penny for your forts : Snowflake Day and the worst birthday party ever

Happy Snowflake Day!!

I've been trying to do Snowflake Day every time in this legacy, even though it's a bunch of effort to make shit Christmassy and you forget to delete all the decorations and the next thing you know it's Leisure Day and you've still got your holiday lights up. Also it's sort of the same every year. But this year I switched it up and put the Christmas tree in the different place. CRAZY!

I knew that glitch with the gift giving party wouldn't have just fixed itself, but I tried to throw one anyway. Like I do every year. I never learn. There is SO MUCH free floor space in this house, especially since I completed the recent renovations, but alas, I still got that stupid message telling me I hadn't cleared enough space for a 4x4 giftpile. Fuckers.

Still, a party was thrown, and presents were given.

Mostly to Nathan

Pizza for breakfast!

More presents!

I thought everyone would show up with food, as is the custom at parties, but only Hank brought a contribution to Christmas lunch. It was bread. A loaf of white bread.

What a spread.

Only Nathan ate it.

His tastebuds are too young to know they're getting ripped off.

Everyone else ate the key lime pie that Clementine whipped up after she realised her guests had come empty handed. Hank got really into it.

Isla is really unimpressed

Because it was a special day, Nathan was allowed to sleep in his parents bed.

Awww

Jerrod decided it was time to propose to Daisy. He chose an odd place to pull out the ring, but Daisy didn't seem to mind.

Not even in their room?

Marisa was a little surprised.

Congratulations, but it's 2am and I'd like to go to bed.

So now I have TWO weddings to plan, since Felix and Marisa still haven't gotten married. They're waiting until the weather gets a little better. Winter isn't the best time for a strapless white dress.

Because of the constant snow days, Nathan's first day of school didn't happen until he was almost halfway through childhood. It's okay though, he's learning stuff at home.

Like cooking

And painting

He chose his lifetime wish after his first day of school. Master of the Arts. It's unusual to choose your lifetime wish so young, but Nathan's traits are Artistic and Virtuoso and he's already at level 5 of the Painting skill so I think he knows what he's doing. If he starts learning guitar as a teen I reckon he could fufil his life ambition by adulthood.

Speaking of adulthood, one of Felix's midlife crisis wishes was to have a makeover. It's handy that his cousin is a stylist.

Before

After

He looks more like his age now. You can't keep that kind of hair forever.

The first day of spring was Eugene's birthday. This party was a freaking NIGHTMARE. For some reason no one could get Eugene out of his crib. It took almost an hour, and then Clementine kept walking outside instead of picking him up and taking him to the cake. The party started at four, and at seven I was STILL trying to get Eugene upstairs. Next time I throw a toddler party I'll do it in the dining room.

It's not like he's going to make use of the bar anyway

Jerrod had a gig at seven thirty, but I stopped him from going because I didn't want him to miss his son's birthday again. Looking at the below pictures, it seems he wasn't concerned.

He is not in the room

Poor Clementine was desperate for the toilet the whole time she was trying to get Eugene upstairs. She tried her best to hold on, but it didn't work.

Uh oh...

Oh dear.

Yeah, Eugene aged up in a puddle of piss.

I'd be unimpressed too, kid

I was going to put Eugene in the empty room upstairs, but it seemed too far away from the rest of the family, so I converted Daisy's room back into a kids room. She and Jerrod can have Beckett and Eveline's old room, since it's not been used since they died.