When Harry and Draco awoke from their nap, Severus and Sirius decided that it was time for lunch. Together, they made the boys peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches, though they opted to give Harry some crackers and sliced soft fruits instead. He didn't seem to mind, and the meal was quite peaceful. Apparently, quiet time was very tranquilizing.
After lunch, they decided to go outside and play in their "backyard". While it wasn't really their backyard, it was an enclosed area of the grounds off of their chambers fully equipped with a small swing set and sandbox. For a while the family entertained themselves; Lucius was in the sandbox making himself "his very own Hogwarts", Remus was standing at the top of the slide making up his own game while Severus stood at the bottom of the slide, with Harry in his arms, waiting for him to come down, and Sirius was pushing Draco in the baby swing.
Giggles filled the air as the children played. After a while, Remus decided to join Lucius in the sandbox, so Severus went to sit in the swing with Harry, slowly going back and forth, while watching his spouse push their older child.
"Weee!" Sirius cried as he pushed a delighted Draco even higher. Harry watched his older brother in fascination, and pointed at him with his finger. "Day'o" he said. Severus smiled. "Yes, Harry. That's Draco. Look how high he's going! Who's pushing him on the swing?"
Harry giggled, "Da'y".
Severus kissed his cheek. "Yup. Daddy."
"Mama! Come yook at my caswe!" Remus exclaimed, holding up a yellow plastic shovel. "Mine, too! Come look at my castle too, Mama!" Lucius was not about to be undone by his brother.
As Sirius lifted an equally interested Draco out of the swing, Severus widened his eyes in exaggerated amazement. "Wow, boys! What lovely castles! Why, they look just like Hogwarts! Don't they Harry?" He set the baby down on the edge of the sandbox so that he could see, keeping his hands on his sides. "See the castles, Harry? Remy and Luc' made them. Aren't they neat?"
Harry soon lost interest in the castles(and was soon replaced by Draco), and toddled over to an open patch of grass, content to simply pull up handfuls of the strange green sticks. Of course, this was quickly brought to an end by an ever watchful Severus when he began to view the grass blades as a food source.
He picked him up, and brushed the grass off of his front, and sent him toddling in the direction of his Daddy, who welcomed him with open arms, and held him high above his head, spinning him around in circles. Harry's high pitched squeals of delight were heard for miles.
Of course, after a good while, time quickly turned to 3 o'clock, which meant nap time for all of the boys. Playing had tired them out once more, and their parents carried them inside, into their nursery. It took some time for Sirius to locate Remus' stuffed lion, but in the meantime, Severus was able to get Harry into his crib, and Draco diapered. Ah, the joys of parenting a toddler in the midst of potty training. While Sirius kissed Remus, Severus helped Lucius get up the stairs into his bed, and tucked the covers around him.
"How come I have to take a nap, Mama? M' not tired." He asked as he turned over onto his side to face his mother.
Severus smiled, and kissed his head. "You know, I might have believed you if you hadn't been yawning the whole time your Daddy was looking for Remus' lion. Sleep tight, my little Slytherin."
Sirius kissed Draco goodnight, and they left the room, contemplating their use of their one free hour.
At four, Lucius was the first one to stumble out of the room, looking sleepy eyed, and adorable. Remus soon followed after, and Severus went into the room to change both Harry and Draco as soon as their two year old waddled into the living room.
The little (well, not really little, but anyway) family spent the rest of the day in the living room, with Harry in the smaller playpen, Draco in the gated spot near the window, and Remus and Lucius on the floor, all engrossed in their own game.
At around six o'clock, Severus and Sirius fixed a messy spaghetti dinner. For easy clean-up Severus charmed the red sauce to hover one inch above the floor and counter, so that it could be banished later. Harry made a fuss at first, when his mother attempted to feed him rice cereal in replace of the interesting red stuff his brothers were eating, and so Severus fixed him a small bowl of spaghetti too. He knew Harry wasn't going to actually eat three quarters of the stuff, but settled anyway. He could feed him later.
After dinner, Sirius took the three older boys into the bathroom for a communal bath chock full of bubbles, rubber-duckies, and toy boats, while Sev simply wiped Harry down with a wet washrag, and started the baby's bedtime process.
Their father took great delight in hosing the boys down with the adjustable shower head. Between the three children (and Sirius, who is basically a kid in his own right) it took about an hour and 15 minutes to fully clean Lucius, Remus, and Draco.
In this time, Severus spent his quiet moments with the baby in the nursery, feeding him and swaddling him up in footed sleepers, and his favorite blanket. By the time the older boys were dressed and ready for bed, Harry was tucked into his crib, asleep. Severus choraled them all outside the door in hushed tones, warning them of consequences should they wake their brother.
Many kisses, cuddles, and hugs later, all four were sound asleep in their beds where they should be, unaware of the changes that tomorrow would bring.