December was always a busy time at the Hummel-Anderson house. As soon as December began, everyone started to get really excited about Christmas. This year was no exception. Since all three kids were older, they understood more about what would be going on throughout the month.
Kurt and Blaine were sitting with the kids one morning eating breakfast.
"Daddy, when Santa come?" Owen asked.
Kurt looked over at his bright eyed little boy. "Santa will come on Christmas Eve, when everyone is sleeping."
Owen smiled. "Christmas now?"
Kurt and Blaine laughed. "No sweetheart. Christmas is towards the end of the month."
"Come you three. We have to get going." exclaimed Blaine.
Emma got up and cleared her spot from the table, while Blaine and Kurt helped Owen and Dalton. Everyone grabbed their bags and headed out of the house.
Blaine drove the car and stopped at Emma's school to drop her off.
"Bye pumpkin." said Blaine as Emma got out of the car.
"Bye daddies! By Owen. Bye Dalton." she shouted, waving back to them.
"Ok, next stop preschool." announced Blaine, as he continued to the preschool.
Once they arrived at the preschool, Blaine and Kurt helped get he boys out of the car and walked into the building. They signed them in and went to their classroom.
"Bye boys. We'll see you later." said Kurt.
"Bye daddies!" said Dalton and Owen in unison.
When Kurt and Blaine saw that both boys weren't going to be upset, they turned around and left the building.
Blaine continued to drive Kurt to work.
"I was thinking maybe we should get each of the kids an advent calendar to help them count down the days until Christmas." suggested Blaine.
"I don't know Blaine. Those things can be really religious, and you know that I'm not that religious." complained Kurt.
"Oh come on Kurt. It's fun. Cooper and I used to have one every year. Every day we open a numbered box and there was usually a toy or candy in there." Blaine explained.
Kurt sighed. "Fine. But I get to decide which ones we should buy."
Blaine laughed. "Ok, deal."
Blaine pulled up in front of Kurt's office building. He turned toward his husband and smiled.
"Do you want me to pick you up after work or are you going to take the bus?" Blaine asked.
"I have to work late today, so I'll just meet you at home." replied Kurt.
Blaine nodded. "Ok. I'll see you later. I love you."
"I love you too." replied Kurt, as he leaned in and kissed Blaine on the lips. "Have a good day today." he said as he got out of the car.
"You too. Bye." said Blaine, waving to Kurt.
Once inside, Kurt started to work on a new summer clothing line. As he was sketching, he thought that he should make Christmas outfits for the kids. He started to come up with a few ideas, but he didn't think the kids would like them.
By the time he finished up the sketches for the kids' outfits, it was lunchtime. Kurt sat up from his desk and stretched his arms above his head. He looked at his watch and realized what time it was. He grabbed his bag and headed out for lunch. He also thought since there was a toy store nearby, he would stop and see if they had any advent calendars for the kids.
Kurt went into the small toy store and started to look around.
"Hi. Can I help you with anything?" the saleswoman asked.
"Actually, I'm looking for advent calendars. Do you have any?" Kurt replied.
The saleswoman smiled. "We sure do. We have some for boys and for girls."
"That's great, because I need one for my daughter and two for my twin boys." Kurt explained, as he followed the woman to the back of the store.
"Well, we have Lego Friends. Those are usually for the girls. And then we have regular Lego. We also have a Disney advent calendar. And we have Playmobil. My nieces and nephews love that one." she exclaimed.
Kurt smiled at her. "Thank you. I think I'll buy the 3 of the Disney advent calendars. That way they each have the same thing and won't fight about it."
The saleswoman laughed. "Ok. I'll ring you up over here."
Kurt followed her to the register and paid for his items. He smiled his thanks and went back to work.
When Kurt got back to work, he placed the bag from the toy store by his desk, so he wouldn't forget it when he left. The rest of his day was spent sketching out winter clothes.
By the time he was finished, he checked his watch and realized it was almost 6:00. He needed to get home. He cleaned off his desk and grabbed the bag from the toy store and left.
By the time Kurt got home, it was 6:45. He hoped that the kids were still up.
"Hello? Daddy's home!" Kurt shouted, as he entered the house.
"Daddy!" screamed all three kids, as they ran towards him.
Kurt bent down and gave each of his children a hug and kiss. "How was school?" he asked.
"Good." they all said in unison.
Kurt laughed.
"What's that?" Dalton asked, pointing to the large bag Kurt was holding.
"Oh. Well I have something for all of you." Kurt started, as he stood back up. "Let's go in the living room and I'll show you."
The kids turned around and ran to living room and jumped on the couch. Kurt followed, saying hello to Blaine, who was doing the dishes in the kitchen.
"Hey you." said Kurt.
Blaine turned around and smiled. "Hey. How was work?" he asked.
"Good. I was sketching some designs for the summer collection and I thought I would make outfits for the kids for Christmas." Kurt started.
Blaine smiled and leaned into Kurt and placed a kiss on his lips. "That's wonderful. What's in the bag?" he asked.
Kurt laughed. "Well, while I was on my lunch break I stopped at that little toy store near the office, and I bought each of the kids an advent calendar."
"Daddy, where are you?" Emma asked.
"Surprise?" Owen asked.
Blaine and Kurt laughed. "Come on, let's go show them." said Kurt, pulling Blaine behind him.
Kurt and Blaine sat down on the couch. Kurt lifted the bag and placed it on his lap.
"Remember how you asked us when Christmas was?" Kurt asked.
All three nodded.
"I know when Christmas is." said Emma, confidently.
"I know you do, but your brothers are still young, so they don't know how to read a calendar yet." explained Blaine.
"That's why we thought that we would get you these special calendars." added Kurt, as he took one out of the bag. "See, each box has a number on it. And on that day you open the box and you get a little surprise."
All three kids' eyes went wide.
"And when you don't have anymore boxes to open, that means it Christmas." added Blaine.
"I got one for each of you." said Kurt, as he handed them to each child.
"What do you say?" reminded Blaine.
"Thank you daddies." they all said in unison.
"You're welcome." said Blaine and Kurt, smiling at their children.
"Can we open today's box?" Emma asked.
"Sure, see what's in there." replied Kurt.
They each opened the first day box on their calendars and pulled out a small toy.
"Look daddies." exclaimed Dalton.
Kurt and Blaine smiled.
"I can't wait to see what we get each day. Thank you daddies." said Emma, hugging both Kurt and Blaine.
"You're welcome." they said in unison.
