"Ry tomorrow is your first day of school." Rory tells her daughter while she's giving her a bath.
"Wike Gaycie an Bennie?" She asks looking up at Rory with big eyes.
"Yes baby. And you're going to make lots of friends and have loads of fun."
"Mommy an daddy go?"
"We're going to stay for a little and then we're going to work. We'll pick you up after a little." Rory explains.
"I no want to go mommy." Rylan pouts. "I tay you an daddy."
"Close your eyes." Rory instructs so she can rinse Rylan's hair. "Do you want to play?" She asks when Rylan is washed.
"No I want milk." Rylan says. "Peas." She adds.
"Okay baby." Rory says lifting Rylan from the tub and drying her off.
She dresses her in polka dot pajamas and puts a nighttime diaper on. On her way to the kitchen she finds Gracie and Bentley playing in the playroom. Rylan wiggles from Rory's arms and goes to join her sister and brother.
"Where's daddy?"
"In the office." Gracie tells her. "Talking to Uncle Finny."
"Thank you sweetie." Rory smilesmgoingmto the kitchen.
"Where's Ry?" Logan asks coming into the kitchen.
"Playing with Gracie and Bentley." Rory tells him.
"Our baby's starting school."
"I know. She's growing up too fast. They all are." Rory says pouring Rylan's milk into a sippy cup. "Are you coming with me to pick her up tomorrow?"
"Of course." He says giving her a kiss. "I wouldn't miss it. I took the day off."
"Time for bed Ry." Rory says from the playroom door. "Say goodnight."
"Night night Gaycie." She says giving her a kiss. "Night night Bennie." She gives him a kiss also.
"Goodnight Rylan. I love you." Gracie tells her little sister.
"Night night Wylan."
"Goodnight baby girl. I love you." Logan says when Rylan goes over to him.
"I love you daddy." She says giving him a kiss when he picks her up.
"Sweet dreams baby."
"Night night daddy." She says going to Rory.
"Daddy can me and Bennie have ice cream?"
"Bentley and I." Logan corrects. "And yes but clean up first."
"I love you so much baby." Rory says sitting in the glider in Rylan's room.
"I love you mommy." Rylan says giving Rory a kiss. "Night night." She says laying back and drinking her milk.
"Goodnight baby girl." Rory says giving her a kiss.
Rylan looks up at Rory while her small hand takes hold of some of her mother's long hair. As Rory rocks in the chair Rylan's eyes slowly droop close.
Rory sits for a little longer holding her baby before tucking her in bed.
"This is yummy daddy." Rory hears Bentley say as she walks into the kitchen.
"No milkshake for mommy?"
"You can have some of mine mommy." Gracie offers sliding her cup towards Rory.
"Thank you angel." Rory says taking a sip.
"Taste mine mommy." Bentley pushes his towards her. "It's banilla."
"Yummy." Rory smiles after tasting some.
Even though they have enough money where their kids would never want for anything they were all very generous and thoughtful. And they love sharing with each other and those around them.
"For you babe." Logan places a chocolate milkshake in front of her.
"Thank you." She says giving him a kiss.
"Ry starts school tomorrow." Logan tells Gracie and Bentley. "We need you two to help us so she doesn't get too upset."
"Is she going to cry?"
"She will a little buddy."
"I give her a kiss and say it's okay."
"That will definitely help her feel better buddy."
"Did I cry when I started school?" Gracie asks.
"Yes you did." Rory smiles flashing back to Gracie's antics when she first started school. "And you would hide things including yourself."
"One day you even told your teacher you weren't going back because you were going to grandma's house." Logan adds. "And when we got home you packed a bag and tried to leave with her."
Hearing this causes Gracie to laugh.
"What about me?"
"You were excited to go to school." Rory tells him. "You would get upset when I would go to pick you up."
"School is fun." Bentley says finishing his milkshake.
"Time for bed bud." Logan says.
"Goodnight mommy." Bentley says giving her a kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too sweetie. Sweet dreams."
"Goodnight Cee Cee." He turns to his sister giving her a kiss.
"Goodnight Bennie."
Logan carries Bentley upstairs. After Bentley brushes his teeth Logan reads him a story and tucks him in.
"Hey mommy." Gracie calls after Bentley is gone.
"Yes honey?"
"Can I go to sleep in your bed?"
"Yes." Rory tells her. "You have twenty minutes before bed do you want to watch tv?"
"Frozen."
"You'll only be able to see a little bit of it."
"Okay and can I have milk?"
"I'll get it."
In the living room Gracie sits next to Rory leaning on her while drinking her milk. When Logan comes down to join them Gracie climbs on his lap. Done with her milk she snuggles into Logan's chest.
"You need to brush your teeth princess."
"Five more minutes." She says closing her eyes.
"In five minutes you're going to be asleep." He chuckles.
"Lets got you to bed." Rory says turning the tv off.
Logan carries the drowsy girl upstairs and takes her to brush her teeth.
"Mommy said I can fall asleep in your bed." Gracie tells Logan when he heads to her room.
He gets her blanket and takes her to the master bedroom.
"Sweet dreams princess." He says laying her down. "I love you." He says giving her a kiss.
"I love you too daddy."
"Hey." He says finding Rory in the shower.
"Are you going to join me?"
"Let me lock the door." He says not wanting to risk Gracie getting up and walking in. With the bathroom door locked he strips his clothes and hops in.
With their shower finished they get dressed. Smiling when they see Gracie sleeping soundly in their bed. Rory walks over to her and picks her up. Gracie lets out a moan and wraps her arms sound Rory's neck.
"Mommy." Grace says when Rory lays her in bed.
"Goodnight baby. I love you." Rory says giving her a kiss. Sweet dreams."
"I love you too mommy." Gracie says rolling to her side falling back to sleep.
Monday morning Rory and Logan are getting the kids up and ready for school.
"Good morning baby girl." Rory says waking Rylan.
"I want milk mommy." Rylan says holding her arms up.
"Daddy's getting it but first we need to get this wet diaper off of you." Rory tells Rylan carrying her to the bathroom.
Rory dresses Rylan in a blue stripe sweater dress with silver tights and navy Mary Janes. She puts her brunette hair with half held in a barrette while the rest hangs free.
"Good morning baby girl." Logan says taking her from Rory when they enter the kitchen
"Good morning." Rory says placing a kiss on Bentley and Gracie's foreheads as they eat.
"Good morning mommy." Both say.
"Time to go." Logan says once everyone is fed and ready.
Picking Rylan up the family heads out. At school Rory and Logan say bye to Bentley and Gracie. They go with Rylan's class to their room.
"Hi Rylan I like your dress." Her teacher says. "Do you want to come with me to put your backpack away?"
"No." Rylan says shyly climbing to sit on Rory's lap.
Rylan being more of an observer watches the teachers and kids from Rory's lap. Both teachers have come up and tried to get her to go with them but she says no.
"Alright Ry it's time for me and daddy to go." Rory tells her daughter. "We'll be back in a little bit. I love you." She says giving her a kiss and handing her to Logan.
"I love you baby girl." Logan says giving her a kiss.
"She's in underwear. She'll probably try to hold it until she's comfortable with you." Rory says. "I talked to Gracie's teacher and she said it's okay for you to get her so she can take Ry to the bathroom." She explains.
"Okay." The teacher smiles.
"I want you mommy." Rylan says reaching for her.
"I have to go baby. I'll be back soon." Rory tells her. Giving her another kiss Logan hands Rylan to the teacher and they leave.
"Mommy daddy." They hear Rylan cry.
Logan gives Rory's hand a reassuring squeeze and the head for the car.
"Bye mommy. Bye daddy." They hear Gracie call.
Smiling they wave and go for coffee.
"I want mommy." Rylan cries in Anna's arms.
"Mommy will be back soon sweetie." She says wiping the tears from Rylan's eyes. Starting to calm Rylan lays her head on Anna's shoulder and sticks her thumb in her mouth. She sniffles as Anna rubs her back thinking back to Gracie's first day. The little girl was more stubborn and didn't want to be held. "Do you want to color?"
"No." Rylan says.
"Okay." Anna says rubbing Rylan's back.
"How do you think Ry is doing?" Logan asks Rory as they have coffee.
"She's probably clinging to whichever teacher she is more comfortable with." Rory says knowing Rylan isn't much of a crier and has most likely stopped after ten or fifteen minutes. "I hope she doesn't have any accidents."
"The teachers are good a spotting when they need to us the bathroom so hopefully she won't give them trouble."
"Do you want snack?" Anna asks Rylan.
"No."
"Okay. I need to put you down so I can give your friends snack."
On her feet Rylan holds on to Anna's shirt following her as she serves the kids their snack. When snack is over Rylan sits on Anna's lap while they do the sounds of the letters. Outside Rylan watches the other kids run around.
"Go play sweetie." Anna encourages.
"No." Rylan says holding her arms up. Rylan lays her head on Anna's shoulder watching the kids play while sucking her thumb. "Gaycie." Rylan calls spotting her sister walking by. "Gaycie." She calls again wiggling from Anna's arms and running to the gate.
"Hi Ry. Are you having fun?" Gracie asks standing at the gate.
"No." Rylan says reaching through the gate to touch her sister. "I want mommy."
"Mommy and daddy are coming in a little bit Ry." Gracie says kissing her sister's hand.
"I want pee pee."
"Go tell Miss Anna."
"I want you take me." Rylan says looking at her. "Peas Gaycie."
"I'll take you but then I have to go back to my class." Gracie says opening the gate and walking in. She takes Rylan's hand and goes over to Anna. "Miss Anna Rylan needs to go pee pee."
"Okay." Anna smiles. Leaving the kids with the other teacher Anna takes Gracie and Rylan inside.
"Good job Ry mommy's going to be so happy." Gracie praises. "Pull up your underwear."
"It too hard." Rylan says. "Help."
Anna helps Rylan pull up her underwear and tights.
"Did you eat snack?"
"No." Rylan says clinging to Gracie's hand.
"Why?"
"I no want it."
"You like cheese sticks." Gracie tells her sister seeing the snack. "Eat it for mommy and daddy. They'll be so happy." Gracie encourages.
"Okay." Rylan says.
With her cheese stick in hand they go back outside.
"I have to go Ry." Gracie says giving her a kiss. "I love you."
"No go Gaycie." Rylan cries and her sister leaves.
"It's okay Rylan." Anna says picking her up.
"I want my Gaycie." She cries looking for her sister.
"You'll see her in a little bit." Anna tells her. When she calms down she sucks her thumb holding what's left of her cheese stick in her small hand.
"It's time to go home Rylan." Anna tells her.
"Mommy?"
"Yes mommy's here."
"Yay!" She cheers.
"Do you need to go pee pee?"
"No."
"Get your backpack so we can go." Rylan runs to get her bag and takes Anna's hand.
"Bye." She waves as she leaves the class with Anna.
"Wylan." Bentley calls. "Hi Wylan."
"Hi Bennie." Rylan says walking over to the gate. "Mommy here." She says giving him a kiss. "I go home."
"Bye Wylan."
"Bye Bennie." She waves.
"Hi baby." Rory says seeing Rylan walk around the corner.
"Mommy!" She exclaims running to her. "I miss you mommy." She says giving her a kiss.
"I missed you too baby."
"Daddy." She says reaching for him.
"Hi baby girl." Logan says taking her from Rory.
"How was she today?"
"She did good. She cried for about ten minutes and calmed down. She wanted me to hold her and when I put her down she was at my side."
"No accidents?"
"No she saw Gracie and told her she had to go the the bathroom. Gracie came in and took her."
"I think out of the three Gracie was the biggest challenge."
"I think you're right." Anna laughs. "I remember Gracie would sit at the door and refused to use the bathroom."
"Yeah she was stubborn." Rory laughs. "But she's such a good big sister."
"It's cute watching her."
"Ry say bye to your teacher."
"Bye bye." Rylan waves.
"Thank you." Logan says.
"I'm so happy you did good baby." Rory tells Rylan as they walk to the car.
"Ganma!" Rylan exclaims seeing Lorelai.
"Hi baby." She says taking her from Logan. Just like Gracie and Bentley's first day of school Lorelai drove up to be there when it was time to pick her up. "Did you have fun?"
"No. I cry." Rylan tells her giving Lorelai a kiss.
"Who wants to go for cupcakes?"
"Me." Rylan says. "One for Gaycie and Bennie."
"We'll get one for Gracie and Bentley too." Logan smiles.
"Do you like your teachers?"
"Miss Anna nice." Rylan says. "Her hold me and give me hugs."
"That's good." Rory smiles.
"My Gaycie take me pee pee." She adds. "And I see Bennie."
"You get to go back tomorrow." Rory tells Rylan enthusiastically.
"I see my Gaycie and my Bennie?"
"I'm sure you will baby." Logan tells her.
"Daddy I get cookie too?"
"A cookie and a cupcake?" He asks in fake shock.
"Yes." Rylan giggles.
"You can have a cupcake now and we'll get you a cookie to eat after you have lunch."
"Okay daddy." Rylan smiles. "I want cheese samwich."
"Okay princess."
Rylan gets a chocolate cupcake with blue icing. She picks out a flower cookie for later. At home Logan makes her a cheese sandwich and when she's done eating he gives her the cookies. After a nap Rylan goes with Lorelai to pick Gracie and Bentley up from school.