Your ideal family

[i]So, I’m sure this has been done before, but with none in sight, I decided to create a whole new thread.

This is exactly what the title says, what is your ideal family?
You can go into as much or as little detail as you would like. Grandparents, godparents, spouses, children, pets, anything!

I think this will be a very interesting thread and can’t wait to see some replies.
I will post mine below.[/i]

[i]My name is [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Florence[/name] [name]Eden[/name] [name]Ellis[/name]. (or at least it will be by the time I start ttc)
I have red hair, very pale skin and blue eyes. So I’m sure some of children will inherit some of those features.
I would love to have no more than ten children. Preferably four boys and six girls. I don’t think I would want anymore than four boys however.
I would like a girl or two first, but I’m not too fussy. If my tastes don’t change and I still love all of the names I do now, they would be named (assuming the father agreed);
Octavia Sybella Patience nn Via [13]
Florence Matilda Primrose nn Ren [11]
August Victor James & Elizabeth Magnolia Clémence nn Eliza or Effie [10]
Adelaide Cora Thisbe nn Ada or Adele [7]
Violet Hesper Monroe [6]
Jasper Wesley Stone nn Jass & Henry Alexander Bach [4]
Harriet Ivy Winter nn Hattie [2]
Alasdair William Fox nn Dair [newborn]

I love your name choices!

I havent an ideal family set, but i would love to use some of these names in particular

[name]Temperance[/name] [name]December[/name] [name]Lovell[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name] [name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] _
[name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Celine[/name] [name]Vera[/name] or Vinca [name]Verona[/name]

[name]Claude[/name] [name]Mannix[/name]
[name]Cornelius[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Boyd[/name]
[name]Demetri[/name] [name]Winsome[/name]

Also to have some horses and two irish deerhounds would be amazing.

Maternal grandparents: [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Ellison[/name] (born in Nashville, TN) & [name]Jakob[/name] [name]Brennan[/name] nn [name]Brady[/name] (born in [name]London[/name])
Paternal grandparents: [name]Ann[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] (born in Cardiff, [name]Wales[/name]) & [name]Xander[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] nn Niklas (born in Pretoria, SA)
Dad: [name]Cooper[/name] [name]James[/name] (born in Cape Town, SA)
Mum: [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Helena[/name] nn [name]Leena[/name] (born in [name]London[/name])
Aunts: [name]Faith[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] nn [name]Cara[/name] (mum’s side - born in [name]London[/name]) & [name]Nicola[/name] [name]Kathryn[/name] nn [name]Cate[/name] (dad’s side - born in Cape Town, SA)
Uncle: [name]Seth[/name] [name]Brennan[/name] (mum’s side - born in [name]London[/name])
Siblings: [name]Spencer[/name] [name]James[/name] (born in Johannesbug, SA), [name]Naomi[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] (born in Johannesburg, SA) & [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] (born in Windhoek, Namibia)
Uncle “in law”: [name]Blake[/name] [name]Edward[/name] ([name]Cara[/name]'s husband - born in [name]Concord[/name], NH)
Aunt “in law”: [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lavender[/name] ([name]Cate[/name]‘s partner - born in San [name]Diego[/name], [name]CA[/name]) & [name]Amy[/name] [name]Gillian[/name] ([name]Seth[/name]’ wife - born in [name]Wellington[/name], NZ)
Cousins ([name]Cara[/name] & [name]Blake[/name]'s daughters): [name]Antonia[/name] [name]Judith[/name] (born in NYC), [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Rose[/name] (born in [name]London[/name]), [name]Philippa[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (born in [name]London[/name]), [name]Martha[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (born in NYC) & [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (born in NYC)
Cousins ([name]Cate[/name] & [name]Ivy[/name]'s children): [name]Mason[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] (born in LA), [name]Rylan[/name] [name]Marlow[/name] (born in [name]Taos[/name], NM), [name]Delaney[/name] [name]Harper[/name] (born in [name]Taos[/name], NM) & [name]Schuyler[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name] (born in LA)
Cousins ([name]Seth[/name] & [name]Amy[/name]'s children): [name]Kyra[/name] [name]Joan[/name] (born in [name]London[/name]), [name]Cerys[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] (born in Christchurch, NZ), [name]Colin[/name] [name]Andrew[/name] (born in Christchurch, NZ) & [name]Caelan[/name] [name]Beth[/name] (born in Christchurch, NZ)
Spencer & Mary-Elizabeth Collins (born in Brighton, England): Gabriella Marie (born in Sydney), Nate Spencer (born in Sydney) & Abigail Elisha (born in Sydney)
Naomi & Keenan Hamilton O’Connor (born in Boston): Robert Bennett (born in LA), Alice Elizabeth (born in LA) & Oscar Frederick (born in London)
Amelia & Ivar Thomas Svendsen (born in Lillehammer, Norway): Anna Josephine (born in Lillehammer, Norway) & Ignatius Thomas (born in NYC)

I had a lot of fun creating this family! :slight_smile:

Wife: [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Danvers
Husband: [name]Jeremy[/name] [name]Malcolm[/name] Danvers

Number of children: 4

Child #1
[name]Holden[/name] [name]Seth[/name] Danvers
[name]Born[/name] [name]August[/name] 3rd, 2019
He has black hair & dark blue eyes like his dad

Child #2
[name]Quinton[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] Danvers (twin)
[name]Born[/name] [name]April[/name] 25th, 2021
He has brown hair like his mom & dark blue eyes like his dad

Child #3
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Danvers (twin)
[name]Born[/name] [name]April[/name] 25th, 2021
She has black hair like her dad & brown eyes like her mom

Child #4
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] Danvers
[name]Born[/name] [name]January[/name] 9th, 2023
She has brown hair & brown eyes like her mom

Our house: Beautiful Brick Twostory House Stock Photo 5429704 | Shutterstock

Pets: two huskies, [name]Belle[/name] and [name]Aladdin[/name]

DH: [name]Frank[/name] [name]Andrew[/name] [name]Louis[/name] [name]Walker[/name]
Birthday: 3rd [name]March[/name], 1995
[name]Job[/name]: [name]Doctor[/name]/Surgeon
From: [name]Ireland[/name]

DW: [name]Charlea[/name] [name]Jade[/name] [name]Walker[/name]
Birthday: 27th February, 1996
[name]Job[/name]: Midwife
From: [name]England[/name]

Dates:
Meet: 18 & 19: 2014
[name]Both[/name] go to the same University in [name]England[/name].

Engaged: 22 & 23: 2018
[name]Just[/name] after graduation.

[name]Marry[/name]: 24 & 25: 2020
Spend two years engaged to save money.

First child: 25 & 26: 2021

Second child: 29 & 30: 2025

Third child: 30 & 31: 2026

Fourth & Fifth children: 35 & 36: 2031

Children:
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Paisley[/name] [name]Michelle[/name] [name]Walker[/name] (10)
Birthday: 30th [name]April[/name], 2021

[name]Jack[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Walker[/name] (6)
Birthday: 7th [name]June[/name], 2025

[name]Brody[/name] [name]Navarro[/name] [name]Owen[/name] [name]Walker[/name] (5)
Birthday: 18th [name]October[/name], 2026

[name]Henri[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Walker[/name] (nb)
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Bethany[/name] [name]Walker[/name] (nb)
Birthday: 6th [name]March[/name], 2031

Dogs:
Pug: [name]Peyton[/name]
Husky: Eclipse

[name]Frank[/name] & [name]Charlea[/name]:: [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Brody[/name], [name]Henri[/name] & [name]Harper[/name]

I’ll keep mine simple. I’m going for a Sound of [name]Music[/name] family with seven kids: [name]Charles[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Edith[/name], and [name]Harmon[/name]. Totally didn’t realize until just now that [name]George[/name] would be the only child without a sibling of the opposite sex whose name starts with the same letter. I didn’t even realize that was a pattern in my favorite names.

Maybe I could do [name]Charles[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Annie[/name], and [name]Jasper[/name].

I love these threads :slight_smile:

DH: [name]James[/name] [name]Allan[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]
DW: [name]Brenna[/name] [name]Grey[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]

DD1: [name]Cameo[/name] [name]Lynne[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]
11 years old
http://images.veer.com/PIMG/MWP0036149_P_Portrait-of-girl-smiling.jpg

DS1: [name]August[/name] [name]Donald[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]
9 years old
http://images.veer.com/PIMG/FAN9008282_P_Boy-standing-by-fence.jpg

DD2: [name]Harper[/name] [name]Florence[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]
6 years old
http://images.veer.com/PIMG/PDP0606525_P_Girl-6-8-standing-in.jpg

DD4: [name]Scout[/name] [name]Juliana[/name] [name]Spalding[/name]
3 years old
http://images.veer.com/Marketplace/3070761_P_Beautiful-sad-little-girl.jpg

Our house: A converted church in farm country
http://images.veer.com/PIMG/JOP0010171_P_A-church-at-winter.jpg

Our dogs: Two bulldogs, [name]Penelope[/name] (L) and [name]Porter[/name] (R)
http://images.veer.com/Marketplace/4191509_P_two-puppies-looking-up.jpg

My name is [name]Katie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Collier[/name]. I would ideally like three children. I would name them [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Florence[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name] [name]Winter[/name] and [name]Arthur[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Klaus[/name].

My family has a history of large families :wink: which suits me just fine :slight_smile:

[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Marie[/name] English
[name]Logan[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] English

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Adelind[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Noon[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]August[/name] [name]Bowen[/name]
[name]Graham[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Colin[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Simon[/name] [name]Asher[/name]
[name]Declan[/name] [name]Wallace[/name]

DH - [name]Owen[/name] [name]Lucas[/name] McCollough
Birthday - 4th [name]September[/name] 1988
Occupation - Military
From - United States

Me - [name]Amy[/name] … McCollough
Birthday - 28th [name]January[/name] 1994
Occupation - Medic
From - UK

We meet in [name]November[/name] 2012. I’m 18 and he is 24. He is stationed on the same base. We start to date.

He proposes in [name]March[/name] 2013. I’m 19. He is 24. He proposes whist we are visiting his family in the US.

We get married in [name]March[/name] 2014. I’m 20 and he is 25.

We start TTC in 2017. We get pregnant in the [name]October[/name] of 2017.
We have our first child together. It’s a boy! He is born on [name]July[/name] 14th 2018.
His name is [name]Jameson[/name] [name]River[/name] McCollough.

In 2019, We get a dog. Her name is [name]Molly[/name] and she is a Husky.

We start TTC our second baby in 2020. We get pregnant in February of 2021.
We have our second child. It’s a boy. [name]Born[/name] on [name]November[/name] 19th 2021.
His name is [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Milo[/name] McCollough.

We start TTC our third child in 2023. We get pregnant in the [name]December[/name] of 2023.
We have our third child. It’s a boy. [name]Born[/name] on [name]September[/name] 8th 2024.
His name is [name]Finley[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] McCollough.

We start TTC our fourth child. We get pregnant in [name]June[/name] of 2027.
We have our fourth child. It’s a girl! [name]Born[/name] on [name]March[/name] 10th 2028.
Her name is [name]Mabel[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] McCollough.

We get another dog. Her name is [name]Marlie[/name]. She is a husky.

Me and Wife/Gf: [name]Maura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] & [name]Anna[/name] [name]Renee[/name]
We meet in college and spend a lot of time together because our roommates are best friends. We got together after a year, and six months later, we got married at a pride rally. After college, we decided that we wanted to adopt. We were contacted by a birthmother, and she was having a son. When we showed up at the hospital, we were greeted with a surprise. Our son had an identical twin. The birthmother wanted to keep them together so we adopted them both. We named them [name]River[/name] [name]William[/name] and [name]Ariel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name].

[name]Maura[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]River[/name] ([name]Rio[/name]), and [name]Ariel[/name] ([name]Ari[/name]).

We are [name]Sally[/name] and [name]Matthew[/name]

Our first (really is) [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Mae[/name]-"[name]Roma[/name]" we [name]LOVE[/name] her name

We would love to expand our family to 5 kids someday, 2 more of each :slight_smile: middles are all family names

[name]Montgomery[/name] [name]Eamon[/name] “[name]Monty[/name]”
[name]Lewis[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name] “[name]Lew[/name]”
[name]Matilda[/name] Lynlee “[name]Tillie[/name]”
[name]Etta[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]

Name: [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]King[/name] (born New Orleans, [name]Louisiana[/name])
Mum: [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Tschernetzki (born Thibodaux, [name]Louisiana[/name])
Dad: [name]David[/name] [name]Robert[/name] [name]King[/name] (born [name]London[/name], [name]England[/name])
Maternal Grandparents: [name]Susan[/name] [name]Carol[/name] Arndt (born Carmengay, [name]Alberta[/name]) and [name]Harry[/name] [name]Eldon[/name] Tschernetzki
Paternal Grandparents: unknown
Aunts: [name]Luna[/name] [name]Claudette[/name] nn Loony (Dad’s side), [name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn Shi (Dad’s side)
Uncles: [name]Nathan[/name] [name]Wolfe[/name] nn [name]Nate[/name] (Dad’s side)
Siblings: [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Declan[/name] nn [name]Gabe[/name] (born [name]Bristol[/name], [name]England[/name]), [name]Alice[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name] (born Cheshire, [name]England[/name])
Uncle-in-laws: [name]Alan[/name] [name]Eames[/name] [name]Black[/name] ([name]Luna[/name]’s husband - born Wagga Wagga, Australia), [name]Terrance[/name] [name]Valentino[/name] [name]Grey[/name] ([name]Shiloh[/name]’s husband - born [name]Clovis[/name], [name]California[/name])
Aunt-in-law: [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Reason[/name] [name]Rivers[/name] ([name]Nathan[/name]’s wife - born Yorkshire, [name]England[/name])
Cousins ([name]Alan[/name] and [name]Luna[/name]’s children): [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Chester[/name], [name]August[/name] [name]Beckett[/name], [name]Robin[/name] [name]Clarence[/name]
Cousins ([name]Terrance[/name] and [name]Shiloh[/name]’s children): [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Bowie[/name], Evandra [name]Blythe[/name]
Cousins ([name]Nathan[/name] and [name]Anastasia[/name]’s children): Chessa [name]Grace[/name]
House: 64,873 Victorian House Images, Stock Photos & Vectors | Shutterstock
Pets: [name]Walt[/name] - 7,405,682 Pets Images, Stock Photos & Vectors | Shutterstock
[name]Hermione[/name] - 3,810,618 Cats Images, Stock Photos & Vectors | Shutterstock

I’m not exactly sure how many children I want, I guess it would depend in the economy or how much money I have, etc. but my dream is to have a big family.

Not really picky on the girl or boy situation, so I guess named would be

Girls: [name]Scarlette[/name] [name]Ree[/name] (yes, spelled that way…), Philidelphia Clae (Phili, or Elphie)(or Manhattan [name]Rene[/name]), [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Tyla[/name] [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Natasha[/name] [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Selena[/name] [name]Charice[/name], [name]Pepper[/name] [name]Lucetta[/name], [name]Narnia[/name] [name]Clover[/name] (just some names I like, there’s a longer list, but I think this is quite enough…)

Boys: [name]Anthony[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] ([name]Tony[/name]) , [name]Darren[/name] [name]Robert[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name] [name]Reed[/name] , [name]Ryan[/name] [name]Peter[/name], [name]Bruce[/name] [name]Cameron[/name] [name]James[/name], [name]Johnathon[/name] [name]Gale[/name]

They’re all named after someone, that’s why they’re a little odd.

[i]My name is [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Lea[/name] Blackmon. I have brown hair and hazel eyes. I hope to have 1-3 children. If it’s only the one, I’d like a girl. However, if there’s more than one, I want a boy to come first. Right now, my ideal family looks something like this:

Me/SO:
[name]Tabitha[/name] “[name]Tabbi[/name], [name]Tab[/name]” [name]Lea[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Blackmon. [29]

[name]Nathan[/name] “[name]Nate[/name]” [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Bryant[/name] [32] [[this is a random name]]

Children:
[name]Damian[/name] “[name]Danny[/name], [name]Dan[/name]” [name]Joseph[/name] [5]

[name]Abigail[/name] “[name]Abby[/name]” [name]Ryan[/name] (twin) [3]

[name]Emileigh[/name] “[name]Emmy[/name], [name]Em[/name]” [name]Jade[/name] (twin) [3]

[name]Pet[/name]:
Border Collie - Maddie [girl]
Maltese/Shih Tzu - [name]Lucy[/name] [girl][/i]

Me: [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Reine[/name] [name]Winslow[/name] - 39
Husband: [name]Kellan[/name] [name]Rhys[/name] [name]Madigan[/name] – 42

[name]Son[/name]: [name]Dalton[/name] [name]Desmond[/name] – 15
He has dark brown hair and blue eyes

Daughter: [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Maria[/name] – 10
She has dirty blonde hair and green eyes
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-647912-field-trip.php?st=e9b56b7

[name]Son[/name]: [name]William[/name] [name]Christian[/name] – 8
He has black hair and hazel eyes

Daughter: [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] “[name]Cora[/name]” – 7
She has dark brown hair and eyes

Twins: [name]Alexia[/name] [name]Prudence[/name] & [name]Alice[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] - 5
They both have dark brown hair and green eyes

[name]Son[/name]: [name]Isaac[/name] [name]August[/name] - 3
He has very light blonde hair and blue eyes

Daughter: [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Violet[/name] – NB
She has dark brown hair and blue eyes
http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/4535669/2/stock-photo-4535669-cute-newborn-baby.jpg

[name]Black[/name] [name]Collie[/name] named [name]Sherlock[/name]

[name]King[/name] [name]Charles[/name] Spaniel named [name]Irene[/name]

DW: [name]Charlotte[/name]
DH: [name]Phineas[/name]

DD: [name]Skye[/name]
DD: Clairie
DD: [name]Jennifer[/name]
DD: [name]Elouise[/name]
DS: [name]Luc[/name]

DW: [name]Brooke[/name] [name]Christina[/name]
DH: [name]Michael[/name] [name]August[/name]

DD: [name]Violet[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
DS: [name]Leo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
DS: [name]Jack[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]
DD: [name]Georgiana[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

My name is [name]Stacey[/name] [name]Jayne[/name]. I am 25. I am currently single so I used my friend as my husband…
My ideal family would look like this…

[name]Stacey[/name] [name]Jayne/name & [name]Adam[/name] [name]Joshua/name
[name]Julian[/name] [name]Tate/name
[name]Linnea[/name] [name]Colette/name
[name]Celeste[/name] [name]Maeve/name

Male Pug: Jazz
Female Yorkie: Lyric

(all MNs are honouring)

Edit: added pets