Fate Made Our Family Whole Again

Extended Daycare Drama

"Extended daycare? We have to go to extended daycare? Why can't we stay in your office like we did last week mama?" Callie asked. "Please?"

"You need to go to extended daycare baby girl. You, your brothers and your friends. You can't skip since if you do you might lose your spots," Lena added. "I'm sorry baby girl."

"I DON'T WANT TO GO AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!"

"Baby girl? What is going on?"

"I DON'T WANT TO GO!"

"Um mama she was taken by those two women," the big twins added. 

Lena felt like a dork and went to find her daughter. 

Callie was scared since this time extended daycare would have more kids than they did in the summer plus she was still getting over getting taken by Colleen and Grace. Lena sighed. "Don't be scared. Your brothers and friends will be there and you might make some new friends," Lena added softly.

"I guess I can go," Callie added as her mama smiled, kissed her forehead and poured Cheerios and milk into her daughter's bowl. The boys and Callie's friends were already eating their cereal.

"Mama I'm sorry I yelled."

"You are forgiven baby girl."

Caleb smiled. "Extended daycare is fun. Candy and soda like we got in the summer," Caleb piped up from across Callie as she smiled. Lena rolled her eyes.

"And do your homework first," Lena said. Caleb's eyes went wide and his mouth hung open in shock. After a while, he eyed his mama. "It's extended daycare, not home. Homework is for home," he said in a pout and whine.

"We are going to Chuckie Cheese after to meet up with Aunties Jenna and Kelly as well as the triplets, Garrett, Gabriel and Grace," Lena added.

"If you want to stay at home and do homework," Stef added.

"I will do it in extended daycare," he added. "Plus the new built in play structure is ready."

"Really?" the other boys asked. Caleb nodded.

"Yup and I heard it is a five connecting piece play structure," he added.

"Cool," Callie added. She felt safe knowing it was an indoor play structure. Lena and Stef saw the twinkle in their daughter's eye and that put in motion for the moms' to look for indoor playgrounds for her. It was a solution of sorts and they wanted their daughter to be safe.

At recess, Callie went to her friends and they eyed her. "Hi Callie," Lexi added.

"Can we all play?" she asked shyly. Lexi, Emma, Kelsey, Tayla and Tia nodded in smiles.

"Last one on the play structure is a rotten, smelly egg," Emma added. The six girls took off running, while Timothy smiled with relief and went to get Lena.

"Yes Timothy?" Lena asked. He pointed as she turned to see her baby girl and her five friends running toward the play structure. She wept as the tears spilled and recorded it for Stef and would later send it to her as a text.

Callie was first and jumped up and down, followed by Lexi, Emma, Kelsey, Tayla and Tia. Tia was last and therefore the rotten, smelly egg, but she didn't care. She was happy Callie was finally playing at recess.

The girls' stayed on the play structure for the end of recess and they all came down the pole since the bell for lunch was heard. Lena met Callie and gathered her baby girl in her arms.

"Mama is so proud of you, baby girl," Lena added.

"Why mama?" Callie asked confused.

"Well you played at recess. How do you feel?" she asked.