It's the week before Halloween and all the kids are excited, and okay maybe Finn and Rachel were excited too, Halloween is a big deal to this family. They went all out, and it's the twins' first Halloween so Rachel was, of course determined to get them the cutest baby Halloween costumes ever. She gets Christopher a lion costume and Alexis a bunny one.
"I got the twins' Halloween costumes today." Rachel tells Finn smiling.
"Let me see them like right now!" Finn says excitedly.
"This is Christopher's, it's a lion cub costume."
"That is just the coolest baby costume ever."
"I know, and then I got Alexis a bunny rabbit costume."
"You know they're going to be super fussy when you're getting them into these things right?"
"I know, but this year you're doing it."
"Oh dear God, that'll be interesting, so why am I doing it and not you?"
"Because I have to help Stella with her princess costume."
"Oh, so I assume that means, she's gonna get a tiara and all of that other princess stuff?"
"Naturally."
"Of course you get the easy job."
"Easy? Our daughter's a little diva, it's not going to be a very easy job making her a perfect princess costume."
"She is a diva that's for sure."
"The other day she was doing that hairbrush microphone thing that I used to do when I was little, it was the cutest thing ever. She reminds me so much of myself."
"She's always reminded me of you ever since the day she was born she has."
"She's going to be the biggest diva when she's a teenager, and gorgeous too, you better keep her away from those boys."
"Don't bring up boys yet! She'll only be five in January, and she's not going to date anyone until she's thirty!"
"Oh you are such a protective father!"
"I can't help it she's my little girl."
"I know and she always will be, you know that, she'll always love you and you'll always be her daddy."
"I know, but I don't want her to grow up."
When Fyero gets home, he seems annoyed.
"Mom, Eric is insisting on going as Bob and Larry from Veggie Tales for Halloweenand he's making me be Larry!" Fyero whines
"Honey, that is just so adorable you should totally do it!"Rachel replies
"But Mom I don't want to where tights they are the most disgusting thing in the whole world."
"Do you love Eric?"
"Of course I do."
"Then do this for him, do it because you love him!"
"Oh alright."
After dinner they all carve pumpkins.
"Daddy, does my pumpkin look bad?" Stella asks her father
"No, it doesn't look bad at all it's adorable, just like you." Finn says smiling at his daughter.
"Dude, the pumpkin guts are so gross." Fyero whines
"Kid we are having a pumpkin gut fight. You need to get over your fear of goop." Finn tells Fyero.
"Dad no we are not!" Fyero whines.
"Yes we are starting now!"
Fyero squeals as the gut touches his cheek
"Dad, that's not cool! You are going down!
They threw guts at each other for ten minutes till it was gone.
"Over your fear of goop now?" Finn asks Fyero.
"Yeah that was actually kind of fun." Fyero replies laughing.
Halloween is here, and everything is crazy.
"Mommy, are you almost done with my makeup?" Stella asks, getting antsy.
"Almost Honey, just hold still so I can do your lipstick." Rachel replies, getting very impatient with her daughter.
"Ok Mommy."
"There all done, now go show Daddy."
"Daddy look! Mommy did my makeup, I look like a real princess!" Stella says excitedly.
"You look very pretty, Sweetheart, but no more makeup until you're thirteen, I'm not ready for you to be so grownup." Finn tells Stella very sincerely.
"Why not Daddy?"
"Because you're my little girl and I don't want you to ever grow up."
"But Daddy, I'm only four, I won't be grownup for a long time."
"I know, but your still going to grow up."
"I don't want to grow up though."
"I really don't want you to grow up either but you sort of will have to."
Stella sits down and starts watching Halloween cartoons so her daddy can get the twins ready. When Finn finally gets the twins into their Halloween costumes they look adorable.
"Look who's all dressed up now." Finn says smiling .
"Oh my goodness they're so adorable!" Rachel says .
"Cutest kids ever, we did good."
"Yeah we did, I mean look at them, they're just so cute."
"I don't think they're going to last too long in these costumes though."
"Awww look, they're smiling."
"They didn't even fuss once."
"Are you serious? That's practically a miracle."
Rachel picks Christopher and Finn picks up Alexis.
"Aren't you just the cutest little baby lion cub ever? Huh little guy?" Rachel coos.
"Look at you my pretty little bunny rabbit you." Finn says playfully to Alexis
Fyero comes down in his Larry the Cucumber costume, and waits patiently for Eric to get there. When he finally does Fyero smiles and says "Boy, you make one handsome tomato."
"You make a very handsome cucumber too if I do say so myself." Eric replies kissing Fyero on the cheek.
After the two boys leave, it's time for trick-or-treating. Stella looks absolutely adorable in her tiara, pink poofy dress and silver shoes. They go around the whole neighborhood, the twins hardly even cry but they start to get cold very quickly. It's a very good thing that they brought the twins's fleece baby blankets with them. Rachel wraps both of the twins up in them, covering their tiny, freezing cold hands
"I know it's cold out, I know it is, my beautiful little ones. You're all bundled up now, you'll be alright now." Rachel tells the twins comfortingly.
By the time they get back to the house it's around eight thirty and Stella looks very sleepy.
"Come on you beautiful princess you, it's bed time" Finn tells her Stella.
"But Daddy, I'm not tired!" Stella whines.
"Yes you are pretty girl, come on you're going to bed."
"Daddy, that's not fair! I don't want to go to bed yet!"
"Stella stop. Be a good girl, that I know you are and go to bed."
"Fine Daddy, I'll go to bed, but only because I love you and I don't want to make you mad."
"That's a good girl."
The kids are finally in bed after a lot of fussing, and it's clear to Finn and Rachel that this has been their greatest Halloween ever .
Really fun chapter and I'd love to know your thoughts on it, please review!