Hey, guys! Ok, so here goes chapter one. I might get distracted though because I'm watching reruns of The Ashlee Simpson Show. He He. Ok, so I'm a little obsessed with her and Jessica, but anyway...

Chapter One: Happy Holidays

A glowing Christmas tree could be seen through the windows of the Camden household. Eric and Annie Camden sat on the couch with only the lights on the tree and the soft glow from the fireplace giving off light. They were eating sugar cookies and drinking milk as they watched a video of Matt, Mary, Lucy, Simon and baby Ruthie playing in the backyard...

"Mommy, look at me!" little Lucy giggled. She was on the tire swing while Matt pushed her. "Whee!" she cried.

Simon ran over to his older sister and brother and stood there looking helpless. Ruthie, who had just learned how to walk, came up behind Simon and hit him with her new doll. Mary came over and picked Ruthie up and swung her around in circles. Ruthie giggled and all of the kids ran over to the camera and said in unison, "We love you, Mommy and Daddy!"

Sam and David came into the living room and sat down opposite their parents on the couch. "Hey, Guys," Eric said.

"Hi. Hey, we got a phone call from Matt. He said something about a surprise," David said.

"Was he in New York?" Annie asked.

"We don't know. He was on his cell phone," Sam replied.

At that moment, the doorbell rang...

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As Eric opened the door, the others watched in anticipation to see who was visiting. Ever since the other five children left the house, it had been kind of quiet around there.

On the doorstep stood Matt, Sarah and their children, along with Mary, Carlos, Kevin, Lucy, Simon, Cecilia, Martin, Ruthie and all of their children.

"Surprise!" they all exclaimed.

Soon, they were all sitting on the floor of the living room as Annie went to the kitchen followed by Lucy, Cecilia, Ruthie and Sevannah. Annie got out a pan and turned on the stove while Lucy turned on the oven and took the fresh ham she and Kevin had bought out of the fridge. Cecilia was looking in the cupboard for some corn and the mashed potato mix. Ruthie and Sevannah set the table in the dining room with the Christmas plates and napkins.

"So, what do you think about our surprise, Grandma?" Sevannah asked.

"Well, if I would have known you were planning on coming in, I would have had dinner made," Annie replied.

"Well, Simon and I tried to get in yesterday, but you know L.A. So many people, so little time. I had about a million fans trying to take pictures of the family," Cecilia said.

"We had some trouble, too," Ruthie replied. "It's Dallas, you know. It's the Texas version of Beverly Hills." (Author's note: I read that statement in October's issue of Allure Magazine. It's a Jessica Simpson quote.)

About two hours later, they were all seated at the table eating dinner. They went to bed soon afterwards so they could wake up early to open presents.

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The next morning, everyone opened gifts and had a special Christmas breakfast. They watched family videos for the rest of the day and the kids played with their new toys. They ate leftovers for dinner and soon went to bed.

The rest of the week went kind of the same way, but it went way to fast. Before they knew it, everyone was back home and back to work and school. Valentine's Day came and went, along with Easter. Soon, it was summer break and each family spent their summers in a different way...

Sorry it's not very long, but I am getting distracted and so I'm going to stop so I don't write a bunch of nonsense. Thanks for understanding! Please review...