When Bill and Jillian found both of their sons and all their son-in-laws and all but their two oldest granddaughters and their youngest grandson running around the garden. Tables were being set up and the two grills had been fired up.

"I think they started the party without us." Bill commented.

"Stay out here with the boys and the kids, I'll go and see what they're doing to my kitchen."

Bill winked at her.

"Hey kids." Bill said when he walked over.

"Grandpa." Lily and Matthew ran over first to see their grandfather, the other kids followed.

"Started without me?" He said.

"We thought we'd get things set up Bill." Leland told him.

"Grandpa!" Matthew tugged on his pants. "Up."

"Up." Bill picked him up. "Yes sir."

CSI

"Hello girls." Jillian said when she walked into the kitchen where the women in her family were busy at work.

She received a few hey mom's, hey grandma and a couple hey Jillian's.

"You all look busy." She commented.

"We thought we'd help out." Becky said. "Everything is almost ready."

"And we've been enlightening Sara to a few tales about Nick." Maggie added.

"By the way Mom where are Nick's baby pictures we wanted to show Sara." Carrie asked.

"Let me think." Jillian sat down. "I know your boxes are in the attic, and the kids books are on the shelf in the study." She thought for a moment. "I think they're in the hutch in the dinning room. I'll find them out later."

"Thanks." Sara said.

"So Sara, you've met all my daughters. Have you met everyone else too?"

"Not yet." Sara replied.

"She still has to meet Andy, Leland, Gib and some of the kids." Becky told her mother.

The timer went off.

"Rolls are done." Heather said grabbing the oven gloves.

"So what were you telling Sara about?"

"Uncle Nicky in a tutu." Lara-Jo supplied.

"I'd forgotten about that."

"I still can't believe we talked him into it." Erin said.

"As I recall it was the bag of sweets that tipped it over the edge." Emily pointed out.

"He was only four." Heather reminded them.

"And pretty gullible." Cassie said.

"Or that Andy found that camera and took pictures." Becky added.

"It sounds like you all had fun growing up." Sara commented.

"It was great. We had a big brother to look out for us and little brother to tease." Maggie said.

"The best of both worlds." Heather added.

"They didn't spend their whole time teasing him." Jillian assured Sara.

"We taught him how to play softball." Cassie said. "Emily has a pretty mean pitching arm."

"And made him learn Spanish with us." Becky added.

"Still comes in useful." Sara said.

"Always does when you least expect it." Emily said.

"Beats Latin." Heather rolled her eyes.

"Andy still recites Latin conjugates under his breath when he's nervous." Erin said.

"It beats him rehearsing what he wanted to say over and over again in front of the mirror." Becky pointed out.

"Or that fact that he passed out on the waiting room floor when Lara-Jo was born." Heather added.

"Dad passed out?" Stacey was stunned.

"So they tell me." Erin said.

"Where do you think he got the scar on his forehead from?" Maggie asked.

"He had six stitches." Emily added.

"Then complained that it was really painful." Heather said.

"And I had to suggest he try childbirth and then tell me it hurt." Erin stated.

"So Sara do you still want to marry into this crazy family?" Becky asked.

"I haven't changed my mind yet."

TBC