(A/N: And now we've made it to Chapter 12! Wow! Let's see how the rest of Christmas Day plays out!)

Since the kids had a lot of wait time, they got cleaned up and put on their best holiday clothes. Once they were ready, they made their beds, then they went to the kitchen for breakfast. As a present for their parents, they fixed breakfast, which was French toast.

When Dudley and Kitty got up, they were surprised that breakfast was ready and on the table, but what surprised them even more was that the kids were ready for the day.

"We probably wouldn't be ready if Annabeth hadn't woken us up so early." Max said.

"George was the one who woke me up." Annabeth explained.

"Not my fault it's Christmas morning." George protested.

"Christmas morning?! HI-GEE-GEE!" Dudley shouted, excited.

"Dudley, we aren't getting into the Santa presents and stocking stuffers until your mom gets here." Kitty reminded him.

"Aww, MAN!" Dudley and the kids shouted.

"But she should be here sometime soon." Kitty said, as the sun was starting to come out.

"Great!" Molly smiled.

After breakfast, the kids washed the dishes so Dudley and Kitty could take their shower and get dressed for the day.

When everyone was ready, Peg still had yet to show up, so Dudley and Kitty watched the kids play Nintendo while they waited.

Some minutes later, everyone heard a sound from outside. The sound of a car door closing. At that, the kids paused the game and ran to the window. Peg was outside, walking up to the door with some gifts.

"Grandma!" Summer cheered.

"I'd better go help her out." Dudley said as he ran to get the door for his mom.

When Peg came in, she said she could use some help getting the rest of the presents into the house.

"We'll help!" Dudley, George, and Max eagerly volunteered.

It didn't take long, and the presents were all sorted out. Then they had to decide the order. They decided that Peg could go first, then the kids (Max would be the first of the kids today, since Annabeth went first last night), and then Dudley and Kitty.

Opening their presents took a while, since there were more of them. Santa gave them what they didn't get last night, and so everyone was happy. They got everything they asked for! Max and Annabeth also appreciated the sweaters and scarves that Peg knitted for their Christmas presents.

After the presents were opened and everyone was satisfied, everyone threw out the wrapping paper, and they decided to watch some T.V. There were several Christmas movies on, so they decided to watch some of those while Dudley and Kitty went to start fixing Christmas dinner.

It turned out that Dudley and Kitty weren't alone, because the kids decided to help them out. Now they were really surprised, for they had a feeling the kids would be in the living room, enjoying their presents.

"Are you guys making a head-start to make the nice list next Christmas?" Kitty asked.

"No. We're in a really good mood." Annabeth replied.

"That, and it's best we help you out now so that we can take care of ourselves in case you go out of town or something, unlike Dad when Grandma went out of town for several days." Molly said.

"I should've done what they're doing when I was their age." Dudley said.

Kitty smiled, and the kids helped their parents prepare the Christmas feast.

Later, the feast was ready, and they enjoyed it very much. However, they were too full for dessert, so they sat around the living room and spoke of Christmases past. By the time they were done talking, they had made room for dessert, so they had dessert, which was pumpkin pie (pumpkin pie is good for Thanksgiving AND Christmas).

After dessert, they were going to sing Christmas carols, and Kitty played them on the keyboard Dudley gave her (he became nicer about her piano-playing when she returned to Petropolis after her marriage with Eric ended). She played what she knew, and then it was dark. The family went outside to take one more look at the Christmas lights, 'cause tomorrow, they would take the lights down. There was a light snowfall going on, too, so this made for a pretty sweet scene.

Peg stayed for a little while longer, and then she needed help getting her stuff into the car. The kids helped her with that, and she hugged them tightly before wishing them a merry Christmas. Then Peg drove home.

Now that it was nightfall, Dudley and Kitty got ready for bed, and so did the children. When the kids were tucked into bed, Kitty asked them, "Did you have a merry Christmas?"

"This was the best!" Max said.

"The first good one that I'll be able to remember!" Annabeth said.

"It was great!" George said.

"It was fun!" Summer smiled.

"It was our first one with Max and Annabeth." Molly pointed out.

"And more good ones are sure to follow!" Dudley said.

"You know, we got exactly what we wanted this year. A merry Christmas..." Max began.

"And a family to celebrate it with!" Annabeth finished.

And we heard them exclaiming with all of their might, "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"

The End

Well, looks like Max and Annabeth's first Christmas as members of Dudley and Kitty's family was a merry one. How wonderful! I hope you enjoyed this story, and that it helps to put you in the Christmas spirit! MERRY CHRISTMAS!