It may take a village to raise a child, but an Army unit comes in handy when you're raising quadruplets.

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Smock and his wife, Belinda Garza-Smock, of Ewa Beach welcomed three boys and one girl on Oct. 8. Yesterday at Wheeler Army Airfield, the 599th Transportation Group adopted the family for the holidays, holding a Christmas party that included dozens of wrapped gifts, a baby tub and a large box of baby wipes.

Col. Susan Davidson, unit commander, said the group is sponsoring the military family so they can have a good Christmas. She gave them gift cards, gathered from donations and amounting to several hundred dollars.

“;We do take you as a part of our family,”; she said.

The four newborns, dressed in red elf costumes with green bibs and white socks, slept in the arms of their two grandmothers, their godmother and their father.

“;This is a blessing,”; Sgt. Smock said of the donations. “;We were both worried about what's going to happen for Christmas.”;

Recently, the couple had asked for help at Army Community Services, which is how the 599th found them.

The Garza-Smock quadruplets were born in this order: Caiden Matthew, Christian Thomas, Cameron Matthew and Chloe Isla.

Smock, who is assigned to Charlie Company of the 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, said the babies did well at their doctor's visit this week.

The quadruplets, born by Caesarean section with an average weight of 4 pounds, gained about 20 pounds collectively, coming in at about 9 pounds each, he said.

Belinda Garza-Smock, 37, couldn't make the ceremony because she was taking tests to become a registered nurse.

Smock, 35, said his wife, who watches the babies during the day, will appreciate the gift cards.

“;She needs to be able to just relax,”; he said. “;She needs a break. I can just see it in her.”;

The couple had been trying to have children for four years and succeeded with intrauterine insemination.

On a typical weekday, Belinda Garza-Smock and two grandmothers, one from Texas and another from Tennessee, take care of the babies and “;share whoever's crying,”; said grandmother Victoria Smock.

At night, each grandmother takes one baby and two stay with the parents.

“;Four babies at times is very strenuous,”; Sgt. Smock said.

Hawaii residents also have made it easier for the couple and their clan, the first set of quadruplets born in Hawaii since 1999.

Smock said that one day, a stranger pulled up at his house, saying she heard about his family from news reports, and she gave him baby supplies. Another day, he received an anonymous $500 check.

“;They just wanted to take care of us,”; he said.

Each day, the family goes through about 40 diapers and 32 bottles of milk or a $27 can of infant formula.

Victoria Smock, 63, who came from Tennessee to help her son's growing family, said: “;It's been hard but rewarding because you get to see every little change that happens every single day. They're smiling now.”;

Family outings and regular excursions have also gotten bigger.

“;We've become a tourist attraction,”; Matthew Smock said. “;We usually get stopped about 20 to 30 times.”;

He added: “;I was praying for this since I was a kid. I got what I wanted plus three more.”;