Chapter 10
October (Wyatt's hunted house)
Piper walked into her son's room and found them jumping on their beds. Piper took the video camera off the boy's dresser and filmed them.
"Hi mommy, it's my birthday, I'm six years old now" Chris said excited.
"I know, are you excited four your party" Piper asked.
"Yes I am very excited."
"Why are you so happy Wyatt" Piper asked
"I like jumping on the bed" Wyatt replied
"Why don't you come down for breakfast" Piper said.
At the mention of breakfast, the boys orbed into the kitchen. Piper giggled, turned off the camera and went to get Melinda. In Melinda's room, Piper picked her up, and Melinda orbed them both down to the kitchen.
In the kitchen everyone was seated at the table. Melinda took her seat at the table and Piper served her breakfast. Chris barely ate due to being too excited about his party. Soon enough Chris's party started.
"Chris your friends are here" Piper called.
"Hi Zoey, hi Lily, hi Jordan, hi Hannah, hi Quinn, hi Eric, Hi Josh" Chris said to his friends.
"Hi Chris" his friends said to him.
"Come play" Chris invited.
The kids ran into the living room, and Piper closed the door. After Chris introduced his family, Victor, Billie, Darryl and Sheila arrived. Chris introduced them too.
"So how's SK" Chris asked Zoey and Lily.
"Fun, how's first grade" Zoey asked.
"I like it, I have a nice teacher" Chris answered.
"Do you have nap time" Lily asked.
"No" Chris replied.
Leo was video tapping everyone. He started with Parker and six month old Payton, who were playing in the new playpen. He then moved on to Henry Jr., Melinda, P.J. and the twins, who were playing with blocks. Next he filmed Wyatt, Chris and Chris' friends, who were playing cops and robbers. Finally he filmed the adults who were talking among themselves.
"The girls have been much better behaved at pre-school" Paige shared.
"Really, what was their punishment for the mess they made" Billie asked.
"After yelling at them, they helped clean it up, without the M word" Piper said in code.
"They also got no dessert" Phoebe added.
"It looks like they learned their lessons" Sheila commented.
"Yes, but they're still not perfect angels" Piper stated.
"No child is" Darryl pointed out.
"True, you should of seen what the three of you got into" Victor remarked about Prue, Piper and Phoebe.
Around five the kids were complaining about being hungry. So Piper went to the kitchen and started cooking spaghetti. Once it was finished, the guests and family were seated and served. Everyone seemed to enjoy the spaghetti.
When everyone was finished with their meal, Piper and Leo brought in the cake and sang happy birthday. After singing the song, they placed the cake on the table in front of Chris. Chris blew out the candle and Piper served the cake.
After everyone had eaten their piece of cake, it was time for the gifts. Piper and Leo were first to give Chris his gift from them.
"The police man costume I wanted, thanks" Chris said and hugged his parents.
"This is from Uncle Andy and me" Prue said handing him a gift.
"Wow a remote control helicopter, thanks."
Chris also got movies, card games, a scooter, skates, a colouring book, a sticker book and much more. Chris loved his presents, he had loved his cake, and he had a good party. By bedtime, he was already half asleep. All the children were half asleep.
A week before Halloween, Wyatt handed his mom a flyer from school as soon as he and Chris got home.
"Turn your house into a haunted house for the students of Westcott elementary school on Halloween" Piper read out loud.
"Can we do it please, this house is just dying to be a haunted house" Wyatt begged.
"I don't know honey, what do you guys think" Piper asked the others who were in the living room.
"I don't see the harm in it" Prue stated.
"We have a whole bunch of stuff to make a haunted house with" Phoebe pointed out.
"It sounds like it could be a lot of fun for the boys" Coop said.
"If I let you do this, promise me you won't do any real magic" Piper told Wyatt and Chris.
"We promise" Wyatt and Chris promised.
"Ok you can have the haunted house here" Piper agreed.
Wyatt and Chris high fived each other and orbed up to their room to start planning. Melinda shortly joined them.
"So how about a pool of blood" Wyatt suggested.
"That sounds awesome" Chris agreed.
"Scary music" Melinda suggested.
"Good idea sis" Wyatt agreed.
"We should have scary pumpkins" Chris said
In Phoebe and Coop's room, Parker was climbing out of her crib un-noticed by her parents who were folding laundry. Suddenly when Parker hit the ground, Coop and Phoebe turned around to find their daughter getting back up on her feet.
"Parker, did you just crawl out of your crib" Phoebe asked.
Parker who only knew two words, just stared at her parents. Coop shrugged and closed the door so Parker couldn't get out unsupervised. This didn't stop Parker of course, she simply just beamed out of the room. So Coop had to beam her back in.
In PJ's room, PJ, the twins and little Henry were colouring. As usual they had marker all over their hands.
"Do you like mine" PJ asked holding up a drawing of a dog that was at least fifty different colours.
"I love it, do you like mine" Tamora asked holding up a dragon drawing that had most of its colour outside the lines.
"Pretty" Henry Jr. told her.
The night before Halloween it was hard to put the children to bed. They were all very excited for the haunted house and to wear their costumes.
"Boy's get in bed" Piper told Wyatt and Chris for the 30th time.
The boys got into bed and Piper tucked them in again.
"Next time you get out of bed, I'm not tucking you in" Piper warned and left their room.
"Ok Melinda, you brushed your teeth, and had a glass of water, it's time for bed" Leo said tucking Melinda in bed.
"Story" Melinda said holding up her favourite book.
"Melinda, I already red this to you twice tonight, good night I love you" Leo told her and kissed her forehead.
"Good night daddy" Melinda replied as Leo turned off her light and left.
"PJ stop it" Coop said as he tried to tuck in PJ who was kicking and screaming.
"No bed, yucky bed" PJ screamed.
Just then PJ beamed out of the room, and Coop beamed her right back in her bed.
"I'm not tired" PJ screamed.
"Just try to sleep" Coop told her.
PJ settled down so Coop turned off her light and left her room.
"No bed no bed no" The twins chanted as they jumped on their beds.
"Yes bed yes bed" Paige said as she grabbed the girls by their waists and placed them on their beds.
"Ok girls if you stay in bed and go to sleep, I will put on the CD of mommy singing and I'll put on your night lights, deal" Paige offered.
"Deal" the twins agreed.
Paige kissed her girls, tucked them and did as she promised. She then turned out their light and closed their door as she left. Meanwhile Phoebe quietly opened PJ's door and found her fast asleep.
"Stay in bed" Henry told his son again.
"I mean it, stay in bed" Henry said again when little Henry escaped his bed again.
"Go to bed, or I'm going to go get mommy" Henry warned.
"Mommy not scary" Henry Jr. stated while climbing back out of bed again.
"OK then I'll go get Auntie Piper" Henry warned.
Once he heard this, little Henry got into his bed as fast as he could. Henry giggled, tucked him in and hugged him good night. Little Henry snuggled up with his Teddy and blanket as adult Henry turned on the night light and closed the door as he left.
They next day, everyone was in their costumes by five, and the haunted house started at six. Leo who was dressed up like a skeleton was the door man. Darryl, his family, Victor and Billie came to see what the boys had come up with.
"Very scary boys, good job" Darryl complimented.
"Thank you, don't forget to try our blood drinks" Wyatt said in a scary tone that was more cute then scary.
"This is my favourite haunted house" Billie told them.
"Thanks" Chris said and hugged her.
"Wyatt, I'm having so much fun, I love the music" Kennedy said.
"Me too, are you going to enter the costume contest" Wyatt asked.
"You bet" Kennedy replied twirling around in her Cinderella costume.
"Nice costume Chris" Zoey complimented.
"Thanks you too" Chris told her.
"OK everyone, let's change this music to dance music" Phoebe said and changed the music on the CD player.
When the song changed, everyone started dancing till their feet hurt. After a while it was time for the costume contest. All the contestant showed off their costume, then the judges, Prue and Paige made their choice.
"This was a hard choice, I loved everyone's costume, but the winner is… McKenna Laurence, who is dressed as a dragon" Prue announced.
"McKenna you win this magic wand" Paige said holding up a plastic wand she had gotten from the dollar store.
McKenna got her wand and everyone cheered for her. The haunted house lasted for another hour, then the parents brought their kids home since it was getting late. The children were so tired they all slept in their costumes that night. Wyatt had so much fun, he wanted to do it again next year.