Day#5

It was Christine's first Christmas and Booth was pulling out all the stops, he put up every decoration he had on the inside of the house and he drug Brennan to the hardware store to buy outdoor decorations. The house was the ultimate Christmas wonderland inside and out, but Brennan found she didn't mind too much. Now they were decorating the Christmas tree in the living room. Christine was watching from her high chair, when they were almost done she started to fuss. "I'll get her, it's almost bedtime." Brennan went over and picked Christine up and carried her over to the tree. Christine stopped fussing and reached for the lights. Booth turned towards her "Angel, you can't touch." He handed her a felt bear and helped her hang it on a branch. Christine pulled her hand away when she touched the needles on the tree with a puzzled look on her face, she rested her head on Brennan's shoulder. "I don't think she likes it."

"She's tired..."

Booth nodded, "go sit down and open your ornament for this year then we can put her to bed." Brennan headed for the couch. Booth handed her a box, Brennan shifted Christine on her lap and opened it. Brennan gasped, "Booth, how did you do this?" Brennan held up Booth's clay handprint, attached to the inside was Parker's handprint and inside of that was Christine's.

"It wasn't easy, Hodgins held Christine, Parker held the clay mold in place, Angela pressed her fingers down, and I made faces to keep her from crying. I got the idea when I was packing my stuff up and found a paper handprint Christmas wreath that Parker made in preschool. I wanted something more substantial than construction paper so I asked Angela and she came up with that. We did it when Parker visited last month."

"Booth, I love it so much. Thank you."

"You're welcome, Bones. I'm glad you love it." Brennan carefully put the ornament in the box and picked up a small flat box off the end table. "Christine, can you give this to daddy?" Christine took the box and held her hand out until Booth took the box. "Thanks, baby girl." Christine then crawled over Brennan and got in Booth's lap, she snuggled into the crook of his arm. Booth kissed the top of her head and opened his ornament. Booth smiled, "Bones, where did get this done? Parker had to go home before Santa was at the mall…"

"Parker said Rebecca had an ornament of you and him with Santa when he was a baby and he wanted to do another one, but with me and Christine as a present for you. Angela rented a Santa suit and had Hodgins wear it. She took the picture in Hodgins' library and added the background on her computer. Christine wasn't afraid of Santa."

"I love it, thanks Bones."

"You're welcome, Booth."

"I can't believe Rebecca still has that ornament. We took Parker to see Santa, he was a little older than Christine and he screamed bloody murder when he sat on his lap. The only way he would calm down was if I stood next to him with my hand on his back. Rebecca loved the picture and had it made into ornaments for both of us, mine broke a few years ago when my tree collapsed. I should see if I can get another copy. Maybe next year we can get a picture of the four of us with Santa."

"I would like that, very much…"

"Me too. I'm gonna put Christine in her crib, she's out."

"Okay." Brennan kissed the side of Christine's head, "Goodnight, sweetheart I love you."

A/N: See you tomorrow for day 6…