Hey guys this is the Christmas update. i just wanted to say happy holidays and new year. I'm going to take break until I just wanted to say that while 2020 has been crazy one thing that always made me happy was writing this story so I hope you enjoy this light hearted chapter and see you in 2021! 3

Today was the day of the white house christmas eve party and unlike all the other parties throughout the year this party was simply for white house staff and their families. Ruth was a little over two years old and Alex just turned 1 so getting them ready was a challenge. Aaron was giving Alex a bath while Emily was sitting on the floor in the living room pulling ruths hair into braids then buns at the back of her head when Aaron walked down the stairs with Alex with a towel wrapped around him. "Here you go." he said handing her alex while he picked up ruth

"Her dress tights and shoes are on her changing table" Emily said brushing out Alex's hair.

"Got it." he said bouncing her up and down before turning around and walking up the stairs. Emily quickly did alex;s hair simply pulling the front pieces of her hair into pigtails to keep it out of her face before picking her up and walking into her room. She grabbed the marion dress with a gold bow sash and the balck tights putting Alex into them. She grabbed the matching bows and clipped them onto the pigtails. She grabbed the black dress shoes and slipped her tiny feet into them.

"You're almost done babe we still have to get ready ourselves.'' Aaron said, chuckling , holding Ruth in her white dress.

"Yeah here i'll get ready first and then we will swap." she said, picking up alex. Aaron put Ruth down as she ran down the hall to her room giggling. "And make sure she doesn't get anything on her, maybe a white dress wasn't the best idea." she said, giving him a kiss before heading down the hall to their bedroom. She curled her hair pulling a couple behind pinning them back. Before grabbing the red cocktail dress dress and getting dressed she put on her classic nug chunky heels and threw on some light makeup. Before walking downstairs "your up." she said putting diamond earrings in seeing aaron sitting in the living room with the girls playing with toys.

"You look amazing." he said standing up giving her a kiss.

"Thank you now hurry up and get dressed we have to leave soon." she giggled sitting down on the couch. Aaron quickly got ready gelling his hair back before heading down stairs.

"Ready to go." he asked, picking up alex.

"Yep let's go." she said smiling standing up holding her hand out for Ruth to grab.

As they arrived at the wite house the both grabbed one of the kids from the car holding their faces to their chests as the press snapped pictures. The press knew what the girls looked like but they still liked to keep them out of the press as much as possible.

"Well hello to the shore family." Seth said as they walked in.

"Merry christmas seth.'' Emily said with a smile, giving her coat off to security.

"I would like to introduce you to my girlfriend Georgia Moore, '' Seth said, placing his hand on the back of the woman next to him.

"About time Seth got a girlfriend. Pleasure to meet you.'' Aaron said, chuckling , shaking the girl's hand.

"Aaron," Emily said, elbowing his side. "It's really nice to meet you." emily said shaking her hand while seth and aaron looked at each other laughing

The party was great and it was nice to be able to catch up with the staff that meily hadn't really been able to talk to in a while. Aaron was up stairs putting the girls to bed so Emily decided now would be the perfect time to wrap his gift. She was sitting on the floor in the living room when she felt aaron grab her from behind "yeah white dress was not the best choice for ruth." he said chuckling "what's that." he said sitting down next to her

"Well it was your christmas present." she huffed.

"It's fine just give it to me know." he said shifting she took a deep breath before handing him the box. He opened it revealing a black watch with a matching blaack wristband.

"Look at the back." she said resting her chin on his shoulder. He took out the watch flipping it over seeing the date of the wedding ruth's birthday and alex's birthday.. " and if we ever have more kids we can get their birthday engraved."

"I love you." he said, giving her a kiss. "Stay here," he said, hopping up and walking up the stairs. He came back down with a box in his hands and handed it to opened it and saw a heart shaped locket with their wedding date on it. She opened it and saw the picture of their first kiss. It was always her favorite picture of them and Aaron knew that.

"I love it and I love you." she said, kissing his cradling his face with one hand. "Know come on and help me wrap the rest of your daughters presents." she said laughing handing him a roll of wrapping paper. Aaron woke up about five hours later with emily asleep on the floor next to him and all the presents wrapped. He got up putting them all under the tree before waking Emily up before they headed up stairs to try and get a little sleep before Ruth eventually came crashing into their room.

Also I noticed that the time line for the girls ages and birthdays did not work so I fixed that in this chapter so alexs birth is not in march it is is novemebr. 3