A/N: Here it is! The sequel to Worldwide! It's titled Another Summer, and now it's March of 2013, KCAs time. Enjoy! I hope to update frequently, maybe every Tuesday or Thursday, hopefully once a week, maybe twice a week! Also, I don't know anything about the KCAs I'm just kind of making it up but using what I know.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!
Also: -The guy's fake names (had to change Carlos' last name and James' last names since you don't hear them a lot):
-Carlos-Michael Gonzalez
-Logan-Cody Henderson
-James-Drew Micheals
-Kendall-Ryan Schmidt
Also here's the calendar I'm working off of! Just for a reference
Wednesday-March 20th –Guys go to LA
Thursday-March 21st –Guys go to rehearse it
Friday-March 22nd –Guys rehearse again
Saturday-March 23rd -KCAs today
Sunday-March 24th –Guys come home from LA
Monday-March 25th –the guys come back that day to have vacation (From March 25th to Sunday April 7th off, Easter is March 31st)
Tuesday-March 26th
Wednesday-March 27th
Thursday-March 28th -Ethan and Luke's birthday
Friday-March 29th
Saturday –March 30th
Sunday-March 31st
Monday-April 1st
Tuesday-April 2nd
Wednesday-April 3rd
Thursday-April 4th
Friday-April 5th –Monica's first birthday
Saturday-April 6th
Sunday-April 7th
Kenneth gets off of school on March 22nd for Spring Break then goes back on April 2nd
The guys go to LA on Wednesday, March 20th and they rehearse it Thursday and Friday March 21st and March 22nd
In LA (March 21st, two days before the KCAs)
James' P.O.V
We had just got to LA, so we could come to the Kids Choice Awards. We were presenting an award, and also up for one award as a band, then Carlos was up for best TV actor. We were hoping we'd win, but we were up against some pretty good bands. The girls decided to stay back in Chicago, with the kids. Logan and Kayla had just celebrated Ethan and Luke's second birthday, so we just had a birthday party for them. The girls and the kids were gonna watch us and have a little viewing party at Kendall and Brittney's house, just like they did whenever we were on something and they couldn't go. Times like these were always the hardest, because of course we wanted to bring the girls with us so they could support us; and stars brought their kids, even if they weren't up for an award. Of course we wanted to come out to the world and tell them what had been going on for the past couple of years, but we didn't want to start any drama in the rusher fandom. We were about to go to rehearsal for the KCAs, they usually did a whole taping two days before just to see how long it would be and just to run through the entire show. After the rehearsal, the guys and I were going to have fittings done for the award show then going to have lunch.
After rehearsals
Still James' P.O.V
We were at our fittings now, and just trying to figure what we were all going to wear. After an hour of being in the studio trying on the clothes the stylists had specifically hand-picked for us. We had all decided what we were going to wear and now it was just getting tailored for us. I was going to wear a white button down shirt and grey dress pants, Carlos was going to wear a white V-neck, mustard yellow pants and a grey vest, Kendall was wearing a white pinstripe button down shirt, with a matching bowtie, greyish-greenish blazer and blue dress pants with suspenders. Logan was just wearing a white shirt, black dress pants and a blue blazer. Since this wasn't like the Emmy's or the Oscars we didn't have to wear fancy tuxedos, we could dress casual but nice. Thirty minutes after we had decided our outfits, they were all tailored to what we needed them to be, and they just had to be sewn, the stylists said we could go they'd give us our outfits tomorrow. Now we were off to lunch.
At Lunch
Carlos' P.O.V
We had just finished our fittings for the KCAs and now we were having lunch at Quigley's the Irish Pub, and just talking about what was going on recently. We were close to finishing the filming process of season four of the show, and still going back and forth to and from Chicago to be with our families. The guys and I we wanted to tell the world about our families and such, but we didn't want to put our families in the spotlight. We were always going back and forth with it, weighing the pros and cons; it always came out even and we just needed to decide what to do. We hadn't been spotted by any fans, but we always said give it a little time, especially since Kendall had a tank top on so people would recognize his tattoos.
"So Carlos, Monica's first birthday is coming up. You excited dude?"
"I am, she's grown up so fast though and I feel like I haven't been there a lot you know? I feel like I've missed a lot of it, and part of it is because we don't know if we should tell the world about our other lives." I said, thinking about my little girl turning one next Friday. Lauren had a big party planned for the sixth since the guys and I were flying into Chicago on the night of the fourth, Lauren was inviting everyone, the guys and their families, then the guys' parents and siblings, my family and brothers, the girls' parents and siblings.
"I know, we all get it. I mean we just celebrated Ethan and Luke's second birthday and I feel like I've been there for them, but not enough and it hurts me to know that they ask where I am when I'm here." Logan said as he took a drink of his water.
"Yeah, like when I'm here working I miss them, and when I'm at home with them I'm constantly thinking about work and miss acting and singing." I replied, looking at my phone thinking Lauren would text me.
"It's like we have to find a balance and it's hard of course but it's something we have to do." Kendall said, trying to be positive as always.
"What do you guys think we should do? Tell the world and see the reactions we get." James said as we all look down at our phones hoping we get an update from home.
"I mean I want to, I just don't want rushers lashing out at the girls through twitter and social media because they're upset that they aren't them. Plus, I don't want paparazzi following them and everything; I think none of us want that."
"Yeah, but I mean can we really keep on doing this, I mean at some point something's gonna get out, and we live in a gated community with other celebrities, and paparazzi aren't allowed anywhere near the neighborhood." I said, as Kendall looked around the table.
"Plus, we don't want any of them hurting the girls or the kids. I think we all want to tell the world, but we don't want anything horrible to happen." Kendall said picking up a French fry.
"Yeah, I think in a way we want to tell them, and I know I do but I just don't want anything to happen to our families." James said as we all nodded.
"Well I think we should tell everyone, but we need to talk to the girls and our families' first just to make sure it's what everyone wants." Logan replied as the check came.
"Yeah, we can always wait to do it too. I mean we should do it right."
"We better get back to the house and get ready for tomorrow, and then pack up our stuff for the flight, Monday morning."
"Yeah, let's go guys." I said as we all hopped in the Escalade that we had in LA, that id drive because I was the only one who could handle LA traffic.
March 23rd-Day of the KCAs
Logan's P.O.V
Today's the day of the KCAs and the girls had called us all to wish us good luck, and we were getting ready to go. Our stylists Nicole and Jenna had brought over our clothes for today, and we were all arriving there in a limo. We had given the limo the address of this house that we shared whenever we came to LA so we could just come back here and didn't have to go to the studio to meet up. The show started at 5, but we had to walk the red carpet at 4:15, so since it was about 3 o'clock we were finishing getting ready.
4:10pm-LA Time (Chicago time is 6:10pm)
Kendall's P.O.V
We had just pulled up to the orange carpet, and we were getting ready to get out. Before we got out I sent a quick text to Brittney telling her that we had just got here and to keep an eye out for the guys and I. I knew she was with everyone so they'd all know as soon as Britt got that message. The girls and all of the kids were all over at my house, having a little party and watching the KCAs. Two minutes later I got a reply from Britt, telling me that they'd be watching and they couldn't wait to see us on TV; and with that I followed Logan and got out of the limo.
In Chicago
Brittney's P.O.V
I had just gotten a text message from Kendall saying they had just arrived and to watch out for them on the orange carpet. All of the kids were excited to see their daddies on TV and their favorite nickelodeon celebrities on TV. It was now 4:15 and the orange carpet coverage has been on for fifteen minutes now, and the guys were getting ready to walk to the main camera to do a little interview. In what seemed like 10 seconds, we had seen the guys appear and the kids all squealed. They were doing a small interview with Popstar magazine, telling them who they were excited to see and such.
"Daddy looks so handsome mama." McKenzie said as she fidgeted in my lap.
"He does, doesn't he baby." I said looking at the other girls. We continued to watch the interview, and once that was over we ate dinner while watching the rest of the carpet coverage.
At 7pm in Chicago (5pm LA time)
Kayla's P.O.V
The award show was starting and we had just finished dinner. We had gotten another text from the guys about five minutes ago saying that they were taking their seats and that they'd call us when it was over. The kids were all excited and sitting right in front of the TV in hopes of catching the guys on camera. Brittney was DVRing this as we were watching it so we could watch it later on as well. Five minutes into the show the camera had shown a glimpse of BTR with the cast of the TV show; when all of the kids saw that they went wild. This was just so exciting for them.
30 minutes into the show
Still Kayla's P.O.V
We were thirty minutes into the show and there was still an hour left. They were now on the award the guys were up for "Best Music Group" and the guys were up against One Direction, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, and the Wanted. We were crossing all of our fingers hoping they'd win.
"Your nominees for Best Music Group are One Direction, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, The Wanted, and Big Time Rush." The creepy voice on the screen said as he read off the nominees.
"C'mon Big Time Rush, Big Time Rush c'mon." We all said as we were praying that they'd win.
"And the winner is…One Direction!"
"Uhh ohhh." The kids said in unison, as the girls and I looked at each other with sad faces. We couldn't believe what just happened. We watched One Direction walk up to get their blimp. I looked down to see my phone buzzing, with a text from Logan. All that was there was just a ":( "I showed the girls and they all just made pouty faces. I replied back to Logan and said "I'm sorry baby, we're all sad here. Talk to you later, enjoy the rest of the show." I replied as I set my phone down and we watched the rest of the show.
In LA at the Kids Choice Awards
Kendall's P.O.V
I couldn't believe we had just lost, I thought we had it in the bag, but you win some you lose some and this just wasn't the time for us to win. We had to present an award soon and we were just going to sit and enjoy the show until then. The guys and I were going to get some dinner after the show and call the girls on our way to dinner.
An hour into the show
Still Kendall's P.O.V
We were getting ready to present "Best Female Artist" and we were excited to see who the winner was. Once they finished introducing us we did the banter that we were supposed to do and then got onto presenting the nominees.
"Your nominees for Best Female Artist are Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Katy Perry, and Victoria Justice."
"And your winner is…Katy Perry!" I said as James went to go help her up the stage. She came up to the podium and I went to go hug her, but Carlos pushed me out of the way and went to hug her, basically squeezing the life out of her. After about a minute of hugging her, we had to pry him off of her so she could do her acceptance speech. Once that was done, we all walked off of the stage with her in front of us.
In Chicago
Lauren's P.O.V
We saw that Katy Perry had won "Best Female Artist" and when we saw Carlos hug her Jacob came up to me and looked at me all confused, I could totally tell he was wondering what his daddy was doing.
"It's okay Jacob, she's one of daddy's favorite singers he was just congratulating her on her win." I said as I pulled him up into my lap. The girls looked at me and we all smiled at each other knowing how big of a fan Carlos was of her. There was a half hour left of the show and there were still some good things left.
30 minutes later
In LA
Carlos' P.O.V
The show had just ended and we were walking out to the limo, so we could go and get some dinner. It was going to take us about twenty minutes to get out of arena where the award show was playing. We were in the limo and I decided to call Lauren. The kids were almost going to bed so we were going to say goodnight to them and talk to the girls. I was just going to call Lauren and she'd put it on speaker phone. After two rings Lauren had picked up and put it on speaker.
"Hey!" We all said in unison as the kids were getting settled down for something.
"Hey, we're sorry you guys didn't win, you'll get them next time."
"Yeah, so what are you guys doing?" Kendall said as we heard the kids all in the background.
"Just getting the kids ready for bed, everyone's staying over here tonight. What about you guys?" Brittney replied to her husband.
"We're waiting in traffic, and gonna go eat some dinner. We just called to talk to you guys and say goodnight to the kids."
"Hi daddy!" Mikayla said talking to Logan
"Hi Mikayla, are you going to bed soon?"
"Yeah I'm getting ready now; I'm sleeping in Kenzie's room tonight."
"That sounds fun baby, sleep good." Logan said smiling at her cuteness.
"I love you daddy!" Kenzie said as she giggled into the phone.
"Goodnight Kenziebear. I love you too." Kendall said as he giggled back to her.
"Daddy when you gonna be home?" Jacob said into the phone, I could tell he missed me.
"I'll be home soon buddy, be good for mommy and sleep good. I love you buddy." I said trying to ease his sadness.
"I love you too daddy."
"Goodnight daddy." Matt exclaimed talking to James.
"Goodnight buddy, I love you and be good for mommy." James said smiling as he talked to his oldest son. Once all of the kids were asleep the girls kept us busy as we were driving to a diner for dinner. We were talking to the girls about coming out to the world and telling them about our families and marriages. We also talked about the award show, and talked about how we didn't win this year but we'd win next year. They asked when we were coming back, because when we left we didn't even know when we'd leave L.A. but today we found out for our manager that we would fly back home tomorrow.
"So is there anything else that you guys have to do in LA?" Kayla asked as I shifted the phone into my left hand.
"No, I mean we have this entire week off, and then we're back to our filming schedule." Kendall said, answering Kayla's question that all of the girls wanted to know.
"That's good, so we can celebrate Monica's first birthday as a family." Lauren said, clearly to me.
"Are you planning a big party for her?"
"Just one with our family, parents and extended families, and then everyone else and their families."
"It's gonna be at our house right?"
"Yeah, your parents and brothers are gonna be there, my family, and our extended family some aunts and uncles from both sides and then everyone, and their parents and siblings. It should be a fun time."
"Great, I just can't believe our little girl is gonna turn one in a couple of days."
"Me neither, it's so hard to believe that soon we're gonna have a one year old and a three year old."
"I know. I'm so happy we have this whole week off so we can just all be together."
"We just arrived at the dinner; I'll talk to you later."
"Alright, bye I love you."
"I love you too babe. Bye."
The Next Morning (March 24th)
Kendall's P.O.V
We were flying back home today, and my brother Kevin was going to drive us to the airport. Our plane was to take off at 11 am, and we had to all get up at 6am and be out of the house by 8. We always flew out of a municipal airport if we were going back to Chicago, and even though it was a little airport we still had to be there two hours before our flight was to take off. I was the first one to get up, and I had to get everyone else up. I dreaded getting Logan up because he would stay up late then want to sleep in. We all took five minute showers, and we only had two hours to get ready before Kevin picked us up at 8. The house was an hour away from the municipal airport so we had to allow ourselves enough time to get there.
At the airport (9are)
Still Kendall's P.O.V
We had our disguises on as we walked in so if anyone saw us they wouldn't recognize who we were. Once we were inside we took off our hats and sunglasses, changed our clothes in the bathroom and made our way to security and to check our bags. Everytime we went into a municipal airport, we had to have our real IDs and not be in disguises, for them to see that we were really celebrities. Fans and paparazzi weren't allowed in there. You had to show identification before even entering the airport. Of course municipal airports weren't just for celebrities, they were for millionaires and anyone else who was famous for something, and they didn't want to be seen going somewhere. Once we were all set with security and checking our bags we went to the gate, and just waited for our plane to come. There were other celebrities taking our flight, probably for press or for vacation. By now it was already 10:15am and we were supposed to take off at 11, but some of the time the plane would take off earlier if it was all set.
At 10:45am
We were boarding the little plane now, and we were still allowed to have our phones on. I had told Brittney that our plane was scheduled to land at 3pm in Chicago. Brittney said she and the girls would be there to pick us up, the kids and the girls sisters would be at my house and we'd all hang out for the rest of the day.
At 3pm
The girls were waiting outside of the airport, Brittney was driving her car and Lauren was riding with her and then Christina and Kayla were driving together in Kayla's car. We had to show identification and not be incognito when we exited, after we showed the airport staff we went into the bathroom, and changed into our disguises again. As soon as we were all finished changing we walked out to see our beautiful wives and go home to our kids. After a 20 minute drive we were home and reunited with our kids again. The kids had missed us, and they were so excited to see us again. They thought it was so cool that we were just on TV last night and now we were back home with them, and since they were to young we decided to not explain everything to them just yet. My brother Kenneth was home since it was his spring break. He started school again April 8th, we decided to just all hang out at our house and just have a chill day, tomorrow was the first day of our vacation and we had nothing planned except for Easter, just enjoying the holiday with our individual families. We thought we'd plan something spontaneously and maybe go to St. Louis for the weekend or something, but we weren't sure yet. Our vacation lasted until April 28th, so we had a whole month off, and with the kids not in school yet we decided we could just take a couple of last minute trips.
At 6pm
We were having dinner in the dining room since there were a lot of us, we decided on having mostacolli and salad. We were just chatting about random things, and I was trying to get McKenzie to eat her salad. Someone brought up our vacation time, and if we should go anywhere.
"Well I have until April 8th off, so if you guys go anywhere I'm in because I need a break from Chicago." Kenneth said as he picked up some lettuce.
"I think we should go to St. Louis. We should leave tonight and come back Friday the 29th." Brittney said as she fed Kylie another spoonful of mashed potatoes. That child loved them, McKenzie did too. They both had an obsession with them and I think it was because Brittney always ate them.
"Yeah that's a good idea." Carlos said as he wiped Jacob's mouth free of apple sauce.
"We can go to the Arch, and the Saint Louis Zoo, grab some pizza and do some more touristy things." Kayla said as she picked up her piece of bread.
"Yeah, I remember one time I went to the Magic House, where it was just full of cool, and magical things. The kids would love that." Brittney said as she gave Kylie her sippy cup. "We could take the girls, or even just one or two of them and let us have a night out on the town, go to a casino or something."
"Yeah, I don't think we need all four of them, but Kenneth you're going too right, so will you want to go to the casino and stuff with us?"
"Probably, or even if like a couple of the guys go to the casino, I'll go with if that's cool with you guys."
"Yeah no problem, Stacy, Dustin and Ellie are going to come with, so that'll add another guy.
"Nice, yeah I was talking to Stace the other day and I said if we all went anywhere it'd be together and I said well if we go with the rest of the group, will you guys still go with. She said they would love too, so it looks like its five families, and five other people." Britt asked.
"You think the girls will be fine with going?"
"Yeah, they won't mind we'll just have to give them time to themselves." Kayla replied as everyone nodded.
"Great, so I'll book five rooms, and the girls can either bunk in our rooms or just use Stacy and Dustin's and we can have Ellie, McKenzie, and someone else to sleep with them or something we'll figure it out, but if the girls want to sleep in our rooms, then Emily room with Stacy and Dustin and Kenneth can room with Kendall and I. First though, where do we want to go so I know where to book the rooms? I think we want to stay Downtown right, be close to the arch and the zoo, and maybe go to a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. I think there's a preseason game on the 28th, so we come back the next day. I'll find a hotel downtown that we can all stay at, and pay for the rooms." Britt said as she was going to take a drink of her tea.
"Yeah, that sounds fine, I think we should do some things, but not pack it all with big things where we just make everyone tired and cranky. And if we stay downtown, we can just park at the hotel, but walk everywhere, using the strollers a lot. Britt just books a hotel in the heart of downtown if you can. It's usually like 50-70 degrees in St. Louis and that's not counting downtown, so we better pack coats, and blankets to keep extra warm."
"Definitely, it'll be fun though." Carlos said with his usual optimism.
"So we will leave tonight then?" Christina asked as she got up and cleared her kids' plates from the table.
"Yeah, I think we should all pack up and be back here in two hours, we should be able to get there in five hours if we don't take any stops, I mean the kids shouldn't need anything while they're asleep."
"Okay I'll go book the rooms right now, and tell Stacy the plan and to come over."
"I'll text the girls for you Britt and tell them what we're planning, hopefully they come."
"Yeah they should, I wouldn't doubt that they would pass this up."
"Alright, see you guys later."
"Bye." Everyone said, and with that everyone was gone, and going home to pack quickly. Kendall quickly cleaned off the dishes and got his clothes packed. While he was doing that, I booked the hotel rooms, and had Kendall text Dustin after he was done packing. I still had to pack my stuff and the McKenzie and Kylie's stuff. I had Kenneth take the pack n' play down so Kylie could sleep in that, and pack some of the necessities like the stroller, and make sure everything was set to go. He also packed a bag of snacks for us to snack on, and it was decided he'd ride with us while Emily rode with Stacy and Dustin. Kendall and I ended up fitting all of our stuff in one suitcase, since he was just bringing his disguise, there was certain things he could wear, and his different hair and a snapback that no one had ever seen was what he was wearing on the way there. I had McKenzie and Kylie's stuff in a small duffel bag and set that on top of the suitcase Kendall and I shared so we could make room for the stroller. The pack n' play didn't fit in our trunk so Carlos and Lauren said it was okay if we put it in their trunk. Their car had three rows of seats but the back row folded into two parts and they really just needed the single seat up so they had the room to put everyone else's stuff in their car.
At 8pm
Britt's P.O.V
Everyone was back at the house, and we were all ready to go on our quick trip to St. Louis. The kids were all still up and they decided they all had to go to the bathroom, so we did that and filled up their Sippy cups and whatever else they needed so they'd be set with what they needed. They were supposed to go to bed at 9pm, but it'd probably be earlier since we were in a moving vehicle and it's usually easier for them to go to sleep that way. Dustin and Stacy were the last ones to get here, since they got the text last, they didn't have much time to pack so they were running a bit late. Once everyone was here at 8 we decided to leave and get on the road.
At 10pm
Kayla's P.O.V
We were about two hours on the road and the kids passed out before we even hit the highway at 9. I was tired but I had to stay up to keep Logan company, my sister Lexie had passed out with the kids and the entire back of the car was quiet. We had the radio on low quietly making sure not to wake the kids, just talking and eating some Teddy Grahams. We weren't talking about anything specific, just making time pass while Logan was driving.
"Logan aren't you tired?"
"No, I'm fine I have my Mountain Dew, I've got you to talk to and I have the radio keeping me awake. I'll be good."
"Alright, well let me know if you want me to drive, we can have everyone pull over then the girls switch with all of the guys, I mean I'm sure they're all tired."
"No I'm fine."
"Okay, whatever you say Loge." I said giggling, even though we were married for 4 ½ years already we still act like we're dating, we goof around with each other, make each other laugh, and continue to love each other every day.
"Okay babe, I love you."
"So the vacation is over on April 16th , I said knowing they'd leave early that morning to go back to LA to do some press an continue filming the TV show. Logan and I kept talking just enjoying the ride and the quiet car.
In St. Louis 1 am
Lauren's P.O.V
We had just gotten to St. Louis and arrived at the hotel that Brittney reserved rooms at. I got out of the car and nudged my sister Megan's leg as I gently picked up a sleeping Monica.
"Megan, hey wake up." I said quietly trying to not wake up the kids.
"We're here already; wow that was a quick drive."
"Yeah, we need you to carry Jacob up to our room, and stay with the kids up there while Los and I bring up the luggage and stuff."
"Alright sounds good, do you know what room is ours?"
"No as soon as I get Monica and you get Jacob we can go and find out together."
"Alright, sounds good."
A couple minutes later
The rest of the girls had figured out what room they were in, while Megan and I were walking to the front desk to check in.
"Hi I'm Lauren Gonzalez, I believe my friend Brittney Schmidt booked a couple of rooms, and I'm one person she booked a room for."
"Yes, we have it right here, you're room 301, right next to your friends, here's your keys. Enjoy your stay!"
"Thank you!" I replied as Megan and I started to walk away. We got to the elevator and Megan pushed the button while I shifted Monica on my shoulder. Finally the elevator arrived and we stepped into it. Soon we got to the third floor and walked to our room, I opened the door and set Monica down on the bed, I was going to leave Megan here with the kids so I could help Carlos unpack the car. Since Monica was sleeping in the playpen, we could have five people in the room, when Brittney was booking the rooms she said that we'd have babies sleeping in playpens, and with that they allowed us to have more than four people in the rooms. Although some of the kids wouldn't be sleeping in playpens like Emma and Michael wouldn't be sleeping in a playpen and neither would Ethan and Luke be doing that. But we all wanted our families to stay together in the same rooms with the girls so that's what we told them.
10 minutes later
We had gotten all of the stuff out of the car and into our room; once everything was in there we set up the playpen for Monica and set her down in there so she'd sleep properly. We were all going to go to bed so we could get well rested for our busy day tomorrow.
The next day
Megan's P.O.V
I woke up to see Jacob wasn't in bed, so I turned over in bed to see that Lauren was up and getting ready, but Monica was still asleep.
"Hey Lo, where's Jacob and Los?"
"Carlos took Jacob to get some breakfast, I told him to get you a muffin, and he's bringing me back tea and a muffin as well."
"Nice, thanks." I asked sitting up in bed, still talking quietly trying to not wake up Monica. Soon after I woke up Carlos and Jacob arrived back at the room with our breakfast and we all got ready to leave the room for the day. We decided to go and sightsee around downtown for the first day; we went with the others so it was more fun. We decided to eat at a local pub and grill that served burgers. It was nice to just have a day to chill.
The next day
Brittney's P.O.V
We all decided to go to the zoo with the kids, they had really just been to Brookfield Zoo and Lincoln Park Zoo, so they were excited to go to another zoo and see what it was like. Kendall was pushing the stroller as I was walking beside him with my hand in his, while the others walked behind and in front of us. We told our sisters they could either stay with us, or go off on their own for the day, and they decided to go their own way for the day and just have a day off, which was completely fine with us. McKenzie was so excited she loved animals, and getting to see them, just like Kendall; she definitely had his personality. I was carrying Kylie in one arm and McKenzie was still in the stroller. I don't think Kylie was feeling good; she had her head resting on my shoulder, when I knew she wasn't tired but she was a mama's girl.
"Kenz, you excited that we're going to the zoo?" Kendall asked in his disguise voice.
"Yeah, I love to see the animals." McKenzie exclaimed as I smiled down at her, and then looked at Kendall.
"She's your daughter Ryan, all you."
"I know, it's crazy how much her little personality resembles me." He replied as the rest of the kids got excited. The first exhibit was the giraffes, McKenzie's favorite animal.
"Momma look at the girrafes!" McKenzie exclaimed wanting to get out of the stroller.
"I see them baby, wait let daddy get you out of there then you can see them up closer." I said as Kendall stopped the stroller and took Kenzie out, picked her up and walked her up to the gate. I stayed back at the stroller with Kylie and just let Kylie watch from there. The girls and I just stood together, chuckling at our kids and their excitement. All of the guys were holding the kids up so they could pet the giraffes as best they could. It was definitely going to be a fun day. After the zoo, we decided to go to Arch and then just walk around for the rest of the day.
At the Arch
Still Brittney's P.O.V
We arrived at the Arch and the kids were amazed at how big it was up close. We told them that we were going up in it and they were shocked and thought we were joking. Soon after we told them we decided to go in and buy our tickets. Adults were $5 and Kids were $3, except kids under two years old were free, so that allowed Monica, Kylie, Ethan, Luke, Michael and Emma to get in for free. The kids were of course nervous, but it was going to be a lot of fun. After this we'd go and get dinner then go back to the hotel for the night, and get ready for tomorrow.
10 minutes later
Up in the Arch
After waiting about 10 minutes, we were crammed into these little elevators that shot up into the arch. They fit about seven people, so in one elevator it was Kendall and I with the kids with Dustin, Stacy and Ellie. In another elevator it was Carlos, Lauren and their kids, with Kenneth, and then Logan, and Luke. In the third elevator it was Kayla, Ethan, and Mikayla with Christina Emma, and Michael. In a fourth elevator it was James, and Matt and the girls, who met us at the arch because they wanted to experience that as well. It was so much fun, and the kids didn't seem nervous at all. Once we got up there everyone was enjoying the view and couldn't believe we were up that high. After about 20 minutes of being up there, we decided to go back down and get some dinner.
The next day
Christina's P.O.V
We had a couple of days left of our St. Louis trip, we were all going to hang out again today and do more touristy things, then tomorrow we would split up and go our own separate ways with our own families, the girls decided to go shopping yesterday and just hang out downtown while we were at the zoo, then they met us at the Arch. We weren't exactly sure what we were going to do, but we just knew we were going to walk around and enjoy the trip with the guys.
A couple days later (the last day of the trip)
James' P.O.V
It was the last day of our spontaneous trip to St. Louis, and we were going to a Cardinals baseball game. I wasn't the biggest fan of baseball, but I did watch it from time to time. We all wanted to go see a baseball game while we were here though, even if we weren't big fans of it. The St. Louis Cardinals were playing the Cincinnati Reds for a pre-season game. We all had good seats, and were sitting close to each other. It was going to be a good game, I could already feel it.
The next day
We were going home today, the vacation wasn't over for the guys and I just yet, but we didn't want to stay in St. Louis for very long, plus Kenneth had to get back to school. We loaded up our cars, and got on the road at lunch time, so we filled the kids up with cheeseburgers and fries, and then got on the road. It was a fun trip to St. Louis, and I said that we should do it more together, everyone agreed. Since we always hung out together, it was just a lot of fun for us to do things together and go places together. This vacation was really fun, and the rest of our break would be fun, we had some birthdays to celebrate, and we were just looking forward to some down time and spending time with our families.