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The Harper/Laurence Family (Montana, USA)

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Gf: Amanda Nicole Laurence [30]
ExBf: Patrick Jason Harper [29]

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D: Susannah Marigold Laurence-Harper "Sunny" [6] (glassmidnight)
S: Evander Lake Laurence-Harper "Van" [3] (Serel Channah)

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Bf: [30]

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Unfortunately, Amanda and Patrick's relationship dissolved shortly after Van's birth, but they're committed to keeping it amicable for their children.

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Amanda has a new boyfriend. His first name is dated to the 80s and his middle and last names are Greek.

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The Garrett Family (Vermont, USA)

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W: Jamie Elizabeth [Barlow] Garrett [34]
H: Jordan Matthew Garrett [34]

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D: Josephine Claire Garrett "Joey" [5] (SugarPlumFairy)
S: Alexander Luke Garrett "Sandy" [3] (Irene) (Polyxena)
S: [nb]

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Jamie and Jordan have a newborn son. Like his big siblings, his first name should be firmly masculine with a unisex nickname and his middle name should be one syllable.

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The Mitchell Family (California, USA)

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Mom: Laura Anne Mitchell [36]

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AS: Lucas Modesto Charles Mitchell [6] (Guatemala) (SugarPlumFairy)
AS: Santiago Eduardo Joseph Mitchell [4] (Guatemala) (persephone1313)
AD: [1] (Kazakhstan)

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Bf: [35]

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Bf'sD: [7]
Bf'sAD: [2]

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Laura adopted her third and last child, a baby girl from Kazakhstan, six months ago. Her first name is Russian and is either easily pronounced in English or has a nickname that works in English. Her first middle name is Kazakh (http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/kazakh). Her second middle name honors either Laura's mother, Linda Mary, or her sister, Beatrice Jane.

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Laura joined an adoption social group after her daughter came home and though romance was the last thing on her mind, she fell madly in love with a single father she met there. Her boyfriend's first and middle names are classics in English-speaking countries. His last name is English, Irish, Welsh, or Scottish and very unusual.

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Her boyfriend has two daughters, a seven-year-old biological daughter from a previous relationship and a two-year-old daughter he adopted from Ethiopia as a single parent. His older daughter's first name is in the USA top 50 for 2008. Her middle name has a double letter. His younger daughter's first name is Biblical and her middle name is Amharic (http://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/usage/amharic). Both girls have their father's last name.

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The Chen Family (Ontario, Canada)

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H: Huang Chen [35]
W: Jessica Lynn Bailey [35]

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D/S: Hua-Ning Chen "Lily" / Bao-Zhi Chen "Robert" [5] (findthesea)
D: Heng-An Chen “Sophia” [1] (persephone1313; honorable mention to glassmidnight)
D/S: [exp]

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Kitten:
Kitten:

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Huang and Jessica decided to try for one more child to complete their family. To their great surprise, they recently discovered that they're actually having another set of fraternal twins! They're very excited now that the shock has worn off and their thoughts have turned to names.

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Both babies should have a hyphenated Chinese name with an English nickname. The two Chinese names should make a pleasant phrase together like their older children's names. The English name should not start H, J, L, R, or S. The Chinese names can start with any letter.

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Lily and Robert have been begging for a pet for nearly a year, so Jessica and Huang recently helped them pick two kittens from the local animal shelter. Robert wants to give one of the kittens a name from his favorite movie (you pick the movie). Lily wants to name the other one after a food.

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The Anderson/Katz Family (Haifa, Israel)

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H: Henry Noel Anderson [28]
W: Rina Ayelet Katz [28]

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D: Liora Zakia Katz [8m] (Rioghnach)
D: [exp]

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Rina and Henry have always wanted a big family, so they were delighted to learn that Rina was expecting again before Liora's first birthday. Their new daughter's name should not be Biblical and should come from one of these lists:
http://tekeli.li/onomastikon/Middle-East/Jewish/Modern.html
http://nameberry.com/blog/israeli-baby-names
http://www.amotherinisrael.com/top-20-israeli-baby-names-for-girls-2010/