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Tykes & Turkey

Aired November 28, 2003 - 11:53   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: So you thought you had a crowd at your house for Thanksgiving dinner. Check the guests at the Perry household in the Pittsburgh area.
Here's KDKA reporter Jessica Borg.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JESSICA BORG, KDKA REPORTER: Hi there. How are you?

(voice-over): Ah, thanksgiving at grandma's. Yes, there's lots of food. But, as we discovered, for the Perry family, there's tons of chaos.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, it's babies, babies, babies all the time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Madison (ph), this is Simon (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Definitely more pandemonium. With all these babies, there's enough to go around.

BORG: You see, every relative here is pitching in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: First time. First time. never done this before.

BORG: To feed the six babies.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You want to burp now, please?

BORG: Just eight months old, Simon, Olivia (ph), Madison, Josh (ph), Ian (ph) and Zoe (ph) are all lined up.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the easiest place to do it here.

BORG: To get their applesauce.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They all have such different personalities that you don't know how they're going to eat.

BORG: They go through about 11 jars a day.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Ian's a mess.

BORG: Uncle Bruce, well, he's a rookie.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm glad we come to visit and we don't stay long. It's rental children.

BORG: After the 15-minute feeding frenzy...

(on camera): All six babies are swooped up and the real chaos begins.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With Josh, you have to burp every once or so, because he's a spitter.

BORG (voice-over): The babies also have a 3-year-old brother, Parker.

(on camera): Did you have all your brothers and sisters last year?

(voice-over): Finally, Erin (ph) Perry has a moment to rest.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the first holiday that the babies have been home at a family function like this. So I know they're a little overwhelmed. But, hopefully, they will sleep well tonight.

BORG: Despite the often humorous hustle to bring order to the house, Joe (ph) Perry says he and his wife have a lot to be thankful for.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A big healthy family, what more could you ask for, especially this time of year, you know? It gets bigger and bigger every year.

BORG: I'm Jessica Borg in Conway, Pennsylvania, for CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired November 28, 2003 - 11:53   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: So you thought you had a crowd at your house for Thanksgiving dinner. Check the guests at the Perry household in the Pittsburgh area.
Here's KDKA reporter Jessica Borg.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JESSICA BORG, KDKA REPORTER: Hi there. How are you?

(voice-over): Ah, thanksgiving at grandma's. Yes, there's lots of food. But, as we discovered, for the Perry family, there's tons of chaos.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, it's babies, babies, babies all the time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Madison (ph), this is Simon (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Definitely more pandemonium. With all these babies, there's enough to go around.

BORG: You see, every relative here is pitching in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: First time. First time. never done this before.

BORG: To feed the six babies.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You want to burp now, please?

BORG: Just eight months old, Simon, Olivia (ph), Madison, Josh (ph), Ian (ph) and Zoe (ph) are all lined up.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the easiest place to do it here.

BORG: To get their applesauce.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They all have such different personalities that you don't know how they're going to eat.

BORG: They go through about 11 jars a day.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Ian's a mess.

BORG: Uncle Bruce, well, he's a rookie.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm glad we come to visit and we don't stay long. It's rental children.

BORG: After the 15-minute feeding frenzy...

(on camera): All six babies are swooped up and the real chaos begins.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With Josh, you have to burp every once or so, because he's a spitter.

BORG (voice-over): The babies also have a 3-year-old brother, Parker.

(on camera): Did you have all your brothers and sisters last year?

(voice-over): Finally, Erin (ph) Perry has a moment to rest.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the first holiday that the babies have been home at a family function like this. So I know they're a little overwhelmed. But, hopefully, they will sleep well tonight.

BORG: Despite the often humorous hustle to bring order to the house, Joe (ph) Perry says he and his wife have a lot to be thankful for.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A big healthy family, what more could you ask for, especially this time of year, you know? It gets bigger and bigger every year.

BORG: I'm Jessica Borg in Conway, Pennsylvania, for CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com