It had been a long drive from the airport, about two hours from what Alex could tell. As the car slowly began to stop Alex's attention was captured by the large house they were pulling in front of.

     Martha turned around in her seat to face Alex.
     "Welcome to your new home Alex." She says with a smile. The car stops completely as George puts the car in park and turns the engine off. They both climb out the car and Martha opens Alex's door. She takes his hand and waits for George to grab the luggage out the trunk. All of them walked up to the front door and Martha grabbed her keys to open the door.
     When she opened the door she pulled Alex inside. He was greeted with the soft smell of lavender and vanilla. He took in a deep breath and smiled.
     "Would you like to look around a bit Alex?" Asked Martha. He nods his head and lets go of her hand. He wonders around for a little while, popping his head into rooms, discovering that the house contained six bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, family room(living room), and a huge attic filled with books. Alex immediately likes this room and has a feeling he will be spending a lot of time up there.
     Alex was sitting down on the hardwood floor of the attic reading a book when he heard the door open.
     "Oh there you are Alex, I've been looking for you." Said a smiling George. "It seems to me that you've found somewhere that you like." Alex nods his head in agreement. "Well, I just wanted to let you know that the boys will be here soon, my friend Philip(Schuyler) will be dropping them off in a half hour."
     Alex had heard very little about the other three boys. Just that the youngest was three, the oldest was eight and that they were all from somewhere else.
     "Would you like to come down and wait for them with me and Martha?" George asked with his hand out. Alex nods, stands up, and takes George's hand. They make their way downstairs and meet Martha who was coming upstairs. 
     "Oh I was just coming to get you two, they're here early!" She says with a big smile. Alex can hear many voices at once approaching the porch when a tall man opens the door followed by three boys.
     "Mom!" All the boys run up and surround Martha. This slightly frightens Alex so he hides behind George.
     "Hi boys!" She says hugging them. "Thanks for watching them Phil, it means a lot." She says to the tall man.
     "No problem, it was good to have some entertainment for the girls." He says with a laugh. When he notices Alex he winks at him and walks out the door.
     "Hey mom, where is dad?" Asked a tallish, tan skinned, boy with curly hair put up in a bun who had an accent.
     "Here, I'll call him down. George!" She calls. He looks at me.
     "Alex I have an idea. You stay here until I call you down, ok?" He asks Alex. Like usual Alex nods his head and lets go of George's hand. George makes his way down the steps and Alex hears the boys start cheering again. Alex sees a small boy with tan skin, curly hair, and freckles sprayed over his cheeks, jump into George's arms.
     "Whoa John!" George says laughing. Then a boy with dark skin with a gray beanie on grabs George's leg making him fall to the ground laughing. Once all the laughter dies down Martha gets slightly more serious.
     "Ok boys, now I'm sure you guys are wondering why we spent a week in away and why you had to stay with uncle Philip and the girls." She started. The boys nod their heads. "Well, we went and visited the Caribbean. We also brought something home...well more of a someone. Alex, will you come down here please." She calls out. He takes a deep breath and comes down from the stairs.