Booth came into the house stomping his feet and flapping his arms across his chest. "Damn...it's cold out there." He gave his wife a kiss. "The roads are really slick, too. I saw a lot of accidents on the way home. I'm glad the Jeffersonian gave you a snow day."
Brennan smiled as she met him at the door with Hank balanced on her hip. "It worked out well, since Christine's school was cancelled also. We did several different things today. And….we have a couple of surprises for you."
"Daddy! Guess what we did today! Come look out the window." Booth saw 4 snow people of various sizes in the back yard.
"Those snowpeople look like our family! What else did you do today?"
Christine beamed. "It's a s'prise. Hank's got a s'prise for you, too."
Brennan put Hank on the floor next to the ottoman. Hank pulled himself up, gave his daddy a big grin, and took 3 steps before falling on his bottom.
"He's walking! Oh my God! That's wonderful!" Booth scooped up the baby. "My little man's walking!"
"Daddy, come in the kitchen and look at my s'prise." Christine took her daddy's hand and led him to the counter where a slightly lopsided pie was sitting. "I helped Mommy bake an apple pie for you."
"Christine was quite helpful, Booth. She measured ingredients for me and shaped the crust. She's going to be a good cook."
Later that evening Brennan nestled next to Booth on the sofa as they talked about their day. "You know, Bones, I had a really crappy day at work, and driving in the snow made it that much worse. But coming home to my family like I did tonight...it was great. It almost makes me wish that every day was a snow day."