Dear diary,

It has been a long time. First, my brother Jedidiah got married to his fiance Anthony. Emma was flower girl, so cute!

Then Juls was inspired and wend down on one knee for me! Ofcourse I said yes. He is the one!

We went to a festival together in the neighborhood of Nicole. Ofcourse she joined us at the festival. I loved seeing her again.

And then we already had my weddingday. It was lovely. Nicole was there and Jedidiah&Anthony but my parents and brothers and sisters didn't attend. It's sad but I'm glad I have Jedidiah there.

We didn't wait long to start trying for a baby. Emma is already eleven years old. And we had luck our first try! We really had luck because it turned out to be twins! Two little boys, Judah and Martin Que. We are just trying to get back in to a routine with our two boys.

Love, Jadyn

Dear diary,

Almost two years have gone by since the last time. My little girl is now a teenager! She is always active like swimming or jogging and very self assured in school. She has lot's of friends coming over all the time. And she adorse her little brothers so much!

Speaking of her little brothers, Judah and Martin are toddlers now and are keeping us on our toes. They are so sweet, both of them. Judah is such a good boy while Martin is a bit sensitve from time to time. They love to play together or with their big sister. They adore her.

My brother Jedidiah and his partner Anthony adopted a sweet little girl, Phoebe. She is about a half year younger then the twins. I love the fact that they will have a niece to play with. Emma never got that when she was little, or now.

Dear diary,

My brother Jedidiah had some amazing news to share! He is engaged to Anthony! Anthony popped the question to him and ofcourse Jedidiah said yes. They have been together for three years and already living together for most of that time. They will get married soon! So exciting. My parents won't come ofcourse but I will be there.

Since Nicole and I both finished our college and got jobs. We thought it was time for a holiday to the beach. We have been working hard, we needed some time off. We enjoyed laying on the beach, swimming and climbing the vulcano.

During our holiday I met a man, Juls Martin Que. He is wonderful! We went already on a date while I was on our holiday and since then we have been dating non-stop. So special!

Soon, I introduced him to Emma. It all went very fast and are already living together at his place. Saying goodbye to Nicole was heartbreaking. She has been such a good friend to me when I needed help. We have had a wonderful time living together with my daughter Emma. I'm so thankful for her!

Ofcourse we will see eachother again but it won't be the same as before.

written by Jadyn Baker

Dear diary,

I'm getting into normal life at my friends house. Nicole is so very sweet to let me stay at her place with Emma. I can't thank her enough. She also said it is our place from now on. I love her so much!

I made a very big decision, I'm going to college. First I though I should work first but Nicole and I talked a lot about it and she said she had enough money with her scholarship and her garden is making money too. So I applied to college, I'm still waiting on an answer. I'm very excited. In the mean time I'm spending all my time with baby Emma, keeping the house clean and tiddy for Nicole. And I also play the violin often. I'm even trying to write a piece.

While I still worry sometimes how I will make it on my own, at the same time I'm feeling very confident that I will. My friend Nicole is the main reason for that.

Dear diary,

My daughter gave birth to an incredible sweet baby girl, Jade Bethany Hoffmann more then a year ago. She is named after both me and her mother. She is just the cutest and already a toddler. In a couple of months she will already be a big sister. We are so excited for Emma, Jordan and Jade. They are such a cute, perfect family. (pose @ancasims)

But I'm not only a grandmother. I'm still a mother to my twins. They are 14 years old right now and are real teenagers. So I'm trying to be a good teenager mom too. Recently we had a jamsession, me on the guitar, Judah on the violin and Martin on the piano. It was so much fun spending time with my sons like this.

Love, Jadyn

Dear diary,

My daughter is in a relationship. Not with the guy she dated with last time but with her highschool friend, Jordan. They know eachother for so long and met eachother again at some college activity. They where a thing right away. Recently they came home for a weekend and we found them staring in eachothers eyes all the time. She is so in love.

Over the last years I have lost a lot of weight. I was really proud already but I know I have to stop losing weight right now or I will become too thin.

My boys love the monkeybars so much. You can find them everyday on the them. They are almost nine years old right now and doing great at school. They have lot's of friends and good grades.

Dear diary,

Almost two years have gone by. My baby girl is an adult and starting college! She is so grown up. Juls also celebrated a special birthday, his 40th birthday.

It was so hard to say goodbye to my daughter. But it's time for her to discover the world. She will be great in college, I'm so proud.

Before she left she had some nice dates with this guy. I don't know if it will last while she is going to college but that's okay.

I lost some weight! I have been working so hard to loose weight and it finaly paid off. Besides that, I got a promotion and am playing at the biggest podiums.

Dear diary,

We don't live on the beach anymore but the beach is right around the corner. So we do have reguarly beach days where we all, or little groups of us, go to the beach and swim there. I love that I have a safe home while also being able to go swim in the ocean. The twins love it too and always begg me to go to the beach. I gave in today. But I kept a close eye on them since they are still little.

We celebrated their birthday shortly after. The are growing up so fast! Judah and Martin are twisn but are unique. Judah is such an angel, always doing good for the people around him. Martin is a bit more sensitive but he does love to do outdoorsy things. They love to play together all the time! Even, homework is done together.

We heard from my fathers passing away. He wasn't that old but not in good health. He died from a heart attack. Leaving my mother alone after more then 40 years of marriage. While I didn't have contact with them for years, a piece of my heart broke hearing about my fathers death. I went to the funeral with Juls and the childeren. I had not seen most of my brothers and sisters for years just like my parents. It was nice to chat with Juanna and James, they where close in age to me. I also talked with Jackson. He is more then 6 years younger, he was just a teenager when I left my parents home. But now, years later, we had much more in common.

Ofcourse I talked with Jedidiah. Since he left my parents home because he had a relationship with a man, now his husband, most of my siblings still look at him very upset. They think, just like my parents, that he should divorce his husband and follow therapy from church. Ofcourse that wouldn't help at all. Because of that he left Anthony and their daughter at home.

It hurts that my father is no longer with us but him being alive and not accepting my lifestyle did also hurt. I wish he could have accepted me and Jedidiah the way we are. My mother is glad I'm married now and doesn't worry anymore about me. She didn't have to worry for me at all, I'm fine for years. But it does feel good to be able to have a bit of a relationship with my mother again after so many years.