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A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for reviewing. Sorry about the kinda long time between updates. I haven't forgotten you! I've been working every morning this week from 8-12 and then baby-sitting from 5-9 so I didn't have too much time! Random Note: Watching the Ashlee Simpson show on MTV has ruined my perception of Cecilia forever. Haha. Hope that you'll enjoy this chapter!
April 18
In The Days Ahead
Chapter 14: A Birthday Barbecue
Sarah Camden walked in the door and sat down at the kitchen table and pulled out her notebook. She smiled as she was reminded of the date, April 18, aka Sean's birthday. Today, Sean was turning 13, which was quite scary to Sarah and Matt. They had gotten through the female-teen life pretty easily with Emily. She was almost through being a teen now that she was 17. Now it was time to start all over again, and now with a male. She looked through her check list and matched each item to one in her shopping bag. 'Streamers: check. Balloons: check. Table cloth: check. Hot dog buns: check. Hot dogs: check. Hamburger buns: check. Hamburgers: check. Chips: original and barbecue: check. Cheese, ketchup, mustard: check, check, and check.' She smiled. Everything was here. Tonight, they were going to have Sean's family birthday party up at the park. His aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents were all invited to a barbecue for the celebration. Matt came into the kitchen and grabbed the bag from off the table.
"OK! I'm going to leave now. It's 4:30 and we have the party set at 5:00, so I'll set up the streamers and balloons. You can get the chips and other snacks into bowls and then bring that up, as well as the hot dogs and hamburgers, and our children of course, at 4:45ish, OK?" Sarah smiled and nodded. Matt turned to the stairs. "Jack! Come on!" He called. Jack scurried down the stairs to his father. "I'm taking Jack with me to set up, so you just bring the girls and Sean." He said. Sarah nodded and they kissed. Matt grabbed his keys and the streamers and handed the bag of balloons to Jack. He pointed to the garage door and Jack ran out to the car, closely followed by his father. Before long, they were both in and buckled, and Sarah heard the garage door shut as they left. She poured the chips into 2 large bowls, and did the same with some carrots, fruit salad, and some finger foods for the younger kids. After covering each bowl with saran wrap and putting them in the trunk of the family van, she filled their red cooler with Coca-Cola, Pepsi (regular and diet), Sprite, and for the younger kids, apple juice juice boxes, and other fruity juices. After also putting that into the trunk, it was 4:45. She turned to the stairs and cupped her hands around her mouth.
"Emily, Sean, Chloe, come on! It's time to leave!" She shouted. Two 'OK's' and one 'hold on' were called back. Emily and Chloe came down the stairs, then Sean a minute later, the kids got in the car, Sean claiming Emily' s front seat privileges for the day. It was a rule in the Camden family that you couldn't sit in the front seat of the car until you were 13 years old, because just in case they were in an accident, Sarah didn't want her younger children hurt, or even killed, but the airbags. Sean, all too happy to finally be a front-seat-rider, cozied up in his new seat with a smile. Emily scowled at the back of her brother's head, suddenly realizing that now she'd have to share the front seat with her younger brother. They buckled up and Sarah pulled out of the driveway.
They arrived at the park 5 minutes later. Jack ran out to greet his older brother and sisters. He made Sean close his eyes as he led him to their party spot. When he said he could open them, Sean did so and smiled. There were balloons taped to the tablecloth at the edges and streamers everywhere...no doubt thanks to his little brother. He thanked Jack and sat down at the table. Chloe ran up next, with 1 bowl of chips, and the hot dogs and buns, then Emily with the other bowl of chips, and the hamburgers and buns. Matt went and helped Sarah carry over the heavy cooler. They also got the other snack bowls. They arranged the bowls of food on the table in a buffet style and sat paper plates, forks, knives, and napkins at both sides. Sarah wheeled the cooler to the end of the table. Just as she sat down, they heard approaching voices. The Camdens looked up to see The Petrowskis: Ruthie, Peter, Natalie, and Amy, approaching. Natalie and Amy ran over to greet their aunt, uncle and cousins. Ruthie and Peter came over and sat down the bag they were holding.
"We brought some blankets for the kids and some of us adults to sit on. We won't always want to be on that hard bench!" Ruthie said with a smile, taking out 6 folded blankets. She spread two out on the ground, then piled the other four at the end of the table. "I'll put these here in case anyone else wants one." She said. She sat down on one of the blankets and motioned for Sarah to join her there. They hadn't seen each other in awhile, and this was good time to catch up.
Before long, the rest of the family arrived. First Mary, Carlos, and Kyle, then Eric and Annie, Cecilia, Simon, Ethan and Charlie (no Rachel because of her 2 month grounding), Lucy, Kevin, Will, Luke, Maddy and Liv (not to mention Paige!), and finally David and Marie. The only ones missing were Sam and Hailey, who could not come because of Hailey's shooting schedule. Sean came over to greet everyone. The families all put their gifts down on the table, and the children went to play. Lucy grabbed one of the blankets that Ruthie had brought and spread it out on the ground by the blanket that Ruthie and Sarah were sitting on. She put down some of the kids' stuff on the new blanket, then sat down next to her sister and sister-in-law. They immediately began talking about Lucy's growing belly. In three days, she was going to be entering her 6th month, and was showing this. She layed back and put her hand over her stomach as she felt a wave of nausea hit her like a wall. Ruthie and Sarah nodded with a sympathetic smile when she explained what was going on. They knew what it was like. Annie came over and looked at her daughter with utmost sympathy.
"It's not morning. It's no fair." Lucy complained. Annie laughed and nodded she put her hand on Lucy's stomach.
"I know. It's never fair. But if it makes you feel any better, you feel sick because you're going to have a baby in around 3 months now, and that joy always overcomes the sick feeling you have to endure for the nine months that come before it." Lucy smiled weakly and nodded. It was hard to think about the fact that she'd have a baby in 3 months. All that said to her right now was that she'd feel like this for 3 more months: 90 days!
"Paige...stop." She moaned. "Just stop. Mommy's tired of this nonsense. Can't you just give her one evening off?" The other women looked at her with suspicion.
"Paige?" Annie, Sarah, and Ruthie asked in unison. Lucy sighed and shook her head with a bit of a smile. 'Well wasn't that a great was for them to find out...'
"Yes." Lucy told them. "We decided to name her Paige. Paige Abigail, actually." Everyone smiled.
"She?" Asked Annie. "Well this is some news! You hadn't told us, well at least your dad and I, the gender, let alone the name yet! When did you find out?" She asked.
"Yeah!" Sarah and Ruthie added, showing that Lucy had not shared the news with them either. Lucy smiled.
"We found out on the 4th of this month, actually. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you guys yet. We've been so busy!" The had just started to tell her that it was all right when Matt announced that the hot dogs and hamburgers were ready, which drew in the whole crowd...well...everyone but Lucy, that is. As soon as the smell of the hot dogs reached her nose, she excused her self hastily and made her way to the restroom. Annie smiled weakly after her daughter.
"Ahh, the joys of pregnancy, huh?" She said to the other women. They laughed and agreed, and they all went over to get a bite to eat.
The rest of the night was filled with fun. The family ate dinner together before Sarah brought out Sean's birthday cake, which had green frosting (Sean's favorite color) and had "Happy 13th Sean" Scrawled across it in cursive letters. It was served and enjoyed. Then came presents. He received 10 gifts: 2 from his mom, dad, and siblings, one from Mary Carlos and Kyle, one from Lucy, Kevin, Maddy, Will, Luke, Liv, and Paige, one from Simon, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan and Charlie, one from Peter, Ruthie, Natalie, and Amy, one from David and Marie, one that was mailed to him from Sam and Hailey, and 2 from Annie and Eric. He was very excited about each of the presents, and thanked his family over and over.
The children got to play for 30 more minutes before people began to leave. Once everyone was gone, Sarah, Matt, Emily, Sean, Chloe, and Jack carried things out to the car. When everything was packed and ready to go, they got in and drove home.
A/N: I Hope that this chapter wasn't too boring! You have no idea the writers block that I encountered. Haha. Review, review, review! Hehe. Look for a new chapter soon.
A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for reviewing. Sorry about the kinda long time between updates. I haven't forgotten you! I've been working every morning this week from 8-12 and then baby-sitting from 5-9 so I didn't have too much time! Random Note: Watching the Ashlee Simpson show on MTV has ruined my perception of Cecilia forever. Haha. Hope that you'll enjoy this chapter!
April 18
In The Days Ahead
Chapter 14: A Birthday Barbecue
Sarah Camden walked in the door and sat down at the kitchen table and pulled out her notebook. She smiled as she was reminded of the date, April 18, aka Sean's birthday. Today, Sean was turning 13, which was quite scary to Sarah and Matt. They had gotten through the female-teen life pretty easily with Emily. She was almost through being a teen now that she was 17. Now it was time to start all over again, and now with a male. She looked through her check list and matched each item to one in her shopping bag. 'Streamers: check. Balloons: check. Table cloth: check. Hot dog buns: check. Hot dogs: check. Hamburger buns: check. Hamburgers: check. Chips: original and barbecue: check. Cheese, ketchup, mustard: check, check, and check.' She smiled. Everything was here. Tonight, they were going to have Sean's family birthday party up at the park. His aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents were all invited to a barbecue for the celebration. Matt came into the kitchen and grabbed the bag from off the table.
"OK! I'm going to leave now. It's 4:30 and we have the party set at 5:00, so I'll set up the streamers and balloons. You can get the chips and other snacks into bowls and then bring that up, as well as the hot dogs and hamburgers, and our children of course, at 4:45ish, OK?" Sarah smiled and nodded. Matt turned to the stairs. "Jack! Come on!" He called. Jack scurried down the stairs to his father. "I'm taking Jack with me to set up, so you just bring the girls and Sean." He said. Sarah nodded and they kissed. Matt grabbed his keys and the streamers and handed the bag of balloons to Jack. He pointed to the garage door and Jack ran out to the car, closely followed by his father. Before long, they were both in and buckled, and Sarah heard the garage door shut as they left. She poured the chips into 2 large bowls, and did the same with some carrots, fruit salad, and some finger foods for the younger kids. After covering each bowl with saran wrap and putting them in the trunk of the family van, she filled their red cooler with Coca-Cola, Pepsi (regular and diet), Sprite, and for the younger kids, apple juice juice boxes, and other fruity juices. After also putting that into the trunk, it was 4:45. She turned to the stairs and cupped her hands around her mouth.
"Emily, Sean, Chloe, come on! It's time to leave!" She shouted. Two 'OK's' and one 'hold on' were called back. Emily and Chloe came down the stairs, then Sean a minute later, the kids got in the car, Sean claiming Emily' s front seat privileges for the day. It was a rule in the Camden family that you couldn't sit in the front seat of the car until you were 13 years old, because just in case they were in an accident, Sarah didn't want her younger children hurt, or even killed, but the airbags. Sean, all too happy to finally be a front-seat-rider, cozied up in his new seat with a smile. Emily scowled at the back of her brother's head, suddenly realizing that now she'd have to share the front seat with her younger brother. They buckled up and Sarah pulled out of the driveway.
They arrived at the park 5 minutes later. Jack ran out to greet his older brother and sisters. He made Sean close his eyes as he led him to their party spot. When he said he could open them, Sean did so and smiled. There were balloons taped to the tablecloth at the edges and streamers everywhere...no doubt thanks to his little brother. He thanked Jack and sat down at the table. Chloe ran up next, with 1 bowl of chips, and the hot dogs and buns, then Emily with the other bowl of chips, and the hamburgers and buns. Matt went and helped Sarah carry over the heavy cooler. They also got the other snack bowls. They arranged the bowls of food on the table in a buffet style and sat paper plates, forks, knives, and napkins at both sides. Sarah wheeled the cooler to the end of the table. Just as she sat down, they heard approaching voices. The Camdens looked up to see The Petrowskis: Ruthie, Peter, Natalie, and Amy, approaching. Natalie and Amy ran over to greet their aunt, uncle and cousins. Ruthie and Peter came over and sat down the bag they were holding.
"We brought some blankets for the kids and some of us adults to sit on. We won't always want to be on that hard bench!" Ruthie said with a smile, taking out 6 folded blankets. She spread two out on the ground, then piled the other four at the end of the table. "I'll put these here in case anyone else wants one." She said. She sat down on one of the blankets and motioned for Sarah to join her there. They hadn't seen each other in awhile, and this was good time to catch up.
Before long, the rest of the family arrived. First Mary, Carlos, and Kyle, then Eric and Annie, Cecilia, Simon, Ethan and Charlie (no Rachel because of her 2 month grounding), Lucy, Kevin, Will, Luke, Maddy and Liv (not to mention Paige!), and finally David and Marie. The only ones missing were Sam and Hailey, who could not come because of Hailey's shooting schedule. Sean came over to greet everyone. The families all put their gifts down on the table, and the children went to play. Lucy grabbed one of the blankets that Ruthie had brought and spread it out on the ground by the blanket that Ruthie and Sarah were sitting on. She put down some of the kids' stuff on the new blanket, then sat down next to her sister and sister-in-law. They immediately began talking about Lucy's growing belly. In three days, she was going to be entering her 6th month, and was showing this. She layed back and put her hand over her stomach as she felt a wave of nausea hit her like a wall. Ruthie and Sarah nodded with a sympathetic smile when she explained what was going on. They knew what it was like. Annie came over and looked at her daughter with utmost sympathy.
"It's not morning. It's no fair." Lucy complained. Annie laughed and nodded she put her hand on Lucy's stomach.
"I know. It's never fair. But if it makes you feel any better, you feel sick because you're going to have a baby in around 3 months now, and that joy always overcomes the sick feeling you have to endure for the nine months that come before it." Lucy smiled weakly and nodded. It was hard to think about the fact that she'd have a baby in 3 months. All that said to her right now was that she'd feel like this for 3 more months: 90 days!
"Paige...stop." She moaned. "Just stop. Mommy's tired of this nonsense. Can't you just give her one evening off?" The other women looked at her with suspicion.
"Paige?" Annie, Sarah, and Ruthie asked in unison. Lucy sighed and shook her head with a bit of a smile. 'Well wasn't that a great was for them to find out...'
"Yes." Lucy told them. "We decided to name her Paige. Paige Abigail, actually." Everyone smiled.
"She?" Asked Annie. "Well this is some news! You hadn't told us, well at least your dad and I, the gender, let alone the name yet! When did you find out?" She asked.
"Yeah!" Sarah and Ruthie added, showing that Lucy had not shared the news with them either. Lucy smiled.
"We found out on the 4th of this month, actually. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you guys yet. We've been so busy!" The had just started to tell her that it was all right when Matt announced that the hot dogs and hamburgers were ready, which drew in the whole crowd...well...everyone but Lucy, that is. As soon as the smell of the hot dogs reached her nose, she excused her self hastily and made her way to the restroom. Annie smiled weakly after her daughter.
"Ahh, the joys of pregnancy, huh?" She said to the other women. They laughed and agreed, and they all went over to get a bite to eat.
The rest of the night was filled with fun. The family ate dinner together before Sarah brought out Sean's birthday cake, which had green frosting (Sean's favorite color) and had "Happy 13th Sean" Scrawled across it in cursive letters. It was served and enjoyed. Then came presents. He received 10 gifts: 2 from his mom, dad, and siblings, one from Mary Carlos and Kyle, one from Lucy, Kevin, Maddy, Will, Luke, Liv, and Paige, one from Simon, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan and Charlie, one from Peter, Ruthie, Natalie, and Amy, one from David and Marie, one that was mailed to him from Sam and Hailey, and 2 from Annie and Eric. He was very excited about each of the presents, and thanked his family over and over.
The children got to play for 30 more minutes before people began to leave. Once everyone was gone, Sarah, Matt, Emily, Sean, Chloe, and Jack carried things out to the car. When everything was packed and ready to go, they got in and drove home.
A/N: I Hope that this chapter wasn't too boring! You have no idea the writers block that I encountered. Haha. Review, review, review! Hehe. Look for a new chapter soon.