Sorry I couldn't have it up by Christmas, but here it is! Better late than never, right? I hope you like it :)


A few weeks had passed since the accident, and things were finally starting to get back to normal. Eden clung to Cooper much more than usual, but she was definitely back to her usual energetic self. Understandably so, car rides were still a little hard for her, and she would have nightmares every now and then, but she was getting better everyday. Cooper woke up on the morning of Christmas Eve, and smiled at his wife who was still sound asleep with Eden cuddled up next to her.

This time of year was always a lot of fun in their house, especially after having the triplets. This was the first year that the girls seemed to actually understand the concept of Santa Claus, and as Christmas got closer, they got more and more excited. Charlotte and Cooper loved sharing the excitement of Christmas with them. Even Mason enjoyed helping them write letters to Santa, and answering all their questions about how he delivers all of the presents. They were all looking forward to making many more memories this Christmas.

Not wanting to wake Charlotte and Eden, Cooper quietly made his way out of the bed and into the hallway. He was about go downstairs when he heard some stirring coming from the girls' room. He peaked his head into the room and noticed that the Ella and Emmy were starting to wake up. Ella seemed to be the most awake, so Cooper sat down on her bed first.

"Good morning munchkin," he whispered, giving his daughter a kiss.

Ella rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Mornin Daddy," she replied.

When Emmy heard her dad's voice, she climbed out of bed walked over to Ella's bed where he was sitting.

"Daddy," she said softly. Still half sleep, she reached her arms up for him, and he picked her up, sitting her on his lap. "Is it Christmas Daddy?" She asked, looking up at him.

Before he had a chance to answer, Ella chimed in. "Did Santa come?"

Cooper chuckles to himself after hearing his daughters' questions. Every night for the past few weeks, when Charlotte and Cooper put the girls to bed, they would ask if Christmas was in the morning. Even though they told them no each time, they would still wake up asking if today was Christmas and if Santa had come. Cooper hated to see their disappointed faces, but he couldn't wait for them to ask again tonight, when the answer would finally be yes.

"Not yet girls. Just one more day." He tells them.

"Oh," they both replied disappointedly.

"So, what are we having for breakfast?" Cooper asks them.

"Pancakes!" Emmy suggests.

"I thought you might say that," he laughs.

"Wif boo berries! Eden likes those." Ella adds. "She gotted really scared last night. I think they'll make her feel better."

"Yeah Daddy, we have to make lots for Eden too," Emmy says.

"That sounds like a great idea," he says, scooping them both up. "We better get started."

He carries the girls down to the kitchen, and sits them on the counter.

"Sit still," he tells them while he grabs all the ingredients for the pancakes. He gets out a bowl and the girls help him put everything in it.

"Can I stir Daddy?" Ella asks him.

"Sure you can." Cooper tells her, and hands her the wooden spoon.

"No, I wanna stir!" Emmy whines.

"How about you add the blueberries?" Cooper suggests.

"Okay," she replies.

"Alright Ella, we're gonna stir real slow while Emmy adds the blueberries." Cooper grabs the spoon, placing his hand on top of Ella's and helps her stir. Emmy starts to drop the blueberries in.

"Not too many Emmy." He tells her. "Okay, that's perfect."

Just then, Mason walks into the kitchen. "Mornin," he says.

"Hey buddy. Want to help us make pancakes?" Cooper asks.

"Yeah, sure." He replies, smiling at his dad. He helps put the batter on the frying pan, and soon all the pancakes are finished.

The kids sit down at the table and Cooper puts a few pancakes and some fruit on each of their plates. He goes back over to the counter to start cleaning up the mess when Charlotte walks in, carrying a still sleepy Eden on her hip.

"Hey, look who's up." Cooper smiles at them. "Good morning."

"Good mornin'." Charlotte walks over to him, and plants a kiss on his lips. She smiles when she notices the blueberry pancakes, remembering how much Eden loves those.

"Sweet pea," she says, rubbing her daughter's back, "Look at what Daddy made for breakfast."

The little girl lifts her head from Charlotte's shoulder and looks around. "Boo berry pancakes," she says softly with a wide smile on her face.

Charlotte sits her down at the table, and Cooper brings her a plate. "We made these just for you honey," he tells her.

"It was our idea Mama!" Ella says excitedly.

"Yeah!" Emmy adds. "We wanted to make her feel better."

Charlotte gives the two of them a kiss on the cheek. "Well that was awfully sweet of you to think of your sissy."

Cooper fixes himself and Charlotte a plate, and they join their family at the table to have breakfast.


Later that night, they all change into their Christmas pajamas and get ready to begin their Christmas Eve traditions. After making cookies for Santa, the six of them make their way into the living room to watch a Christmas movie. Mason walks over to their stack of DVD's to pick one out.

"So, what are we watching Mase?" Cooper asks.

"I don't know yet," he says, going through all the movies, "I'm still trying to decide."

"I wanna watch the Princess and the Frog." Emmy says as she grabs a cookie off of the plate that they set out for Santa.

"That's not a Christmas movie sweetie." Charlotte tells her. "And put that cookie down. You've already had plenty."

Emmy pouts and crosses her arms. When she thinks her momma isn't looking, she picks the cookie back up and takes a bite.

"Emerson Hope. What did I just say?" Charlotte points at her daughter. "Put the cookie down now."

"You know Emmy, it's not too late for Santa to put you on the naughty list." Cooper knows that will get her to straighten up.

"That's right," Charlotte says, "Keep misbehaving and you'll get nothin' but coal for Christmas."

"No, I don't want coal!" Emmy immediately puts the cookie back down.

"Well I heard Santa doesn't come to houses that have triplets anyways." Mason teased.

Eden looked up at Cooper with a concerned look on her face. "Is that true Daddy?"

"Not at all sweetie," he chuckled. "Your brother is just messing with you."

A couple minutes later, Mason finally decides on a movie. He opens the DVD player and puts in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They all cuddle up on the couch and watch it together.

Not even half way through the movie, each of the kids were knocked out. After Charlotte and Cooper made sure they were all sound asleep, they went upstairs to get the gifts. After making a few trips, they finally got everything under the tree.

"Is that everything?" Cooper asks.

Charlotte looks around the room. "Looks like it."

"Alright then. Let's go to bed."

"Wait," Charlotte stops him. "The cookies."

"Oh, right." He turns around to eat the cookies and drink the glass of milk. When he finishes, he walks back over towards Charlotte. "Looks like our work here is done Mrs Claus." He wraps his arms around his wife and pulls her in for a kiss.


On Christmas morning, as expected, the girls are up bright and early. They get extremely excited when they see all the presents and notice that the cookies and milk are all gone. They wake up their brother, who is still sound asleep on the couch, then head upstairs to wake their parents. They open the bedroom door and jump on their bed.

"Mama! Daddy!" They yell.

Charlotte and Cooper slowly wake up, trying their best to be excited at six in the morning.

"The cookies are all gone and there's presents under the tree! Santa came!" Eden says excitedly.

"No way!" Cooper says, playing along.

"Yes he did daddy!" Emmy exclaims, "And there's no coal in my stocking!"

Charlotte and Cooper both laugh.

"Come on." Ella says, pulling on Charlotte's arm. "We gotta open presents."

"Go on downstairs. We'll be down in a second." She tells them as they run out of the room. "Don't unwrap anything until we get down there!" She calls out to them.

Shortly after the two of them brush their teeth, they go downstairs to join to their children. They start opening their gifts, while Charlotte and Cooper just sit back and smile, seeing the excitement on each of their faces.

Mason was very specific about what he wanted for Christmas, so he was not disappointed with his presents at all. He was mainly thrilled about getting the iPad mini. The triplets were also very happy with all their presents. They were most excited about their new Barbie jeep. Charlotte and Cooper were disappointed that it only seated two, but there was no way they were going to pay for two of those things. The girls were going to have to learn how to share.

Once all the presents were opened, Charlotte went into the hall closet, pulled out four more gifts and handed one to each of the kids.

"We decided to save the best for last," Charlotte told them.

Mason opens his gift and sees a red shirt, like the ones from Cat In the Hat, that says Thing 3. He looked over to see that his sister's got the same shirts, but theirs read Thing 4, Thing 5, and Thing 6. Mason just sat there looking at the shirt with a confused look on his face.

"Your Dad and I are Thing one and two," she says.

"Thanks guys, but this is really a letdown after the iPad," Mason says, looking disappointed.

"Well good thing the shirts aren't the big surprise." Charlotte laughs. "Where do you think would be a good place to wear these?"

"I don't know," Mason replies, "A Cat In the Hat play?"

Charlotte and Cooper both look at each other and laugh.

"No, you goofball," she says. "We're gonna wear these to Disney World!"

"We're going to Disney World?" Mason asked with a giant smile plastered on his face.

"Yeah buddy," Cooper tells him, "We leave next week."

"Awesome!" He exclaimed.

This was something that Cooper and Charlotte had been wanting to do for a long time now. They planned on taking Mason for his birthday a few years after his mom had passed away, because she never could afford to take him, but they had to put that on hold when Charlotte got pregnant with the triplets. They decided that the girls were old enough, and that now would be a great time to go.


Night time finally rolled around and it was time for the kids to go to bed. The girls had worn themselves out playing with all their new toys, and Mason was glued to his iPad all day, so none of them put up much of a fight. After Charlotte and Cooper tucked the girls in, they headed back to their room to get ready for bed.

Cooper walked out of the bathroom, and saw Charlotte sitting on the bed with a present on her lap.

"What's this?" He asked, sitting down next to her. "I thought I already got all my gifts."

She smiled at him and handed him the present. "There's just one more."

"Why didn't you give it to me earlier? Is it something naughty?" He grins.

Charlotte just rolls her eyes. "Would you stop babblin' and open it."

He tears off the wrapping paper and opens the box. His mouth drops when he sees what's insides. He holds up a small red onesie that says Thing 7. A huge smile grows on his face.

"Oh my God." He looks over at his wife. "Oh my God!" He repeats, putting a hand on her stomach. "We're having another baby?"

She nods. "We're having another baby." She smiles at him and cups his face in her hands. "Merry Christmas honey." She says, pulling him in for a kiss.

"Merry Christmas Char."


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