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31st October
"She's cross eyed" Lee commented, as he watched Katie trying to focus on the Winnie the Pooh mobile hanging above her cot.
"That's pretty normal, she's just learning to focus her eyes on objects" Laura replied, as she helped Zak into his Bat Man costume.
"Okay, can she see me?" Lee asked still peering over the cot at his sister and fiddling with the sleeves of fireman costume.
"Mostly but your still a little blurry, on the plus side though she recognises your voice and how you smell" she replied smiling.
"What do you think?" Bill asked walking out of the bathroom dressed as a SWAT Commander.
"Very handsome" Laura replied smiling up at him, as she placed a Bat Man mask over Zak's face.
"Thanks sweetheart" Bill said kissing her on the lips, before turning to the boys "okay you two, let's take your sister down stairs and let Mom get dressed".
'Thank you' Laura mouthed to Bill, as he moved the boisterous kids from their room.
Walking into the walk in robe, she grabbed the garment bag containing her costume, this year she had decided to go as the Evil Queen. She quickly slipped the garment on and turned to the full length mirror assessing the black gown with bell sleeves, stand-up collar, fitted bodice and peplum.
Running a hand over the dress, she admired how the dress fit her form. After a week of sitting around the house, she'd started spending two hours a day walking five miles around their neighbourhood, with Katie in the pram. It had the benefits of both helping Laura to lose the baby weight and lull Katie into a peaceful sleep. So far she had managed to lose 18 of the 25 total pounds she gained during her pregnancy, and was slowly starting to feel normal again.
Twirling in front of the mirror she smiled and headed towards the stairs.
"Okay you boys know the drill, what do we say?"
"Trick or treat" Lee and Zak chorused together grinning from ear to ear.
"You look pretty Mommy" Zak said, watching Laura walk down the stairs in her costume.
"Thank you bub" she replied kissing the top of his head and fixing his mask. Laura was in the process of taking Katie from Bill's arms when the group heard a clattering noise coming from the door.
"We're here" Ellen called from the front door, as she and Saul entered carrying containers full of different chocolates and candies.
"Don't you look like the cutest little bunny" Ellen crooned lifting Katie from Laura's arms.
"She does, doesn't she…She's adorable, and this little champion slept for five hours straight, twice during the night this week" Bill said repositioning the hood of her bunny onesie costume.
"You did, what a good little girl you've been, I'm sure your parents loved the extra shut eye" Ellen replied holding Katie up underneath her arms, so their faces were in line.
"Thank you for coming over to hand out candy to the trick or treaters while we take the kids round" Laura told Saul.
"Not a problem at all. Any chance Ellen gets to see the kids she takes it, I'm pretty sure she's getting clucky" Saul replied chuckling.
"Well that would be an unexpected surprise" Laura said laughing.
"For you and me both, but the more I think about it, the more I don't mind the sound of the idea" Saul replied smiling softly.
"Boys your grandparents just pulled into the driveway are you both ready to go?" Laura called out to the brother's, who were currently running around the kitchen island.
"Yes" Lee and Zak said racing to the front door, their plastic pumpkin baskets clutched in their hands.
"Okay then, we'll be back in an hour" Laura told Ellen, taking Katie and placing her in the stroller before following the boys out the door.
"We're back" Bill called into the house, two very excited and hyper boys running inside.
"Look Aunty Ellen, look at all the stuff I got" Zak said holding up his plastic pumpkin bucket filled with sweets.
"I got more" Lee declared showing Ellen his bucket as well.
"You both got a lot" Bill said, giving the boys a look which told them to stop bickering about who got more.
"Yes you did and you get one more piece each" Laura told the boys, walking into the living room carrying Katie, while Evelyn put away the pram.
"You heard Mom" Bill said, taking each of the boys buckets and allowing them to pick one treat, before placing the stash in the cupboard out of their reach.
Laura sighed and planted herself on the couch with Katie, as they boys ran around the house on a sugar high.
"You two look exhausted!" Saul said, when Bill settled himself onto the couch, while his mother tried to get the boys ready for bed.
"I feel exhausted. I don't think I've ever seen them more excited or hyper, it was like trying to wrangle two energiser bunnies. And to top it off Zak tried to feed Katie a lolly, but more than anything, him shoving the object near her face, just upset her. So we ended up with two hyper boys and a crying baby" Laura explained, patting Katie's bottom as she started to fuss again.
"Well that explains why her face is so red" Ellen commented reaching to lift Katie from Laura's arms and bouncing her as she added "my poor little goddaughter, did your brother upset you?"
"Their asking for a story from you" Evelyn told Laura, already looking drained from the short time she had spent chasing the boys around their rooms to try and get them into their pyjamas.
"Okay, wish me luck" Laura said to the group before heading up stairs.
"Well I think we can call today a success" Bill said burping Katie against his shoulder, as Laura walked around the room turning off lights and rubbing moisturiser into her hands.
"I think so too, even if we both feel like we need to sleep for the next week to recover from today's events" Laura replied chuckling and pulling back the comforter.
"It was worth it though to see the smile on their faces" Bill said smiling, before he began laughing as Katie belched loudly, "that's my princess".
"It was, their very special boys and I'm glad we decided to take Katie out too" Laura replied taking Katie from Bill and placing her in the cot, sliding under the covers and snuggling against Bill, her head on his shoulder and a hand on his chest.
"I love you" Bill told her kissing her softly.
"I love you too".
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