#aaron quickley

It's the beginning of summer in Pleasantview, so it's time for the Quickleys again.

Natali: Hi Aaron! How long till he starts talking, Dad?

Benjamin: It'll be a little while yet. At least a few months.

Natali: Aaw.

This party is supposed to be about Aaron. He doesn't mind being out of the spotlight, though.

Iryna: Where's mommy?

Yes, there are butterflies in the house. This is due to the triangle flowerbeds that are smack dab against the house's walls. I like it and am gonna leave it that way. This family's One True Hobby is Nature, so I figure it works.

Aaron learned to talk pretty quickly, despite being shy.

Natali learns a lot more easily when she's in the classroom with other people. But she's been told she has to figure out how to be alone happily sometimes, and she's trying.

As the reward she gives herself for finishing her homework, she plays with Aaron.

It's sure taking him a while to learn a nursery rhyme, though. Almost like he's scared of singing! Well, everyone's different. That's what makes them interesting!

Time for Aaron's birthday!

"Peek-a-boo, Aaron! I'm your big sister!"

"Aaron and I are gonna be the best of best friends forever and plant new gardens and think up all sorts of new games and..."

"When he's a little older, you can teach him nursery rhymes."

"How are you feeling, Mom? Can I get you anything? I caught a big fish today, maybe Dad could cook it for you?"

"I don't need anything right now, honey. I'm--uh-oh."

"Uh-oh?"

"It's time!"