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Gemma

Born June 26, 2012 Age 13

The one who started it all. Gemma is twelve going on thirty — serious about the things she cares about, funny when she decides to be, and deeply unimpressed by most things adults find impressive. She reads constantly, has strong opinions about how stories should end, and has already informed her parents she's going to write a book someday. They believe her.

Favorites

Color Teal
Food Pasta, any kind
Movie Spirited Away
Book The Chronicles of Narnia (the whole series, obviously)
Song Count on Me — Bruno Mars
Activity Reading in her room with the door closed (do not disturb)

More about Gemma

She was the first, which means she got the full first-time-parent experience — every photo documented, every milestone tracked, every cold called the pediatrician about.

She mostly finds this embarrassing now, but we still have all the photos.

She's the one who picks the movie on family nights when it's her turn, and she takes the responsibility seriously. She has vetoed several Jonathon suggestions. He respects it.