Christmas Cheer

Christmas, that time of the year, where everyone was either happy, or stressed because they were finishing their last minute shopping. Me? I only needed to get a few last minute gifts for Remen. Now that he was two and able to voice what he wanted even if it was just a point and the word dat. I had told him long ago if he was a good boy Santa would bring him gifts. Oh how I would miss using that little excuse when he's in his teens and getting into all sorts of trouble. 1

Right now though I was in the kitchen with him, and his little one year old sister Mariasha. For Rem's sake we just call her Maria. Since Rem can't really say Maria either he just says Ria. He's only two so I don't expect him to know big words only small ones, like mama, dada, yes and of course the famous favortie word of all toddlers. No. 2

Remy was with the others hanging up decorations. Being the worrisome mother I am and not wanting Rem to get into anything I brought him into the kitchen with me to help me bake Christmas cookies and Decorate them. It was supposed to be something fun, but Rem seemed more interested in eating the cookies rather than decorating. I saw him out of the corner of my eye reach for one and smiled. 3

"Rem." I said and turned holding a bowl of cookie dough in my hand and stirred it. 4

"Wan dat." Rem said pointing at the cookie. 5

I smiled some moving my hair off my shoulders and set the bowl carefully down and leaned my arms on the counter and gently put a finger under his chin. 6

"If you keep eating them my little one we won't have any left for anyone else." I said softly. "You can have one after Dinner okay?" I said softly. 7

Rem nodded some and looked at her sister as I smiled and tickled her a bit seeing her kick her feet and giggle as I nuzzled my nose against hers and started on another batch of cookies and put them in the oven and sat down bringing Rem into my arms and hugged him.8

Rem smiled and played with my hair as I smiled and ran my fingers through his already almost ear length hair. He was going to have long hair like his fathers. I just knew it. Right now it was a bit of a mess. I don't know why but I couldn't stand seeing such pretty hair a mess like that, and it was already wavy which made it even more of a hassle to take care of especially when I washed it. 9

Rem all but insisted that he brush his own hair since he was a big boy. Even gave up his sippy cup on his own accord. The pacifier thing on the other hand...oh goddess was that a trial. But he eventually gave that up just a while before his second birthday, that I was thankful for. 10

I soon saw Remy come in and smiled.11

"Da!" Rem said excited as I smiled kissing Remy watching him take our son into his arms and toss him into the air and catch him again. 12

"Remy please don't do that, you'll drop him." I said frowning.13

"You worry to much dere Chere." Remy said and kissed me again and reached for a cookie as I tapped his hand lightly. 14

"They're for after dinner." I said. "Your teaching Rem such bad habits." I said. 15

Remy gave me his famous 'oh am I' looks and looked at Rem. "Sweets are for after dinner, alright little man?" I heard him say as Rem moved his head around in his little yes no manner and stuck his finger in his mouth and put his other hand in his hair. 16

"We don't understand this." I said doing the same movement with my head.17

"Yes." Rem said and took his thumb out his mouth and put it back in his mouth as I smiled and kissed his forehead. "Can you take him upstairs and get him ready for the family photo. And for goddess sake please brush his hair. And shave" I said tugging at Remy's newly formed beard and smiled kissing him once more and watched my boys walk off and looked at Maria and smiled and went to her little carrier and picked her up.18

"We'll get you ready as soon as the boys are ready Maria, so for now you and I will spend some time together." I said rocking her a bit and sat down singing softly to her. 19

Later on I came down with Maria,in my green velvet dress and Maria in a little red one I had found in the children department. Remy was wearing his sweater and a pair of dress pants and Rem wore his little dress shirt and vest along with a pair of beige pants, sent from Jean Luc himself. How he got his hands on such beautiful, not to mention classic clothing was beyond me. Remy had even found a small ribbon to tie in Rem's hair so he had a small ponytail. Not as long as his father's mind you but close enough. 20

As we all gathered outside I smiled as I watched the snow fall and cover the ground as we went to the center of my garden where a bench lay as we all sat and or stood. After the photo we all went inside and had hot coco and dinner. As we sat around the fire watching Rem open his gifts and exchange our own we went around saying what we were all thankful for and had a small toast to a wonderful evening and many more happy memories. 21

That night I put Mariasha and Rem to bed after singing to them and slowly closed the door and smiled feeling Remy's arms come around me. 22

"Let's say we try for a Christmas baby dis time?" He said kissing my neck gently.23

"No...Before Christmas maybe..but I don't want to be in labor for all of Christmas eve and part of Christmas day." I said and hit his shoulder playfully. 24

"Yeah...those two are enough, our every year presents." Remy said as I smiled and nodded.25

"Merry Christmas Remy." I said.26

"Merry Christmas Ro." I heard Remy say and smiled.27

"Remy..I do have a present for you though." I said. 28

"What's dat Cher?" Remy asked as I smiled and placed his hand on my belly where a small swell was.29

"I'm pregnant." I said smiling.30

~* Merry Christmas to Everyone at the Storm and Gambit yahoo group. this fic is dedicated to you all*~