Chapter 153: Will You be my Neighbor /Tristan and Meredith gender reveal



The next morning Meredith and Tristan woke up when the alarm went off.


"So we have a fun day for the kids." Tristan says.


"Oh yeah?" Meredith  asks.


"Yes we are going to step into the land of Mister Rodgers.   They have a museum all about him." Tristan  says.


"Oh the kids will love it.    I watched that show growing up.      So I can share information with them." Meredith  says.


"Yes it will be fun.    Then we are are doing our gender reveal." Tristan  says.


"Oh yeah we have to make food and set up.    We will record  it for your parents." Meredith  says.


"Awesome well let's get up and get this started." Tristan  says.


They both get up and get dressed. The guys head out for a run and then to train. The girls head into the kitchen and start to cook for the party later that night. Some of the other players and their wives were coming over.   They made cupcakes and other deserts as well. Once they had everything made and ready for the party later they begin to make breakfast. The guys come back and shower. They then get the kids up and dressed. They sit down and eat. They finish and the boys cleaned up. They then head out into the car.


"So we are going to take a step back into time. To a show we watched growing up." Sid says.


"Yes and the guy who played in it was from here." Kris replies.


"Yes it was Mister Rodgers Neighborhood. " Jake says.


"Yes and it was a fun show." Justin says.


"Yeah before my time." Tristan says.


"The girls will educate." Geno says.


"Yeah before my time too." Guddy says.


Madison and Nadia educated everyone on the show. The kids were pretty excited. They arrive and park. They head inside and Justin pays for them to get in.


"Wow." The kids say seeing the place.


"Just wait and see." The girls say.


"This is going to be cool." The guys reply.


They start to look around.


"THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE IS closer than many people realize. In fact, some of its residents live, without much notice, on the top floor of the museum ." The girls read.


They head that way. As they turn the corner after arriving on that floor, the puppets from Fred Roger's beloved Children's Show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, appear before them. These original puppets are King Friday XIII, Queen Sarah, Henrietta Pussycat, X the Owl, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, Daniel Tiger, and Grandpere.


"Wow so cool." Nadia says.


"I know right." Madison says.


"Damn what did I miss?" Meredith asks.


"I don't know but I missed it too." Taylor replies.


"I remember it vaguely." Autumn says.


"I am Russian." Anna replies.


"Its on Netflix we will have to watch the show." Madison says.


"Tonight we will watch a few episodes." Nadia says.


Everyone agreed.


"The Land of Make-Believe was a way for Rogers to talk about difficult topics in a way that children could understand and relate to. He performed many of the puppet personalities himself. They were part of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which was one of the first children's television programs aimed at helping children's development. The show ran from 1963 to 2001 and was only off the air for one year (1967)." Madison and Nadia read.


The puppets aren't the only Mister Rogers props within the museum. Others are sprinkled throughout its exhibits like little Easter eggs for both kids and kids-at-heart. On a bench in the "Attic" exhibit, under a plexiglass box, are Roger's signature sneakers and a tiny plaque. Most people don't know they're there and pass right by. Outside of the "Makeshop," a craft area in the museum, is Roger's iconic red sweater. They found them all and the girls were taking lots of pictures.


They also saw the famed Trolley and got to take pictures in front of it and inside it. It was pretty cool. They saw a bunch more props from the show that made it so loved. Finally they had seen everything and had taken all the pictures they could. They head to the gift shop. They went and looked around.


"Oh my god they have the whole series on DVD." Madison says.


"Get it baby." Kris says.


"Its a lot of money." Madison says.


"So get it Madison money don't matter. It can be educational to the kids." Sid says.


"He is right." Jake replies.


"Yes teach good things. SO get." Geno says.


"I agree it does teach good things." Justin says.


Madison got it along with a few other things. The kids got replica of the puppets and a few other cool things. Once everyone had gotten a few things they pay and head back to the car. They head back to the house. Ruth had made lunch for them. They sit down and eat. They then head into the game room and put one the first disc of the first season. They watch it with the kids. They end up falling asleep.


"Let's take a nap and then we can get up and get ready for the gender reveal party." Meredith says.


"Who all is coming over?" Madison asks.


"Brian and Kayla, Rusty and Kelsey, The Cullen Family, Zar, Brandon, Sullivan, Conor and Jordan and a few others." Nadia says.


"Awesome. Its going to be fun." Autumn says.


"I can't wait to find out what its going to be." Taylor says.


"Yes and we can't wait until we know what you and Nadia are having." Anna says.


"You haven't revealed yet either. And Sid and I decided not to find out but to be surprised." Nadia says.


"You are due any day aren't you?" Madison asks.


"Yup any day." Nadia replies.


"I can't wait to meet them." Taylor says.


"You and me both." Sid says putting his hand over Nadia's swollen belly.


" I still can't believe you guys got pregnant before six weeks was up." Kris says.


"Well when you mess with fire you get burned." Jake says.


"Hello topic change." Taylor says covering her ears.


They giggle but they drop it. They then pick a couch and lay down.    Meredith and Tristan pick theirs and snuggle together.   They fall asleep for a much needed nap.


A little bit later the alarm went off and they got up. They all get up and get ready. The guys set up and decorated while the girls put the finishing touches on the food. Finally everyone starts to arrive and the kids had woken up. They were outside since it was nice out. They got ready and ate their food first.


"Thanks for inviting me. I love gender reveals." Kayla says.


"Welcome. Glad you guys could make it." Meredith replies.


"Of course." Kayla says.


They mingle around talking to everyone. Once everyone finished eating the food it was cleaned up and put away. They then gather around the table.


"Okay so there are to guns on the table because Meredith and I are expecting twins. Now we will each fire one off to tell you which each one is." Tristan says.


"Yes but any guesses?" Meredith asks.


"Yes please see Madison or Nadia and make your guess known for twin a and twin b. The person who predicts correctly will get a nice prize." Tristan replies.


Everyone made their guesses for each one.   Once the guesses were all in and recorded Tristan and Meredith each grab a gun.   Meredith fired hers first and blue confetti, silly string and glitter came flying out of it.   The kids squealed with excitement.      Tristan then fired off his gun and pink confetti, silly string and glitter flew out.   Everyone congratulates them. They then had cupcakes and cake and mingled a little bit more.   Kayla predicted right so she won a 200 dollar visa gift card.   Little by little everyone leaves.   The guys clean up as best as they can.  The girls take the kids into the house and into the game room getting them settled down. They watched a few more episodes of Mister Rodgers. The kids were loving it. They finally settled down and fell asleep. They turn the show off and tuck them in. Everyone turns in.   Meredith and Tristan  head to their room. They get ready for bed.


"That turned out so well." Meredith  says.


"I know it did.   I am glad." Tristan says.


"I know.  I am glad everyone could make it." Meredith says.


" Me too baby, now get some rest." Tristan says kissing her head.


"I will, you too.   Do you have any names picked out for these two?" Meredith  asks.


" I do actually.   Do you baby?" Tristan  asks.


"Hmm I was thinking Jack Tristan for the boy, and Sally Rose for the girl.   After Jack and Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas which is one of my favorite movies." Meredith replies.


"Oh my god that is too funny, I was thinking Max Allen and Allison Danielle after Max and Allison from Hocus Pocus another one of your favorite movies."  Tristan says.


"I like them both." Meredith says.


"Me too." Tristan replies.


They make love a few times before falling into a much needed sleep.

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