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Toddler Birthday

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 Carly, Day 210, July 29, 2026 So in continuing to invite a family over at a time, Carly decided to invite just Honey, Rowan and Melody to dinner and then have Austin blow out his candles. It got a little confusing, but dinner was served, an entire chocolate cake was eaten (and none of Carly's family had cake), nectar was opened, and candles were blown out. Amelia never met Melody so I thought that would be a good meeting. They did get along and were friends before the evening ended. Melody first greeted Em though when she came in. And Carly introduced Austin to Honey. And Amelia met Melody. After dinner, I found them downstairs dancing. Dinner was served. Rowan looks grumpy in the picture, but just bad timing. He and Carly were talking about Strangerville. And after dinner, Carly grabbed Austin to blow out his candles. And everyone enjoyed cake (well, Honey's family). Phillip opened a bottle of nectar but I didn't know how to get Honey and Rowan to have some so Carly and P...

Counting Down to Moving Day

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 Carly, Day 209, July 28, 2026 Only a few days left in July, I can't believe it! Watcher has been working on the Tomarang house more than playing with the family so these are just some random happenings.  Amelia accepted the feed yourself formative moment and so she helped prepare dinner a few times. Austin has liked most of the foods that he has tried. Amelia often autonomously hugs or kisses Em. And Amelia completed the aspiration that involves learning to ride a bike. And Watcher was not sure if Carly could walk Em and have Austin in the back carrier and was pleased that it worked. And Amelia brought Kara home from school. Amelia is playing peek a boo with Austin. And then they went out back to play. It was a Monday though so Amelia had homework and a school project to do. So after Kara left, they started on that. I was going to wait to age Austin up until after the move or right before, but he has completed so many milestones, I am just going to get him aged up (Watcher wa...

Amelia Grows Up

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 Carly, Day 208, July 27, 2026 Amelia aged up with this hair and I ended up keeping it. This is her coming home from her first day of school which she said was exciting. But it is summer in Strangerville and that's a lot of hair, so with her swimsuit and hot weather outfits, she has it pulled back. I am really going to miss the lazy days of Strangerville and hanging by the pool and the vibrant landscape. And now that Amelia is a child, she can pick little Em up for a hug. But with childhood comes school and homework. Phillip helped her on her first day. And there's a new baby. Austin has been doing great on his milestones and I am expecting he will be a toddler when they get to Tomarang. Em keeps a close eye on all the children. And Austin has already leaned to crawl and can now crawl to Em. Amelia loves her little brother too and comes in to entertain him or play with him. And Amelia joined scouts right away. This is her picking up her first badge, but she has 3 now I think.

New Baby

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 Carly, Day 207, July 26, 2026 Watcher had a lofty goal that since Carly hasn't had much time for visits with friends this month, she would invite just one family at a time over. Since Amelia and Eric hit it off really well at the toddler play date, Carly and Phillip invited Jace, Twila, Kara, and Eric over for a cook-out. Twila and Jace disappeared for a bit and turns out maybe they don't get a lot of quiet time together. Eric and Kara were having fun with Amelia, so we left them alone.  Jace is still enjoying his pink sunglasses and nose rings. And Phillip took Eric over but maybe his movement isn't high enough, so he watched Amelia. Don't know why Kara is having that thought bubble. And Amelia met Jace. And everyone was sharing baby pictures. And it was getting dark, so Amelia gave Eric a big hug. And he played a bit with his Mom before the party was over. The plan was the next night to invite over Cebolla, Kristen and the boys, but Carly entered her third trimester ...