Disclaimer: This is purely fiction but based on the WB series 7th Heaven.
The WB and Spelling Television, unless you don't recognize them, own all
characters.
(Note: Not sure the ages of the kids are correct, so just live with them.)
The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 18
Merry Christmas!
By the time everybody had finished up their breakfast, the rest of the family began to arrive. The Camden doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" Eric yelled out to the others who were already in the living room getting situated for the gift opening. He walked toward the front door humming "Away in A Manger".
"Merry Christmas, Son!" The Colonel gave his son a hug and walked in carrying a bag full of presents as if he were Santa Clause.
"Merry Christmas, Eric," Ruth greeted her son. Charles, Ginger, Patti- Mary, Susan, and Ben followed her into the house.
"Matt and Sarah were right behind us," Ben told him as he walked inside.
Eric stood in the doorway and waiting for Matt and Sarah to get out of the car and join the rest of the family. Everyone sat all of their presents down and found a place to sit. Eric stood up waiting for everyone to quiet down before speaking. "Wow! I've never had this many people in my living room for Christmas at one time. I guess I have Kevin and Lucy to thank for that," he looked over toward his daughter and son-in-law who were sitting on the floor, Kevin's arms wrapped around Lucy.
"Can we open presents now, Dad?" Ruthie asked anxiously.
"Presents, Presents," the twins echoed Ruthie.
"Just a minute," he told them. "I forget we still have some kids here," he smiled.
"Kids who are anxiously waiting to open presents," Ruthie added emphatically.
"Presents, Presents," the twins repeated again and clapped their hands. Everyone laughed.
Eric held up his hand. "I have to give my speech first."
Ruthie groaned. "This will take awhile."
"It might," he turned back toward the rest of the group. "But I think you'll enjoy it." He turned around and pulled the living room doors shut, pulled a sheet that he had tacked up down to cover the doors, and then set up the projector.
"A speech with pictures?" Annie asked.
"That's right," he smiled. "Ruthie, could you turn the lights off?" Ruthie did as her father asked.
Eric began, showing his and Annie's wedding picture. "Twenty-five years ago, it was only Annie and me on that first Christmas together." He clicked to the next picture, which showed a very young Eric and Annie sitting in front of their first Christmas tree.
He pushed the button on the projector to show the next picture. It was Matt's first baby picture taken just after he was born. "Then Matt came along and filled our next Christmas with joy." Pushing the button again revealed a picture of Eric sitting in front of the Christmas tree holding baby Matt.
"Ahhh, you were such a cute little baby," Sarah crooned.
The next picture was Mary's first baby picture. "Not long after Matt, my sweet Mary joined the family." He clicked it again to reveal a picture of a two-year-old Matt sitting next to his baby sister. There were opened Christmas presents in the background. Matt didn't look like he even knew the picture was being taken. He had a big grin on his face, and his finger stuck in Mary's ear.
"No wonder I'm hard of hearing in that ear," Mary joked while the others laughed.
Eric pushed the button on the projector again to reveal the next baby picture, "Then came my precious little Lucy." The next picture was of the three kids; four-year-old Matt was holding baby Lucy is his arms, and two- year-old Mary was leaning her head against her brother. It was an adorable picture.
"After Lucy came along, we decided we needed a break," Eric joked. He continued on to another picture where the three of them were slightly older. Matt was six, Mary was four, and Lucy was two. Matt and Mary both appeared to be helping Lucy open up her Christmas gift.
Next Simon's baby picture was shown. "Four years after Lucy, Simon joined the family." The next picture Eric showed looked as if an eight-year-old Matt had just placed his baby brother into a box that had held one of his gifts. He looked like he was about to wrap Simon up. Another picture showed the four of them together, Mary and Lucy were holding their Christmas stockings. Matt had placed his over his head and had given the camera a cheesy grin. "Matt, as you can see, was our little jokester."
"Four years later, number 5 joined the Camden family," Eric showed Ruthie's baby picture, and then switched over to the Christmas picture of all five kids, 12-year-old Matt, ten-year-old Mary, eight-year-old Lucy, four-year- old Simon, and baby Ruthie. They had posed in front of the fireplace.
"For nine straight years, these five were mine and Annie's pride and joy," he continued to click through pictures of them each year, as they were getting older. The later pictures even included Happy.
Then, when Ruthie was 9, Simon was 12, Lucy was 16, Mary was 18, and Matt was 20; Annie and I got the biggest surprise of our lives," he clicked to a photo of the twins. "Sam and David."
"Not long after that, we added a new member to our family, Robbie joined us." He continued on for another five minutes or so showing pictures of all seven of his kids and Robbie as they grew up. He ended with a picture taken of all 10 of them, plus Happy, from last Christmas.
"That," he turned off the projector, "brings us to this Christmas." He rolled the equipment out of the way and turned the lights back on. "A Christmas with ten. . ." Happy barked. "I mean 11 - to a Christmas with extended family, and now in-laws," he looked at Sarah and Kevin. "I know I say this for everyone, when I say that it's nice to have you all here. This is probably the only Christmas we're gonna have with everyone here." He paused and looked over the group. "Well, what are we waiting for? Ruthie, why don't you help the twins pass out the gifts," he nodded toward the Christmas tree. "I'm going to get my camera."
.Stay tuned for Chapter 19 - Something is wrong with Lucy? Will she and Kevin be able to go on their honeymoon after all?
(Note: Not sure the ages of the kids are correct, so just live with them.)
The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 18
Merry Christmas!
By the time everybody had finished up their breakfast, the rest of the family began to arrive. The Camden doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" Eric yelled out to the others who were already in the living room getting situated for the gift opening. He walked toward the front door humming "Away in A Manger".
"Merry Christmas, Son!" The Colonel gave his son a hug and walked in carrying a bag full of presents as if he were Santa Clause.
"Merry Christmas, Eric," Ruth greeted her son. Charles, Ginger, Patti- Mary, Susan, and Ben followed her into the house.
"Matt and Sarah were right behind us," Ben told him as he walked inside.
Eric stood in the doorway and waiting for Matt and Sarah to get out of the car and join the rest of the family. Everyone sat all of their presents down and found a place to sit. Eric stood up waiting for everyone to quiet down before speaking. "Wow! I've never had this many people in my living room for Christmas at one time. I guess I have Kevin and Lucy to thank for that," he looked over toward his daughter and son-in-law who were sitting on the floor, Kevin's arms wrapped around Lucy.
"Can we open presents now, Dad?" Ruthie asked anxiously.
"Presents, Presents," the twins echoed Ruthie.
"Just a minute," he told them. "I forget we still have some kids here," he smiled.
"Kids who are anxiously waiting to open presents," Ruthie added emphatically.
"Presents, Presents," the twins repeated again and clapped their hands. Everyone laughed.
Eric held up his hand. "I have to give my speech first."
Ruthie groaned. "This will take awhile."
"It might," he turned back toward the rest of the group. "But I think you'll enjoy it." He turned around and pulled the living room doors shut, pulled a sheet that he had tacked up down to cover the doors, and then set up the projector.
"A speech with pictures?" Annie asked.
"That's right," he smiled. "Ruthie, could you turn the lights off?" Ruthie did as her father asked.
Eric began, showing his and Annie's wedding picture. "Twenty-five years ago, it was only Annie and me on that first Christmas together." He clicked to the next picture, which showed a very young Eric and Annie sitting in front of their first Christmas tree.
He pushed the button on the projector to show the next picture. It was Matt's first baby picture taken just after he was born. "Then Matt came along and filled our next Christmas with joy." Pushing the button again revealed a picture of Eric sitting in front of the Christmas tree holding baby Matt.
"Ahhh, you were such a cute little baby," Sarah crooned.
The next picture was Mary's first baby picture. "Not long after Matt, my sweet Mary joined the family." He clicked it again to reveal a picture of a two-year-old Matt sitting next to his baby sister. There were opened Christmas presents in the background. Matt didn't look like he even knew the picture was being taken. He had a big grin on his face, and his finger stuck in Mary's ear.
"No wonder I'm hard of hearing in that ear," Mary joked while the others laughed.
Eric pushed the button on the projector again to reveal the next baby picture, "Then came my precious little Lucy." The next picture was of the three kids; four-year-old Matt was holding baby Lucy is his arms, and two- year-old Mary was leaning her head against her brother. It was an adorable picture.
"After Lucy came along, we decided we needed a break," Eric joked. He continued on to another picture where the three of them were slightly older. Matt was six, Mary was four, and Lucy was two. Matt and Mary both appeared to be helping Lucy open up her Christmas gift.
Next Simon's baby picture was shown. "Four years after Lucy, Simon joined the family." The next picture Eric showed looked as if an eight-year-old Matt had just placed his baby brother into a box that had held one of his gifts. He looked like he was about to wrap Simon up. Another picture showed the four of them together, Mary and Lucy were holding their Christmas stockings. Matt had placed his over his head and had given the camera a cheesy grin. "Matt, as you can see, was our little jokester."
"Four years later, number 5 joined the Camden family," Eric showed Ruthie's baby picture, and then switched over to the Christmas picture of all five kids, 12-year-old Matt, ten-year-old Mary, eight-year-old Lucy, four-year- old Simon, and baby Ruthie. They had posed in front of the fireplace.
"For nine straight years, these five were mine and Annie's pride and joy," he continued to click through pictures of them each year, as they were getting older. The later pictures even included Happy.
Then, when Ruthie was 9, Simon was 12, Lucy was 16, Mary was 18, and Matt was 20; Annie and I got the biggest surprise of our lives," he clicked to a photo of the twins. "Sam and David."
"Not long after that, we added a new member to our family, Robbie joined us." He continued on for another five minutes or so showing pictures of all seven of his kids and Robbie as they grew up. He ended with a picture taken of all 10 of them, plus Happy, from last Christmas.
"That," he turned off the projector, "brings us to this Christmas." He rolled the equipment out of the way and turned the lights back on. "A Christmas with ten. . ." Happy barked. "I mean 11 - to a Christmas with extended family, and now in-laws," he looked at Sarah and Kevin. "I know I say this for everyone, when I say that it's nice to have you all here. This is probably the only Christmas we're gonna have with everyone here." He paused and looked over the group. "Well, what are we waiting for? Ruthie, why don't you help the twins pass out the gifts," he nodded toward the Christmas tree. "I'm going to get my camera."
.Stay tuned for Chapter 19 - Something is wrong with Lucy? Will she and Kevin be able to go on their honeymoon after all?