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I wrote that Jude had broken up with his girlfriend last round, so I removed her from the family and replaced her with a new GF.

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~Avalon’s family~

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LN: Guilford

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DH: Stellan Ezra (49)
DW: Fallon Eden (47)
DS: Dominik Alexander (28)
--DW: Lila Grace Blakeney (30)
--DS: Flynn Alexander Guilford (10)
--DD: Shiloh Harper Guilford (6)
--DD: Siena Chloe Guilford (3)
DD/DD: Matilda Kate / Ava Sophia (26)
--BF(A): Jordan Thomas Brodie “J.T.” (30)
--DS/DD: Charlie John / Ella Rose Guilford-Brodie (11)
--DD: Isabelle Rae Guilford-Brodie (8)
--DS: Wyatt Alistair Guilford-Brodie (4)
--BF(M): Donovan Michael Hennessey “Van” (26)
DS: Jude Zachariah (23)
--GF: Melanie Scarlet Olmstead (21)
--DS (Jude's): Liam Samuel Patten-Guilford (3)
DS: Landon Christopher (18)
--GF: Ainsley Katriona Bannister (17)
DD: Violet Genevieve (14)

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Well, Dominik and Lila have finally gotten married! They'd put it off long enough; when Shiloh was almost three, they found out they were expecting again, and they rushed the nuptials so Lila wouldn't be showing in her wedding dress. Their second daughter, Siena, was born about seven months later. The whole family loves her to pieces, especially her big sister.

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Matilda and Van are still going as strong as ever. They've settled quite nicely into their own place and both have established pretty solid careers. And we all know (except for Matilda, of course) that Van is about to propose any day now: he came by about two weeks ago to ask Stellan's permission to marry his daughter. We are all delighted!

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Ava and J.T. haven't had any more kids in the past four years, thank goodness. They finally saved up enough money and have moved into a somewhat bigger apartment, but the neighborhood still isn't very good. Stellan and I have some money saved up and are sending Charlie, Ella, and Isabelle to a private school (and Wyatt, once he's old enough to attend); we don't want our grandkids turning out like their parents.

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Jude was released from prison early for good behavior. He really seems like he's cleaned up his act. He even has a new girlfriend, Melanie. But a huge bombshell was dropped on him a few weeks ago: one morning he opened the front door of his apartment and found a toddler boy on the doorstep. There was a note pinned to his shirt that gave his name (Liam) and explained that he was Jude's son by his ex-girlfriend Candace. Apparently, Candace hadn't known she was pregnant when she broke up with Jude, and after trying out single motherhood for a while, decided she wasn't cut out for it and left her son with his father. Jude is struggling to adjust to instant fatherhood, but he loves his little boy more than life itself and would do anything for him. Plus, he's got Melanie to help him now.

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Landon is a senior in high school! I can't believe he's grown up so quickly. He's in the midst of the college application process now and leaning towards a community college so he can stay close to his girlfriend of four years, Ainsley. Plus, he's not very academically inclined nowadays and just wants to get a job, save up some money, and make a living for himself working construction or something like that. Of course we'll support our son in all of his decisions, although we hope he'll be able to make those decisions the right ones.

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Violet, our baby, is a teenager. She's really 14 going on 30. She's very mature and responsible for her age; it's probably to do with having so many nieces and nephews already. She continues to excel musically and has even written a few pieces herself. We're very proud of her and hope that her interest in music continues.

This message was edited 1/6/2008, 3:32 AM