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I'd like to thank csinycastle85 for giving me this idea!
Cookout
It was unseasonably warm for the time of year so the Stokes' decided to have a barbecue at their house for their friends and family, it was more of an excuse for everyone to come see the babies then it was anything else.
Guests brought salads and delicious looking desserts and Nick grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and before long there was a ton of food to enjoy.
Everyone was having a great time laughing and joking with one another.
Jackie glanced down at Boone in her arms and then glanced at Nick and smiled.
"Where's Ryan?" Jackie asked noticing the baby was no longer in Nick's arms.
"My mother stole him." Nick said with a chuckle as he nodded down towards the other end of the table where Jill sat holding Ryan.
Jackie laughed and shook her head.
"Want me to take Boone so you can finish eating?" Nick offered as he shoved the last bite of potato salad that had been on his plate into his mouth.
"No, he's ok." Jackie answered.
"I want him." A voice said.
Jackie turned and saw Lindsay standing there.
"Ok, here you go." Jackie said as she gently handed the baby over to her.
Lindsay carefully sat down next to Jackie.
"He seems like he's calmed down quite a bit, I haven't heard him cry all day." Catherine said as she came up behind Nick.
"He's been held all day long, he's great as long as someone is holding him, I'm pretty sure he is loving all this attention." Nick told her.
Catherine chuckled as she took a seat on the other side of Lindsay.
"Catin, me want to sit on your lap." A little voice said.
Catherine looked over and saw Karlie standing there expectantly.
"Alright, come on up." Catherine told her with a smile as she patted her lap.
Karlie quickly scampered up onto her lap.
Nick looked around at everyone and smiled.
"Look Jacks, it seems like all of our kiddos have picked a favorite coworker of mine." He said with a laugh.
Jasmine was perched on Sara's lap, telling her some story. Houston was on Greg's lap, giggling at whatever Greg was telling him. Johnna was sitting on Morgan's lap, finishing her cake, Karlie was still making herself right at home on Catherine's lap, Sloan was in DB's lap proudly showing off his little toy car he'd recently gotten and Hundley was giggling like mad as she sat on Finn's lap because Finn kept playfully tickling the toddler.
Jackie smiled at she looked at her children and her friends, she was so happy that her children had not only a loving extended family but they also had so many other close friends that loved them and treated them like their own children.
Jackie couldn't ask for anything better than that!
The End!
