Matt woke up one morning and called, "Lily! You need to get up so we can go to the picnic!"
His daughter woke up and asked, "Is Mom ready?"
Julie called, "Sure. I've got Luke awake. We just need to wake up Landon and Lexi and we'll be ready."
Luke told Matt, "Mommy says we're going on a picnic to celebrate."
Julie said, "That's right. It's our wedding anniversary. Sixteen years."
Soon Lexi was up. "Good morning!" she called.
When Landon woke up, the family was ready for the picnic. At the park, Luke immediately began eating while Lily, Landon and Lexi started tossing Matt's old plush football around. Matt looked at all the kids and said, "Julie, if you had known then that-you know-all this would happen to us, would you still have married me?"
Julie said, "Yes. What about you?"
Matt said, "Yes." He looked at his four kids-Lily, at fifteen, was the athlete of the family, while Landon, twelve, had Julie's literary love. Ten-year-old Lexi was also a big reader, but was much quieter than her siblings and had the closest bond with Matt, while Luke, five, kept the whole family on their toes. Matt told Julie, "I would not give up these kids and our life for anything. We've got great kids. Tough kids. Miracle kids." He then reflected, as he often did, on the incredible chain of events that had brought him to this moment. The past twenty-three years had in many ways been a roller-coaster ride, and one moment had started it all.
Author's Note: This is my first story, so please tell me what you think! I also have the events of the show taking place well in the past so the story won't take place in the future. Please read and review!