Derek is finished cooking breakfast so I call our boys into the kitchen.

Meredith: Li-man, Bray...breakfast time...come on.

I wait about a minute and they aren't in the kitchen yet.

So I call them again.

Meredith: Liam, Brayden...let's go. Breakfast is getting cold.

Once again, no response.

A minute later, Derek decides if he calls them, they will come.

Derek: LIAM DEREK AND BRAYDEN CHRISTOPHER...BREAKFAST TIME...LET'S GO.

I laugh as they come running in to the kitchen, as if there were a fire.

Meredith: Oh so I call you and you don't come, but as soon as you hear Daddy you come running, huh?

Brayden: Well, sorry Mommy but Daddy used Derek and Christopher so I knew we would be in trouble if we didn't come.

Me and Derek just laugh.

Brayden sits down and Derek sets some food in front of him and Liam comes up and puts his arms around my legs.

I run my hand through his hair and look down at him.

Meredith: What baby?

Liam: JUICE!!

I take his cup from him and grab him some juice and sit down at the table as Derek puts food in front of Liam and then me.

Derek: There you go babe. He leans in and kisses me.

I kiss him back until I hear a "YUCK" come from Brayden..I pull away and Derek sits down.

Brayden: Mommy, why does Daddy kiss you?

Derek interrupts me before I can answer.

Derek: Because I love Mommy.

Brayden: Oh, well...Jonathan at day care yesterday told me that his parents kiss because they have sex.

Me and Derek look at each other and are horrified.

But Brayden continues.

Brayden: Mommy, do you and Daddy have sex?

We are both mortified and neither of us can answer...Derek takes the lead.

Derek: Bray, look that is a very bad word and if you say it again, you will get in trouble, okay?

Brayden: Okay Daddy...but can you just tell me if you guys have sex? What is sex?

I hold back my laughter and hope Brayden will stop.

Derek: Bray, what did I say?

Brayden: To not say sex again.

Derek: That's right and you're not listening...so straighten up okay?

Brayden: Okay Daddy.

But, this morning at breakfast Brayden wants to get lippy.

Brayden: SEX...SEX...SEX...DO YOU HAVE SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX?

Me and Derek are now both mortified, hoping our kid will never use this word again. It was funny, but now, it's not and he definitely needs to stop.

Meredith: BRAYDEN CHRISTOPHER SHEPHERD! Daddy told you to stop saying that word, so you need to listen...And if I hear that word one more time, you will not go fishing today, do you understand me? You will sit in time out for the whole day.

At this, he stops immediately.

Brayden: Yes Mommy, I understand. I'm sorry...I'm sorry Daddy.

Meredith: it's okay Bray, just don't say it ever again

Derek: Your forgiven Brayden, just like your mommy said though, don't say it again.

10 minutes later, everything is okay...We hope our 4 year old never brings that word back up again...all is good...but then...

Liam: MOMMA, SEX?

Oh God, here we go again I think to myself.

I walk hand in hand with my husband down to the lake where our kids are going to fish.

Derek has already set up the lawn chairs on the dock and Brayden is doing a great job carrying the fishing poles, well Derek carries the tackle box in his free hand.

We reach the dock and immediately Liam goes to the edge..He loves to do this now that he discovered he loves playing in the water.

Meredith: Liam Derek. Come here by Mommy and Daddy. You know you don't go on the edge by yourself.

Liam: Sorry Mommy.

Meredith: Just don't do it again, my little Li-Man.

About half an hour into our fishing trip, Brayden decides he needs from help from Daddy and Liam decides he needs some helps from Me.
They climb onto our laps as we help them cast out.

Liam is sitting patiently waiting for a fish and in the meantime, I am staring at Derek..I wish I would have brought the video camera down with me. I love moments like this...When Daddy is teaching Brayden and Brayden is absorbing it in.

Brayden: So, how do I cast out like you Daddy?

Derek: Just like this, bud..You take the pole, bring it out and swing. You wanna try?

Brayden: Yeah.

Brayden tries and is successful, at it, just like his Daddy.

Derek catches me looking at him and I know I'm caught now.

Derek: What?

Meredith: Nothing.

Derek: It's something, and I know it's not because I'm hot because you used that excuse yesterday and for the past 5 years.

Meredith: It's just, you're an amazing daddy. I love you.

I can't resist, so I lean over and kiss him.

Derek: I love you too, and you're a wonderful mommy.

Liam starts to get fussy and I look at my watch, it's 12:30..I realize I need to go up and start on lunch
I pick Liam up and place my fishing pole in the holder of Derek's chair, since Brayden is holding onto his daddy's.

Derek: You heading up?

Meredith: Yeah, I'm going to go start making lunch. Liam is getting fussy. But take your time.

I lean down and kiss him, and it lasts for a little longer than expected.

I kiss Brayden on the forehead and make my way up to the house.

I walk inside and hear Derek's phone ringing. I find it odd that he didn't bring it down with him, and of course now I have to answer it.

I walk to his phone in the den and pick it up.

Meredith: Hello.

Mark: Your not Derek.

Meredith: Wow, Mark you're a genius. Great observation. He's actually down fishing with Brayden. Me and Liam just came back up.

Mark: Oh, well I just had some news for him. I'll call him back later.

Meredith: Mark, I'm Derek's wife...Derek is your best friend, so technically I am your best friend too, and not to mention you're in a relationship with my sister...So what's the news? Just tell me and you can tell Der later.

Mark: Fine, but please don't tell him..I want to tell him myself.

Meredith: Fine Mark..Just tell me.

Mark: Okay, last night I proposed to Lexie and she accepted.

Meredith: What! Oh my god! Congratulations Mark.

Mark: THANKS!

Meredith: That's awesome..hey about you and Lexie come over for dinner tonight and you can tell him then, Izzie and Alex were going to take the kids anyways so me and Derek could have a night alone, but this would be perfect.

Mark: Okay, sure sounds great...But you're not cooking right?

Meredith: Of course not, Derek does the cooking…How about you guys come around 7? Sound good?

Mark: Sounds great, see you then.

I hang up the phone and walk into the kitchen were Liam must of gone because he isn't in the living room.

I walk into the kitchen and scream, I cannot believe the sight in front of me.

Liam has taken the syrup out of the pantry and squirted all over the floor, along with the ketchup and mustard from the fridge.

I cannot believe him.

He doesn't notice me as stare at him, so he just keeps on squirting.

Meredith: LIAM DEREK SHEPHERD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Liam immediately drops the bottle and looks at me..He is just covered in ketchup, mustard and syrup.

Liam: YUM.

Meredith: LIAM..WHY DID YOU DO THIS?

Liam: Me wanna have fun.

Meredith: Liam Derek..You know better. Now sit right there, and I'm going to clean you off.

I carefully clean off what I can of him and then pick him up.

Liam: Going fishing momma?

Meredith: No Liam, you've been a bad boy...you're going to sit in time out.

As I sit Liam in time-out, Brayden runs into the house, full of energy.

Brayden: Mommy, Daddy and I caught a fish.

Meredith: Yay, good job Bray...but I need you to do me a favor. Okay?

Brayden: okay, what?

Meredith: I need you to run down to Daddy and tell him he needs to come inside because Mommy said so, okay can you do that for Mommy?

Brayden: Yes- Brayden says as he runs out the door in search of Derek

I sigh, Liam is sitting in time out and I decide I should try and clean up the kitchen floor.

About two minutes later, I hear Derek walk into the door and Brayden is right behind him.

Brayden: MOMMY, DADDY'S HERE.

I walk out of the kitchen to greet Derek. I don't realize that I'm covered in syrup

Derek: Mer, what the hell?

Meredith: Your son.

Derek: My son, oh this cannot be good. My son what?

Meredith: Come here, look what Liam did.

Derek walked into the kitchen and was furious

Derek: LIAM DEREK. Why did you do that?

Meredith: Der, calm down. He's already been punished. I just have to figure out how to clean it all up.

Derek: Well, how bout you go up and clean off Liam and I'll have Bray help me clean this up. Okay?

Meredith: Okay, thanks...I lean in and kiss him

Derek: No problem babe.