just the way you are

Chapter fourteen: christmas part two (chicago - week nine)

"good morning, jackson five fans, and merry christmas to all who celebrate," bailey laid on the couch, vlogging. "it is eight am on december twenty fifth and i hear some little feet upstairs. i'm pretty sure that at least the little twins are up, but there might be more awake."

"sissy!"

"hi buddy," bailey rolled to her side to film her younger brother, bohdi, coming into the living room.

"morning sissy," bohdi climbed up onto the couch with his big sister. "twins are up too, so's wynnie and banks."

"are nany and papa up yet?"

"we're waiting for you so we can wake them, benny, cam, twins, blake, briggs, and brookie up," bohdi grinned.

"looks like we're going to wake up everybody else," bailey vlogged. "stay tuned for that."

"hi!" bronwyn waved at the camera as soon bailey turned it on. the little girl was on her oldest sister's hip.

"alright," bailey said. "quick update, everyone is now awake except nany and papa."

"not happy to be awake," brody mumbled. he was siting on the floor, hoodie on, with bryce and blake; none of the three were happy to be awake.

"we know," brinley rolled her eyes at the boys. she was standing with brogan on her hip while bennett had beckham on his shoulders.

"so we are trying to decide what christmas song to scream, i mean sing, to wake up nany and papa this year," bailey explained, interrupting her siblings before a spat could happen. "last year was jingle bells by the little twins' choice, so we're debating. so far we know that we are not doing grandma got runover by a reindeer, no thank you to cam for that suggestion."

"it was a good idea," brody grinned evily.

"brody cameron."

"that's scary when both of you do that," brody glanced at both of his older siblings. "it's worse than when pj and charlie do it."

"feliz navidad!" bryce yelled.

"how long did it take you to think of that?"

"shut up claire."

"i have the camera now," bennett whispered. "charlie and cam went downstairs to go get some pots for the middles to bang on since bohdi, bronwyn, and the twins are jumping on the bed. so the middles get pots and wooden spoons, bryce and me are on lights and the older girls plus cam get to put the little three on the bed."

"ready," bailey appeared behind bennett with a few pots. brody, now with his black snapback on instead of his hood, followed her. "okay, listen. blake, briggs, brook, and banks get pots and spoons. bohdi, bronwyn, and the little twins are jumping on the bed. wynnie, you can use your cowbell-"

"yay!"

"bear, me, and cam are going to help you get on so don't climb on immediately, okay?" bailey continued like bronwyn hadn't interrupted her. "bryce and clark are on lights, you all understand?"

"yes."

"let's go," bennett carefully opened the door and held it open for his siblings. "careful, shh."

bailey, brinley, and brody each picked up one of the four littles and sat them on top of the bed while the rest of the kids got in place. once bailey sat bronwyn on the bed with the boys, it was time.

bennett and bryce started the song by screaming, "feliz navidad! feliz navidad!"

soon all of the kids were screaming as the lights flickered, pots banged, and grandparents sat up with a start, "feliz navidad! feliz navidad! prospero año y felicidad! i wanna wish you a merry christmas! i wanna wish you a merry christmas! i wanna wish you a merry christmas from the bottom of my heart!"

"merry christmas, good morning, we love you!" papa interrupted the kids' scream singing. "we are now awake and will be in the living room in a minute, please leave."

"i have the camera again," bailey was once again filming as the siblings sat in the living room to wait for their grandparents. "we are waiting for nany and papa so we can go downstairs to the family room."

"santa came in the family room," brinley added. she was sitting next to her big sister with bronwyn on her lap. "that's why we're waiting."

"yep," bailey nodded. "because i was in the living room this year, the tree was set up downstairs in the family room so that's where santa came."

"nany! papa! hurry!"

"cam!" bailey scolded. "stop teaching the twins and bohdi bad things. cameron is teaching the twins to rush people."

"yeah well, benny taught me first," brody protested by throwing his older brother under the bus.

"pretty sure that was bailey," bennett rolled his eyes. he was drinking a cup of coffee while the siblings waited.

"it was not," bailey rolled her eyes at her older brother. "that was all you."

"good morning everyone," nany was filming now while her grandkids opened presents. "merry christmas to all who celebrate, and if you don't celebrate christmas, merry whatever you celebrate. It is the morning of december twenty fifth, i think it's close to eight by now."

"7:47," bohdi corrected.

"yes, thank you time obsessed child," nany rolled her eyes. "the kids are opening presents from jamie, santa, and me. next is some presents from our tour kids and bailey has a surprise for everyone, so that'll be last."

"nany, you have presents too," bailey came over and took the camera. "hey guys, i have a new jersey boys hoodie and i am quite happy now. if you didn't know, i wore out my old jersey boys hoodie. it was pretty bad, the sleeves frayed and there were like three holes in it because i wore it so much."

"figured it was time for a new one," bennett spoke into the camera. "don't worry, this was not her christmas gift from me, ya'll. it's her birthday gift that i forgot to mail until last week so i figured it would be easier to just bring it at christmas."

"hey it works," bailey grinned. "thanks big brother."

"anytime baby sister."