Ghostly Impressions

Despite Lalor's unique - er, attributes, she progressed through her toddlerhood with the finesse and skill of the smartest, cutest little humanoid.

Alas childhood came a knocking all too fast and pretty toddler Lalor grew into cute little child Lalor!

With such earnest preparation in toddlerhood, Lalor pretty much sailed through her childhood, without any bumps or hasty fix-ups. An easy-going child - shock horror! - meant that Evaline was finally able to take some time for herself and go on vacation before the next round of baby births!
She travelled to lands full of history and magic, exploring temples and pyramids, making tracks along the dusty lakes and breathing deeply of the exotically spiced air ...

And along the way, she found something she hadn't expected ...

Someone who was kind and sweet ...

And perhaps a little naughty!

It wasn't love, but it was the first time since Nikolai that someone had made her feel beautiful. And after all, what happens on holiday stays on holiday.

At least, it usually does.

Nine months and several hours of contractions later, Evaline brought home her sweetest, cutest souvenirs so far!

Baby 12 - Harper Masterton

Baby 13 - Harlow Masterton

The new babies invigorated the household, and a new round of birthdays didn't hurt either!

First up was Cassia ...

So sweet she's even got the snake's on her side.

It was Lucas's turn next ...

Unfortunately, he was a charmer of a different kind. The kind that was either extremely entertaining or completely annoying, but at least he was committed.

Last in line was little Lalor ...

Hairstyles are hard to sort out when you're a ghost, so fortunately by the time teenhood was upon her, Lalor had found her 'look.

Which came in handy for Prom time ...

Although the return trip wasn't as flash as they talked it up to be ...

Not that anyone listened to her ethereal whining, what with Lucas skipping town to join the circus and Cassia proving that the initiative of all modern women was something to be admired.

Yippee! More grandbabies would be on their way soon, Evaline just knew these things. Watching her babies find their loves and make their own made her as happy as she could be without her beloved Nikolai by her side.