Kyle crept into Madison's room around 3:30 am, and Amanda had Jeff and Nate to wake up. By 4:00 am all the kids were slowly getting out of bed.
"Ah too slow!" Nate teased, as he cut his sister off and stole the bathroom.
"NATE!!" Madison cried, pounding on the door.
"Madison you can use Mom and Dad's bathroom. I'll wait you to finish." Jeff offered his little sister.
Madison smiled at how kind Jeff was and wondered how Nate could be such a jerk sometimes. "Thanks Jeff! I'll be quick." She hugged her brother, then went off to take a shower.
Kyle came into the kitchen to see his wife writing a note to the girl that would be watching Ace well they were gone. "The bags are packed in the car. Are the kids ready?" Kyle asked, as he wrapped his arms around Amanda then began to kiss her.
"I think they are. Last thing I heard was Madison yelling at Nate." She muttered between kisses.
They stayed that way for a while until the kids came tumbling down the stairs and charging into the kitchen.
"Ew Dad, keep it in you pants!" Nate cried, grabbing an energy drink from the fridge.
Kyle smiled; Josh had said the same thing to their parents when Josh was 14.
"Ah, Nate, why was Madison yelling at you this morning?" Amanda questioned him.
"Because he stole the bathroom from me!" Madison said for Nate.
"Hey you know the rules." Nate argued.
They continued to argue as they got their jackets on and put their things in their carry-on bags. Which included the essentials; ipods, magazines, snacks, drinks, gum, cell phones, what ever else they thought they needed.
"Okay, everyone is packed and has been to the bathroom?" Kyle asked before they left the house. They all nodded as Kyle opened the front door. "Then let's go!" Kyle grabbed his and Amanda's carry-on, locked the door, and then headed for the car.
Five minutes into the car ride, and Nate and Madison still hadn't given up on fighting.
"Do you even remember what started this fight?" Jeff shouted over them.
"Yeah!" They both shot back.
"What then?" Jeff asked
They were quiet for a while, then they ignored Jeff and went back to fighting. Jeff shook his head and turned up his ipod. They arrived at their Grandparents house to see all their aunts, uncles, and cousins all ready to go. The adults had 15 minutes to divide up seven kids and eight adults.
"Okay Jaime." Lori got the attention of her 14 year-old son that was half listening to her and to Nate. "You're with Dad, Nate, Uncle Kyle and Grandpa." Jaime nodded and went back to talking to Nate.
"Emma." Lori said to her 17 year-old daughter "You're with me, Aunt Andy, Aunt Amanda and Grandma." Lori informed and Emma nodded.
Lori smirked at her brother "You, my little bro have the boys Jake, and Jeff, and the girls Madison, and Kasey." She laughed at the fact that he had all the kids.
"Well then we're already the best cab!" Josh shot back at he finished loading the cab with bags.
"Okay everyone in your cabs! We have 45 minutes to get to the Airport to check in!" Stephen announced.
Kyle, Declan, Nate, Jaime, and Stephen were the first to leave, followed by Josh and his group, and Lori's cab trailed behind the rest.
CAB 1:
Nate and Jaime were in their own world talking about sports, girls, and music. Jaime had the same dirty blond hair Declan had, but like Nate he was in the hat phase and was currently wearing a beanie cap; he also had his dad's green eyes.
Stephen glanced between Kyle and Declan's conversation and Nate and Jaime's conversation. Stephen shook his head and smiled to himself 'the apple sure doesn't fall far from the tree.' He thought.
CAB 2:
Jake and Jeff were in their world and Madison and Kasey were in their own world. Jake had light brown hair like Josh and Andy's but more like his dad's. He also had brown eyes and was tall for an eleven year-old. Kasey looked a lot like Andy; same eye color, same hair, same smile, same everything.
Josh had two kids on each side of him; he put his arms up behind his head, shut his eyes and tried to relax.
CAB 3:
There was only one conversation in this cab, and every woman was involved. It was how much they all wanted this vacation. They were going to get the whole spa treatment, from pedicures to facials.
