Soda's POV

The next few weeks seemed to go by quickly and before I knew it, Thanksgiving had arrived. During those few weeks, Brianna discovered how to pull herself up into a standing position. The first time she pulled herself up in her crib, she got a little scared because she didn't know how to sit down again. By the time Thanksgiving came around, she was scooting around the living room while holding on to the furniture.

"Pony, keep an eye on Brianna while I help Darry with dinner." I said Thanksgiving afternoon. Two-Bit and Steve were coming over to celebrate with us.

Ponyboy nodded absently from where he sat on the couch. He was watching the parade on television. Brianna was also watching the parade from the floor. Pointing at the floats.

"Are those big balloons?" I asked her as I knelt down to give her a kiss on her cheek. She just grinned and pointed. "Be a good girl for Uncle Pony, okay? Daddy has to help Uncle Darry make dinner."

Steve's POV

I entered the Curtis home right as Soda went into the kitchen to help Darry. Ponyboy and Brianna were both watching the parade. I sat down next to Ponyboy.

"You're early." Pony commented.

"It's not like Thanksgiving is worth celebrating at my place." I replied.

Brianna turned and grinned at me. She pointed at a float that was moving across the screen.

"Pretty." I told her.

Pony shook his head. "She's been pointing at the floats ever since the parade came on. I haven't seen her sit still this long since before she learned how to crawl."

I looked at him. Ponyboy doesn't usually speak so openly to me. He usually keeps to himself.

"Hey, has the party started?" Two-Bit yelled entering the house. He sat down with Brianna, blocking the television screen. Brianna didn't care. She just continued to point at the floats. Two-Bit pulled her onto his lap. "Yeah, I see the floats."

Pony and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes.

"Two-Bit, you make a better door than a window." I said throwing a pillow at the back of his head."

"Thank you." Two-Bit said tossing the pillow back but not bothering to move.

"Two-Bit!" Ponyboy yelled. "We were watching that."

Darry's POV

I walked over to the enterance to the living room where Pony, Steve, and Two-Bit were arguing. "Two-Bit, move so Pony and Steve can see the parade."

Two-bit looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "And if I don't?"

I flexed my muscles showing my bicep. "I'll beat the tar out of you."

Two-Bit grumbled as he moved to another area. While he did that, Soda went into the living room and got Brianna.

"I think I'll feel better if she were in here with us." He said as he returned with Brianna. He positioned her high chair so she could still watch the parade.

"She really likes those floats, doesn't she?" I commented.

Soda grinned. "Yeah, she does.

Ponyboy's POV

An hour later, we were all sitting around the table. Soda had given Brianna a little of everything. She looked at it, only eating foods she was familar with like the peas and corn. She tried the stuffing but wrinkled her nose as she ate it.

"Try the cranberries." Soda said poiting at the cranberries on her plate. Brianna did and again wrinkled her nose. But she did eat more of them along with the turkey. " Is that yummy?"

Brianna continued to nibble at her food. Smearing it all over her plate with her hands in the process.

"Looks like someone will need a bath." Darry commented, grinning across the table at Brianna.

"Yeah, that's why I didn't give her one earlier." Soda replied as he wiped Brianna's mouth and hands off with a damp wash cloth. She tried to turn her face away as he did this, but he managed to get her face clean anyway. He then removed her plate and took her to the bathroom for a bath. Brianna's first Thanksgiving was almost over and in just a few weeks, she'd be experiencing her very first Christmas.