April 2016

Dom woke up to the sound of his alarm going off on his nightstand. He hits the alarm and turns over in bed. He looks at his sleeping wife next to him and smiled at the sight. He leans over and kisses her on the lips. She kisses him back and chuckles as she woke up.

"Good morning."

"Morning beautiful." He traces his hand on her cheek and she smiles at him."You ready for today?"

"Twenty toddlers running around the house all day. I just need a good pot of coffee." She laughs as she cuddles with her pillow.

"We probably won't fall sleep until two in the morning."

"I can't believe he's two. Seems like yesterday he was trying to walk and peeing on us when we were trying to change his diaper."

"I know. He's gotten so big. I wish he could stay little forever."

"You did good."

"We did good." He says pulling her close to him, wrapping his arms around her."I never would've been able to do this without you." The sounds of Ava's whimpering coming from the bassinet."I got her. You sleep, I got her." He kisses her forehead and gets up out of the bed quietly and goes to her. "Good Morning Angel. Did you sleep good baby girl." He picks his daughter up and holds her in his arms against his chest. Letty sat up on her elbow and watched Dom walked around with their daughter. She loved seeing him be a father to their children.

"I'm gonna go get the birthday boy." She says getting out of bed. She walks over to the two of them and kisses Dom on the cheek, then Ava on the top of her head. She walks out of the room and goes to into Brian's room. She looks at him in bed and saw that he was pretending to be asleep."Is there a birthday boy here?"

"ME!" He throws the blanket off his body and jumps out of the bed and ran to Letty. She lifted him in her arms and carried him.

"Are you excited for your birthday party?"

"Yes." He says raising his arms up.

"You can't wait to see your friends?"

"Yes!" He shouts. She laughs at his dealirious smile and laugh. Being his mother made her and Dom look at life differently. She loved this little boy as her own child and will always be his mother

Heilding Park and Playground

There are little kids running around the park. The theme for the party was a petting zoo. There was a little petting zoo set up for the children and face painting. Balloons were blown up and surrounded the playground gazebo. Dom was at the grill barbequing burgers, chicken, and hot dogs as he watched on seeing Brian play. He ran around with Jack and his friends from his daycare. He saw his sister and Letty's sister play with his daughter and his niece. He looked on and looked at his wife who was laughing with other moms. She spotted him staring and winked at him. He bites his lip and winks back at her.

"Don't let the food burn now." He turns around and sees Brian walk up behind him.

"You know I don't let it burn."

"How's it feel having two kids?"

"Tired but we get sleep when we can."

"It's crazy how fast they grow up huh."

"A lot's changed in a couple of years."

"Really has."

"Let me take over the grill. Go spend time with your boy."

"Thanks man. Don't let that meat burn."He says taking off his apron and handing it to him.

"I got it." He says taking the apron and wrapping it around him. Dom walks off and walks up to Letty from behind. She was standing in front of the facepainter in a orange blush dress as Brian gets his face painted. He wraps his arms around her and kisses her cheek. She turns around and she has a chettah painted on half her face. Dom laughs as he looks at her.

"Well Hello Cat-Woman"

"Cat Woman was a leopard. I'm a chettah."

"You are such a comic book nerd."

"I'm not a nerd, I know my animals. Brian's getting a tiger done."

"Really, that's cute."

"How's Ava?"

"She's getting smothered with kisses by Mia." Brian runs to his dad when his face painting was finished. Dom lifted him in his arms and carried him by his hip. "Hey little tiger."

"RAWWH" He says to him.

"Why doesn't daddy get one?" Letty suggests.

"Oh no Letty. That's pushing it."

"Come on, it's his birthday." She says as she takes him out of his arms and held him as she made a puppy dog face.

"Fine but only because it's his birthday." Dom sat down in the chair and had his face painted by the artist. He asks for a lion to match the animal pride with Letty and Brian. His face is covered in tan mustard with whiskers and a orange mane. When she finishes, he felt the paint start to itch his face as it dries.

"I think it looks cute." Letty says as she laughs.

"Yeah I bet you do." He says as he got up laughing. They hug and kissed Brian's cheeks that didn't have paint. The sight of a flash catches their eye and see Tej with camera taking pictures.

"Look at you two. You'd never believe mommy and daddy were drag racers."

"Tej, don't be playing games in front of my kid." Letty says as she tickles Brian's stomach.

"Don't mess with Mama bear." Dom says to him and he laughs along with him. Mia walked up to the three of them carrying Brian's zoo animal birthday cake as Val held Ava and Lydia in her arms.

"We've had a good year haven't we." Letty says to him.

"And we have a good life. I wouldn't trade that for anything." He said smiling at his wife as they sang happy birthday to their soon and enjoying the memories of their family together.

Fin