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Hazel's Year Game (new)
I know I did one already, but it's pretty much buried now, so I thought I'd revamp it! For this game, you need a twelve-sided die.Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htmStart off with your original couple. Roll for names, ethnicity, looks, and job.First and middle names (roll twice for each parent):
1: shared with a notable musician
2: has a royal or military meaning/association
3: does not appear in the US popularity charts for 1980 and later
4: shared with a famous leader or dignitary
5: has a community impression of “wholesome”
6: German in origin
7: two or three syllables long
8: associated with a color
9: at least seven letters long
10: starts with S
11: was used by Shakespeare
12: variant of CharlesLast names: Use the last name generator at http://www.namegenerator.biz/last-name-generator.php and use one of the first ten names you generate.Ethnicity (I didn’t include American because there aer so many ethnic groups here, but you’re more than welcome to make an American character)
1: Western European (includes the UK and Ireland, but not Iberia)
2: Iberian (Spanish or Portuguese)
3: Scandinavian
4: Eastern European
5: African
6: Middle Eastern (Iraq, Iran, etc.)
7: Indian or surrounding areas
8: Southeast Asian
9: Australian
10: Hawaiian or Polynesian
11-12: free choiceAfter you roll for ethnicity, either roll for looks or pick a hair and eye color associated with that ethnicity.Hair:
1: straight blond
2: straight brown
3: straight red
4: straight black
5: wavy blond
6: wavy brown
7: wavy red
8: wavy black
9: curly blond
10: curly brown
11: curly red
12: curly blackEyes:
1: blue
2: brown
3: green
4: hazel
5: black
6: gray
7: dark brown
8: black
9: hazel
10: green
11: brown
12: blueCareer (the following are examples; you can use any job in that field):
1: writer or blogger
2: comedian or actor
3: singer or musician
4: teacher or religious leader
5: doctor or nurse
6: chef or cafeteria worker
7: food server or host
8: cashier or grocery bagger
9: salesman or entrepreneur
10: business CEO or small business owner
11: radio DJ or news anchor
12: free choiceLocation (roll for the country your family lives in):
1: North America (United States or Canada)
2: Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, etc.)
3: South America (Colombia, Brazil, etc.)
4: United Kingdom or Ireland
5: Spain or Portugal
6: Africa (Nigeria, Ethiopia, etc.)
7: Norway or Sweden
8: Eastern Europe
9: Middle East or India
10: Southeast Asia (China, Thailand, etc.)
11: Australia or New Zealand
12: free choice***Events:
1: Family
2: Career
3: Birth
4: Random
5: New Pet
6: Adoption
7: Random
8: Birth
9: Career
10: Family
11: Adoption
12: New Pet***Family events:
1: family vacation (go to “Location” category above)
2: someone gets injured temporarily
3: someone gets injured permanently
4: move to a new place (go to “Location” category above)
5: someone moves in (you choose who and why)
6: death outside the immediate family
7: death in the immediate family
8: divorce (if already divorced, get remarried)
9: remarriage (if already divorced)
10: a child gets married
11: someone gets an award
12: free choice***Career events (you choose the spouse the event happens to):
1: pay raise
2: someone gets fired
3: laid off
4: quit job
5: new job outside career field
6: new job within career field
7: promotion
8: someone gets an award
9: someone’s work gets an award
10: go back to school
11: pay cut
12: free choice***Birth:
1: boy
2: girl
3: girl
4: boy
5: boy
6: girl
7: boy
8: boy
9: girl
10: girl
11: twins (see “Twins” category below)
12: multiples (see “Multiples” section below)Twins:
1-3: identical twin girls
4-6: identical twin boys
7-8: fraternal twin boys
9-10: fraternal twin girls
11-12: boy/girl twinsMultiples (you choose genders):
1-3: triplets
4-6: quadruplets
7-9: quintuplets
10-12: sextuplets or moreLooks:
Hair (roll once for texture and again for color):
1-4: mom’s hair
5-8: dad’s hair
9-12: mix (pick a hair color or texture between those of both parents)
Eyes:
1-4: mom’s eyes
5-8: dad’s eyes
9-12: mix (pick an eye color between those of both parents)Names: Use the category at the top for first and middle.***Random events:
1: adopt a pet (go to “Pets” category)
2: new job AND move (roll for new employment and location)
3: attend an important event
4: unexpected pregnancy (go to “Birth”)
5: someone writes a book
6: volunteer somewhere (go to “Location” category)
7: free choice
8: natural disaster
9: someone gets an award
10: move somewhere new (go to “Location” category)
11: host an exchange student for a year
12: free choice***Pets:
1: dog
2: cat
3: bird
4: fish
5: hamster or guinea pig
6: mouse or rat
7: snake or lizard
8: a pet dies
9: fish
10: bird
11: cat
12: dog***Adoption:
1-6: local
7-12: foreignGender:
1-5: girl
6-10: boy
11: two siblings (roll again for genders)
12: three siblings (roll again for genders)Age:
1: 0-6 months
2: 7-11 months
2: 1
3: 2
4: 3-4
5: 5
6: 6
7: 7
8: 8
9: 9-10
10: 11
11: 12
12: 13+If this is a foreign adoption, use the category at the top for location. Names should reflect where the child(ren) is/are from, and looks are up to you!Rate my PNLs! (updated 3/3/17)
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673/112996Top-rated: Violet, Verity, Camilla, Cecilia, Hazel; Peter, William, Elias, Clark, Victor

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Isadora Kate & John Paul Goddard
-Scandinavian; Isadora has straight blond hair and John has wavy blond hair. Both have green eyes.
-Isadora is a CEO of a small business and John is an entrepreneur.
-They recently moved to Spain, where Isadora's company is headquartered. Birth: a son, George Samuel Goddard
-George has wavy blond hair like his father and green eyes like both of his parents. Unexpected birth: a daughter, Elizabeth Annabelle Goddard
-Libby has hazel eyes and wavy blond hair.

Career event: John's product idea is patented.Birth: a son, Charles Alexander Goddard
-Charlie has straight blond hair and green eyes like his parents. Birth: a son, Michael August Goddard
-Michael has wavy blond hair and hazel eyes. Career event: Isadora is promoted.Random event: Isadora accepts a new job offer and the family moves to Rio. New pet: At their new home, the Goddards purchase a hamster that Libby names Violet. Career event: Isadora quits her job after finding out that the company is involved in illegal activity. Career event: John receives a pay cut at his start-up and the family struggles financially for a bit.

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DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (Scottish)
Straight brown hair, brown eyes, news anchorDW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (English)
Wavy blonde hair, green eyes, pianistLocation: England--
Year 1Kiefer and Charlotte decide to purchase a parakeet to keep them company. They name her Lydia.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (24)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (23)
DParakeet: Lydia Cassell McKenna (1)--
Year 2Kiefer and Charlotte adopt a local 6-year-old boy, Ryan George, who has wavy brown hair and hazel eyes.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (25)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (24)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (6)
DParakeet: Lydia Cassell McKenna (2)--
Year 3The symphony orchestra Charlotte plays in won an award.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (26)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (25)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (7)
DParakeet: Lydia Cassell McKenna (3)--
Year 4Kiefer and Charlotte adopt a 7-year-old girl, Camila Ruth, from Guatemala. She has wavy black hair and dark brown eyes.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (27)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (26)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (8)
ADD: Camila Ruth McKenna (7)
DParakeet: Lydia Cassell McKenna (4)--
Year 5Lydia, the parakeet, dies, and the family is devastated.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (28)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (27)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (9)
ADD: Camila Ruth McKenna (8)--
Year 6Charlotte is killed in a plane crash coming back from a concert she'd played abroad. The entire family is inconsolable, and Kiefer tries to keep it together for the kids, eventually seeing a specialist for his depression.DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (29)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (D at 27)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (10)
ADD: Camila Ruth McKenna (9)--
Year 7Kiefer wins an award for "Best Broadcast".DH: Kiefer Brandon McKenna (30)
DW: Charlotte Catherine Cassell McKenna (D at 27)
ADS: Ryan George McKenna (11)
ADD: Camila Ruth McKenna (10)--
Year 8Kiefer and the kids go on a mission trip to Nigeria, where they help to build a well and a schoolhouse for the village they stay in.

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Callie & Katy - 20 years and 14 kids later...[Callie is Egyptian born to an English father and Egyptian mother; she has straight brown hair and hazel eyes. After her mother passed away when she was 17, Callie moved to England with her father. Katy was born and raised in Scotland with Irish and Spanish heritage; she moved to England to pursue her music career. Katy has wavy blonde hair and dark brown eyes. Callie has been in the food industry since 18 and met Katy when she was sent as part of the team to cater for a festival where Katy was performing with her band.]Caroline Ruby Shieber [22; straight, brown hair + hazel eyes ~ junior sous chef chef]
Katy Cordelia Donahue [25; wavy, blonde hair + d.brown eyes ~ backing vocals/piano]
Location: Dorset, England.***1) Callie and Katy use a sperm donor and IVF for Callie to get pregnant. Because of her health and age, only two viable eggs are placed in Callie's uterus so the couple are shocked when - at a very early scan - three heartbeats are detected! Callie and Katy's babies are safely delivered by C-section at 32 weeks. Their daughter weighed 3lbs 12oz while twin sons were just 3lbs 2oz and 3lbs 4oz at birth. The babies have taken traits from Callie and their biological dad.GF: Caroline Ruby Shieber [23; straight, brown hair + hazel eyes ~ junior sous chef chef]
GF: Katy Cordelia Donahue [26; wavy, blonde hair + d.brown eyes ~ backing vocals/piano]
-D1/S1/S2: Natasha Marley Donahue [nb; straight, brown hair + green eyes] & Cooper Amadeus Donahue & Sidney Tennyson Donahue [nb; curly, blonde hair + hazel eyes]
2) Callie and Katy make the ultimate commitment to each other and tie the knot in a beautiful, Autumnal-themed wedding by a lake.W: Caroline Ruby Shieber [24; straight, brown hair + hazel eyes ~ junior sous chef chef]
W: Katy Cordelia Donahue [27; wavy, blonde hair + d.brown eyes ~ backing vocals/piano]
-D1/S1/S2: Natasha Marley Donahue [1; straight, brown hair + green eyes] & Cooper Amadeus Donahue & Sidney Tennyson Donahue [1; curly, blonde hair + hazel eyes]

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John and Erica are a newlywed couple living in Melbourne, Australia. John (31) is originally from Perth where he was born to Australian father and Finnish mother. He has straight brown hair and hazel eyes, and works as a chef in one of the finest restaurants in the whole Australia. Erica was raised in Melbourne and works in a foodservice business. She has wavy blond hair and hazel eyes.DH [31] John Kaarlo Norris
DW [25] HelenEricaNorris, née Broughton~~~~~Year 1Kiara the cockatiel joins the Norris family!DH [31] John Kaarlo Norris
DW [25] HelenEricaNorris, née BroughtonDPet [1] Kiara (cockatiel)~~~~~Year 2John gets a job in a legendary restaurant in London, UK, where he moves with Erica and Kiara.~~~~~Year 3John and Erica welcome their first child! Phoebe has her father’s looks, that is straight brown hair and hazel eyes.DH [33] John Kaarlo Norris
DW [27] HelenEricaNorris, née Broughton
- DD [nb] Phoebe Tabitha NorrisDPet [3] Kiara (cockatiel)~~~~~Year 4

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The Summerfield's bandSO1: Violet Lyric Goods
SO2: Jack Winston Summerfield[Vi and Jack are English but live in Norway where Jack is making music with his band "Summer in Silver". Jack plays guitar and he met Vi when she approached his band with some songs she'd written after hearing them on YouTube. Love blossomed although the pair tried to stop it as they didn't want a relationship to interfere with their musical partnership. Vi has straight, brown hair and brown eyes while Jack has curly blonde hair and grey eyes.]Year 1:
Jack and his "Summer in Silver" bandmates, Jonas, Oliver and Emil, attend an important meet and greet with potential label representatives - they leave feeling very positive for their future.Year 2:
Vi and Jack are thrilled to welcome baby Natasha Eleanore Summerfield who has dad's curly blonde hair and grey eyes.Year 3:
Vi, Jack and Tasha travel to England with "Summer in Silver" for an important meeting with their record label and a collaboration artist.Year 4:
The result of last year is a boom in popularity for "Summer in Silver", the band agree for Jack to start providing backing vocals for regularly and take a lead with the guitar.Year 5:
Vi and Jack adopt a 2 year old boy after seeing his plight in their local newspaper. His name is Sebastian Isak and he has straight blonde hair and bright blue eyes.Year 6:
Vi and Jack welcome their 2nd daughter, Rose Indigo Summerfield with curly brown hair and grey eyes.Year 7:
"Summer in Silver" finally get the break they need as they are signed to support a #1 act on their tour around England. Vi packs up the three little ones and heads over to England for the year-long tour.Year 8:
Vi and Jack celebrate much after his return from tour - nine months later Charley Alexander arrives with curly blonde hair and grey eyes.Year 9:
Boys outnumber girls now! Hello Parker Edmund who is born with curly blonde hair and brown eyes.Year 10:
The Summerfield's get a cockatiel they name Zazu.Vi (35) and Jack (33) with: Tasha (9), Seb (8), Rose (5), Charley (3) and Parker (2); plus Zazu (1).
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The Gleicher Family's Bizarre AdventureSO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez
-straight dark brown hair
-dark brown eyes
-auto parts salesperson
(Carlotta is of Philippine descent.)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher
-wavy black hair
-black eyes
-veterinarian
(Howard's mother has Spanish blood in her.)Y1: The Gleichers have adopted a girl from New Zealand! 5-month-old Melanie Sapphire's mother was too young to take care of her, and as such, has given her up for adoption.
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (24)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (26)
-D: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (5mo)
Y2: Adopting a fish when there is a baby in the house may not be the best idea.
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (25)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (27)
-D: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (1)
-Fish: Nono (1mo)
Y3: The Gleichers have adopted a guinea pig! Melanie loves Lin with all her heart!
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (26)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (28)
-D: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (2)
-Fish: Nono (1)
-Guinea Pig: Lin (8mo)
Y4: Melanie got a bit reckless and broke Nono's bowl.
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (27)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (29)
-D: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (3)
-Guinea Pig: Lin (1)
Y5: The Gleicher menagerie never stops growing! Meet Cain the beagle!
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (28)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (30)
-AD: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (4)
-Guinea Pig: Lin (2)
-Beagle: Cain (7mo)
Y6: Melanie just loves dogs!
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (29)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (31)
-AD: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (5)
-Guinea Pig: Lin (3)
-Beagle: Cain (1)
-Chihuahua: Abel (1)
Y7: Melanie won her school's spelling bee!
Y8: The Gleichers have moved to Finland!
Y9: Howard and Carlotta have adopted a Syrian girl around Melanie's age!
SO1: Carlotta Rosaline Hernandez (32)
SO2: Howard Luis Gleicher (34)
-AD: Melanie Sapphire Gleicher (8)
-AD: Amira Gleicher (8)
-Beagle: Cain (4)
-Chihuahua: Abel (4)
Y10: Howard is off at a veterinary conference.
Y11: Carlotta gives birth to a pair of twin girls! Elena Honor came out looking like Carlotta, while Liesl Marigold is the spitting image of Howard's mother!

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Start:DH (23): Samuel Romeo Lemon
DW (22): Charlotte Madonna [Cleary] LemonSam and Charlotte are a young couple living in Sydney, Australia. Sam is of African heritage, and has curly jet black hair and dark brown eyes. Charlotte on the other hand's heritage is Scandinavian. She has straight brown hair and green eyes. Sam is an intern at a radio station, and hopes to someday run his own radio show. Charlotte is devoted to writing - she spends her free time writing a novel, and works by day as a secretary publishing house.~~~YEAR 1 - RandomDH (23): Samuel Romeo Lemon
DW (22): Charlotte Madonna [Cleary] LemonSam and Charlie have decided to host an exchange student! Their exchange student hails from Argentina and is named Esteban. He is attending the local university for and English-language program. ~~~~YEAR 2 - AdoptionDH (24): Samuel Romeo Lemon
DW (23): Charlotte Madonna [Cleary] LemonAS (8): Ikenna Chibuzo LemonSam and Charlie have adopted from abroad! Ikenna comes from the same Nigerian village that Sam's grandparents live in, and found himself orphaned at only 8 years old. He was working to support himself, and could not attend school. When the Lemon couple found out about Ikenna, they decided to adopt him and give him the life he deserves.
~~~~YEAR 3 - BirthDH (25): Samuel Romeo Lemon
DW (24): Charlotte Madonna [Cleary] LemonAS (9): Ikenna Chibuzo Lemon
DD (nb): Juliet Sophronia LemonSam and Charlotte have had a daughter! Her name is Juliet. She has curly brown hair, and dark brown eyes. Ikenna is very excited to have a younger sister.~~~~YEAR 4 - PetDH (26): Samuel Romeo Lemon
DW (25): Charlotte Madonna [Cleary] LemonAS (10): Ikenna Chibuzo Lemon
DD (1): Juliet Sophronia LemonThe Lemon family has gotten a fishtank. The fish don't really have stable names... one day they're Ironman, Hulk, and Wolverine. The next day they're Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Ikenna just can't make up his mind!~~~~YEAR 5 - FamilyDH (27): Samuel Romeo Lemon

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DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones [Portuguese]
Straight black hair, green eyes, English professorDW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones [Irish]
Curly red hair, brown eyes, writerLocation: Ireland--
Year 1Danny and Mattie adopt a baby girl from China. Her name was Ru Lin, so they decide to go off of that and name her Ruby Lynn. Ruby has wavy black hair and dark brown eyes.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (26)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (24)
ADD: Ruby Lynn Vaitones (6 mos) [China]--
Year 2The Vaitoneses buy a goldfish, which they name Keeva.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (27)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (25)
ADD: Ruby Lynn Vaitones (1) [China]
DGoldfish: Keeva Vaitones (nb)--
Year 3The Vaitoneses adopt another girl, this time 5-year-old Julia Graciana from Brazil. She has wavy brown hair and brown eyes. She quickly warms up to Danny, who can speak fluent Portuguese, but is more wary of Mattie and Ruby.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (28)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (26)
ADD: Julia Graciana Vaitones (5) [Brazil]
ADD: Ruby Lynn Vaitones (2) [China]--
Year 4Mattie publishes her first novel, which enjoys only modest success until popular authors begin promoting it. After that, it's a smashing success.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (29)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (27)
ADD: Julia Graciana Vaitones (6) [Brazil]
ADD: Ruby Lynn Vaitones (3) [China]--
Year 5The Vaitoneses get a parrot, whom they name Flavio. Flavio enjoys yelling at people in both English and Portuguese, with occasional Chinese and Gaelic phrases thrown in for fun.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (30)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (28)
ADD: Julia Graciana Vaitones (7) [Brazil]
ADD: Ruby Lynn Vaitones (4) [China]
DParrot: Flavio Vaitones (nb)--
Year 6The Vaitoneses adopt a white kitten, and name her Nola.DH: Daniel Glaucio Vaitones "Danny" (31)
DW: Matilda Morrigan Mitchell Vaitones "Mattie" (29)

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PFFTCH 11 KIDS AND COUNTING I CAN'T BREATHE
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DH: Palaunu Akamu Wasser "Pal" (curly black hair, brown eyes)(small business owner)(26)
DW: Rajni Jacqueline (Pyle) Wasser (straight dark brown hair, brown eyes)(preschool teacher)(25)Pal and Rajni were married two months ago. They met six years ago in college, where Pal studied economics and Rajni studied early childhood education. After college, Pal moved to California, where he opened an authentic Hawaiian restaurant to indulge his love of cooking. After college, Rajni, an international student, returned to India. Though they dated in college, Pal and Rajni split up before the start of their senior year. Just a few months after graduation, they rekindled their relationship, long distance. Eighteen months later, they secured a visa for Rajni to come to the United States so that she and Pal could get married. The two of them live in a one bedroom apartment--since most of Pal's income has gone into improvements for his restaurant and Rajni's new job as a preschool teacher hasn't started yet.
Year 1: Random Event; Natural Disaster
DH: Palaunu Akamu Wasser "Pal" (curly black hair, brown eyes)(small business owner)(27)
DW: Rajni Jacqueline (Pyle) Wasser (straight dark brown hair, brown eyes)(preschool teacher)(26)Pal and Rajni were just settling into their new apartment when heavy rains caused major flooding in their neighborhood. They lost the apartment and all their belongings. Their rental insurance paid for some of the damages, but Pal thinks it will take a few years to recoup everything. On the plus side, the restaurant was not affected.
Year 2: Pet; bird
DH: Palaunu Akamu Wasser "Pal" (curly black hair, brown eyes)(small business owner)(28)
DW: Rajni Jacqueline (Pyle) Wasser (straight dark brown hair, brown eyes)(preschool teacher)(27)
Parakeet: Kalidas (blue male)(0)After the apartment was flooded, Pal and Rajni moved to a small two bedroom bungalow on a hill. Rajni commented to Pal one day that she missed having birds around. She grew up having parakeets and parrots in the house. So, for her birthday, Pal got her a male parakeet. Rajni named him Kalidas. Rajni has been teaching him to sing and speak to her. Pal isn't too fond of the bird; however, he is happy to see the joy he brings Rajni.

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Year 0 (2017)
DH [23]: Charles "Charlie" Winston Brookshire
- Hair: Wavy blond
- Eyes: Grey
DW [22]: Violet Ayodele (Kayode) Brookshire
- Hair: Curly black
- Eyes: Dark brown
Charlie and Violet have been together since they were 17, and got married last year! Charlie is a nurse from England, and Violet was born in Nigeria, where she lived until she was 3, before moving to the UK. She runs a small business, selling home-made jewellery. They live in a flat in Fremantle, Australia.Year 1 (2018) - New pet - dog
Although they want a family, Charlie and Violet don't feel ready for kids, and so adopt a golden retriever puppy called Aqua! She's a fun, lively addition to the Brookshire family.Year 2 (2019) - Random - attend an important event
The hospital Charlie works at has been building a new wing, and it finally opens in July 2019. Charlie and Violet are invited to attend the official opening ceremony. They have a blast, and make several new friends!Year 3 (2020) - Family - family vacation
Charlie and Violet leave Aqua in the capable hands of Charlie's coworker, and head off to Thailand for 2 weeks. It's a pretty eye-opening experience, but also a much-needed break, and they're both very glad they took the time away from work to relax.Year 4 (2021) - Random - unexpected pregnancy
A few weeks after they return from Thailand, Violet begins to feel a little queasy. She's worried that she's caught something, but both she and Charlie are delighted to discover that she's pregnant! And so, in 2021, they welcome a baby girl:
DH [27]: Charles "Charlie" Winston Brookshire
DW [26]: Violet Ayodele (Kayode) Brookshire
-DD [nb]: Arabella "Bella" Sapphire Brookshire
- Hair: Curly black
- Eyes: Dark brown
Bella looks just like her mum!Year 5 (2022) - Adoption
Although they're pretty busy with Bella, Charlie and Violet begin to talk about adopting a child. After an appeal on television, they decide to adopt internationally, and so welcome a little boy from Thailand, giving him their surname.

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20 Years of the Dressler FamilyBenjamín Nilam Dressler (Ben)
-straight black hair
-brown eyes
-sales representative for schools
(Ben was adopted from Slovakia at age 4 by an American father and an Indian mother
They decided to keep his birth name, but give him an Indian middle name and an English nickname)
Desdemona Charlene [nee Soliani] (Mona)
-straight red hair
-brown eyes
-owns a catering company
(Mona was born and raised in Australia by an Australian mother and an Italian father)
The Dresslers are a newlywed couple living outside of Melbourne, Australia.Y1
After a trip to Spain, the Dresslers decide to adopt 11-year-old Sebastián Carlos,
an orphan they met while visiting. He has curly dark brown hair and matching eyes.
~~~
Ben (27)
Mona (27)
Seb (11)Y2
On a whim, Mona sells her catering company to pursue a music career in New Zealand.
~~~
Ben (28)
Mona (28)
Seb (12)Y3
A mere three years after their marriage, Ben is involved in a tragic car accident, killing him instantly.
Seb is distraught, for he has now experienced the death of three parents.
~~~
Mona (29)
Seb (13)Y4
Seb's friend buys him a pet fish to try and cheer him up. He calls the little clownfish Crash.
~~~
Mona (30)
Seb (14)
Crash (0)Y5
Mona buys Seb another clownfish. He calls this one Pip.
~~~
Mona (31)
Seb (15)
Crash (1)
Pip (0)Y6
Desperate for another child, Mona adopts an 8-year-old boy from Ireland.

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Seb's...Interesting FamilySebastián Carlos Dressler
-curly dark brown hair
-dark brown eyes
-author
Alexandria Cadence (McLaughlin)
-straight black hair
-hazel eyes
-makeup blogger
After he met Alexandria, Seb chose to move back to his home country of Spain.Y1
Seb is invited to a book conference.
~~~
Seb (30)
Alexandria (26)Y2
Seb wants to adopt a child as his parents did with him, and his grandparents did with his father.
Seb and Alexandria bring home 9-year-old Araceli Adele. Araceli has blue eyes and curly brown hair.
~~~
Seb (31)
Alexandria (27)
Araceli (9) Y3
As if Seb's childhood was not traumatic enough, Alexandria has passed away due to complications of childbirth.
The quadruplets she was delivering survived though.
Alfonso Steven-curly brown hair and hazel eyes
Alessia Jane-straight dark brown hair and dark brown eyes
Abel David-curly dark brown hair and green eyes
Atticus Samuel-straight brown hair and green eyes
~~~
Seb (32)
Araceli (10)
Alfie and Lessi and Abe and Sam (nb)Y4
To cope with the loss, Seb adopts a cat called Imogen
~~~
Seb (33)
Araceli (11)
Alfie and Lessi and Abe and Sam (1)
Imogen the Cat (1)Y5
If it's not already bad enough that he has lost his wife, his mother, Mona, has passed as well.

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Liam and Carrie ThorneYear 0
DH [25]: William Blake Thorne “Liam” (Iranian-American) (wavy black hair, black eyes) (pharmacist)
DW [23]: Caroline Elizabeth (Knowlton) Thorne “Carrie” (African-American) (curly black hair, black eyes) (middle school ESL teacher)
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Liam and Carrie met while Carrie was purchasing eye drops to treat her dry eyes. She fell for Liam’s Persian accent, and they soon started dating. Now, they’re married and living in Bucharest, Romania, where Carrie teaches ESL and Liam works at a local pharmacy.Year 1: New Pet – dog
DH [26]: William Blake Thorne “Liam” (Iranian-American) (wavy black hair, black eyes) (pharmacist)
DW [24]: Caroline Elizabeth (Knowlton) Thorne “Carrie” (African-American) (curly black hair, black eyes) (middle school ESL teacher)
Dog [6m]: Buddy (Australian shepherd)
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Liam and Carrie have started their family with a puppy! Buddy, an Australian shepherd, was given to Carrie as a birthday present, and she loves him to pieces. Buddy isn’t quite housetrained yet and chews on anything he can get to, but he’s learning to break his habits.Year 2: Career – pay raise (Carrie)
Carrie received a pay raise this year, which was a blessing because now she and Liam would be able to afford obedience training for Buddy.

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