You've asked about Jarrick ! He was in school when Daniel came home and he was in school when the girls came home. He will be in this chapter! Thanks for all the great reviews!

Chapter 39

The Greatest Joy

The triplets have been home now for a month. Jarrick has his kindergarten graduation! Beth is running around trying to get everything together for Jarrick!

Jarrick can you help mommy for a minute? Sure mommy! What do you need me to do? Can you watch your brother and sisters for a minute? Their in their bouncy chairs. When the music stops can you push this button and restart it for me? Mommy needs to get this finished for your graduation party! I've still got to make your cupcakes! Uh mommy I think Beckie needs her diaper changed. Ok Sweetie, I'm coming. She stops stirring and turns the burner down on low. Ok can you watch them while I go change her? Yes ma'am!

Beth takes Beckie in and changes her. Whoa Little girl! If you're daddy seen you right this minute, I don't think he would say you was a princess! Let's get you cleaned up and change your clothes! Now you look like a princess again! She picked her up and kisses her gently on her cheek! Mommy loves you so much! Let's get back to the kitchen!

Mommy has a lot to get done for bubby's graduation! She put Beckie back in her bouncy chair and snaps her in. She gives it a push and it starts bouncing. Beckie just smiles. Beth goes back to the stove and turns the burner back up while continuing to stir. Mommy what are you cooking? I'm making your favorite chocolate fudge! Oh boy I love fudge! I know you do Sweetie! How about you come give me a hug? Yesss ma'am! He gets up from the floor and goes over to give her a hug. He wraps his arms around her waist and squeezed! Mommy! You're the best mommy in the whole world! Sweetie I love you more than life itself! You are my number one son! I'm so proud of you! You are graduating at the top of your class! I know it's only kindergarten but you're one of the top students in your class!

It's almost time to feed the babies. Can you take a bottle out of the fridge and put one in each warmer for me? Yes ma'am! Can I help feed them? You sure can! Mommy will feed Beckie, ok? Yes ma'am! Ok let me finish up this fudge and get it in the pan to cool! There that's done! Now to clean up this mess before I start another one! Just as she finished cleaning up the mess, the timer on the bottles went off.

Ok Jarrick you feed Daniel first Sweetie but just give him half of it then wait for him to burp. He'll burp on his own. Shut the bouncy chair off first so it doesn't make him spit up,ok? Yes ma'am! Jarrick does as he's asked. Beth picks up Beckie. Ok Sweetie set Daniel's bottle next to him and go get Charlie's. Remember just give her 2 ounces at a time then sit her up and pat her back gently, ok? Yes ma'am! Boy you are such a great helper! She sits Beckie up and starts feeding her. She can only still have an ounce at a time. Beth takes the bottle out of Beckie's mouth and starts patting her back. She watches her son carefully patting Charlie's back, she burps. Jarrick lays her back in her bouncy chair and gives her and Daniel back their bottles. Daniel had burped while he was burning Charlie. Daniel finished his four ounce bottle. Jarrick took it out of his mouth and sat it next to him. Daniel is all happy now. Charlie finished her bottle and he leans her forward in her bouncy chair and gently pats her back until she burps. She finally burped then Jarrick wipes her mouth with the burp cloth. Jarrick got up and Daniel let out a big ole burp. Jarrick says, gosh he sounds like daddy when he burps! Beth laughs as she burps Beckie! About that time she burps. Beth gives her back her bottle. She drinks another ounce and Beth burps her. Beckie finished her bottle so Beth burps her one last time. She holds and pats her for a few minutes to make sure she didn't have anymore bubbles. She takes the babies into their room one by one. She changed them and put them down for their naps.

She picks up the monitor and went back to the kitchen to make the cupcakes. She turns the monitor up as loud as it would go. She set it on the bar and proceeded to make the cupcakes. She gets them in the oven. She sets the timer for 10 minutes. Ok Sweetie do you want to help me make the icing? YES ma'am! Sh! Don't want to wake the babies! No ma'am sorry mommy! It's ok. I know it's a big adjustment for you but you'll get it! It just takes time! Ok, now you get the milk and butter out of the fridge. Ok Sweetie I'll put the ingredients into the bowl and then you can turn the mixer on, ok? Yes ma'am! Jarrick waits very patiently for her to measure the ingredients into the bowl. She finished and says, ok on low, just one click ok? Or we'll have powdered sugar everywhere! He pulls the lever one click! He watches it stating to mix together. Then she puts the cocoa in. It turns brown. Oooo chocolate icing my favorite! Yes I know. I think you could eat your weight in chocolate if we'd let you! Yes ma'am I would! I love anything chocolate! Ok that's done. It's almost time for the cupcakes to come out of the oven! We have 3 minutes! I'll clean up while we wait! How about you step into the pantry and get the cooling rack for me? Yes ma'am I can do that. He jumped down from the bar and ran into the pantry and brought back the cooling rack! She set it on the bar. The timer went off. She pulls the cupcakes out of the oven and turned them upside down. She put more cupcake papers in the cupcake pan. She filled them up again. She put them back in the oven and set the timer for 10 minutes. She went over and turned the cupcakes over to let them finish cooling. After all the cupcakes were baked and cooled she put the icing into 2 icing bags with a swirl tip. She shows him how to swirl the icing on to the cupcakes. He makes a few mistakes but she told him it was alright and just scraped the icing off and let keep practicing until he got it then they iced all the cupcakes then put them on the cupcake stand! She gave him a high five! They cleaned everything up and pulled out a bottle for Beckie and put it in the warmer.

She asked him what kind of sandwiches he wanted for his party? He says, my favorite! She says, grilled cheese, right? Yes please! She says ok! We'll get started on them later! How about we make them at 4 o'clock? That sounds good to me mommy!

You're graduation is at 8: o'clock tonight! You're party is at 5 o'clock. That way we'll have enough time to get the babies dressed and get to you're graduation!

Ok I need to go give Beckie her breathing treatment so why don't you go play for a little while! I'll let you know when it's time to come in and get a bath. We want you looking your best tonight! She went in and gave Beckie her breathing treatment and Jarrick went outside to play on the play set! After Beckie was finished with her breathing treatment Beth brought her out to feed her before the other 2 woke up. Once she was finished eating Beth got up and put the other 2 bottles in the warmer. She had got into a routine with the triplets by feeding them before they got real hungry. That way things didn't get out of hand and have 3 screaming babies on her hands! She was proud of herself for being able to handle all of them by herself with Jarrick! About 30 minutes later, it was time to feed the other 2 babies. She put Beckie in her bouncy chair and snapped her in. She went and got the Daniel and Charlie. She changed them. When she got back to the kitchen Jarrick came through to get something to drink. He asked if he could help feed them? She asked, are you sure you wouldn't want to go play? He said, yes ma'am I'm sure! I like feeding them! Ok which one do you want to feed? I like feeding Charlie because I can burp her! Ok here's her bottle. I'll put her in her bouncy chair and click her in first. There you go Sweetie! Beth fed Daniel. He liked when she held him to feed him. He always put his hand on her face while fed him his bottle! She still pumped several times a day! She kept putting her fresh breast milk in the freezer and used the older to make enough bottles for each day in the fridge. This routine was working out perfectly! Everyone was happy! Jarrick finished feeding Charlie and burped for the last time. He leaned her back in her bouncy chair. He picked her bottle up and put it in the sink. Beth finished with Daniel. She put his bottle in the sink.

Jack was getting off work early today. Ok Sweetie you need to go take your bath. I'll take mine when daddy gets here. Ok mommy! What do I wear when I get out of the tub? Just put on clean clothes and when daddy gets here I'll go up and pull your suit out for you. You don't have to wear the coat to it but you have to wear the tie, ok? Yes ma'am! Jack got home a few minutes later. She had the babies in the den watching Little Bear on tv. He walks into the kitchen and kisses her like he hadn't seen her in forever! Well hello to you too! What brought that on? I've just missed you that's all, he said! I'm kidding, I've missed you too Love! She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a very passionate kiss! He says, mmmm don't start something you can't finish Mrs. Thornton! Well beings that we have 1 child in the tub and clothes laid out, 3 children that need a bath and dressed, a wife that needs a bath and dressed, and a husband that needs a bath and dressed. I guess I'll quit!

Ok what can I do to help? Hold that thought while I go lay out Jarrick's suit. I'll be right back. She left Jack in the kitchen. He got up from the bar to get a cup of coffee. As he was drinking it she came back in. Ok, it's 3 o'clock. We have an hour to get bathed and dressed! Jarrick wants grilled cheese sandwiches for his party at 5 o'clock! Alright then! How about I take Daniel and get him a bath with me and then you can bathe with the girls? I'll take them and get them dressed while you finish getting your bath. You just lay their clothes out on their beds while I'm bathing Daniel! Sounds like a plan Love! I'll bring Daniel in as soon as you get in the shower. Ok give a few minutes to bath first then I'll bath him and get out.

She goes into the nursery and lays out their dress clothes in each of their cribs. The girls have ruffled dresses with matching headbands. Daniel's shirt matched the girls dresses minus the ruffles of course and a bow tie! Jack calls out, I'm ready Sweetheart! She goes into the den and gets Daniel. She takes his clothes off and hands him to Jack. She goes back to the den and calls up to Jarrick, are you finished Sweetie? Yes ma'am! I'm just drying off! Ok, I laid your suit on your bed. Go ahead and put it on and daddy will put your tie on. Make sure you put your shoes and socks on that I laid out for you! Yes ma'am! Thank you mommy! You're welcome Sweetie! Jack comes out with a towel around Daniel. Ok Sweetheart it's your turn! He lays Daniel in their bed. He can't rollover yet so he doesn't bother with putting pillows around him. He comes out and gets Beckie. Beth has Charlie in the shower with her. Jack takes Beckie's clothes off and waits for the hand off. Directly she hands him Charlie and takes Beckie. He takes her and and Daniel into the nursery and lays them in their cribs. He gets Daniel dressed. Beth calls him to come get Beckie. He takes Beckie to the nursery and lays her in her crib. He goes to Charlie and gets her dressed. Then he gets Beckie dried off and dressed. He puts her strap on her. Then he runs up to help Jarrick with his tie and belt. You look real nice bud! I'm so proud of you! Thank you daddy! Now you can go down and watch tv while I get your brother and sisters finished. Jack goes back downstairs and into the nursery. He puts Beckie's headband on and their booties. He goes into the laundry room to get the triple stroller. He takes it out to the SUV and puts it in the back. He goes back in the nursery to check on the babies. They are all asleep. He sits down on their bed as Beth comes out of the bathroom. He says, I don't know how you handle them all day Sweetheart. She replies, I have a system! Our day runs smoothly for the most part! Hey Love, don't forget your tie! Oh yeah I forgot! It's okay! She gets dressed and fixes her hair. She asks him to help her with the necklace he got her for Christmas. She puts the matching ear rings on. She slides into her shoes. She puts her dress watch on and looks at the time. She says, perfect! We have 10 minutes to spare! We're an excellent team Love! He replies as he wraps his arms around her waist, that we are, that we are!

She goes to the kitchen and puts her apron on and starts the grilled cheese sandwiches.

Charlotte and Tom show up first. Jack opened the door before they had a chance to knock. Mom you didn't need to buy him a gift! He's graduating isn't he, she said? Yes but it's only kindergarten! It doesn't matter! It's an important milestone! It deserves a gift! Now hush up! You can set the gift on the little table over by the window! Thank you for the gift! Tommy comes in next baring a gif as well! You can put the gift over with the other one! William, Grace, Viola, and Julie came next! All baring gifts! Jack says, you can put the gifts on the table with the others. Thank you! Jack goes into the kitchen and says, Beth did you know that they were bringing gifts? No but if you'll go in our closet on the top shelf, there's a gift from us. Will you put it with the other's? Well are you going to tell me what we got him? We got him a couple of books he's been wanting! One is The Little Train That Could and Thomas and Friends, My Red Railway Book Box! Wow I really need to get his train set back up! You'll have plenty of time this summer, Love! It will make for a great father son project! Hey Love I think we need to make a shelf in the library over there in the corner for his books as much as he loves to read! I think that would be a great idea Sweetheart! Hey mommy how's those sandwiches coming? Almost done Sweetie! I have 2 more to make! Thank you! You're welcome Sweetie!

Beth takes the plated sandwiches to the dining room. Jack follows with plates and silverware. She says ok everyone sandwiches are ready. Now before you say anything. I asked Jarrick what he wanted and he chose his favorite, grilled cheese. So please enjoy! Jack if you'll ask the blessing we can get this party started!

Kind Heavenly Father we ask that you bless this food for the nourishments for our body. Thank you for each and everyone of us. We thank you for bringing our babies home and not having any problems. Thank you for for Jarrick graduation. In Jesus name. Amen.

Sweetie come get you a plate. You can take it to the den. Set your plate on the coffee table, ok? Yes ma'am! Thank you for doing this mommy! You're so very welcome Sweetie! After everyone ate Jarrick asked, can I open my gifts yet? Yes you can Sweetie! Jarrick picked a gift and says, this is from Aunt Abigail and Uncle Frank! Charlotte speaks up and says, baby they couldn't be here because they couldn't close the cafe! That's ok, he said! He opened the gift and says, it's a Thomas the train for inside! That's so cool! The next gift is from Grandpa and Nana! He opened the gift and said, it's more Thomas the train s ! Thank you! They said, your welcome! The next gift was from Aunt Viola and Aunt Julie! He opened the gift and said, it's train story books! Thank you! They said, your welcome! The next gift was from Uncle Tommy! He opened the gift and said, it's more train story books! Thank you! Tommy said, your welcome bud! The next gift was from Grammy and Pop! He opened the gift and said, it's more Thomas the trains and tracks! Thank you! They said, your welcome! The last gift is from mommy, daddy, Daniel, Charlie, and Beckie! He opened the gift and said, it's train books and a Thomas and friends book box! This is awesome! Thank you! You're welcome Sweetie! We love you! I love you to! Jack will you get the diaper bag from the nursery, please while I clean up? Sure Sweetheart! I put the babies in their carrier's to! Hey Love did you think to pull up the third row seat for Jarrick? Beth I didn't even know there was a third row seat! Come with me and I'll show you for future FYI! He follows her out to their SUV. She pops the hatch and leans in and pointed to the 2 black straps. Do you see those 2 black straps? Pull both at the same time! If you don't pull them at the same time it won't open. He leans in and pulls them and the back of the seat opened up. Does it have a booster seat Sweetheart? It should, she said! Jack went around and opened the side door. Hey Sweetheart how is he supposed to get in? Beth says, there's a lever in front of the second row. Lift it and the seat slides forward. He did as she said and it slide forward. Will the carrier's fit in? Yeah it just takes away some of the leg room.its better to find this out because I was just thinking today that we were going to have to buy a bigger vehicle! Well I might as well show you this. She takes him to the back of the vehicle and say, take the stroller out. He takes it out and sets it on the ground. She says, you see those 2 black strap he at the edge? Pull them. He pulls them and another bench seat opens and slides back to the back of the third row seat. There is 2 more seats! It actually seats 10 with seatbelt! Wow this pretty cool! He pulled the straps again and the seat folded back down. He put the stroller back in. They walked back in the house.

Jarrick you go get in the third seat and pull the booster seat down and buckle up! Yes sir. Jack grabs Daniel and Beckie. Beth picks up Charlie. They carry them out and they snapped them in the base of the carrier. Jack gets in and Beth goes back in after the diaper bag and shut and locked the doors. Everyone else was heading to the school. Beth got in and buckled up. Jack pulls out of the driveway. They pull into the school parking lot. Jack gets out and unsnapped Beckie and snaps her in the back base. Beth got out and unsnapped Charlie and brought her around and handed her to him. He snapped her in the middle base. He unsnapped Daniel and snapped him in the front base. Jarrick gets out. Beth grabs the diaper bag and they all walk into the school together. After the watch Jarrick walk across the stage, everyone congratulated him for such a great job. The go home. After all is in bed jack and Beth lay in their bed holding one another! Beth says, Love? They are our Greatest Joy!