Last Birth Announcement
Jesse saw the package in the mailbox and brought it into the house before Beca could see it. He thought it may be the better part of valor that she didn't quite yet. After last year's announcement, which everyone thought was funny as hell; Jesse was not sure what his oldest daughter had cooked up for this year.
And it would be Sarah. Dane was not a stupid boy but his humor was more like Jesse's and less twisted than Sarah and Beca. He could, and did, appreciate that his sister was both exasperating and entertaining in equal measure. So, the impetus for the picture birth announcements would be Sarah's but Dane would find and appreciate the humor just as much.
Jesse opened the packaging lifted the top of the box. What he saw took a moment to process but when it did he, like Dane, found and appreciated the humor.
When Beca came into the kitchen minutes later she found Jesse shoulders still shaking and tears running down his face holding a picture in his hand. Slightly worried what would do that to him Beca took the photograph from him.
The picture postcard was much like last year's except the new picture was all three kids in matching hoodies with the new ultrasound photo. To the right of the photo was this year's message.
Seriously Mom, a watch!
Happy New Year from the Swansons
Jesse, Beca, Dane, Sarah, Lorelei and OMG
"Have we figured out where to bury the body?"