade ice cream, and the parents getting beaten by the kids in kickball.
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