July & August 2033 Birthdays & Anniversaries

July 2033 - Del Sol Valley, California

It's the last night that his girls will be so little, George thinks as he reads Elliana to sleep. Tomorrow is their fifth birthday and he knows already that they're changing and growing out of the babies they've always been to him.

May & June 2033 Birthdays & Anniversaries

May 2033 - Henford-on-Bagley, England

It's the trip of her dreams, Carol says as they explore the small countryside town across the ocean from them. She's read about little towns like this in books and always wanted to explore one some day.

March/April 2033 Birthdays & Anniversaries

March 2033 - Del Sol Valley, California

March means that Jacob and Mia will no longer be kids. Or at least, that's what they think. They'll always be kids to their parents, no matter how old they are, but they are moving officially into their last year of preteenhood and turning twelve this rainy day.

But the rain doesn't bother the celebration inside the Lloyd house. Their family has flown across the country to celebrate this day with them. Grandpa William loves to play Don't Wake the Llama with Mia and Jacob. They're the youngest of his grandchildren and he hopes maybe they'll still play this game whenever they're visiting each other.

January/February 2033 Birthdays & Anniversaries

January 2033 - Pine Hollow, North Carolina

Aaron has never been the sweetest little brother. Vanessa finds him quite a bit annoying most times. 

November/December 2032 Birthdays & Anniversaries

November 2032 - Evergreen Harbor, Mississippi

Life is quiet in Evergreen Harbor. Kat has taken a job in a biology lab here, studying some of the life around the Mississippi River and what needs to be done to keep the water clean and healthy. She likes her work, but she misses everyone--her family, her friends, Yori. It was hard leaving him back at PSU while she moved off to the job opportunity she'd had.

September/October 2032 Birthdays & Anniversaries

September 2032 - Granite Falls, Washington

 

 

It's Julie Lloyd's 68th birthday and so her son Blake surprises her with a trip to Granite Falls, Washington. Julie has been to California to visit her oldest son Jason and his family, but never to Granite Falls, which she had read about and dreamed of visiting.

September - October 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

The bathroom sink desperately needs cleaning and Andrea can't ignore it anymore. She's near the end of her pregnancy so she needs to get the house spotless before the baby comes and takes up her time.

July - August 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

In July, Andrea Craig is now entering into her seventh month of this pregnancy, so the day they get to meet this baby is getting closer.

June 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries, + Graduation Day

“Alex is still asleep,” Sam says one morning. “You’re getting started really early on his cake.”

“It’s his first birthday,” Ariel says. “It has to be special right from the beginning.”

May 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

“Ethan is not having a great time away at college,” Carol tells her husband.

“It’s his first year,” Zared tells her. “Things will get better.”

April 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

A trip to the vet is not at the top of Andrea’s wishlist for the day. Her back hurts, her feet hurt, everything hurts. But she has to take Mojo to the vet because he suddenly isn’t acting like himself. Lucas is working so it’s all up to her.

March 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

“You’d think I would know how a pregnancy will feel throughout the months,” Anna tells Dewey. “I gave birth to Landon, after all. But I feel like I’m just not getting along as well as I did before. Taking care of two kids and myself and my students is a lot to do!”

February 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

It’s Nathan and Terri Gates’ anniversary. Nineteen years. Nineteen long years. Nathan thinks they can start out their anniversary with a trip back to the bed after breakfast, but Terri isn’t having it.

January 2030 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Waylon Menon is up early as he usually is, even on weekend mornings. Always a lot of work to do.

December 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Raven Craig is turning four today! Tucker and Cynthia’s family and friends who also live in Oasis Springs bring their kids to celebrate.

November 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Audrey meets up with Emma with a big hug. "Happy birthday," Audrey tells her.

"And happy birthday to you too," Emma says. She loves having a twin she can celebrate her birthday with.

September 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

It’s Gavin and Garrett Lloyd’s twelfth birthday. Gavin is ready to grow up and expand his learning opportunities with new things.

August 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Audrey has entered the seventh month of her pregnancy. So close to the end and they’ll soon meet their little baby!

July 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

 

"You don't have to cook breakfast for me," Lily tells her dad.

 

"I want to," Logan says. "It's your birthday and my girl isn't a little girl anymore, but I'd like to pretend she is before she heads off to another country." 

 

June 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Sam and Ariel Smith step outside of their apartment in San Myshuno, New York, one evening as the sun begins to set. Ariel is in her ninth month of pregnancy and she’s taking the advice she’s heard about getting out and walking around in hopes of starting labor soon.