Your name: [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_m]Blackwell[/name_m]
His name: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
Year 1: I get a new job as a journalism and English teacher at a high school.
Year 2: We go on a summer road trip and drive all the way from [name_m]Boston[/name_m] to San [name_m]Francisco[/name_m] and back, through [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and then along the southern half of the United States.
Year 3: We have triplets! All girls. Their names are [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. We call them [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f].
Year 4: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are one, we have a baby girl! Her name is [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] arrives. We call her [name_f]Anne[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f].
Year 5: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are two and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is one, we adopt a baby boy from [name_f]England[/name_f]! His name is [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. We call him [name_m]Ben[/name_m].
Year 6: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are three, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is two and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is one, we have triplets again! All boys. Their names are [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Kai[/name_u]. We call them [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
Year 7: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are four, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is three, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is two and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are one, we make an international move… To [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m]. We wanted to move before the kids started school, and [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m] seemed like a great place. We move into a big house, big enough to hold our family of ten.
Year 8: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are five, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is four, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is three and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are two, we adopt a puppy. He’s a Miniature Australian [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] called [name_m]Doc[/name_m].
Year 9: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are six, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is five, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is four and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are three, we have a baby girl! She brings our numbers up to eleven, and her name is [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. We call her [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].
Year 10: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are seven, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is six, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is five, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are four and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is one, we adopt a baby boy from [name_u]Sydney[/name_u]! His name is [name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]. We call him [name_u]Ash[/name_u].
Year 11: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are eight, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is seven, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is six, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are five, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is two and [name_u]Ash[/name_u] is one, we decide to fill the stables and pasture on our land with a horse. Her name is Blueberry, named by [name_f]Rose[/name_f], and we call her [name_u]Blue[/name_u].
Year 12: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are nine, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is eight, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is seven, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are six, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is three and [name_u]Ash[/name_u] is two, my sister [name_f]Jenn[/name_f] and I decide to open up a bakery in town.
Year 13: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are ten, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is nine, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is eight, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are seven, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is four and [name_u]Ash[/name_u] is three, [name_m]Henry[/name_m] gets a new job, designing a skyscraper for the city.
Year 14: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are eleven, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is ten, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is nine, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are eight, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is five and [name_u]Ash[/name_u] is four, something amazing happens. We win the lottery! With the money, we take a family trip back to [name_m]Boston[/name_m] for the summer, fill the college funds of our children and save quite a bit of it.
Year 15: When [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] are twelve, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is eleven, [name_m]Ben[/name_m] is ten, [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] are nine, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is six and [name_u]Ash[/name_u] is five we buy and move into a new house. It has five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
DW: [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_m]Blackwell[/name_m] (41)
DH: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (41)
DD/DD/DD: [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Katharine[/name_f] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”, [name_f]Kiera[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (12)
DD: [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (11)
DS: [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]” (10)
DS/DS/DS: [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Kai[/name_u] (9)
DD: [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (6)
DS: [name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m] (5)
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]: http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/9144096/2/stock-photo-9144096-smiling-couple.jpg
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]: Back To School Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Back to School, Book, Brown Hair - iStock
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]: Cute Little Girl Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 10-11 Years, Cut Out, Portrait - iStock
[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]: School Girl At The Playground Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 10-11 Years, 12-13 Years, Active Lifestyle - iStock
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]: Barn Girl Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Girls, Farmer, Serious - iStock
[name_m]Ben[/name_m]: http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-20364100-pre-teen-boy-at-school.php?st=0cd121b
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]: Happy Little School Boy With Hands Folded Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 8-9 Years, Arms Crossed, Boys - iStock
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]: Handsome Young Boy Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 8-9 Years, Beauty, Blond Hair - iStock
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]: Cute Young Boy Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Boys, Child, Cut Out - iStock
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]: Girl Outdoors In Evening Times Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 4-5 Years, Back Lit, Bangs - Hair - iStock
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]: Cute Little Boy Stock Photo - Download Image Now - 4-5 Years, Blue, Boys - iStock
Master Bedroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/668001/Master-Suite-traditional-bedroom-chicago
[name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] + [name_f]Kiera[/name_f]'s Bedroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/3929664/Modern-Traditional-Lake-House-traditional-bedroom-salt-lake-city
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] + [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]'s Bedroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/910419/Contemporary-Girl-s-Bedroom-contemporary-kids-los-angeles
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] + [name_u]Ash[/name_u]'s Bedroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/375630/2011-Showcase---Hillside-Retreat-rustic-kids-other-metro
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] + [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]'s Bedroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/5678706/Stageneck-Modern-beach-style-kids-portland-maine
Living Room: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7750600/Ridgecrest-Home-contemporary-living-room-san-francisco
Dining Room: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7753968/Weekend-Home-in-Upstate-NY-contemporary-dining-room-new-york
Kitchen: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7771967/Traditional-French-in-Preston-Hollow-traditional-kitchen-dallas
Master Bathroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7805389/River-House-beach-style-bathroom-charleston
Girls’ Bathroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/3086805/Children-s-bathroom-traditional-bathroom-san-francisco
Boys’ Bathroom: http://www.houzz.com/photos/25928/Brownstone-Renovation--Kids--Bath-traditional-bathroom-new-york
Office: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7754477/Chocolate-Co-Lofts-industrial-home-office-toronto
Family Room: http://www.houzz.com/photos/1540150/Classical-Shingle-traditional-basement-boston
Exterior: http://www.houzz.com/photos/7790977/Turtle-Lake-Residences-traditional-exterior-detroit
Backyard: http://www.windycitylasertag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/backyard.jpg