Reflections

Quite a lot has happened this year in South Beach and much of it occurred "off camera" if you will. Many of you will recognize this motley crew of youngsters but in case you don't, they are as follows: On the sofa left to right are Eric Stanfield, Devlin Holloway, and Nate Stanfield. Standing between Eric and Dev is Riley McDermott. Toddling on the floor are 3 kids that I doubt anyone knows about (except their parents of course) Autumn Taylor, Garrett Savage, and Harmony Stanfield. Beth and I were discussing the youth in our world and you will be seeing and hearing more from this group in the coming year.

Because I am not capable of growing kids without chronicling every last detail, there is picspam under the cut. I promise I kept it to a minimum (not). And please forgive the image clarity, I used the in-game camera for many of these shots. Which actually look better than my unedited Gadwin shots. Hmmm...

I hope you all had a holiday that was filled with peace, light and love.
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First up is Devlin Holloway.

Devlin blows out his toddler birthday candles with a little assistance from his father, Shaun.

Yes, Dev, life as a child is indeed quite good. He loves the water just like Shaun.

Not sure about this hair but his child hair was a bit too...I don't know, short maybe? It may change again down the road. But he is quite stylish! Gets that from Stevie I'm sure.

And a closeup. Very handsome. I can see both parents so it will be fascinating to see how he turns out.

Next up is Garrett Savage. I don't have a lot of shots for him since Slim and Bonni's lot keeps crashing on me.

Slim wasn't very happy when I told him he had to move. This is a really nice home but...it crashes without fail. It probably isn't the lot since the house I moved them to crashes as well. I blame Slim and his social network.

This is Garrett right before the game crashed but just after he was toddlerized. Dad's gorgeous green eyes. I admit I cheated when I packed him up to send to Beth and grew him up. Watch out ladies, this boy is gonna be a stunner!

Bonni helps with the candle blowing. Isn't baby Garrett adorable?? So small...

I ended up moving Slim and his family back to their original home dirty dishes, blasting music, unmade beds and all. It wasn't all that bad. He was able to teach Garrett to walk...

...and manage to shoot some hoops which he could NOT do at the beach house. (so there!)

Last but not least is Riley McD. I took a boatload of shots because the kid is so photogenic.

Dad is looking a bit rough around the edges but manages to break into a smile for his boy.

Ryan tries to spend as much quality time with Riley as he can. Being a single father is rough but Landry's mom helps out when she can. Here Riley gets a helping hand from his dad as he takes his first steps.

I love this shot. He looks so much like Ryan here but he seems to have the darker red hair that his mother had. Riley is mostly a happy kid although he does get a bit melancholy at times.

This was cute. Hopefully that isn't the latest copy of Probe that Riley is reading...
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And because it is like a tradition on Mondays, a blogthing. If you managed to get this far you might as well have a reward.

You Are Chocolate Truffles

You are unpredictable and even a little zany. No one knows what to expect when you're around. You have a short attention span and need a lot of variety in your life. You are easily addicted to the things that you love. It's hard for you to only eat one chocolate from the box.

What Chocolate Dessert Are You?

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