Since the kids had missed so much school, they were set up with tutors to help them catch up on all their work. The tutors came after school, as well as a few hours on Saturdays. By Christmas break, the kids were all caught up.
Even though the kids were home and safe, Tristan still didn’t want a huge celebration. I wanted to have a big party, seeing as he’d only turn 16 once, but he refused. I decided to combine his birthday with Thanksgiving and just invite the family. Mom, Rich, Gavin, Kendra, Jr, Diana and Kylie were all invited.
Jonah and I worked together on our holiday dinner. I decided to buy Tristan’s cake this time, since we were already using the oven for most of the side dishes. The family started trickling in around one o’clock. All the food was ready by two. We sat all the k
