Connor and Lila’s place is too small for any sort of large family gathering - which Connor sees as a huge plus - so Lila’s parents Kirstin and David hold a little party for Jonathan's first birthday at their house.
This August, Brigit Gottlieb is turning 25! Fortunately for her, her birthday falls after the first semester exams are over and not during, as she had feared.
I was already an aunty a few times over to Edward’s siblings’ kids but it seems a little bit more special to finally be an aunty on my side of the family.
Last month, the Lachances had some sad news, with Dominic and Leslie losing their baby at seven months’ gestation. This month, the family gets some happy news, as Edward and Lucy head to the hospital for an ultrasound.
Julia is getting married in November, so lately, my weekends have been taken up shopping for bridesmaid dresses with her and Hope, the other bridesmaid.
This has been an especially busy start to the school year for me. I’m still principal but am also back in the classroom, this time with the older kids.
Edward and I live together but we still decided to do the traditional thing and spend the night before our wedding apart. I slept on the sofa bed at my parents’ place and had a leisurely breakfast with them in the morning.
Tatiana and I became grandparents in February, when Dominic and Leslie welcomed Oscar and Stella into the world. We were so thrilled to become grandparents at all and then to get two grandchildren at once was almost too much!
Chris finished his master’s last year and he’s been really enjoying the extra free time. I often see him curled up on the couch after work taking a nap, just because he can now.