Two weeks later
"Mason come on or you'll be late for the game!" I yelled up the staircase. Mason and Trenton came running down the stairs. The doctor had given Trenton a shorter cast last week.
"Is Aunt Addie coming?" Mason asked. I nodded.
"I think so." I told him. Mason grinned.
"Awesome, I've been working on my swing and I want to show Uncle Mark." Mason said excitedly. I smiled.
"Well get in the car." I told him and picked Anthony up out of his swing. "Come on little dude, we're going to the baseball fields to watch your big brother." I said. Anthony just looked at me. I smiled and shouldered the diaper bag.
"Mommy you didn't tie my shoes." Trenton said. The poor kid still couldn't lace up his sneakers in that cast. I nodded and sat Anthony back into his carrier. Then I laced up Trenton's sneakers. I grabbed Anthony again and herded everyone out to the car. Cooper had to work today so it was just me and three boys. I was praying I would make it through the day without killing myself. When we got to the baseball fields Mark and Addison were already there with Whitney and Nathan.
"Hey Charlotte." Addison said. She was holding Whitney in her arms and bouncing her gently. Whitney had big blue eyes and red hair just like her mother. She was beautiful.
"Look how big they've gotten." I said. Addison smiled.
"They're only two weeks Charlotte." She said. I smiled.
"I know but still." I said and sat the diaper bag down.
"Anthony is the one whose gotten so big!" Addison exclaimed.
"Mom can I go get a snow cone?" Trenton asked.
"Yeah sure kiddo, just let me find you a dollar." I said and sat Anthony down on the ground so I could get a dollar out of the bag. "Watch your brother while I look." I told Trenton. He nodded and stared at Anthony. I smiled and started digging through my bag. I pulled three dollars out. "Go get me a diet coke too please." I told him and handed him the money. He nodded and ran off. I picked Anthony back up and sat him down in his carrier. Then I set up the lawn chairs for me and Trenton next to Addison's. I sat down and picked Anthony back up. We watched Mason and his team warm up for awhile before Trenton returned. He handed me my diet coke and plopped down into his chair and ate his snow cone. I smiled and bounced Anthony.
Four weeks later
Mason's Birthday
"Good Morning birthday boy." I said when Mason wandered sleepily into the kitchen.
"Morning Charlotte." He yawned. Trenton came in behind him. He looked even more asleep than Mason, if that's even possible.
"Good morning Trenton." I said and grabbed the orange juice out of the fridge. I poured each of them a glass.
"Morning Mom." Trenton replied and slowly took a drink of his orange juice.
"How late were you two up playing Pokemon?" I asked.
"Midnight." Mason replied.
"You aren't teenagers yet, you need to go to bed earlier. Do you understand?" I asked. They nodded. Cooper came in cradling Anthony. I smiled and went over to him. I kissed Cooper lightly on the cheek.
"Morning beautiful." Cooper whispered.
"How is he this morning?" I asked.
"Good." Cooper reported. I smiled and took Anthony from him.
"Hey baby boy. Hey." I cooed.
"So Mase, how does it feel to be nine?" Cooper asked.
"No different." Mason reported.
"Yeah, you don't really feel different until you turn thirteen bud." Cooper said and ruffled his hair.
"What kind of cereal do we want today?" I asked.
"Lucky Charms?" Mason asked hopefully.
"Sure thing. Trenton?" I asked.
"Same." Trenton replied. I nodded and handed Anthony back to Cooper so I could fix the boys their cereal.
"So are you excited for Disneyland?" Cooper asked. Mason nodded.
"Yeah. It'll be cool." Mason said. I slid his bowl of cereal in front of him. He smiled and started to eat it. Trenton looked at his for a minute and then started to eat it. We dropped Anthony off at Amelia and Sheldon's about an hour later and headed for Disneyland.
Ten hours later
I rested my head against the car window and let out a deep sigh. Cooper smiled at me from the driver's seat.
"We did it." He declared. I glanced back at Mason and Trenton in the backseat they had fallen asleep two minutes on the road.
"We did it." I repeated. I was exhausted from running around an amusement park with two hyperactive nine year old boys all day.
"Do you think they had fun?" Cooper asked. I nodded.
"I think they had a little too much fun." I told him. Cooper laughed.
"Who would have thought we'd be the parents of three great boys?" Cooper asked. I smiled.
"No one. I sure didn't think we would. I'd like to be the parents of a girl eventually though." I joked. Cooper smiled.
"I would too. I want a daddy's little princess." Cooper told me. I smiled.
"Someday." I told him. He nodded.
"Once Anthony is older." He agreed. I smiled.
"Much older." I said. Cooper laughed.
"Deal." He agreed. Cooper pulled up to Amelia and Sheldon's house. "I'll go get him you stay here." He told me and killed the engine. I nodded. He climbed out of the car and walked up to the front door. He pressed the doorbell and waited a few minutes before Riley opened the door and let him in. He came out carrying Anthony. After he fastened him into his car seat Cooper got back in the driver's side and drove for home. I was more than ready to get home and crawl into bed. Once we got home I dragged a very sleepy Mason up to bed while Cooper drug an equally tired Trenton to bed. Then I tucked Anthony in and collapsed onto the bed. I was asleep before Cooper even got in the room.