Ch-ch-ch-Changes! Grow Em' Up...Move Em' Out...

Blogging is too fun! I never realized how much fun I could have writing about my life...even though I haven't even really gotten to mine yet. I guess that's why I'm trying to buzz through all the stuff that happened before I really started playing a big role in things...

Well, when Payton and I were toddlers and Olivia was just starting school, it was time for Evie, Kayla, & Keaton to move out...

Kayla grew up to a be a hottie. She exercised a whole lot and lost some weight, chopped off her hair, and got a job as a professional artist. She was all set!

Evie grew up to be even more stunning than she was as a teenager, if that was at all possible. As predicted, Evie became family-oriented and wanted lots of children. Aunt Shea was fine with that. She can deal with grandchildren, it's the children she didn't want tons of.

Keaton grew up to be a handsome devil, didn't he? I'm not sure if he grew into his nose or his facial hair just compensated for it.

The biggest news of all? Keaton & Evie got engaged!

Keaton proposed to Evie right before they moved out...and they were so excited!

In fact, they were so excited, they just decided to have a quick ceremony before they moved out as well.

Well, remember how I was saying that my mom was trying to get Aunt Shea to have another baby? They actually came a compromise! Aunt Shea had some key issues about having another child. They were:
1) Pregnancy...she did it once, she doesn't have any desire to do it again.
2) Labor...that shiz hurts...'nuff said...
3) Taking care of an infant
4) Taking care of a toddler.

So....let me ask you...how could she possibly avoid all the above things and still have another child? ADOPT! That's how Mason joined the family!

Mason's mom was only fifteen when she had him and he had been neglected as a baby before the state took custody of him. He was in and out of foster homes for awhile and was living in a group home when Aunt Shea found him. Mason was so happy to find a home with us.

Pretty soon after Mason joined the family, Olivia was entering her teen years:

Olivia's pale vampire skin was shocking against her black hair. Olivia was a virtuoso, so she very easily maxed out her guitar and piano skills.

Well, even though Payton and I were still toddlers at this point, my crazy mother decided to have more children.

Look at that belly...Aunt Shea tells me she was praying there was only one, but she had a feeling there was more...so she prayed it wasn't triplets. Check out that tat on my mom's stomach! LOL

So, here's how that went down...
Early morning on a weekday, my mom wakes up before everyone else. Mason and Olivia are sleeping soundly and Payton and I haven't woken up screaming yet. Aunt Shea hears Mom rustling around in the kitchen. Aunt Shea asks if everything is okay and my mom tells her she feels like she's going to go into labor any time. So Aunt Shea offers to take care of me and Payton and my mom goes to the hospital.
Olivia and Mason get up and go to school and Aunt Shea is in the middle of going through the morning routine when my mom shows up with not one, but two babies...my younger brother and sister, Garrett & Gracie. Shea said she liked to had an attack...they had two toddlers and two infants to deal with now....Grrrrreat.