SE: One month untill I turn 17!!!!WOOT!! anyways...umm...here's chapter 16!

December 16th - Christmas Memories -

"Alright you two, get up to bed. Tomorrow we open gifts!" Trisha hugged her boys as they complied and went up to bed. Not that they would be getting much sleep, they never did.

"Night mom, love you." Ed yelled as he shut his and Al's door. A muffled cry from Al said the same thing. The brothers pulled their covers back and climbed into their beds. Ten minutes later Al woke his brother.

"Ed, hey Ed! Are you excited? How can you sleep?" the excited six year old asked rather loudly.

"mmfff. Al…go to sleep…yah, I'm excited, but not enough to stay up all night like last year…" with that the golden haired boy fell back asleep. Al fell back on his bed, eyes wide, he couldn't help but feel that tomorrow would be extra special and important to them… with those thoughts, he quietly fell asleep.

There was a knocking on their door. It open to show Trisha her two boys sound asleep on Christmas morning, just like last year. She shook her head with a smile on her face and decided to raise them from sleep, "Edward, Alphonse, wake up sleepy-bones, it's Christmas morning!" they moaned and slowly cracked open their eyes and sat up in bed looking at their mother, "You two were up late again?" Ed glared at Al, who looked innocent as always and answered.

"Only because of him." he jerked a finger at Al, who promptly stuck his tongue out. Trisha laughed at the scene.

"Okay, that's enough, lets go downstairs and open gifts, then we'll have breakfast and then maybe do some reading." she loved to read to her boys and have them read to her. They were so intelligent for their ages. Ed and Al agreed to the schedule and went downstairs with their mother.

The three sat on the floor in front of the tree, they spent two and a half hours unwrapping a total of six gifts.

"Cool! Alchemy supplies, thanks mom!"

"Wow! It's that book…thanks mom!"

Trisha smiled enormously at her grinning boys. And laughed at their gift to each other… they unwrapped at the same time.

Ed gave Al a transmuted toy shaped like a cat. And Al gave Ed a transmuted toy shaped like a dog. After a minute of staring they followed their mom in laughing.

"Mom! Open yours now!" Ed handed her a small package.

"Yeah!" Al followed his brother.

Trisha unwrapped Ed's first, then Al's, "Oh boys, I love them, you two are so talented!" in her lap sat a beautiful glass vase and flowers, her favorite kind, from Ed and a beautiful stone figurine of all of them under her favorite tree. Her eyes watered, "you're both so wonderful." They knew they had chosen correctly and were happy that she was happy.

After breakfast and reading, they read many Christmas stories-Ed and Al taking turns for most of it, they finally noticed the outside was covered in white. Quickly they asked to go out and play and for her to come.

"Of course you may go outside, don't wonder too far. But I'm afraid that I feel a bit light-headed, I'll some hot coco ready when you're done, kay?" They looked disappointed that she wouldn't join her, but they were shooed out and soon had an all out snow-war going.

Trisha sat by the window watching over them. Knowing that soon that would be all she could do, was watch over them. Determined to have a great time today with them, she waved when they looked up and saw her then moved to the kitchen. She knew they would be back inside soon and had coco to make for the two most important boys in her life.

They spent the rest of the day in the living room. On the couch with a lit fire warming them. In unison Ed and Al murmured an 'I love you mom' and fell asleep.

She hugged them both close and whispered, "I love you two so, so much, Merry Christmas, my little men."

SE: OMG! I almost had tears...I love Trisha, she's awesome!