Back in the Jungle

 Carly, Day 171, June 20, 2026

After their first day exploring the temple, Carly and Phillip went back the next day but they got a brand new temple. This time they found a little fishing spot.

And Carly made a new friend.....NOT.

Carly just needs one more treasure chest but think they got everything out of this temple and headed back to the rental. Em had her own mission though. After a nap, she just took off running and ran through the jungle and over the scary bridge.

Only to get to this bush where she attacked a squirrel. Em won the fight against the squirrel in paw to paw combat.

And ran back to the house.

After all that, she still wanted Mom to play fetch with her.

After she finally got tired out and laid down. Carly and Phillip headed into the bar. They have now tried all 3 drinks from Selvadorada and they did a little dancing.

And back to the rental for a little romance. It might not be their honeymoon this time, but they still found time for some fun with each other.

And when they got back to Mt. Komorebi, winter had officially arrived and their neighborhood is snow-covered.

And just because I like this picture, Carly practicing yoga.

And Carly got a call from her sister-in-law Isabella saying that they were thinking of starting a family. Carly told her to go for it, so I switched back to them to see if she was expecting. She was not, but now she is.

More Free Time

 Carly, Day 169, June 18, 2026

Phillip has been going on hikes by himself since Carly is all done with that aspiration. I didn't want her to attract all the bugs and him not get any. He had one more to get and got a little sleepy and I found this cute little area for him to take a nap.

And then he got the last centipede and completed the aspiration.

So now that the aspirations are out of the way, they will make a few more trips to Selvadorada to try to complete Jungle Explorer. I may have them try more snowboarding. They both got to level 10 in skiing but didn't do much snowboarding. Just another picture of Carly on the slopes.

And more time for Em. She does love playing fetch.

And I always think it's cute when she is laying on a sofa sleeping, if someone goes to eat a meal, they always sit down beside her.

And they went on another date. They went to the restaurant in Nordhaven. And I saw that Carly had never used her relic and she has to use that 5 times for the Jungle Explorer. Since Nancy Landgrab was there, it seemed like the perfect time to try it. Nancy is cursed now, but didn't turn into anything. I really should google what the different crystals do before using it on people.

And they tried visiting Irene again, with an amber ring on so the weather was nice, but I did have to switch to Irene and fix the front door. There was an issue with the door. But it was nice out so the kids hung out together for a bit. These two must have been having a race (and I apologize for Louie's lack of outfit - just forgot to fix him up last time). And I don't have those little purple bows for Esme - they must be CC?

Em was happy to see Dad again.

And a little stand off with Esme but they were just playing.

And Em said goodbye to Dad, but we'll be back to test the door soon.

Happy HarvestFest

 Carly, Day 166, June 15, 2026

Carly has always tried to host a HarvestFest celebration with her friends. I felt like we needed a picture from the first one. This is Copperdale and Jace just kept eating pie, but didn't want Carly's Watcher to see him so he was eating outside in the rain.

 We have all come so far! 

So current day, I will start with these pictures because they made me laugh and I did not see this going on until I went through my pictures. But if you look behind the group standing there, there is a naked behind in Carly's bathroom.

I know who that behind belongs to.

And look who decided to join the party. I am glad Jace had a nice soak. 

This group was standing outside and didn't come inside right away even when dinner was called.

This group seemed to come in when Carly called everyone to the desserts. But these are just the pictures with little commentary. There are a lot of them, but everyone seemed to be moving around quite a bit and I liked that.

I think this is when dessert got served and you will see some of the outside group start being in the pictures.

One of my HarvestFest activities is watching sports. I didn't tell Carly and Phillip to turn the TV on, they both had already completed it before the party, but someone turned on sports.

Honey and Rowan so sweet.

Everyone seems really into the sports channel, like we're watching the World Cup.

Irene wanted to watch the cooking channel though I think. And Em got stuck with her behind in the air trying to get under the sofa.

Then I am pretty sure Irene put the Lost Pup movie on. Twila made me laugh with her movie review.

Irene loved the movie.

Wolfie must have found the gym upstairs.

And poor Em, I didn't notice her stuck there until the guests had left. I had to move the sofas to get her out. The sweet potato pie was the only thing that was eaten completely. There was a lot of the Panna Cotta left and there were a lot of servings of both Grand Meals left. But I think everyone had fun. 

More Hikes and Some Critters

 Carly, Day 165, June 14, 2026

Carly and Phillip continue on their quest to complete this aspiration. They decided to try jogging together through the hiking trails. I wish we could do this other places.

And Phillip got this centipede on him.

Phillip: What do I do?
Carly (glad it is not on her): Don't move!

It jumped off, but not too much later, Carly had one too. Hers jumped off before I got the picture, but it is still on the ground. So they each got one out of the 3 they need, but Carly had another one from before, so she only needs one more.

Carly: I can't look, is it gone?

And then they had the option to hike back to town after the job. It was a very pretty evening, cold, but the moon was full.

They were both hungry when they got home, and they have never been on an actual date, so Phillip asked Carly on a date. They went to the experimental restaurant in Newcrest.

They had a great time and someone made this for breakfast.

And just because I like these pictures of the scenery. Carly walking Em through their neighborhood. I love the little shops and the festival area when no one is around.

And the next day is Harvestfest. Carly wanted to host a dinner party for friends and family. She did a lot of cooking. Phillip helped keep Em occupied.

And she made two grand meals, fish and turkey, and two desserts - sweet potato pie and panna cotta, a traditional Belacorde dessert.

More pictures from Harvestfest tomorrow.