SHOWING HER AROUNDAfter they decided to be friends, you could see them together everywhere. Even when Brian had classes, Steph would just go with him and sit by his side, absorbing his world.They sat together for meals which included Alice and some other of Brian´s friends. But what Steph most liked was to take walks with him and sit under his favorite tree where they had met. That was the place for their long talks about everything.Steph told him some fun facts about her tour and Brian insisted that she sang all of her songs for him. She did it because he loved them and she was happy to share her love for music with the love of her life.Then Brian told her about his life at school,“When I first arrived here, Steph, I still hadn´t accepted fully that my sight was gone for good. It was as if deep down I felt some hope to see again.”“I am so sorry, Brian. I wish you could!”“I know you do,

Since Louis had an enormous interest in lions, Arthur decided to take the group to a reserve of lions that opened to visitation. This way they all could have a closer look at the magnificent ‘king of the jungle’. He had chosen a place that was the regular feeding and breeding place called ‘Kenya lion farm’. “Wow, they sure are different from my parent´s farm.” Carol was surprised to see so many lions in the different pens. This was not an agricultural place, indeed. The farmer survived selling the lions to zoos or even to other breeders. After they had watched the workers of the farm feed the huge lions, it was time to learn some facts about these predators. “You can tell how old a lion is by the color of his mane. The darker the mane is, the older the lion will be. Male lions have frequent fights with other males, and that is one of the reasons that they evolved those thick, long manes. It is a way to protect their necks during those fights.” The pro

When Mandy turned eighteen Carol and Arthur threw her a beautiful birthday party at the family´s island.There were flowers everywhere and the place looked like a dream, more than ever.Carol´s new assistants, Debbie and Harvey had made sure that everything was just perfect.Mark had a personal request and Carol was delighted to hear about it. He asked to have one thousand candles spread all around the place.The party was going to start with lunch, then they would have pool games and activities at the seashore, like volleyball, jet-skiing or surfing.The elderly people could have drinks by the pool or enjoy card games inside the enormous beach house.And when night came, for the dinner to be served in the outside tables, there would be the romantic candles.LOVING GUESTSMama Castle and the grandparents were the first to arrive because they wanted to make suggestions and enjoy the preparations as well as the party.

Carol´s pregnancy was a period of enjoyment for her and Arthur. They took long walks and talked to each other about what was dearest to their hearts. They would sit down under the sun and Arthur would talk to Carol´s belly addressing their baby. When he finished talking, it was time for her to say the most loving words to welcome this baby into the world. And of course, they professed their love for each other all the time. Mostly because Carol was so athletic, she could share these moments with their family. She didn´t stop traveling or doing her usual activities because of her pregnancy. They went to France again and this time, Mama Castle was proud to show them a construction she had already started in the middle of the beautiful garden. It was a miniature castle for her future grandchild to play inside. The mini furniture was already purchased and it was very expensive and pretty. It was stocked with hundreds of toys that would be transferred to t