~Jack POV~

I came home after my long stressful day planning for Halloween. I knew today was the day that Sandy Claws would be coming to visit. I know he has forgiven me for that one incident when I was curious about his Holiday world.

I still can't forget that day when I wander into the Hinterlands and found out about the six-holiday worlds including my own. Of course, before I only knew about Halloween Town and thought there was only one world but when I found out about more holiday worlds I was surprised and wanted to learn more about these holidays.

Of course, I knew about the human world because I and the monsters of Halloween go there to scare humans all the time on Halloween Night. That's the only time my magic to open the portal from Halloween Town and the human world would work. Yet, I never knew that there were other holidays other than Halloween to see and learn from as well to celebrate it!

I walked up the stairs and just as I was about to open the door I heard my daughter yelling out.

"Daddy's home, daddy's home!"

I chuckle knowing that I'll be greeted by my family once I walk into that door.

I open the door and as always my little Pumpkin Princess, my only daughter, Lisa ran up to me and give me a big hug.

"Daddy, your home!"

I smile down at her, "of course I am, my little pumpkin. I always come home for my lovely family."

Lisa looks just like my dear wife Sally only she wears a white dress with little pink flowers on it. Sally made that to inspire of the Holiday Easter when we went there for our little family trip when she was pregnant with Lisa.

I look up to see my dear wife Sally wearing her new black and white web-like dress came up to me kissing me on my bony cheek. Her long hair still shows her glorious blue fabric skin.

"Hello Jack, how was your work?"

I said with a sigh, "it was fine though I am happy to be home."

Sally giggles knowing what I meant by that, "oh Jack, I'm happy to see you too."

Soon my oldest son, Jasper who's in line to take my place came down the twisty stairs. He wears the same clothing as I do only he has a black spider bowtie instead of a black bat bowtie like me. Sally made his bowtie when he was only two. He still wears that spider bowtie no matter where he goes. Most times the Mayor always mix him and I up thinking Jasper is me.

It is funny that someone would think Jasper is me though I could see their point since he looks just like me. He gets irritated and corrects them showing his bowtie for proof that he's really Jasper and not me.

"Hey Dad," he said as he walks up to me, "had fun?"

I smile seeing how he acts just like me when I was his age. I use to ask that to my father when he was the Pumpkin King.

"Not really but it's part of my job," I said remembering how my father would answer the exact way to me.

Jasper laughs, "I knew that just checking."

Soon my three middle sons came down and greeted me. They were happy to see me too.

Patrick, my youngest of all the boys always gives me a hug just like Lisa does and ask how my work been. I can say he reminds me of Sally a whole lot more then Lisa does. In fact, if he was a girl he would definitely match Sally when I first led my eye sockets on her when Dr. Finkelstein first created her. I mean by his character traits not his looks.

The shyest one from the rest of us just like Sally once was. Never talks much unless he needs comfort from me, Sally or his older brother Tanner. Then he's talking away but in his fearful experiences which most of the time is his Night Terrors.

Just as I was about to tell Patrick about my day that's when the doorbell rang. That sweet scream that I always love to hear when I scare any human being. Lisa excitedly looks at me then at Sally as she asks in her enthusiastic sweet voice.

"Is Sandy Claws here?"

I was about to answer the door but Tanner my third oldest son ran to open the door up. He shows the most of my traits as well my looks. Always so curious of things around him never too scared for a good adventure and exploration.

That curiosity sometimes scares me and Sally.

Why?

Well, for one thing, he always dreams of going into the human world but I always forbid him and the others to go there on their own. If they want to go into the human world they must be with me and Sally to do so. Of course, I take Jasper with me doing Halloween now since he's older and in need to know about his duties of being the Pumpkin King when he's older.

Yet I fear Tanner would wander off like I once did and get into some kind of trouble and possibly make the same mistake as I once have done in the past. I won't want to see that happen to any of my children especially Tanner.

As Tanner opens the door there stood my old jolly friend Sandy Claws. He is dress in his original red coat and pants as well with his black boots. His white beard hangs down over his belly.

I smile as I welcome him into our Skellington Manner. Sandy thanks me as all my children welcome him in. Lisa always asks Sandy if she's on his good girl list. Sandy always chuckles and tells her that she is on the good child's list. Which makes Lisa giggles and jump for joy knowing that she's going to get a Christmas Present from Sandy next year.

Sandy looks at my wife and said with his holly jolly smile, "Jack is very lucky to have such a good wife like you taking care of him and your children."

Sally giggles, "why thank you, Sandy"

Sandy looks at the children, "if I were you, children, I would go outside and play in the snow."

I was just about to protest when I look outside to see the white tiny snowflakes falling down from the sky. I laugh as I knew that Sandy had made it snow for us to have a good time in. He always knew what we like most of all in Halloween Town.

The kids too have seen what I was looking at and of course, they all ran outside. Sally ran out behind them making sure they were bundled up. She's always so concerned even though we don't get cold that easily.

Sandy laughs as we both walk outside in the snow. Seeing Lisa and Patrick making a snowman, Tanner rolling in the snow so he can be a snow monster, getting his gray jacket all white as well for his black pants. The two oldest boys are throwing snowballs at each other seeing who can be the best thrower. Sally went to help the two young ones with the snowman. Zero came flying to play with Tanner with the rolling in the snow game.

As for me and Sandy, we sat down on the porch and began to have our talk mostly about my children since it been a while since he last visited us.

"Your kids are sure to be growing fast. I last saw them was four years ago when Jasper was 13 and Lisa was just a toddler. Now, look at them growing up and learning a lot from you and Sally as well with the town people."

I laugh, "thank you and yes, me and Sally wonder where time has gone by. I still remember Jasper being a sweet small baby."

Sandy nods, "aw yes, I remember when Sally was pregnant with him that you both were in a lot of stress unsure of how to raise a child for the first time. I was glad you and Sally decide to come and ask us about preparing to have a baby as well taking care of one."

I nod still smiling with my old Pumpkin grin, "you and Mrs. Claws were a huge help to us. Now here we are watching the children having fun in the snow. Heh... I was so glad that I set my heart on Sally on that Christmas Eve night. If I didn't realize that she was the one well... I wouldn't have had such a beautiful family."

Sandy nods as he looks at me asking, "Jack, there is something I meaning to ask if that is okay to ask you?"

I laugh, "of course, I will be willing to answer whatever you got to tell me."

Sandy smiles as he began to look puzzled to what he wanted to ask me then he nods as he asks the question I will never forget and I'm sure he will never forget either.

"Jack, do you remember the night when the sky was so dark and the moon showed so bright? When a million small children pretending to sleep nearly didn't have Christmas at all, short to speak? And would, if you could turn that mighty clock back to that long, fateful night. Now think carefully Jack, would you do the whole thing all over again, knowing what you know now, knowing what you knew then?"

I thought a minute as I came up with a good idea to respond to him of that idea question. I kept thinking about my family and the night I kiss Sally for the very first time knowing that she was the one for me.

I look at Sandy as I ask, "Wouldn't you?"