Chapter 11- Merry Christmas
Nathan, Nick and Nate sat on the couch watching basketball on T.V. At times, James and Kyle would join them, when they weren't too busy taunting Farley for helping Haley make cookies. It got to the point where the next time they walked in there, she would ban them from the kitchen for the rest of the day.
Usually, James and Kyle spent their days outside, but today it was dark and rainy, and Haley didn't want them outside, for fear they would get into some sort of trouble, or get sick right before Christmas.
Haley was also lucky Ryan, Hayden, Andy, David, and Greg were taking naps. That left time for her and Farley to make cookies for Santa.
"James! Kyle! I'm not going to tell you again, get out! We're not making the gingerbread men yet. I will call you when we do." Haley was yelling at them, she knew they loved decorating the gingerbread men, theirs would somehow always turn out almost exactly the same, even if they couldn't see what the other was doing, the must have that telepathic twin thing going on. Then, they would bite the head off the poor man, chew it up real good, and laugh. "Nathan! Come and get your sons!"
Nathan walked in the kitchen, "So, when they're bad, they're mine, but when they're good they're yours?"
"Nathan, just take them, please, make them watch the basketball game."
"James, Kyle, come on, watch the game with me and Nate and Nick, please," Nathan said, grabbing each of them by the arm, and taking them out of the kitchen. He walked into the living room and put James next to Nick, and Kyle by Nate. "Watch them, either of them get up and go into the kitchen, neither of you will see a Christmas," Nathan said, sitting back to watch the game.
Christmas was in a week. Tomorrow morning they were taking family pictures. The day after was the school's play of the birth of baby Jesus. Nick and Nate both had parts in it. Then, they had their basketball game before break, the day after. After that, they needed to decorate the house. On Christmas Eve, they were having the Christmas party, then it was Christmas. They had a very busy week coming up.
---The Next Morning---
"James, just put the tie on, it's not going to strangle you, I promise, just put it on. Kyle, wear the socks, they will not cut off circulation to your feet, I promise, just put them on. Nate, you need to wear shoes, I don't care if your leg/ankle whatever still hurts, you're wearing shoes. Nick, comb your hair, I don't want bed head in a family picture. Farley, put the jacket on, I promise you it is not wool, okay, just put it on. Can someone please tie Greg's shoes before he trips and falls and gets a cut of something on his face to ruin the picture," Haley was yelling, trying to dress Hayden. Hayden though it would be fun to run up and down the hall with only his diaper on, "Nathan! I need your help, get off the couch, tie Greg's shoes, put James' tie on him, and Kyle's socks, and Farley's jacket, and wake up Andy and David, Nathan!" Haley was having a breakdown. She wanted her kids to look nice for once in their lives. All the boys should be in suits with red ties, and her and Ryan would be wearing red dresses that were similar. Nathan was of no help, he was trying to watch the basketball game. It was taking every fiber of her being not to start cursing at these kids, she knew she shouldn't, but it was just so hard. She left upstairs to find Nathan.
"Nathan, damnit, I need you and you're here, on your ass, watching a basketball game. Our lovely children are refusing to wear clothes, and we have to be at the photo place in an hour, I'm not ready, none of the kids are, heck, you're not," Haley said, finally realizing what Nathan was wearing, she walked over to him and sat down next to him on the couch. That grin on his face of how she was overreacting caused her to start laughing. He put him arm around her and they sat there and watched the game, within fifteen minutes the kids started trailing downstairs to see what was happening. Their parents were sitting on the couch, snuggled close to each other, laughing and watching a basketball game, like neither cared they were supposed to be getting ready for pictures. They silently slipped back upstairs to get ready, without arguing or complaining. In about ten minutes they all came down, dressed, and ready to go, even Ryan was ready, Nate got her ready, while Nick did Hayden. They helped Andy and David, and everyone else helped themselves. Nathan looked at Haley and smiled a "I told you so" look. Haley started laughing and kissed Nathan, and they went upstairs to get ready.
