Welcome to Rainy Valley 🌧️

Shea is 47, Lia is 42, Bethany is 15, Robert is 14, and Samuel is 12.

Solomon is 45, Priscilla is 44, Amy is 16, Abel is 14, Naomi is 11, Phoebe is 10, and the twins are 6.

Linoy is 46 and Jennifer is 32

Carmen is 44, and Hans is 17

Kayla is 26, Wilson is 26, Tessa is 10, Hannah is 6, and Ian is 3

[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] has developed a crush on [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]. She is worried [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] won’t like her back, but [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] feels the same way. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] tells [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] she’s had a crush on her since they first met, but she kept it secret thinking [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] didn’t like her back. They start dating! [name_u]Robert[/name_u] is also crushing on someone, a girl in his [name_f]English[/name_f] class. She’s super smart and pretty. He’s mesmerized! He works up the courage to ask her out, and she says yes!

Name: [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] [name_m]Marland[/name_m]
Age: 15
Appearance: wavy brown hair, blue eyes, and tan skin
Heritage: white american

Name:
Age: 14
Appearance: short black hair, tan skin, and brown eyes
Heritage: Japanese

[name_f]Amy[/name_f] has also got a new boyfriend! The cute skater boy in her class. They’re super sweet together and she stays over at his house when she needs a break from her siblings. He loves her siblings and babysits them sometimes!

Name:
Age: 16
Appearance: fluffy brown hair that’s bleached blond, brown eyes, and tan skin
Heritage: white american

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] and Priscilla’s marriage is strained. They are still struggling with money and are working extra jobs. They’re both exhausted and don’t have time for each other anymore. They’re growing more and more distant. The kids are noticing too. [name_f]Amy[/name_f] and [name_m]Abel[/name_m] are never home, always out with their friends. The younger kids are also noticing, but can’t escape like their older siblings.

[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] is happy as a single badass woman. She has adopted the attitude that men just slow you down. She is an independent woman who doesn’t need a man to feel worthy. Except for her son. [name_m]Hans[/name_m] is her whole world! Speaking of [name_m]Hans[/name_m], What will he do with his life?

[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is now 6, which means [name_f]Kayla[/name_f] is now going to university! Her kids are all proud of her, especially [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] has started soccer and loves it! [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is struggling with reading and writing. After being taken to a specialist for evaluation, she is diagnosed with dyslexia. [name_m]Ian[/name_m] is the sweetest little baby! [name_f]Kayla[/name_f] and [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] are happy with their little family and don’t want any more kids for now.

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[name_f]Zoya[/name_f] wants to continue to pursue dance. She is confident that in a few years time, she will be talented and experienced enough to be a professional dancer/choreographer and eventually down the line start her own franchise of dance schools. She is extremely grateful to know [name_u]Billie[/name_u], as those connections have helped her a lot and can continue to help her. And of course she’s grateful to [name_u]Billie[/name_u] for making Finn😊 and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] who she looks at like the baby sister she never had.

Poor [name_f]Mila[/name_f], going into school to find out that your family is different than the majority. [name_f]Every[/name_f] family looks different little [name_f]Mila[/name_f], and you’ll be perfect with just you and your dad for now. Hopefully [name_f]Krista[/name_f] can get herself together before [name_m]Dima[/name_m] just accepts her into Mila’s life because although it’s Mila’s mom, she can still be dangerous. Proud of [name_m]Dima[/name_m] for diversifying his chef experience, making him even more qualified. I feel like his business will do so well once he gets it started!

Wow! Despite his disability, [name_m]Kirill[/name_m] is thriving. The other two boys are as well, of course, but just wanted to put the spotlight on [name_m]Kirill[/name_m] for a second as he’s the only one of the trips to be disabled. Proud of all of them for doing well in what they enjoy!

[name_f]Irina[/name_f] would be so proud of her children and even her husband for being such a wonderful father and finding a lovely woman.

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Imagine Mila learning Spanish as her third language! Wouldn’t it be incredible?

What disability? Kirill is no different than his triplet brothers despite it! He is already thriving as you say, and a child prodigy to add?! :heart_eyes: I am sure that a bright future is written in the stars for him.

Anyway, I am proud of the whole Ivanov family for coming so far together. Irina would be really proud, too.

And Finya (Finn & Zoya) are such a cute couple!

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Yes! That would be awesome for her to be trilingual.

If I remember correctly, Kirill is the only one of the triplets to be hard of hearing just like Zoya!

This made me lol… Finya is adorable!

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[name_m]Can[/name_m] I have an update? A juicy update please😊

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[name_f]Zoya[/name_f] (18) and [name_u]Finn[/name_u] (17) are still very much in love! [name_u]Billie[/name_u] has payed for an apartment and they moved in together. They decide to get engaged! They also adopt a dog

Name:
Age: 5
Gender: female
Breed: pittie mix
Color: blue with white

[name_f]Krista[/name_f] has been released on parole. She starts writing to [name_m]Dima[/name_m] again, apologizing for going MIA on him. He writes back, saying he knows she’s in jail. She asks if she can come stay with [name_m]Dima[/name_m], her son too. She explains that her husband is extremely abusive and she can’t get away from him. She keeps committing crimes so she can get locked up and away from him. He doesn’t know she’s out of jail and she can’t go back home. [name_m]Dima[/name_m], being the kind soul he is, agrees. She comes to stay with [name_m]Dima[/name_m] after picking her son up from a friend’s house. 5 year old [name_f]Mila[/name_f] meets her mother for the first time. She’s scared at first, but warms up quickly. She also meets her half brother, who is now 13. [name_f]Krista[/name_f] tells [name_m]Dima[/name_m] about how her husband tried to kill her and her son. She shows him a bullet wound in her shoulder. She knew then she couldn’t be there anymore. She tried to leave but he kept finding her, threatening to do horrible things if she didn’t come back. She decided to “rob” a store by grabbing the most expensive thing there and walking towards the exit. She was quickly stopped and arrested. She never actually commited a crime, she was trying to save her life. If she died, who would take care of her son?

After a few months of living together, [name_m]Dima[/name_m] remembers why he fell in love with [name_f]Krista[/name_f] in the first place. She’s beautiful, smart, and funny. She’s a great mom despite everything she’s been through. One night, he kisses her. She feels the same about him. They don’t make it official because [name_f]Krista[/name_f] is still technically married. She opens up more about being homeless with her son. Her husband gave her money and a place to stay in exchange for marriage and housework. He quickly turned controlling and abusive, but she couldn’t leave. One day, he turns up at Dina’s doorstep.

He banged in the door screaming. [name_f]Krista[/name_f] hid with her son and [name_f]Mila[/name_f] while [name_m]Dima[/name_m] called the police. They were all terrified. The man eventually kicked the door in and confronted [name_m]Dima[/name_m], screaming at him asking where [name_f]Krista[/name_f] was. Not by name of course, but by horrible obscenities. [name_f]Dina[/name_f] told him that he lived alone, but Krista’s purse on the table and Mila’s toys gave him away. The man was holding a large knife. He raced around the apartment, kicking in door, still screaming. [name_m]Dima[/name_m] ran behind him, yelling at him to get out. Eventually he came to the room [name_f]Krista[/name_f] and the kids were hiding in. He charged at her with the knife, but Krista’s son stepped in the way. He got stabbed instead of [name_f]Krista[/name_f], who went total mama bear on the man and tackled him to the ground, punching him until he was a bloody mess. If the knife hadn’t been lodged in her son, the man wouldn’t have lived to see another day. Luckily, the police and ambulance came quickly. The boy survived and the man arrested. [name_f]Krista[/name_f] thankfully wasn’t charged since it was ruled that she was acting in self defense.

After the incident, [name_f]Mila[/name_f] was traumatized. She had just found her mama and this scary man was trying to kill her. She had nightmares about it for a long time. [name_m]Dima[/name_m] put them all in therapy after the incident.

[name_f]Krista[/name_f] filed for divorce. [name_f]Krista[/name_f], [name_m]Dima[/name_m], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], and the boy became a family!

Name:
Age: 13
Appearance: blonde hair, pale skin, and brown eyes
Parents: [name_f]Krista[/name_f] (28) and one of Krista’s exes who left her after she got pregnant
Heritage: white american

[name_f]Antonia[/name_f] has been teaching [name_f]Mila[/name_f] Spanish since she was little, but asked [name_m]Dima[/name_m] to put her in a bilingual school to help her retain it since she doesn’t see [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] as much as when she was little, especially now that [name_m]Dima[/name_m] isn’t a single dad anymore. [name_m]Dima[/name_m] agrees! He’s teaching [name_f]Krista[/name_f] Russian so that they can speak it at home to [name_f]Mila[/name_f]

[name_m]Dima[/name_m] has opened his restaurant! Well, it’s technically a food truck. He doesn’t have the funds for a restaurant yet.

Name:
Cuisine:
Decor/Theme:
Locations [name_m]Dima[/name_m] parks it:
How does it do?

The triplets are now 13. [name_u]Misha[/name_u] has had a few “girlfriends” but the relationships consisted of holding hands and only lasted for a week. Krista’s son started at their school and they’ve become friends! [name_m]Lev[/name_m] has also recently had girls falling over him, but isn’t really interested in any. [name_m]Kirill[/name_m] is in his last year of middle school. He is a little prodigy, but that causes other kids to think he’s an “annoying nerd” and a teacher’s pet.

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[name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is 47 and [name_f]Xia[/name_f] is 43! They are both nurses. [name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is a single and child-free queen, while [name_f]Xia[/name_f] has since had a 16-year-old son, [name_u]Tai[/name_u] [name_m]Keanu[/name_m]. [name_f]Xia[/name_f] unexpectedly gets pregnant again and delivers a new baby. In addition, feel free to add a family event.

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OMG, Audrany (Audrey + Bethany) seems like a dream come true! I wish all the best for them and Robert. :green_heart:

Name: Audrey Renee Marland
Age: 15
Appearance: wavy brown hair, blue eyes, and tan skin
Heritage: white american

Robert’s girlfriend:

Name: Tsukada Chieko (surname-name)
Age: 14
Appearance: short black hair, tan skin, and brown eyes
Heritage: Japanese


Yes! I knew that the skater guy would ask Amy to be his boyfriend! :roller_skate: :revolving_hearts:

Name: Troy Malcolm Delevingne
Age: 16
Appearance: fluffy brown hair that’s bleached blond, brown eyes, and tan skin
Heritage: white american

The Angua household (and the whole McCormick family line, ofc) are known for sticking together through darkest times. I hope Solomon & Priscilla will get the miracle they need soon. Also, Amy & Abel, pull yourselves together!


Good for you, Carmen! This is the reason I do not consider marriage in the first place.

Speaking of Hans & Kayla, Hans wants to be an OBGYN after graduating university (RVU), since he loves babies and witnessing the miracle of birth, with which he has been obsessed since Kayla’s pregnancy with Tessa. He is also working on his Kayla is a sophomore, studying psychology in CRV.

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What [name_m]Dima[/name_m], [name_f]Krista[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], and the half-brother went through is beyond a nightmare! Anyway, welcome to the Ivanov clan, [name_f]Krista[/name_f]. You and your son are safe now.

Speaking of [name_m]Dima[/name_m], congratulations on his food truck. [name_u]Baby[/name_u] steps for now, but soon will grow bigger and more successful.

:blush:

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Name: Smurf
Age: 5
Gender: female
Breed: pittie mix
Color: blue with white

Congrats to [name_f]Zoya[/name_f] and [name_u]Finn[/name_u]! So happy for them! They’re doing amazing.

Wow, [name_f]Krista[/name_f] and her son have been through a lot! I don’t believe she’s a bad person though, so I’m glad she’s safe. Also happy for [name_f]Mila[/name_f], finally being able to meet her mom and her brother!

Name: [name_m]Knight[/name_m] [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] O’Brien
Age: 13
Appearance: blonde hair, pale skin, and brown eyes
Parents: Krista (28) and one of Krista’s exes who left her after she got pregnant
Heritage: white american

Proud of [name_m]Dima[/name_m] for opening a food truck! Hopefully he can eventually get funds to have his own restaurant, but a food truck is beyond awesome as well!

Name: MĂŠxico RĂĄpido
Cuisine: Mexican food! [name_m]Dima[/name_m] fell in love with Mexican food when [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] came into their lives and began to make traditional meals for the kids.
Decor/Theme: A sleek black truck with the name in the Mexican flag colors, and on the outside the truck is decorated with cartoon pictures of sombreros, tacos, burritos and Mexican candy. The pops of color look very good on the shiny black background. The menu is on the left side of the truck with a neon red border around it. The inside is pretty clean, but has a Mexican flag and a Russian flag hanging up. All of the appliances are stainless steel.
Locations Dima parks it: Mostly near [name_u]Rainy[/name_u] [name_f]Valley[/name_f] [name_u]Park[/name_u] as that is a hotspot of the city, but on Friday’s he goes down to [name_u]Rainy[/name_u] [name_f]Valley[/name_f] High School for the kids to get food from him after school. That’s where he makes his best money, so he’s considering going more than once a week.
How does it do? At first it was pretty slow because not many people were outside to try it, but once spring and summer hit, many more people were outside. So [name_m]Dima[/name_m] began to make a lot of revenue from the truck. He eventually made social media accounts for México Rápido, and people who enjoy his food are always shouting him out! [name_u]Billie[/name_u] tries his food and loves it, so she shouts it out as well. With her following, many people saw his brand. So now [name_m]Dima[/name_m] is getting catering requests for huge parties and wants to hire people to have more food trucks nationally! [name_m]Dima[/name_m] now has 2 million followers on México Rápido’s Instagram! That’s more than he’d ever think he’d have, especially when a good portion of the 2 million are Billie’s colleagues. [name_m]Dima[/name_m] is so proud of himself!

[name_f]Glad[/name_f] to see the triplets are doing well, as always. I’m so happy [name_m]Knight[/name_m] was able to get acquainted with the boys🥹

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Update, please!

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Update please!:blush: this is so fun

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Xia’s baby:

Name:
Gender: female
Appearance: black hair, tan skin, and brown eyes
Parents: [name_f]Xia[/name_f] and ___
Siblings: [name_u]Tai[/name_u] (16)
Last Name:

[name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is loving her life as a single child-free independent woman, but wants some companionship too. She decides to get a dog! This dog is the most pampered animal in the world. [name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is a travel nurse and takes her pup everywhere with her!

Name:
Age: 1
Gender: female
Breed: Shih Tzu
Color: white

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Xia’s baby:

Name: [name_f]Haumea[/name_f] [name_f]Mimiko[/name_f]
Gender: female
Appearance: black hair, tan skin, and brown eyes
Parents: [name_f]Xia[/name_f] and [name_m]Sasori[/name_m]
Siblings: [name_u]Tai[/name_u] (16)
Last Name: Hwang

[name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is loving her life as a single child-free independent woman, but wants some companionship too. She decides to get a dog! This dog is the most pampered animal in the world. [name_f]Meilin[/name_f] is a travel nurse and takes her pup everywhere with her!

Name: [name_f]Bai[/name_f]
Age: 1
Gender: female
Breed: Shih Tzu
Color: white

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Shea is 49, Lia is 44, Bethany is 17, Robert is 16, and Samuel is 14.

Solomon is 47, Priscilla is 46, Abel is 16, Naomi is 13, Phoebe is 12, and the twins are 8.

Amy is 18

Linoy is 48 and Jennifer is 34

Carmen is 46

Hans is 19

Kayla is 28, Wilson is 28, Tessa is 12, Hannah is 8, and Ian is 5

What will Bethany, Audrey, Amy, Troy, Robert, Chieko, and Abel do with their lives?

Bethany and Audrey are still together and in love! They’re a super cute couple, just like Robert and Chieko. Shea and Lia are so happy their kids found such lovely people. They’re glad little Samuel (who’s not so little any more) is taking his time though! Samuel isn’t really interested in dating right now. He’s taken a special interest in medicine and hopes to work in healthcare one day

Solomon and Priscilla are staying together for the kids, although Amy, Abel, Naomi, and Phoebe just wish they’d split up. They aren’t happy together and the kids can tell. Solomon is trying so hard to make the marriage work. He doesn’t want to loose his second wife. Priscilla is exhausted. She desperately needs a break, but what break is there when the kids always need you? What break is there when you’re working so many jobs you barely have time to sleep? She daydreams about just leaving and never coming back, but she could never do that to her kids. Or to Solomon. She loves him. She really does. But their situation is putting so much pressure on them both. She wishes she could just go back to dating Solomon. Before she had so many responsibilities. Wait a second. She can go back to dating Solomon. She proposes the idea to him. It’s a little crazy. A lot crazy. But for some reason, he agrees. He can’t loose Priscilla, and if this is what she needs to be happy, then so be it. They file for a divorce and with some money from Carmen and Shea, Priscilla moves out. Naomi and Phoebe come to live with her while Shea takes the twins and Anel. Amy is an adult off to start her own life. The kids are relieved. Their parents relationship is odd, and very unconventional, but it works. The kids see each other a few times a week. Everyone is less stressed and overall happier! It’s like Solomon and Priscilla’s love is renewed, and they’re even more passionate now

Carmen is back to traveling now that her baby boy is all grown up. She vows to never date a man again, but that doesn’t mean women are off limits. She has a few flings, but eventually meets someone she really likes while vacationing in Greece. Carmen never wants to get married again, and her partner is happy just dating. They’re really sweet together, and Kayla and Hans are both fans of their mother’s new sweetheart!

Name:
Age: 45
Appearance: brown hair, tan skin, and green eyes
Heritage: Greek
How did they meet?

Kayla is in her last year of university. Tessa is in middle school! She is pretty popular, but is also a good student. Her favorite subject is English, and she loves reading and writing. She hopes to publish a novel someday! She has quit soccer because she’s “too cool” for sports now. Hannah is not a fan of reading like her sister since it’s difficult due to her dyslexia. She prefers to play basketball! She’s very much a tomboy and isn’t too interested in sports.

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your update is going to be pretty long and detailed and i’m super excited to write it! it’s pretty late here but i promise i’ll do it tomorrow!

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Okay thanks! Take your time🙂

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It’s her last name. Her name is Chieko. But I imagine her stepping into the stardom and using Tsukada as her stage name.

Bethany wants to be a vet after graduating university. Since Audrey is quite the equestrian, she hopes to be a professional jockey and also own a stable so she can teach younglings how to ride a horse. Robert wants to keep up with his father’s legacy and become a high school teacher (you choose which branch).


I would be so sad if Solomon & Priscilla ended their relationship for good. I am so relieved that their love is growing stronger than ever.

Both Troy & Amy aspire to study in CRV to become physical education teachers since they are quite into sports.

p.s the McCormick clan has gone on to become a family full of educators - Oisin & May are retired teachers)


Carmen’s girlfriend:

Name: Sophronia
Age: 45
Appearance: brown hair, tan skin, and green eyes
Heritage: Greek
Last name: Galani
How did they meet? Sophronia is a lifeguard - she noticed Carmen almost drowning in the sea and saved her just in time.

Hans is now studying in medical school. His dream of becoming an OBGYN is soon to come true!


I am thinking of making another thread so all of us can update our family trees in create a family style. May I?

my family as of today (March 16) for example (just the original parents and main characters):

DH (79): Oisin Robert McCormick
DW (78): Margaret Aurora McCormick “May” (née Fishburn)

DS (50): Shea Joseph McCormick
DD (d. at 33, would be 48): Delaney Ruth McCormick-Angua
DAD (46): Carmen Tallulah McCormick (born Tinoco)

…

And the next day, their ages, marital statuses etc. would require to be updated and so on.

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Make my next year update juicy, too, please! :wink:

I can’t wait for @breezebri’s update, too!

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ohhh gotcha! sorry about that!

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