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."Shall we get your Daddy and your brother? he asked her."Da! She pointed imperiously toward the porch where Danny was waving violently, trying to catch theirattention."You see that, Peter? Ellie thinks we're going to kick your butts!"He scooped up a bunch of snow and pressed it against his chest, forming a rough ball."Not a chance.Come on, Danny.Let's get some snow!"Peter grabbed a handful of snow, balancing Danny on one hip.Chad gave Peter enough time to form the snowball and then tossed his own missile right at Peter's head.Peter ducked, the answering snowball whacking his leg."Oh ho! You've done this before!"He grabbed some more snow, taking a few steps to the left as he formed it into a ball.Ellie giggled,bouncing on his hip.He tossed the snowball at Peter's chest this time.Peter used Danny as a shield, grabbing another handful of snow. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Cheater!"He went for more snow himself, nearly dropping Ellie in the process."Da! Dadadadada! A snowball bounced off the top of his head."You tell them, Ellie!"He lobbed his snowball, cheering as it his Peter square in the shoulder.Peter started laughed, Danny crowing and slapping those snow-covered shoulders.Chortling himself, he grabbed some more snow and shuffled over to Peter, tossing it up in the air over hishead so it came down gently over Peter and Daniel's faces.Daniel blinked up, gasping, the little pink-cheeked face looking overjoyed."Oh, Peter look."Chad did it again, coming in closer and letting Ellie get in on the falling snow.Ellie reached up, and Daniel's face was a study of pure joy.He tossed more snow, utterly in love with the looks on their faces, a tight feeling in his chest."Look at them. Peter sounded undone, awed.He nodded, throwing more loose snow into the air he'd do it forever if it kept his babies and his loverlooking like that.The little flakes caught on dark eyelashes, on bowed lips.Those babies were the prettiest things he'dever seen.And they were his.His and Peter's and he almost couldn't believe it.He looked over at Peter, knowinghe was wearing his heart on his sleeve, but just not able to help it."Yeah. Peter's eyes were filled with tears, the smile unmistakable.He nodded and kissed Peter softly, then two little cheeks."I won, he said with a grin, not meaning the snowball fight at all."Yes.We both did."He nodded. Yeah."Ellie cried out Da! and he grinned, tossing her up into the air and catching her again. Were weignoring you, lovely girl?"Ellie squealed, wiggling madly.Oh, somebody liked that. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlHe did it again, sending her a little higher this time, laughing as he caught her.Those giggles were just aswonderful as the amazement at the snow had been.Peter was swinging Danny, laughing and singing, making the baby boy jabber.They switched babies, hisson hisson heavy in his arms.He tossed Danny a few times, but not as high, knowing Danny wasn't as into the big air throws as hissister was."Look at all that snow, Danny.This time next year you're going to play in it.And it's just going to getbetter every year. He could just imagine the snowball fights they could have when the twins were older.The snowman building contests.The hot chocolate cook-offs.He chuckled. Maybe I can wait to do the shoveling.It's not like the snowplow will be by for a fewmore days.""I think that you can wait, I can take an afternoon off from writing to settle in with hot cocoa andpopcorn.""Mmm.buttery fingers.One of my favorite kind. He gave Peter a wink and bounced Daniel in hisarms."Just one? They headed in together, the house feeling almost too warm after having been out."I have many favorites."They stripped the twins down first, and then themselves, all their cheeks bright and rosy.Ellen coughed afew times and Chad reached over to tickle her under her chin.Her cheeks were pink and she waskicking and chuckling, arms and legs working."Would you like some hot chocolate and popcorn, Ellie? I bet you would.Maybe we have someapplesauce for you.""I bet a bottle and applesauce and maybe a cookie would go over famously."Ellie grabbed his finger, legs kicked. Ba-ba.""A bottle? You want your bottle? Peter did you hear our clever daughter ask for her bottle? Helaughed, tickling her.His crowing and playing was interrupted by the radio, and he sighed. Daddy's gotto get that.I'll be right back, Peter."He answered the call, assured headquarters that he'd survived the storm. It wasn't much more than alarge snowfall not much wind, we didn't lose any trees in the nearby vicinity.Won't be going anywhere til you get the roads cleared though.""Yeah, that might be a week, okay?"Chad chuckled. Have I got a choice? We'll be fine.I'll call in if we run out of anything before you get tous.""Good.Over and out." Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Is everything okay? Peter showed up, baby food jars in hand."Yeah.Headquarters was just checking in, making sure we were okay and that there wasn't anydamage. He smiled and took one of the jars and a spoon from Peter. They should get to the roadsbefore the week's up.""Yeah? That's nice that they pay attention."He nodded.It was a part of the job. Our nearest neighbors might be really far away, but we're notalone out here.So who's getting the. he looked at the bottle in his hand, strained beans?""Not Ellie.She poots."Chad chuckled. Yeah, but she giggles like crazy every time she does it's almost worth the stink."Grabbing Daniel, Chad set him up in his high chair and started feeding him.Peter got Ellen settled, feeding her a few bites before she squealed and grabbed the spoon."She is going to be such a handful, Chad noted, as Daniel continued to let himself be fed, the sweetnatured boy. She's gonna lead Daniel intoso much trouble.""She's a fierce girl. Peter helped, very carefully, pretending not to help."She sure is.Fierce.Stubborn.Hard-headed. He winked.One eyebrow arched, Peter grinning over. Are you suggesting something?""Who me? I don't know what you're talking about. Look at him, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth."Butthead. A dollop of applesauce went flying.His mouth dropped open.That had so not been Ellie.He retaliated, lobbing a spoonful of beans right at Peter."Oh, you evil, evil man! Peter was laughing so hard the applesauce missed.It almost made him relent.Almost.His second spoonful hit Peter on the side of his mouth."Ew.This is nasty. Peter spit out the food, causing both babies to blow raspberries."Oh, now, that is! Both the twins were now covered in the food that had been in their mouths."I think it's bath time.""I think you're right. Peter was laughing hard, eyes just dancing."I always am, he teased. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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."Shall we get your Daddy and your brother? he asked her."Da! She pointed imperiously toward the porch where Danny was waving violently, trying to catch theirattention."You see that, Peter? Ellie thinks we're going to kick your butts!"He scooped up a bunch of snow and pressed it against his chest, forming a rough ball."Not a chance.Come on, Danny.Let's get some snow!"Peter grabbed a handful of snow, balancing Danny on one hip.Chad gave Peter enough time to form the snowball and then tossed his own missile right at Peter's head.Peter ducked, the answering snowball whacking his leg."Oh ho! You've done this before!"He grabbed some more snow, taking a few steps to the left as he formed it into a ball.Ellie giggled,bouncing on his hip.He tossed the snowball at Peter's chest this time.Peter used Danny as a shield, grabbing another handful of snow. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Cheater!"He went for more snow himself, nearly dropping Ellie in the process."Da! Dadadadada! A snowball bounced off the top of his head."You tell them, Ellie!"He lobbed his snowball, cheering as it his Peter square in the shoulder.Peter started laughed, Danny crowing and slapping those snow-covered shoulders.Chortling himself, he grabbed some more snow and shuffled over to Peter, tossing it up in the air over hishead so it came down gently over Peter and Daniel's faces.Daniel blinked up, gasping, the little pink-cheeked face looking overjoyed."Oh, Peter look."Chad did it again, coming in closer and letting Ellie get in on the falling snow.Ellie reached up, and Daniel's face was a study of pure joy.He tossed more snow, utterly in love with the looks on their faces, a tight feeling in his chest."Look at them. Peter sounded undone, awed.He nodded, throwing more loose snow into the air he'd do it forever if it kept his babies and his loverlooking like that.The little flakes caught on dark eyelashes, on bowed lips.Those babies were the prettiest things he'dever seen.And they were his.His and Peter's and he almost couldn't believe it.He looked over at Peter, knowinghe was wearing his heart on his sleeve, but just not able to help it."Yeah. Peter's eyes were filled with tears, the smile unmistakable.He nodded and kissed Peter softly, then two little cheeks."I won, he said with a grin, not meaning the snowball fight at all."Yes.We both did."He nodded. Yeah."Ellie cried out Da! and he grinned, tossing her up into the air and catching her again. Were weignoring you, lovely girl?"Ellie squealed, wiggling madly.Oh, somebody liked that. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlHe did it again, sending her a little higher this time, laughing as he caught her.Those giggles were just aswonderful as the amazement at the snow had been.Peter was swinging Danny, laughing and singing, making the baby boy jabber.They switched babies, hisson hisson heavy in his arms.He tossed Danny a few times, but not as high, knowing Danny wasn't as into the big air throws as hissister was."Look at all that snow, Danny.This time next year you're going to play in it.And it's just going to getbetter every year. He could just imagine the snowball fights they could have when the twins were older.The snowman building contests.The hot chocolate cook-offs.He chuckled. Maybe I can wait to do the shoveling.It's not like the snowplow will be by for a fewmore days.""I think that you can wait, I can take an afternoon off from writing to settle in with hot cocoa andpopcorn.""Mmm.buttery fingers.One of my favorite kind. He gave Peter a wink and bounced Daniel in hisarms."Just one? They headed in together, the house feeling almost too warm after having been out."I have many favorites."They stripped the twins down first, and then themselves, all their cheeks bright and rosy.Ellen coughed afew times and Chad reached over to tickle her under her chin.Her cheeks were pink and she waskicking and chuckling, arms and legs working."Would you like some hot chocolate and popcorn, Ellie? I bet you would.Maybe we have someapplesauce for you.""I bet a bottle and applesauce and maybe a cookie would go over famously."Ellie grabbed his finger, legs kicked. Ba-ba.""A bottle? You want your bottle? Peter did you hear our clever daughter ask for her bottle? Helaughed, tickling her.His crowing and playing was interrupted by the radio, and he sighed. Daddy's gotto get that.I'll be right back, Peter."He answered the call, assured headquarters that he'd survived the storm. It wasn't much more than alarge snowfall not much wind, we didn't lose any trees in the nearby vicinity.Won't be going anywhere til you get the roads cleared though.""Yeah, that might be a week, okay?"Chad chuckled. Have I got a choice? We'll be fine.I'll call in if we run out of anything before you get tous.""Good.Over and out." Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Is everything okay? Peter showed up, baby food jars in hand."Yeah.Headquarters was just checking in, making sure we were okay and that there wasn't anydamage. He smiled and took one of the jars and a spoon from Peter. They should get to the roadsbefore the week's up.""Yeah? That's nice that they pay attention."He nodded.It was a part of the job. Our nearest neighbors might be really far away, but we're notalone out here.So who's getting the. he looked at the bottle in his hand, strained beans?""Not Ellie.She poots."Chad chuckled. Yeah, but she giggles like crazy every time she does it's almost worth the stink."Grabbing Daniel, Chad set him up in his high chair and started feeding him.Peter got Ellen settled, feeding her a few bites before she squealed and grabbed the spoon."She is going to be such a handful, Chad noted, as Daniel continued to let himself be fed, the sweetnatured boy. She's gonna lead Daniel intoso much trouble.""She's a fierce girl. Peter helped, very carefully, pretending not to help."She sure is.Fierce.Stubborn.Hard-headed. He winked.One eyebrow arched, Peter grinning over. Are you suggesting something?""Who me? I don't know what you're talking about. Look at him, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth."Butthead. A dollop of applesauce went flying.His mouth dropped open.That had so not been Ellie.He retaliated, lobbing a spoonful of beans right at Peter."Oh, you evil, evil man! Peter was laughing so hard the applesauce missed.It almost made him relent.Almost.His second spoonful hit Peter on the side of his mouth."Ew.This is nasty. Peter spit out the food, causing both babies to blow raspberries."Oh, now, that is! Both the twins were now covered in the food that had been in their mouths."I think it's bath time.""I think you're right. Peter was laughing hard, eyes just dancing."I always am, he teased. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]