Baby Zoey was 5 months old for her first Christmas. She wasn't crawling yet, but her parents figured it would be soon. Zed was pretty happy about it, because he really worried about his new sister getting into the Christmas things… and his gifts.
But he did find it cute the way her eyes lit up every time she saw the shiny decorations or the sparkling lights. The Necrodopolouses couldn't afford to do much, but what they had made Zed so happy. And it made him even happier to see the baby loving them too.
"Someday, Zoey," his parents overheard him telling his baby sister. "I'm going to let you help decorate the tree. But you really need to get control first."
The gummy grin she gave him in reply made him love her all the more.