Sextuplets

Chapter 8: Water Park

   I woke up early and made breakfast.  We had a big day ahead of us. I looked over at the clock that read 6:55 pm.

   I added the bowl of scrambled eggs to the table of food that I worked to make since 6:15 when I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.

   I walk to our room and wake up a very sleepy and cranky Michael and then an unawake Liv, telling them to come and eat breakfast.  Liv sits on the stairs and rides them down as Michael shuffles out of our bedroom dead like. We sat at the table as I brewed some fresh coffee for Michael and I to enjoy as the sextuplets sleep. I put fresh milk in Liv's morning sippy cup. I pour some coffee in two mugs and grab two plates and Liv's plastic plate.

   "Eggs?" I ask them both and get a nod out of them both. "Bacon?" Another big nod from both. "Hash browns?" Liv shakes her head 'no' and Michael nods. "Pancakes?" I get two nods and put three on Michael's plate and one on Liv's plate. "Toast?" And, get two more nods. Although I don't ask what they want on their toast because I already know it. Michael wants grape jelly and Liv wants butter with sprinkles of sugar. I hand them their plates and sippy cup and mug.  I make my plate piling on eggs, bacon, hash browns, two pancakes, and one slice of buttered with sugar sprinkled on it toast.

   We just sit in silence, eating.  When Michael wakes up, he doesn't talk and really doesn't do much.  Unfortunately, Liv takes after her dad in the morning category. That's why I make breakfast, put their food on their plates, and make their drinks.

   I let the sextuplets go to Grandma and Grandpa's in their pajamas. Then we headed out for our day at the water park.

   Mommy of seven still doesn't have that perfect body or at least the body that I had before the sextuplets so I've decided on a pink floral one piece.  Liv has on a blue and purple tankini. (Dad said no to the bikini.) Michael has on orange and yellow striped trunks.

   "Where to first?" I ask.

   "Do you want to ride the cliff hanger?" He asks.

   "What will we do about Liv?" I ask.

   "We'll ask the person who works here to watch her." He says.

   "What great parents we are." I sarcastically said. But, I agreed. It's only for one ride.

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   We rode every kitty ride twice, some bigger slides, and I spent plenty of time in the lazy river.

   Taking the sextuplets from my parents, I kissed them both and we traveled home.