Well Grandma, do you wonder what's been happening lately?

Keiana and I have both surpassed Dad in the amount of plaques we have accumulated. Both of us have maxed seven skills so far and are working on another one. Since we rarely work, we have lots of time to perfect hobbies. (Keiana only has a part-time job at the spa and, as an astronaut, I only work one day a week.)



Keilani is often in meetings, so she hasn't achieved as many little goals as we have. Rafe, too, spends a lot of time researching the latest medical procedures, so he hasn't as much time for hobbies either. They are both great painters and gardeners though. Recently, Rafael maxed his fishing skills as well.



Children grow so fast; don't they, Grandma? It seems like only yesterday that Kenzie was a baby. I can picture Rafe hugging her as he put her in her crib at night or got her up in the morning.



She just isn't that little anymore. Now she has school and play mates to visit. It won't be so long before she too is a teenager.



The twins, Kev and Kyle, are teenagers now. They both look so much like their dad did when I first met him. Someday soon one of them will fall in love with a class mate. How could someone not love this face?



Or this one?



Kimi did follow in your shoes. She achieved her lifetime want to be a hit movie composer. Now she is developing her gardening skills, painting, and writing. She really turned out very well. Here's a picture of the portrait Keiana made of her.



Surprisingly it appears that Kevin has inherited your kleptomaniac trait. He brought home something the other day that reminded me how often Aunt Kara would bring home surprises. (I know that Keiana also has that trait; but since she hates the outdoors, she doesn't venture out so often.)



What can I tell you Grandma? Because you came to Riverview with a dream, we exist. We are reminded of you when we look at some of your paintings around the house. Every time we go into the dark bathroom at the reading room or the sparsely furnished building that is no longer an art gallery, we think of you and Aunt Kara as well. We are Kleptos, and we are leaving our mark in this sleepy little town.