Elodie [name_f]Janine[/name_f] [name_m]Martin[/name_m] & [name_u]Brady[/name_u] [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
Year 1-[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] has transferred from [name_u]Parker[/name_u] Real Estate and is now working at Prime [name_f]Valley[/name_f] Real Estate. She is enjoying her new role as Real Estate Manager, supporting new real estate agents coming into the company.
Year 2- [name_u]Brady[/name_u] takes a business trip to [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_f]England[/name_f]. His company has him supporting the new office for their European market. [name_u]Brady[/name_u] is one of the top Sales Managers for [name_u]Hendrix[/name_u] Treads, a fabric company. He is in [name_u]London[/name_u] to onboard the new sales team in the area. He spends a month in [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] doesn’t join him due to [name_u]Brady[/name_u]’s busy schedule on site.
Year 3- [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_u]Brady[/name_u] go with their friends to Cape Cod. It is the 30th birthday of their friends [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], twins. [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and his girlfriend [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and her husband [name_u]Micah[/name_u], and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s sister [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and her wife, [name_f]Rachael[/name_f] are all along for the trip. They are able to do a dinner out of sea with a local sailing company, it is the highlight of the trip.
Year 4- With [name_u]Brady[/name_u]’s company’s booming business he and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] are offered the chance to spend 10 months in Croatia supporting the European market of [name_u]Hendrix[/name_u] Threads. They jump on this opportunity and find themselves in a cute one story townhouse. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] loves their tiny house as it gives them the chance to explore the area and live right inside Zagreb.
Year 5- [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_u]Brady[/name_u] welcome a baby girl on [name_u]July[/name_u] 4th! After spending last year in Croatia they are finding the humor in having a [name_u]July[/name_u] 4th baby in the US. Wanting to honor [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s [name_u]French[/name_u] heritage they name their daughter- [name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_f]Iona[/name_f] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]. [name_f]Iona[/name_f] as a nod to [name_u]Brady[/name_u]’s best friend [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. [name_f]Iona[/name_f] like [name_m]Ian[/name_m] is Scottish and has the same letters as [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. [name_f]Odette[/name_f] has curled wisps of blonde hair with big brown eyes.
Year 6-[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] loses her job at Prime [name_f]Valley[/name_f] Real Estate. The company closes its doors after an embezzlement scam from the owner leaves their reputation tarnished. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] decides to take this as an opportunity to move into corporate real estate and is quickly called by a head hunter for H.E. [name_m]Dodson[/name_m], a [name_m]Boston[/name_m] business development firm. She accepts an offer to join their corporate real estate team.
Year 7- [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] has a miscarriage during her fourth month of pregnancy. While the pregnancy was accidental, the couple was excited for another baby. After a few months of healing, they decide not to prevent the potential of more children.
Year 8- H.E. [name_m]Dodson[/name_m] is expanding their business to the greater [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_f]England[/name_f] area. They have set up a starter office in [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City as a trial in the area. They have asked [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and two coworkers to head up this effort. [name_u]Hendrix[/name_u] Threads has a satellite office in the area and allows [name_u]Brady[/name_u] to spend the next 8 months working from there, keeping the family together.
Year 9- [name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_m]Martin[/name_m] is ready for a dog. For her 4th birthday, she has asked for a puppy over and over again. Hoping she might find a pet with less maintenance [name_u]Brady[/name_u] takes his daughter into the pet store. [name_f]Odette[/name_f] finds what seems to be a pitbull and lab mix. [name_u]Brady[/name_u] tries to direct her towards the fish but [name_f]Odette[/name_f] will not budge from her new friend’s play area. A woman approaches them and notifies them she is from a animal rescue and these dogs have been sponsored by this pet store. [name_u]Brady[/name_u] can’t say no to a rescue puppy so they adopt the little pup. [name_f]Odette[/name_f] names the dog [name_m]Clifford[/name_m], the only dog name she knew from TV.
Year 10- [name_u]Brady[/name_u] and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] decide [name_f]Odette[/name_f] is a great age for a big family vacation. After a lot of ideas from not only each other but [name_f]Odette[/name_f] as well, they decide to go to head to [name_u]Philadelphia[/name_u]. A closer destination from the family’s [name_m]Boston[/name_m] home in order to test [name_f]Odette[/name_f]’s traveling abilities. [name_f]Odette[/name_f]’s favorite show [name_f]Sesame[/name_f] [name_f]Street[/name_f] has it’s very own park not far from the city where she got to meet all her favorite characters, including Big [name_u]Bird[/name_u].
Year 11- Having worked with [name_u]Hendrix[/name_u] Fabrics right out of college, [name_u]Brady[/name_u] decides it’s time for a new role. He beings working for TJ [name_m]Maxx[/name_m] headquarters in the men’s department. He is now a buyer of men’s outdoor fashion. He is enjoying the change of pace from selling to buying, his sales background gives him a leg up understanding how the other side sees things.
Year 12- [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is pregnant with a boy! On [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] begins to feel contractions, she is two weeks early and thinks maybe it’s just [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] Hicks contractions. [name_u]Brady[/name_u] is finishing putting presents under the tree and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] gets ready for bed when her water breaks. Luckily, [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s parents are in the guest room and wake up at the commotion. [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s father, will watch [name_f]Odette[/name_f] so [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_u]Brady[/name_u], and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s mom [name_u]Kim[/name_u] can go to the hospital for the birth. It’s not until about 6 hours later when [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] is woken up by [name_f]Odette[/name_f] he realizes it’s [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] and his granddaughter is very confused. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] gives birth during what should have been [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] dinner to a healthy baby boy. They name him [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] [name_m]Jones[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]. [name_m]Jones[/name_m] after [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s childhood best friend [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] [name_m]Jones[/name_m], who died as a teenager in a car crash. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_u]Brady[/name_u] cannot believe they have a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] baby. [name_f]Odette[/name_f] says [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] is the best present ever until he poops while she’s holding him then her new magic set is the best. [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] has brown hair like [name_u]Brady[/name_u] and hazel eyes like [name_u]Brady[/name_u]’s dad, [name_m]Keith[/name_m].
Year 13- [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] has noticed [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] isn’t playing the same as he used to. They had been considering another dog before [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] arrived and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] thinks this may be the right time to find [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] a friend. [name_u]Brady[/name_u] agrees and the family makes a trip to the same store [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] was adopted at. [name_f]Odette[/name_f] loves them all but [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] notices a sweet little Dachshund puppy play with the torn newspaper. The dachshund is the right fit and the [name_m]Martin[/name_m] family brings him home. They name him Scrappy to keep with the dogs from TV and because of his playful spirit at the store. [name_m]Clifford[/name_m] and Scrappy are smitten with each other. Scrappy following every move the bigger dogs makes.
Year 14- With children in tow this time the same group of friends goes back to Cape Cod for [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]’s 40th birthday. [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and who married [name_f]Freya[/name_f] are bringing their 2 year old [name_m]Daxton[/name_m], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_u]Micah[/name_u] are bringing their 5 year old twins [name_u]Piper[/name_u] and [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Rachael[/name_f] are bringing their 3 kids- sons- 7 year old [name_u]Jett[/name_u] and 5 year old [name_m]Otto[/name_m], and their daughter, 2 year old, [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]. The family tries some mini golfing. [name_m]Daxton[/name_m] is the winner as he keeps getting holes in one by dropping the ball into the hole. They go to an arcade [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_u]Jett[/name_u] compete for the most tickets and walk away with two giant stuffed animals- a black bear for [name_u]Jett[/name_u] and a llama for [name_f]Odette[/name_f].
Year 15- At 3 years old, [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] finally gets to play soccer at the local field. He is so excited to play and run around. He is relieved to be on the red team because he just learned to spell red! [name_f]Odette[/name_f] is 10 and has taken up softball recently. She is enjoying being the pitcher for the Purple Kangaroos, the team chosen name. [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is thrilled to have [name_f]Odette[/name_f] playing and is the parent coach for the team. She and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] grew up playing softball and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] play for her college team.