Sophia Reese: Generation 5 Chapter 2

Alexa has passed and surprisingly Akito is handling her loss much harder than Sophia. I think it's because Sophia was sleeping after a hard day at work and Akito witnessed his Mother-in-Law's death. He keeps weeping and heading out to the graves to weep and cry.

Michael aged up to teen the day after his grammy passed and I was a little surprised to see that he's a a bit on the large side. This just won't do. His mom is a doctor! A doctor should be feeding her family nutritious meals and encouraging exercise. So, she sent him to the gym. Unfortunately, he broke out in hives shortly after stepping on the scale. He looks like he has leprosy. Geez! Maybe he should see is dear mother for a special cure.

Speaking of, dear mama has advanced to level 9 of her career. Just one more promotion to go! Oh, and Akito is level 7 in the politician career.

All these promotions paid for a birthday celebration (luckily no deaths during this one.)  Penelope aged up to a teen and wowzers...mama and daddy are gonna have their hands full with that one.  Akito better start practicing his fighting skills because I'm already imagining all the boys she's going to be bringing home

During the same birthday celebration...Sophia and Akito aged to Adult. I slacked in maker duties and forgot to get a picture of Akito when he aged up but look at Sophia. She's getting quite puffed up. That girl thinks she's all that! Well, she is but that's besides the point. I must have a talk with her about being so smug.

Then again, she does have a reason for that smug attitude because this sweet girl is now Chief of Staff just like her grandma Jordan was!

The teen years are just flying by at a rapid pace. Both of the kids are fairly well rounded kids aside from Michael having sticky fingers at school.   So far Sophia and Akito have managed to keep him out of jail and they're trying really hard to lecture him about what it means to be a responsible sim.

Michael and Penelope are really getting along. I don't know if I've ever had siblings in this family be as close as these two are. They're always talking to one another and whispering to each other. I mean, Jordan and Ezra were close but she was so much older than him that it was more like a mother/son relationship than brother and sister. Seeing these two so close is the sweetest thing ever!


 Michael and Penelope are both A+ students and they're really smart and already have a lot of skills unlocked.

Michael however is really slacking on his Aspiration. He seems to have very little motivation for anything other than lifting books from the school library.  Penelope is really into hers though and is already 2/4 into realizing her dreams as a freelance botanist.  Someone really should talk to her  about her choice of clothing for gardening though...sheesh!

Before I knew it, it was time for birthdays yet again in the Montgomery Household. This one too held a birthday curse.  Something bad always happens on birthdays in this family.

Michael aged to adult, got a job and went to work right away.   Unfortunately, his kleptomania wasn't kept in check and he stole something from a coworker.  Like mothers always do, this was found out and Sophia had to ask him to leave the home.  It was one thing when he was stealing a book or two at the library. She could easily return those  and pretend that they had forgotten to turn them in. 

When you steal a baby doll from your boss though...something has to give. Sophia felt that she couldn't be expected to  babysit a grown man.

The stress of the situation and knowing that this behavior could ruin her and Akito's careers was absolutely the last straw.  The last thing either of them needed was a scandal. It was time for Michael to take responsibility for his own actions.

The decision for Michael to leave was very hard on Penelope. Michael and Penelope were so close but she had no idea that her brother had been stealing things for quite some time.  It broke her heart to side with her parents but  as the heir of the Montgomery family she understood that nothing can be allowed to tarnish the family's good name. Not only that, she hoped that a little tough love would help Michael find the courage to seek some professional help for his little problem

Without the added stress and worry of having to keep his son from ruining his career—Akito was able to get a promotion to level 8 (Representative) Politician and to celebrate this promotion (and Penelope's Young Adult Birthday—Gosh, don't they age fast?) he scheduled a family vacation! The very first family vacation for the Montgomery family! 

Remember, Akito's dream has been to be a fisherman and since his daughter is into the great outdoors as well...it just felt right. 




 Additionally, Sophia got her third pay raise since becoming chief of staff and is making §300 an hour! There is a lot to celebrate! Plus it'll get their mind off of missing Michael. 


So, I leave you with that! Join me next time to see what amazing outdoor adventures that the Montgomery family get into. Who knows, maybe Penelope will even find a man to have some fun with...or two.   You never know what adventures will await in Granite Falls!