gingeroracle:

It was a tradition for Lexie's birthdays. The Summers' would break out the old grill and they'd have a big party, out by the pool, the first of the Summer. Steak and Hot Dogs, drinks, ice cream and cake, and music that kept getting louder by intervals until Scott went over to turn it down again. It really helped when your friends and family could control weather and make sure the water was warm...

THey saw some rough times but now..? Now it was time to party.

gingeroracle:

The shift from Lexie being around in the capacity of adoring hanger-on to that of actual team member (even in a "novice-capacity" - her father's words) had a lot of build up only to find that when it happened...it wasn't a whole lot different than before. Still...she felt pretty damn cool with her cup of coffee, hanging out in the kitchen, just being one of the guys.