Oliver loved Alicia's children as though they were his own; he doted on them, and often, though sometimes encouraging bad habits. Today's bad habit came in the form of Oliver bewitching the plates to hover over the twins' heads and have them jump for them ('first to catch and set the most plates wins!'). He tried to keep the twins from becoming too excited else they'd shout and draw attention from Alicia.
"Isla, shh." He tried to shush the girl while giving her a high five. "Don't want to ruin the fun. Right, then. I want you both to set the spoons on the table going right to left, and Liam you set the forks from left to right. Who ever finishes first wins! Let's go!" He clapped his hands, setting the two children scurrying off and bumping into eachother.