Another one that's really just fluff--not much of a plot at all--but I think it's kinda cute. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it...

"Come on guys, let's get your coats on," Krista was saying to the kids as they ran around the house looking for mittens, scarves, and boots. "Grandma and Grandpa are waiting for us."

Nine-year-old Caitlin was packing the diaper bag for her mother, while seven-year-old Tony was helping his four-year-old brother Tommy put on his coat. Rizzo came into the living room carrying the youngest of the bunch, two-year-old Bobby, just up from his nap.

Krista walked over to her husband and youngest son, kissing them both. "Ready to go see Grandma and Grandpa?" she asked Bobby.

He rubbed his brown eyes sleepily and nodded. "Yeah."

She looked up at Rizzo and they shared a smile. After Tommy's traumatic birth they had wondered if more children were still in their future, but little Bobby had arrived safely, with no complications.

She kissed Bobby again. "Still sleepy, aren't you sweetie?"

Rizzo laughed. "Well you know how long that'll last."

Krista grinned. "I wonder who he gets that from?" she laughed.

Rizzo kissed his wife again. "I have no idea, honey…" he told her, still laughing.

The couple managed to corral all four kids, get them bundled up against the cold Massachusetts winter, and packed into the car for the ride over to Rizzo's parents' house. With a week left until Christmas they still had a few things to take care of, and Mr. and Mrs. Eruzione had offered to babysit their grandchildren for the evening.

When they arrived at the house, the kids piled out of the car and stormed the front door. Caitlin carried the diaper bag she had so carefully packed, Tony helped Tommy out of his booster seat, and Bobby took off running as soon as Rizzo lifted him from his car seat.

"Slow down!" Krista called after him, laughing.

Rizzo's mother heard the kids coming and opened the door for them, hugging them all as they crowded into the house.

"Grandma!" all four yelled throwing their arms around her.

"Oh, my grandbabies," she smiled broadly.

Krista and Rizzo made it to the door at that point. "Hi Mom," he said, wrapping an arm around her.

"Mikey," she said, kissing her son on the cheek as he squeezed her shoulders. "And Krista..."

Krista hugged her mother-in-law. "Hey there," she smiled. "Thanks so much for taking the kids tonight."

"It's our pleasure," Mrs. Eruzione told them. "The more time we get to spend with them, the better."

"Where's Dad?" Rizzo asked.

"He's shoveling off the rink in the back yard," his mother laughed.

The kids perked up at that.

"Can we go skating?" Tommy asked.

Mrs. Eruzione laughed. "Your skates are in the upstairs closet..."

All four kids took off running through the house.

"Don't forget your inhaler," Krista called after Tommy.

"Well, so much for good-byes," Rizzo laughed.

The couple took their leave and headed out to fight the Christmas shopping crowd at the mall.

"Okay, so what do we have to get?" Rizzo asked, taking Krista's hand in his as they walked down the corridor.

She smiled. Even after eleven years of marriage he still held her hand as shyly as he had when they were dating. "Well," she began, "we need to get some things for the kids' stockings yet, and batteries for some of the toys..."

"The jewler called, too," he told her, suddenly remembering. "The bracelet we ordered for mom came in."

She nodded. "Okay, we'll stop by there, too."

They went to the toy store first, fighting for the last package of batteries and combing though matchbox cars. Then they moved over to the department store to pick out ties for the boys to wear to Christmas mass.

"Think Tony's ready for something without a clip?" Krista asked.

Rizzo smiled softly. "Yeah, I think he is. Dad got me my first real tie when I was about his age."

She pictured her husband and their oldest son tying their ties together and shared his smile. "Tony's a lot like you, you know," she said, kissing his shoulder. "They way he looks after Tommy, he's so sweet...and he looks so much like you."

He slid his arm around her. "But he has your taste in music already," he grinned. "I found him digging though our collection the other day and he had a couple of Motown records picked out to listen to."

She laughed. "I play them so much I'm surprised he isn't sick of them yet."

"Nope," Rizzo laughed with her. "He loves 'em...probably 'cause you do."

"He is a little bit of a mama's boy," she replied smiling. "And Caitlin is daddy's little girl."

"And Tommy and Bobby would be completely happy running around outside all day without us," he finished still laughing.

"Yeah..." Krista picked up a small tie and sighed. "And they're already growing up so fast."

Rizzo kissed his wife on the cheek. "We could always have another one," he smiled slyly.

She laughed again. "You're 38 years old, dear," she told him. "And I'm 34..."

"Just a thought," he said, still smiling.

They found three ties for the boys and a new headband for Caitlin, then headed to the candy store, picking out pepermint sticks and Jelly Bellies for the kids' stockings. As they walked up to the cashier, Rizzo picked up a small box of chocolates, too.

"Who are those for?" Krista asked getting in line.

"Sweets for my sweet," he smiled shyly, brushing a lock of hair out of her eyes and kissing her gently.

"You are so cute," she told him running a hand over his cheek and kissing him lightly. "My teddy bear..."

Standing behind them in line a woman cleared her throat, and Krista and Rizzo turned around.

"So how long have you two been dating?" the woman asked.

Krista laughed. "Actually, we're married," she said.

"Then you must be newlyweds," the woman insisted.

Rizzo grinned. "Nope, we've been married for eleven years," he said proudly.

The woman shook her head and the couple took their turn at the register. "You're a lucky one," she told Krista. "Hang on to him."

Krista smiled as the cashier rang up their items. "I am lucky, aren't I?"

Rizzo took Krista's hand again, and the pair headed back out into the mall.

"We need to call your dad," Krista said.

"What for?"

"He wanted us to pick up a Christmas present for your mom, but I can't remember what store he said it was at."

"Okay."

They found the bank of pay phones tucked away in a corner and made a quick call to Mr. and Mrs. Eruzione, getting the details on the mysterious gift.

When Krista hung up the phone and turned back around, Rizzo wrapped his arms around her.

"To the jewlery store next?" he asked.

"Yeah," she nodded, sliding her arms around his neck.

"Maybe while we're there, we can bring something home for you," he smiled kissing her cheek.

"Honey, I don't need any more jewlery..."

"Well, maybe a necklace..." he began, kissing her neck softly. "Or some earrings..." he nibbled on her earlobe.

She giggled a little and ran her fingers through his hair. "Do you know how much I love you?"

He kissed her lips again before answering. "Must be a lot," he laughed. "You've been with me for thirteen years altogether and you're not sick of me yet."

"Thirteen years exactly on Christmas day," she grinned, remembering their first kiss.

"I still can't believe the boys gave you mistletoe," Rizzo mused.

"They knew how we felt about each other, and wanted to get us together."

He smiled broadly. "Well, I'm glad they did," he told her, kissing her one more time. "I love you too, snowflake."

They walked to the jewlery store arm in arm and gave the clerk the name the order was being held under. He returned with the bracelet for Mrs. Eruzione and a small gold box.

"What's that?" Krista asked as her husband took the box from the clerk.

Rizzo grinned. "The kids made me promise not to tell you," he said. "But you'll find out on Christmas."

"The kids made you promise?" she winked.

"Yeah," he told her very seriously. "Bobby even made me pinkie swear."

"Wow," she laughed. "Then I guess I'll just have to wait."

He smiled again and slid his arm around her waist. "Do we need anything else while we're out?"

She laid her head on his shoulder briefly, thinking. "Nope," she decided. "Let's go see our kids."

When they pulled into the Eruziones' driveway, there was only a single light left on in the front room; the rest of the house was dark.

"I bet they're out back still," Rizzo smiled.

"Probably. They never want to come in at home, either," Krista replied.

"Let's go out there with 'em," he said with a twinkle in his eyes.

She grinned. "Any excuse to go skating, eh?"

"Any excuse to spend time with my family," he said softly.

She kissed him lightly and together they managed to find the pairs of skates they had left there for just such an occaison. They headed quietly out back, where Mr. Eruzione had flooded a large patch of the yard for the kids to skate on when they came to visit, and slipped on the skates. Taking Krista's hand again, Rizzo led her out onto the ice and crept up behind their children, wrapping his arms around all four of them in a giant bear hug.

"Daddy!" they all yelled, throwing their arms around him and hugging back. Then, when Krista skated over, "Mommy!"

"Where are Grandma and Grandpa?" he asked, not seeing his parents.

"Grandma is making hot chocolate and Grandpa went to go get a shovel," Caitlin informed her father. "'Cause it's snowing again."

"So it is," Krista smiled. "We always seem to be out in it, too."

Rizzo smiled softly at his wife. "We do, don't we snowflake?"

"Come on," Tommy urged, breaking into the conversation. "Skate!"

The pair smiled at each other. "Okay, Tommy, okay," Rizzo said laughing.

"Ride, Daddy, ride!" Bobby told him, tugging on his coat.

Krista lifted their youngest son onto his father's shoulders and took Caitlin's hand as Tony skated in front of them, keeping a close watch on Tommy.

Mr. Eruzione had found his shovel and walked over to his wife, who had returned with the hot chocolate. He slipped an arm around her and the two watched their son and daughter-in-law skate with their family.

"He's a good father, isn't he?" Mr. Eruzione said quietly.

Mrs. Eruzione smiled. "And a good husband," she told him. "He should be--learned everything he knows from you."

All four kids attacked Rizzo and pinned him down in a snowbank, assisted by their mother. He laughed, so hard in fact that he couldn't get back up. Instead, he pulled Krista down beside him and tickled the kids until they pleaded for him to stop.

"Well," Mr. Eruzione said, squeezing his wife's shoulders, "he was lucky enough to find someone he loves as much as I love you."

She kissed him on the cheek and smiled. "See what I mean? He had a good role model."

The kids finally piled off their parents and headed back out onto the ice sill laughing. Rizzo climbed out of the snowbank and helped his wife up after him.

"Remember the first time we skated on a dark rink?" Krista asked when she got to her feet.

"Our first date," Rizzo grinned, taking her hand and heading back out onto the ice. "You made me chase you down and catch you before I could kiss you."

"I did," she laughed.

"Are you going to make me chase you again tonight?"

She smiled playfully. "I might. Why?"

This time he laughed. "'Cause now I have help!"

All four kids flew over, giggling, and surrounded the couple, making it impossible for Krista to skate away. Rizzo wrapped his arms around her, grinning broadly.

"I've got you now," he told her with a laugh.

She smiled softly and touched his cheek. "I'm all yours."

He leaned in and kissed her gently for a moment. Then the kids interrupted.

"Ewww," Tommy said, wrinkling up his nose.

Little Bobby nodded emphatically. "Yeah, eww."

"Yeah, come on," Tony grumbled.

"We're supposed to be skating here..." Caitlin chimed in.

Rizzo kissed Krista one more time then shared a look with her. "Skating, huh?" he asked his daughter. "How fast can you skate, Caity-bear?"

Caitlin looked suspicious. "I don't know, Daddy..."

"I guess we'll find out," he grinned moving toward her.

The kids scattered around the ice as Krista and Rizzo chased them, laughing like children themselves and silently saying thankful prayers for their healthy, happy family.