[name]Clara[/name] [name]Noelle[/name] Andrews (23) and [name]Kenneth[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] Hendricks (22)
Married: [name]May[/name] 11, 2012
Year 1, 2012:
Life event:
4, then a 2: You become unexpectedly pregnant with twins! Names and genders are your choice.
Shortly after the wedding: [name]Clara[/name] is sick for several weeks and cannot seem to figure out the problem. [name]Kenneth[/name] forces her to see a doctor, and the two are very surprised to learn that [name]Clara[/name] is 12 weeks pregnant. While this is a happy surprise, it presents difficulties since neither parents have finished school, and the couple still live in their small apartment. Still when the day finally comes ([name]November[/name] 5, 2012), [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] could not be happier. Another surprise awaits them as the parents learn it is twins! Two boys, [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Shepard[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Jack[/name]
Year 2, 2013:
Life event:
1, then a 6: You become unexpectedly pregnant with a baby boy! His first and middle names are up to you.
Life with the twins was proving wonderful. [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] could not imagine being happier. Still, the financial situation was starting to wear on both of them, and they knew something special would have to happen this year to turn their troubles around. [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] completed their school and [name]Kenneth[/name] was working full time as a firefighter, but the couple still lived in their small apartment, and eventually the boys would need their own rooms. [name]One[/name] morning, [name]Clara[/name] awakes with a familiar feeling. She immediately calls [name]Kenneth[/name] to let him know. Several months later ([name]September[/name] 2, 2013), they are greeted with another boy: [name]Christopher[/name] “[name]Chris[/name]” [name]Elias[/name]
Year 3, 2014:
Life event:
5, then a 3: Your family adopts a male Siberian husky. What is his name?
The Hendricks family is finally getting their footing as 2014 comes along. [name]Clara[/name] takes [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Hugo[/name], and [name]Chris[/name] for a play date in the park. The play date is crashed by a group of older children chasing a Siberian Husky puppy. The puppy seems to be in poor condition, but with a feisty personality. [name]Clara[/name] cannot resist giving him a home, so [name]Arthur[/name] joins the Hendricks family!
Year 4, 2015:
Life event:
5, then a 1: Your family adopts a dog and a cat. Names, breeds, and genders are your choice.
After adopting [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] develop a weakness for strays. At this point, [name]Oscar[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] are old enough to influence their parents as well, so by the end of 2015, the Hendricks family adopts another dog: A female pit bull mix from the shelter named [name]Dilly[/name], and a cat: A male orange tabby kitten rescued from the neighborhood named [name]Lincoln[/name].
Year 5, 2016:
Life event:
4, then a 5: You are a guest star on a talk show! What did you do to be featured on the show? What show is it?
[name]Clara[/name] is featured on the [name]Ellen[/name] Degeneres show for her work as an author of children’s books. Her latest book [name]Oscar[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] Get Lost reached the top of the best seller’s list in 2016. While on the show, she discusses how her experiences as a mother influence her book ideas, also how she sometimes uses her sons’ drawings in the book illustrations. [name]Kenneth[/name] is there to cheer her on.
Year 6, 2017:
Child event:
3: You have a single baby girl
Name: [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] are starting kindergarten, [name]Chris[/name] is in pre-k, and [name]Clara[/name] is starting to feel lonely at home while everyone is away during the day. She and [name]Kenneth[/name] decide to have another baby, and on [name]May[/name] 11, 2017 ([name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name]'s 5th anniversary), [name]Margaret[/name] “[name]Mary[/name]” [name]Alice[/name] is born.
Year 7, 2018:
Life event:
3, then a 6: DH’s favorite cousin dies and leaves his/her three children under the care of you and DH. The names, ages, and genders of the children are your choice.
Names: [name]Frances[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] (12), [name]Malcom[/name] “[name]Mal[/name]” [name]Elias[/name] (10), and [name]Gordon[/name] [name]Dexter[/name] “[name]Dex[/name]” (5)
[name]Kenneth[/name] is upset when his cousin, [name]Jack[/name], passes away. He is more than happy to care for his children, and [name]Clara[/name] is happy to have a full house. The children have a difficult time adjusting to their new lives, but they’re kept busy and entertained by their cousins and the pets. [name]Mal[/name] loves caring for the dogs, and [name]Frances[/name] is a big help with baby [name]Mary[/name]. [name]Dex[/name] spends so much time with [name]Oscar[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] that the three seem more and more like triplets every day.
Year 8, 2019:
Life event:
6, then a 4: You and DH adopt two children. Names and genders are you choice, but ages must be between 1-6.
With 4 children of their own, 3 adopted children, 2 dogs and a cat, [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] feel their lives are pretty fulfilled. Still, when a natural disaster disrupts a community near their home, The Hendricks Family cannot resist stepping in to help. Two small children, [name]Oswald[/name] “[name]Ozzy[/name]” [name]Everett[/name] (4) and [name]Colleen[/name] [name]Greer[/name] (2) were left without parents. [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] begin the adoption process, and by [name]Christmas[/name] 2019, [name]Ozzy[/name] and [name]Colleen[/name] join the family.
Year 9, 2020:
Life event:
1, then a 6: You become unexpectedly pregnant with a baby boy! His first and middle names are up to you.
After the unexpected, exciting, difficult past couple of years, [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] were getting ready to settle down into a semi-normal life. [name]One[/name] important thing they forgot was [name]Clara[/name]'s history with becoming unexpectedly pregnant. On [name]April[/name] 1, 2020, [name]Felix[/name] [name]Rowan[/name] Hendricks was born.
Year 10, 2021:
Life event:
2, then a 5: You or DH gets into a near fatal car accident. What are the repercussions? [name]How[/name] does your family handle the situation?
[name]Kenneth[/name] was returning home late from work one night in the winter. He worked a double shift at the firehouse and he was tired. The resulting car accident left [name]Kenneth[/name] in a coma for several weeks, with a severe case of amnesia in the weeks following his awakening. [name]Clara[/name] had her mother and [name]Kenneth[/name]'s mother helping her with the children and with the finances, but she missed her husband dearly and knew her kids needed their father. For a while the doctors were not sure what the lasting affects would be, but in the end [name]Kenneth[/name] was able to pull through and their lives returned to their normal amount of stress.
Year 11, 2022:
Life event:
2, then a 3: A friend or family member dies suddenly, leaving their children under the guardianship of you and DH. [name]How[/name] many children, their names, ages, and genders are all up to you.
On the heels of [name]Kenneth[/name]'s accident, [name]Clara[/name]'s sister, [name]Nancy[/name], dies after a several month struggle with breast cancer. [name]Nancy[/name]'s 8 year old daughter [name]Lisbeth[/name] “[name]Libby[/name]” [name]Kinsey[/name] comes to live with the Hendricks family. The family now has a very large farm house. [name]Kenneth[/name] has retired from the firehouse and now stays home with [name]Clara[/name] to work the ranch. The family is on their way to becoming completely self-sufficient.
Year 12, 2023:
Life event:
3, then a 6: DH’s favorite cousin dies and leaves his/her three children under the care of you and DH. The names, ages, and genders of the children are your choice.
[name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] remember 2018 in shocking clarity as history repeats itself. Tragedy stacks upon tragedy as [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] attempt to make the best out of situations, while providing a safe and happy home to their own children and the children of loved ones. Adding three more children to the family causes a lot of stress, discomfort, arguments, and sadness for several months, but eventually love and caring wins over and everyone settles back into a routine. [name]Leopold[/name] “[name]Leo[/name]” [name]Milo[/name] (9), [name]Laura[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] (5), and [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Anne[/name] (3) join the family.
Year 13, 2024:
Life event:
6, then a 2: Your family adopts a male Scottish Fold cat. What do you name him?
The older children are looking for more responsibility, so [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] decide it is time to adopt another pet. Since there are two dogs and only one cat in the family, everyone agrees that a cat would be the best choice. [name]Gus[/name] becomes somewhat of a barn cat, but enjoys playing with the children. 2024 proves to be a happy year for the Hendricks family.
Year 14, 2025:
Life event:
2, then a 1: You or one of your kids have a small role in a movie or TV show. What movie/show and what is your role?
[name]Clara[/name]'s book writing career is still going strong. Since her success on the [name]Ellen[/name] show, she has also been writing adult novels. [name]One[/name] of her novels is getting adapted into a screenplay, and the producers want [name]Clara[/name] to play a minor role. [name]Clara[/name] does not feel like she has time to appear in a film, no matter how small the role, but [name]Kenneth[/name] and the children insist. The film is called Foggy and it is loosely based on the events following [name]Kenneth[/name]'s car accident.
Year 15, 2026:
Life event:
6, then a 4: You and DH adopt two children. Names and genders are you choice, but ages must be between 1-6.
The kids have spoken, and they agree that their family could be a bit bigger. They enjoy the community feel of their large family, and they love having so many brothers and sisters to play with and look out for. They also want children who have never had this feeling to be able to experience it. After much discussion and a perusal of the budget, [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Kenneth[/name] decide to adopt two more children. Their success in adoption is well known, so they have no trouble bringing in two little girls: [name]Primrose[/name] [name]Amelie[/name] (3) and [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] (2)
The Hendricks Family after 15 years:
[name]Clara[/name] (38)
[name]Kenneth[/name] (37)
[name]Frances[/name] (18) - inherited
[name]Mal[/name] (17) - inherited
[name]Oscar[/name] (14) - birth
[name]Hugo[/name] (14) - birth
[name]Chris[/name] (13) - birth
[name]Dex[/name] (13) - inherited
[name]Libby[/name] (12) - inherited
[name]Leo[/name] (12) - inherited
[name]Ozzy[/name] (11) - adopted
[name]Mary[/name] (9) - birth
[name]Colleen[/name] (9) - adopted
[name]Laura[/name] (8) - inherited
[name]Felix[/name] (6) - birth
[name]Louisa[/name] (6) - inherited
[name]Primrose[/name] (3) - adopted
[name]Miriam[/name] (2) - adopted