Chap. 8- Christmas Cheers
Annie and Eric's House:
It was Christmas day and Annie invited everyone over for dinner. At 3:30 everyone had arrived. The kids were upstairs because their parents wouldn't let them go outside in their nice clothes. All the adults were sitting in the living room talking.
"Time for dinner," Annie said as she walked into the living room.
"Okay, I will call the kids," Simon said as he walked towards the stairs. He cupped his hands over his mouth and said, "kids come and eat dinner!" After Simon said this there was a stampede of kids running into the kitchen to eat dinner.
"Well, I guess they are hungry," Simon said to himself as he walked into the dining room. When he got into the dining room he saw something he would never forget. His mother had outdone herself. She had made so much food that you could not see the tablecloth that was underneath it. All the food looked so delicious.
After grace was said everyone started eating and the table rang out with compliments on how good the food tasted. Everyone agreed that the food tasted good. At the end of the meal Kevin got up to make an announcement.
"The other day," Kevin started, "I found out that I can't get off that job in New York. I am going to be gone for a month or so."
"Oh, Kevin," Annie said, "We will miss you so much while we are gone."
"I know, I really will miss you too," Kevin said. After dinner everyone helped to clear the table. Then everyone crammed into the living room to open presents. The tradition was that everyone would open their presents from "Santa" at home, then they would open presents from the family at Annie and Eric's house. As shrieks of joy filled the living room Kevin asked Simon, Matt, and Carlos to come into the kitchen with him.
Kitchen:
"Guys," Kevin started, "I need to ask you guys to do something for me."
"Sure anything," Matt said.
"I need you guys to make sure that nothing happens to Lucy and the kids while I am gone. Since you live in New York, Carlos you can help when ever you are here visiting," Kevin explained.
"Yeah," Simon said. "We would be glad to do that."
"Thank you guys so much," Kevin said. "I really appreciate it." After Kevin finished all 4 men went back into the living room.
Living Room:
"So, Lucy and Kevin, did you find out if the baby was a boy or girl?" Annie asked.
"No," Kevin said. "We wanted it to be a surprise for when he or she is born, just like we did with the other the kids."
"Well, did you pick out names yet?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah we did," Lucy answered. "We picked Nolan Michael for a boy and Melissa Jane for a girl."
"Those are really cute names," Mary said. "I really like them."
"Thanks," Kevin and Lucy said together. As the evening wound down everybody had a great time. By the time everyone went home it was after 11 o'clock and as soon as everyone left Annie, Eric, Ruthie, Sam, and David went straight to bed.
It was Christmas day and Annie invited everyone over for dinner. At 3:30 everyone had arrived. The kids were upstairs because their parents wouldn't let them go outside in their nice clothes. All the adults were sitting in the living room talking.
"Time for dinner," Annie said as she walked into the living room.
"Okay, I will call the kids," Simon said as he walked towards the stairs. He cupped his hands over his mouth and said, "kids come and eat dinner!" After Simon said this there was a stampede of kids running into the kitchen to eat dinner.
"Well, I guess they are hungry," Simon said to himself as he walked into the dining room. When he got into the dining room he saw something he would never forget. His mother had outdone herself. She had made so much food that you could not see the tablecloth that was underneath it. All the food looked so delicious.
After grace was said everyone started eating and the table rang out with compliments on how good the food tasted. Everyone agreed that the food tasted good. At the end of the meal Kevin got up to make an announcement.
"The other day," Kevin started, "I found out that I can't get off that job in New York. I am going to be gone for a month or so."
"Oh, Kevin," Annie said, "We will miss you so much while we are gone."
"I know, I really will miss you too," Kevin said. After dinner everyone helped to clear the table. Then everyone crammed into the living room to open presents. The tradition was that everyone would open their presents from "Santa" at home, then they would open presents from the family at Annie and Eric's house. As shrieks of joy filled the living room Kevin asked Simon, Matt, and Carlos to come into the kitchen with him.
Kitchen:
"Guys," Kevin started, "I need to ask you guys to do something for me."
"Sure anything," Matt said.
"I need you guys to make sure that nothing happens to Lucy and the kids while I am gone. Since you live in New York, Carlos you can help when ever you are here visiting," Kevin explained.
"Yeah," Simon said. "We would be glad to do that."
"Thank you guys so much," Kevin said. "I really appreciate it." After Kevin finished all 4 men went back into the living room.
Living Room:
"So, Lucy and Kevin, did you find out if the baby was a boy or girl?" Annie asked.
"No," Kevin said. "We wanted it to be a surprise for when he or she is born, just like we did with the other the kids."
"Well, did you pick out names yet?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah we did," Lucy answered. "We picked Nolan Michael for a boy and Melissa Jane for a girl."
"Those are really cute names," Mary said. "I really like them."
"Thanks," Kevin and Lucy said together. As the evening wound down everybody had a great time. By the time everyone went home it was after 11 o'clock and as soon as everyone left Annie, Eric, Ruthie, Sam, and David went straight to bed.