17: Growing Up

 

When Gareth and Rebecca arrived the next day from school, they were surprised yet happy to see us already there.

 

It was a day away from the twins' and Rebecca's birthday so Dave hurriedly potty trained the twins and taught them other things they needed to learn before aging up.

 

Rebecca told her father about everything they went through while we were out and she was very proud to take my place.

 

But then I knew it was too good to last for long. I can see now that they're relieved that we finally get to do the household chores and take care of the kids as usual.

 

The day finally arrived and the twins needed to face another stage in their lives. I decided to throw a birthday party for them. I invited in-laws, friends, and some neighbors to celebrate with us.

 

Uncle Gareth went and brought Maxine to her birthday cake.

 

He helped her blow out the candles.

 

Then it was time to age up.

 

I hurriedly picked up Madeline and brought her to her cake as well.

 

She was so anxious on blowing her candles.

After blowing their cakes, my lovely daughters grew into beautiful young children.

 

Here's Maxine. She looked more a lot like her father now.

 

And here's Madeline, which I think was a combination of several people in the family.

 

Rebecca couldn't wait for her turn as well. She was very excited to finally become a teenager.

 

We all cheered as she though of her birthday wish and blew the candles out.

Finally, here's Rebecca as a teen. She's like a female version of our dad, except for the blond hair and very fair complexion.

16: Double Trouble

 

The next day was another challenge for Gareth since we weren't home yet.

 

He figured he couldn't do this all by himself so he asked his little sister Rebecca to help him through this.

 

Sweet little Rebecca agreed and promised to look after the twins whenever she was home.

 

But since Gareth and Rebecca both needed to go to school, they had no choice but to hire a babysitter whenever they left.

 

Rebecca helped feed the young ones and did everything she can.

 

While still not forgetting to do her homework.

 

Gareth was joking around and wanted to cheer her up by annoying her a bit and pulling pranks on her.

 

But he didn't forget his duty to the kids.

 

He spent time teaching them to talk and to walk so that they'd age up well.

 

Rebecca also took time to play with her nieces.

 

The twins also got along well with each other.

 

Rebecca did most of the household chores.

 

Gareth was so proud that he rewarded Rebecca with a laptop as an advance gift for her birthday.

 

Gareth also took the time to face his fears which was training the tots to use the potty!

 

 

It was good that the twins needed only a little attention and they tend to cheer themselves up whenever no one was around. But times came when it was hard to find them.

 

Rebecca managed to make a friend named Jake (I didn't get his last name though). He went to middle school with her but recently had his birthday. Rebecca showed him her best ballet moves she learned during her tutorials

She was awarded as the best ballet dancer!

 

With all the awards and certificates we were receiving, we decided to put up a room in the attic to place them all.We agreed that whatever we learned or accomplished during our stay at the Legacy House should be left there with pride.

 

Even written books and bestsellers were placed there.

15: Gareth, Man of the House

When the twins turned into toddlers, we figured we had a lot more work added to our daily routine.

I was surprised that each and everyone of us were cooperative enough.

Gareth helped me in teaching the twins how to walk and talk from time to time.

And us, grown ups, needed to tend the garden each day to add up to our family earnings.

My father Dave also spent quality time with Maxine and Madeline every now and then. Maxine is starting her first words from their day-to-day conversations.

Mortimer also helps with the household chores and general cleaning.

And when he's at it, I take his turn on playing with our kids.

It has been a really busy week for us now that the kids needed much attention and teaching. We are all busy and stressed out most of the days. Fortunately, there came a reward which entitled us adults for a 2-day vacation. That means my parents together with me and Mortimer will be out to relax and enjoy for a while.

So I went and asked Gareth to be in-charge of the house and the kids for a moment since he's the only teen left at home. He hesitantly reacted and told me he was worried since he might have a hard time dealing with the toddlers but he had no choice though. We left the next morning.

Gareth was having some mood swings that night and felt being a little rebellious. Instead of doing his responsibilities, he invited his friend Cori Langraab over.

They spent too much time together and eventually ended up as a couple.

But I guess it brought back the responsible Gareth and took away his mood swing. I just hope they'll be doing better for the next day.