YOGI! Yogi, I miss you so much. I don't know what it is about this new dog but, listen, he's no you or Chester. No offense, Nester.*

*Maybe.**

**I looked at his tombstone just now as I finished playing and his name was Truman. So not even close to Nester.


Erick: Well, if my dog wants to stay with that random lady, that's fine. I'm not going to stop him. If that's where he belongs.


August thinks he's good enough at the piano/keyboard now to show his mom a few things. Look at that cocky grin.


Okay, maybe not as cocky as he thought. Let's call it a wrap on teaching your mom how to play.


Arwen and Molly are being verrrrry risky fooling around in her bed while the rest of the family is home. Ah, well, Helena and Erick are very trusting and, really, what's the worst that could happen?


Um. Okay. Arwen is now crying in Adrian's room. Something bad obviously happened. Crap. If I remember correctly, this was not fooling-around-related.


Helena decided she wanted a clothesline so good ol' Erick put one up for her and, well, if it's still glove weather, I really don't think it's the right time to be using it, but okay.


HOWEVER. This never worked. The clothes never got dry. I tried moving the line so it wasn't by so many trees. I tried unhanging and rehanging the clothes. Nothing worked, so they don't have a clothesline anymore. I don't remember if I tried it in seasons other than Spring so that might be my fault but I just got frustrated.


I'm pretty sure Arwen is just going through a period of teen angst because, really, what's that bad about setting the table?


Can you believe it?! Adrian the Tornado is ready to be a full-fledged child.

He's so adorable! Those eyebrows, though, just a tad bushy.


In kind of an abrupt transition, we've reached a turning point in young August's life. He's a young adult, he's engaged, and he's ready to say goodbye to the family home.

SO! Cue the hugs.




And, now, jump to the next day. To see where August ended up, you can click right here to see part one of his new spin-off series, In the City.


He's already back to clean up this mess, probably made by his brother.


The real reason he came back is to celebrate Helena's birthday. She's becoming an elder! MY HEART. Arwen took it upon herself to bake the cake and decorate it with way too few candles. She's trying not to keep pointing out how old her mom is, you know.


Arwen: Aren't you supposed to be, I don't know, gone?

Calm down, girl, just because he moves out doesn't mean he's banned from the premises.


As she gets older, Helena is getting a lot more fluffy and that's okay. She's still our lovable Founder.


Adrian is a talker and loves to chat up every fellow kid he meets.


Adrian: Your flip-flops are dumb.

I didn't say everything he talked about was nice.


This girl is rocking these pajamas as casual wear and she won't let Adrian tell her otherwise. Too cool.


Truman looks so tough in this photo. That collar, though. If you can't tell, he didn't really bond with the family and me as much as the previous dogs and that is a shame.


Sibling sleepover! Ignore the fact that Adrian is being swallowed by this custom content bed.


Contrary to my previous comments, Helena did love this dog, don't get me wrong! And he's so small and skinny and precious.


Here is Erick taking clothes off of the line because they are still dripping wet. Dryer, here we come. Technology is the best, baby, you can't beat it.


In her old age, a lot of naps are required for Helena.


I came back from playing August's household and Arwen was wearing this and... girl. What are you thinking? You don't even need glasses.


Ah, a bed that doesn't swallow half of your head. How's it feel, Adrian?

Adrian: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.