Getting everyone to sleep at the same time, eat at the same time, and not need the tiny half bath ALL at the same time was proving very complicated for Alicia. As the days rolled on she felt more and more like a circus ring leader more than a mommy. However, she did a good job and managed to have the youngest children asleep by 8pm each and every night.
One night while the children played and worked on their life skills a beautiful deer peeped through the window of their home, however when Alicia headed outside to pet it, it sprinted away like Bambi. The children were all in awe of such a beautiful creature, for they had never before seen an animal of any type. Alicia spent time over the next week discussing animals with her kids, teaching them about various types, sizes, and colors.
In the meantime, her garden just continued to grow and grow. One afternoon while working tediously she realized that this would be what she missed the absolute most about this little home. She was looking forward to moving to a new, larger home, one where her children would have adequate room to play and grow, but her garden would remain on this lot. The thought of losing all her hard work and dedication saddened Alicia, especially because the garden was something that Brille, her first born, her first daughter, had been helping her with.
After weeding, watering, and harvesting Alicia headed inside, she realized that when they moved she would still need a way to support her family and since the garden would be non existent, at least to start, she picked up one of her daughter's blank canvases and set to work painting. Her idea was to sell paintings! After all if her daughter could do it, and was such a master artist, why couldn't she?
Alicia's masterpiece didn't turn out as well as she had hoped and she was only able to place it on consignment for a whopping 11 bucks! Her frustration boiled over, and when she saw Brille in the garden, throwing away a plant, she exploded. Screaming, gesturing, demanding answers.
Cody became a chess champ over the summer, and even managed to max his Logic skill!
When school started he decided to take up painting, but only as a hobby.
Meanwhile the twins, Delilah and Dylan were getting in to everything, they seemed to absorb everything, good and bad, like a sponge! Before long they were both using the potty chair on ther own, toddling around the house together, and blabbering away at one another!
One morning while the twins slept, and Brille & Cody played chess, Alicia made pancakes (as she did every morning) for the family… however on this morning it would seem that Alicia wasn't paying very close attention to what she was doing! She managed to start a house fire, a first for her! She was so scared but luckily, it seems, Brille's imaginary doll? put the fire out. No firefighters required!
Alicia's reputation seemed to spread way quicker than that fire she had started, random people began showing up while she worked in her garden, calling names, and snapping photos with their phones!
As the children's birthday's loomed in the distance, Brille made it a point to max her logic skill out, she figured it may become useful after she moves out of the house, maybe not though.
A few days before the children's big party a note came from a very prestigious art school in Sunset Valley. Sadly it was a rejection letter; Alicia tried her best to comfort her daughter.
Brille went back to work at her easel, she knew if she wanted to be someone she'd have to make her own dreams come true.
On the evening of the party Brille thought hard about what she desired...
After thinking for a few moments she knew just the thing to wish for! To be a star! She quickly blew out each of her candles.
She grew in to a lovely young lady, definitely deserving of stardom!
Next up, not-so-little Cody blew his candles out…
The next morning it was the youngest twins' turn to age, seeing as Alicia didn't was to awaken Delilah and Dylan.
Here is little Evelyn
And little Eric!
Delilah helped blow her candles out…
And grew in to a very blue little girl!
Dylan wanted Cody to help him blow his candles out!
He also grew in to a very blue little boy!
It seemed that amidst the commotion of the children's birthdays and the party, Brille had retrieved her things and slipped off, destined for stardom!
Like her father she left a note for her Mother, "I'm off to become a star, a world renowned surgeon and an artist! I love you. -Brille"
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