Also a follow up to Father Alone and also comes before Safety of Home.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bonanza.
Adam Cartwright sat on the front porch of his home watching his three children play out in the yard and thought over each one of them. He loved them dearly of course, and wouldn't trade them for anything. And though they could be a handful at times he still found himself laughing over their mischief later in the day.
"Grayson be careful with Felicity!" Daniel yelled at his brother who was running around with her on his shoulders. Adam shook his head as he watched Daniel run forward taking his baby sister from his baby brothers shoulders and setting the three year old on the ground.
"No." Felicity said pouting and crossing her arms as her shoulder length thin black hair fell in front of her face, her green eyes giving a pitiful look to her oldest brother. Adam shook his head watching the display.
His children all different ages looked in ways a like just as their personality was in ways the same yet completely different as well.
Daniel the oldest of the children was much like his father, he took responsibility, hard worker, watched out for his siblings, would rarely take no for an answer… unless no came from someone who could give him a whooping. He held his pride dearly as well much like all Cartwright's, and he was stubborn, about the same as his father and grandpa.
His looks weren't bad either. He was tan his skin close to the same as he fathers now, calloused hands from working around the ponderosa… around the home anyways for he refused to do no work at all. He had black hair like his Pa it had darkened over time. It was cut in a similar way to his pa's as well. Hi eyes were a deep brown, and his clothing was slandered, a pair of boots, black pants, a white shirt with a black jacket and a black hat. He took a lot after his Pa.
Grayson the seconded oldest was more of a jokester. Much like his mother and Uncle Joe he could turn anything into a laugh. He was humorous and rarely to things serious. He wasn't lazy, actually he was a really active person who would normally rope his brother, pa, and uncles into just about any game he came up with, along with the children at school. He was more outgoing then the other two as well. He had a worse temper then his brother Daniel. Adam sometimes swore it worse than his and Joe's together, but about as stubborn as any Cartwright.
The boy had light brown hair cut about the same as Daniel's maybe a bit longer, Brown eyes like his father but nowhere near as tan though. He wore brown pants, and a white button up shirt, along with his boots. He didn't currently wear a hat.
Felicity was the youngest, and even at the young age of three her personality was quite obvious. She wasn't a full tomboy, but not fully girly either. She was sweet at times though at other times she could have quite an attitude, and a temper. Mostly she was rather sweet though. She followed her brothers around and always copied what they had done, which brought the two in a load of trouble at times. And even at three she was stubborn. In ways it reminded Adam of both Alice and Beth. His wife was a really sweet person and was a rather girly person. Beth was sweet but she had her moments, and she wasn't all that girly always hating a dress, and Felicity adores her aunt. He could see both women in his daughter. She was a mix of her mother and her aunt. And they all agreed her temper was the same as Joe's along with her stubbornness.
With looks Adam decided that she was a perfect mix of him and Alice. Felicity had shoulder length thin black hair, big green eyes, and like her mom pale skin. She wore depending on what she was doing a dress or a shirt and pants. Her boots she wore with both for the time being at least.
"I'm not falling for that Felicity, its dangerous for you to ride on his shoulders with him running." Daniel told his little sister crossing his arms over his chest and speaking in an I'm in charge voice.
"But big bother its fun to ride." The three year old complained pouting still at him. Adam chuckled and walked out into the yard where his children sat debating each other.
"I said no."
"Awe comes on Big Brother." Grayson complained while Felicity still pouted. "Why you have to ruin the fun anyways?" He said shaking his head while going over to Felicity.
"Well ya just ask Pa, he'll agree with me." Daniel said glaring at Grayson who nodded and looked at their Pa who was watching them from the porch, "Hey Pa?" Can Felicity ride on my shoulders like she was doing a seconded ago?" Adam chuckled to himself before nodding.
"Yeah son, but don't be running as fast with her up there before you both fall." He warned giving his son a stern look who nodded gleefully and stuck his tongue out a Daniel who gave a sour look as Grayson picked Felicity up and helped her on his shoulders I chuckled knowing Daniel would get over it.
It was an everyday thing after all.