The Wood Family Legacy

The time has come at last for Evangeline to join her brother in the land of teenagedom. What does her future hold? Will she someday grow into being the Wood family heir, or will she get lost into Sunset Valley, away from her large and crazy family?

Evangeline grows up into a teenager and inherits the family trait, a good sense of humor. Something tells me she’ll need it. Not the thinnest of girls, and certainly not the most popular, Evangline embarks on her life as a teenager, wondering where the road will lead her. First things first . . . an apology is in order.

Now both teenagers, Evangeline feels the need to explain herself to Theodore. She apologizes for her actions as a child and Theo, always good, tells her to think nothing of it. Feeling better, she decides to head out to the gym to get in shape before she heads off to high school for the first time.

Evangeline works out until late, after curfew. She doesn’t care, of course. Why should it matter when she stays out until? Better to stay away from the chaos of home, right?

As she exits the gym, Evangeline is stopped by a policewoman for breaking curfew and is promptly taken home. This is bound to be a fun start to her teeange years.

Evangeline returns home to a furious Delaney, and promptly gets into a heated, catty argument with her.

The newly teenaged Evangeline begins to mock Delaney, making fun of the way she speaks.

In the end, Evangeline is yelling at her mother about everything: about their family, about their relationship, about her life. Unfortunately, the two go to bed as enemies.

The next day, Delaney takes a needed day off, calls a babysitter, and heads off to the beach. She runs down to dip her toes in the waves and gladly takes in the warm sun. After the rough night with her teenage daughter, she’s glad to be alone.

She closes her eyes and takes a calming nap by the shore, forgetting (at least for awhile) about her fight with Evangeline and her crying toddlers.

Theodore, meanwhile, is exhausted from keeping up with his little sisters (and from being awakened by Delaney and Evangeline’s fight). On the way to the bus after school, Theo passes out. Evangeline, of course, either doesn’t notice, or just doesn’t care.

She rides the bus with Jeremiah Crumplebottom to his house after school, where she decides to spend her time terrorizing his family.

Pleased with herself, she returns home to get some sleep, disregarding her mother and brother’s weariness.

That evening, Madeline and Mallory play with the dollhouse. Mallory is a little hungry, obviously, and chews on the daddy doll until Delaney brings her her bottle. Evangeline sleeps. Soon it’s time for an exciting night of birthdays!

First it’s time for the triplets to end their terrible twos. No more tears! No more waking up in the middle of the night! No more howling from their cribs! I almost can’t handle it. Now that they’ve grown, the slight differences in their faces are becoming apparent.

With their age, the girls have developed another trait each: Miranda is a heavy sleeper, Mallory has the Wood family sense of humor, and Madeline loves the outdoors. Now that they’re older they begin to dream of having their own identities, apart from their sisters.

As Theo paints, he can feel his birthday approaching, too. What kind of man will he become? Will he end up with Alexandria? Will he inherit the Wood Family Legacy?

He grows up in a flash of light and, before he knows it, he’s an official young adult. No more high school, no more homework, no more curfew! He can now fully explore his town and his options.

Theodore decides his lifetime ambition is to reach the top of the Law Enforcement career. Eternally good, he wants to hold up the law to his best ability. Unfortunately, he’s developed the couch potato trait. Hopefully this doesn’t affect his job performance!

And now, finally, their children grown past the toddler stage, Delaney and Gage settle in for a full night’s sleep. They will never again have to worry about waking to the sounds of crying babies. They’ll never do another midnight feeding, or change a diaper. Life for the Wood family, at last, is starting to settle down.