DW: [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Hargrave [28]
Occupation: Surgeon
What do they look like?: Dark brown hair and eyes to match, with pale skin.
DH: [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Portello [29]
Occupation: Firefighter
What do they look like?: [name_m]Black[/name_m] hair with brown eyes, and tan skin that’s covered in freckles.
Year 1: To start off marriage, we take a vacation. We decide to take stay in [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans for two weeks leading up to [name_f]Mardi[/name_f] Gras. We explore the historic sites and enjoy the local hospitality.
Year 2: Work has been rough for both of us, so we decide to take another vacation at the end of the year. This time, we decide to fly to South [name_u]America[/name_u], specifically [name_u]Rio[/name_u] de Janeiro, [name_u]Brazil[/name_u].
Year 3: The house is getting a bit lonely, so we decide to adopt a cat. She’s solid black, save a little white patch in the center of her forehead. We decide to call her Snowflake.
Year 4: [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]'s brother passes away, leaving us with his two daughters, aged 7 and 4. The oldest is [name_f]Liberty[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and she inherited her red hair from her late mother, but got her blue eyes from her father. The younger is named [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, just like her father. It’s a big change for us all, but the girls eventually adjust to their new environment.
Year 5: Our family is invited to go on a talk show. [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]'s quick thinking saved countless lives during a particularly bad fire, and so they wanted to award his heroism and bravery.
Year 6: By surprise, we find out we’re expecting a baby! We have a baby girl, born happy and healthy on [name_f]October[/name_f] 31st. We decide to name her [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. She has my brown hair, and her father’s light brown eyes.
Year 7: We take in a foreign exchange student for the span of a school year. His name is [name_m]Sebastien[/name_m], and he’s from [name_f]France[/name_f]. We have a lot of fun as a family, and are sad to see him go at the end of our time together.
Year 8: A member of our family is certified a genius! It’s [name_f]Cora[/name_f]. We’re all incredibly proud of her.
Year 9: It’s getting a little cramped in our house now that [name_f]Luna[/name_f] is out of the toddler stage, so we decide to move. It’s a two story house that sits deep in the woods, but not so far from town that we’re completely cut off from civilization. It’s big enough for each of the girls to have their own room, and even a playroom for all their toys.
Year 10: We decide to take our first big vacation as a family. We go [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] and wander around the historic district.
Year 11: [name_f]Luna[/name_f] accidentally falls off her bike and hits her head. She needs stitches and will be perfectly fine. She’s right back to playing as soon as we get home.
Year 12: We find out we’re expecting another baby! This time it’s a boy, and he arrives on [name_u]August[/name_u] 9th. We name him [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]. He has his father’s black hair and eye colour.
Year 13: One of [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]'s friends at work is having some financial troubles and can’t afford to take care of his children anymore, so we offer to take them in. He has three, all boys. The oldest is ten, and his name is [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. The second oldest is nine and his name is [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Alastair[/name_m]. The youngest is seven, and his name is [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] “[name_m]Law[/name_m]” [name_m]Victor[/name_m]. [name_u]Asa[/name_u] and [name_m]Law[/name_m] both have dark brown hair and eyes, but [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is blonde haired and brown eyed.
Year 14: It’s getting to the point where the kids are having to sleep 2 and 3 people to a room, so we decide it’s high time we moved to a bigger house. This time, we move to a large old Victorian that sat abandoned for countless years. It will take some fixing up, but there’s nothing seriously wrong with the house. The kids are happy because it has a big yard and they can each have a room to themselves.
Year 15: We find out that we’re expecting another baby! It’s a baby girl, who arrives on [name_u]December[/name_u] 1st. We call her [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. She has her father’s hair and my eyes.
Year 16: [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] gets a new job. He’s promoted to [name_m]Fire[/name_m] [name_m]Marshal[/name_m] for the city he works for.
Year 17: After a lot of begging, we agree to adopt a puppy for the kids. They pick out a [name_m]German[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] mix at the adoption center, but while we’re there we all fall in love with another puppy as well. It’s a bulldog mix, and we end up taking him home too. The [name_m]German[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] gets named [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], and the bulldog is named [name_m]Jake[/name_m].
Year 18: [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] gets hurt on the job. While inspecting the scene of a fire, a charred wooden beam breaks off and falls down from the ceiling on top of him. He’s rushed to the hospital, and X-Rays show that he has a few fractured vertebrae. Other than the fractures and some bruising, he’s okay though. He’s ordered to stay home from work for a few weeks and take it easy while he heals.
Year 19: A minor car accident leaves me in the hospital. The damage wasn’t life threatening, but I did have to stay in the hospital for a short while due to a concussion and some minor internal bleeding.
Year 20: We move yet again. This time we buy a three story cabin style house. It has a lovely view of the mountains from the back porch, and we look forward to spending our retirement years here with our big family.
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [48] & [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] [49] with [name_f]Liberty[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [23], [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [20], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [14], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [8], [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [17], [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] [16], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_m]Victor[/name_m] “[name_m]Law[/name_m]” [14], & [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [5]
With pets Snowflake, [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] & [name_m]Jake[/name_m].