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[Games] Non-Traditional Family Congrats Round 4
I've decided to turn this into a KUY congrats, as I simply don't have the time for a traditional congrats anymore, and it isn't fair of me to only post every week or so. So from now on, I'll provide the time frame and the link to the last round, and the rest is up to you. You can choose how many children you have, the gender, and the names. You'll be responsible for updating ages and continuing your stories. So, here is the link:http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3877139&board=gameThis round, it has been five years since the birth/adoption of your couple's last child. Update us on how they're doing, what children they have had, and any interesting developments in their lives.Have fun, and hope this keeps the game going for everyone!
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UN: elysa
Type of Family: Single Parent
LN: Carter
Dparent1: Hallie Ruth Basurto (Carter) (26)
Dparent2: Ricardo Jorge Basurto (39)
--DS: Amariah Louis Aristotle Basurto "Louie" (10)
--DD: Sabelle Bessie Phyllida Basurto "Bella" (7)
--DS: Maxellendis Brownie Edgar Basurto "Brownie" (5)
--DD: Bienvenida Agatha Ruth Basurto "Nida" (4)
--DS/DD: Ambrosio Albert Jorge "Alby" and Prudencia Frida Roxana Basurto "Roxie" (3)
--DS: Eberardo Marley Galo Basurto "Eber" (nb)When Brownie was a year old, Hallie went on a trip to Spain with a girl from work. She stayed for two weeks and had an amazing time! It was especially wonderful because while she was there she met a guy named Ricardo Basurto. He is 13 years older than she is, but Hallie didn't care and fell in love with him very fast. She went back home to Tennessee and made arrangements for her and the kids to fly to Spain for the wedding. Ricardo is very sweet and loves children, and because he is lawyer for a large company in Spain, they get to travel all over the world with him. It has now been 4 years since they were married and they are living in a large home in Spain near Ricardo's parents. Louie and Brownie love their new father and the boys spend a lot of time hiking and building forts. Ricardo is a great father and he and Hallie were so excited when they had their first child together, Bienvenida Agatha Ruth Basurto, who they call "Nida" (Agatha after St. Agatha and Ruth is Hallie's middle name). When Nida was a year old they decided to have another baby and ended up having twins. Ambrosio Albert Jorge Basurto and Prudencia Frida Roxana Basurto (Alby and Roxie) joined the family and Ricardo and Hallie couldn't be happier! (Albert after Albert Einstein, Jorge is Ricardo's middle name, Frida after one of Hallie's favorite artists Frida Kahlo, and Roxana is Ricardo's mother's name) The twins are a handful and keep Hallie busy, but she loves having a big family and couldn't wait to have another one! Now that Alby and Roxie are 3 years old and don't need to be watched constantly, Ricardo and Hallie decided to have another baby. Sweet little Eberardo Marley Galo Basurto, who they call "Eber", fits into the family perfectly and the twins love having a baby brother. (Marley after Bob Marley and Galo is Ricardo's father's name)

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NOT DONE JUST YETLN: Gabriella Grace
Type of Family: Siblings raising one another
LN: Wahlberg and Nussenbaum
DBrother: Joseph Samuel Wahlberg (31)
-DGirlfriend: Abigail Ashley [Siskin] (30)
--DD: Ariel Sarah Wahlberg (10)
--DS: Elijah Abraham Wahlberg (7)
--DS: Peleg Moshe Wahlberg (5)
DSister: Caitlin Fiona [Wahlberg] Nussenbaum (29)
--DDaughter: Juliet Monica Nussenbaum (14)
-DH: Tyler Nolan Nussenbaum (31)
--DS: Jacob Noach Nussebaum (10)
--DS: Justin Finlay Nussenbaum (7)
--DD: Jordena Riona Nussenbaum (5)
DSister: Samantha Lucille [Wahlberg] Rozengarten (28)
-DH: Rozengarten
DSister: Sophie Anneliese Wahlberg (22)
-DBoyfriend:
DBrother: Joshua Elijah Wahlberg (20)
-DFiancee:
DSister: Lily Tamara Wahlberg (18)
DBrother: Andrew Thomas Wahlberg (16)
-DGirlfriend: Ariel, Peleg, and Elijah are named after her (dead) biological grandfather Peleg Elisha Aryeh. Their middle names are Jewish.Jacob, Justin, and Jordena are named in a tradition (from their father's side of the family). The tradition is that every child is given the same first inital. Their middle names are similar to their parents.
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UN: Wandering Moon
Type of Family: Unwed but together couple
LN: Hewitt-Hirsch
Dbf: Peter Vincent Hewitt (29)
Dgf: Candace Lesley Hirsch (29)
--DS: Frederick Phinehas Howard 'Freddie' (10)
--DD: Philippa Violet Ingrid 'Pippa' (7)
--DD: Emmeline Sidonia Delphina 'Emmy' (5)
--DD: Wilhelmina Chelsea Morrigan 'Mina' (3)
--DS: Theodore Percival Hadrian 'Theo' (nb)
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UN: PandoraPandora
Type of Family: Same-sex couple, some adopted kids, interracial
LN: Santos Singer
DW: Helena Isabel Santos (41)
DW: Susanna Miriam Singer (41)
--DD: Joheved Maria "Marjo" Santos Singer (10)
--DS: Antonio Benjamin "Tony" Santos Singer (7)
--DS: Leon Romeo Singer (12)
--DD/DD: Katherine Rosa Santos Singer/ Esther Teresa Santos Singer (0)It has been five years since Katherine's death. Joheved's friends have begun calling her Marjo since they discovered her middle name and now it is all she answers to. She is now in fourth grade and doing very well in school and socially. Once Antonio learned his sister's new nickname, he wanted to have one too, so he is called Tony. He is in second grade. Leon has adjusted well since the death of his mother and was very happy when his new sister was named after her. He is in seventh grade. Katherine and Esther were adopted from England this year. Susanna and Helena let the kids chose their names. They all agreed on Katherine, and then Marjo chose Rosa as her middle name. Leon loved Esther and Tony picked Teresa. Everyone is excited about the babies, but Helena (whom the kids call Mamãe) and Susanna (Ima) aren't sure they want any more kids.
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UN: Eris
Type of Family: Interracial, unwed but together couple with a big age difference
LN: Fitzgerald-Louis
SO: William Edward Fitzgerald IV "Liam" (65)
SO: LaKendra Renee Louis (30)
--DS: Kendrick Edward Fitzgerald-Louis "Kenny" (10)
--DS: Jason Darnell Fitzgerald-Louis "Jase" (7)
--DD: Taya Olivia Fitzgerald-Louis (5)
--DD: Willow Sarah Anne Fitzgerald-Louis (2)Three years after Taya was born LaKendra gave birth to their second daughter. Her first name honors Liam and her middle names are after Liam's younger sister Sarah Anne. Sarah Anne was also disowned by their parents (after marrying a woman) and she is Liam's only relative who accepts Liam's relationship with LaKendra.
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UN: Notabarbiedol
Type of Family: Interracial/cultural
LN: Maes
H: Philippe Henri (40)
W: Lingaire (Letitia) Aminata Sosseh (36)
--DS: Lucas Babukar "Luke" (10)
--DS: Nathan Jambaar (7)
--DD: Chloe Jaineba (5)
--DD: Charlotte Arjana (2)-Dog: Alfie (Golden Lab) (5)It has been an eventful five years for the Sosseh-Maes family! Soon after Chloe's birth, Philippe got promoted to the head of the department of Infectious Diseases, a huge honor for someone only in his mid thirties. The family also adopts a 1-year-old Labrador Retriever, an affectionate male that the kids name Alfie. Though they thought their family was complete, two years ago Lingaire unexpectedly got pregnant. She gives birth to another girl, who she and Philippe name Charlotte, and they couldn't image their lives without her. However, they know now that they are definitely done.
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La Reina
Same-sex couple
DW: Angela Lorraine Donovan (35)
DW: Rebekah Nina "Rebbie" Gray (34)
--DS: Lionel Griffin Donovan-Gray (11)
--DD: India Minerva Donovan-Gray (7)
--DD: Maisie Athena Donovan-Gray (5)
--DS: Antonio Mercury Donovan-Gray "Tonio" (1)
Five years after Maisie entered the Donovan-Gray family, Angela and Rebbie have adopted another boy, Antonio Mercury, or Tonio. Tonio was adopted all the way from Florence in Italy when Angela and Rebbie had a visit a few months before.It seems, however, that there has been a drift between the couple. Angela suspects that Rebbie has been having an affair, but Rebbie denies it completely.
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UN: Siân
Type of Family: Same-sex, polyamorous
LN: Greyson-Abbey
Dbf: Rónán Alexander (40)
Dbf: Leo George (38)
-DD: Mabel Emmeline (14)
Dbf: Murray James Romilly (33)
--DS: Leland Emery (10)
--DD: Philippa Estelle (7)
--DS: Blair Ellis (8)
--DS/DD: Darby Evander & Niamh Eloise (2)
(Don't feel obligated to read this. I've just been having fun with the story. If you do read it, excuse typos. It's 6:30am and I still haven't gone to bed.)
They had just gotten back from a luncheon out together when Rónán pulled the SUV up into the driveway to see a car already sitting by the road.“Who‘s here?” Murray mused and turned partially to see out the back glass. A woman was getting out of her car and coming toward them as they all hastily emerged from the vehicle.“Hello, can we help you?” Leo asked the woman before she took off her sunglasses and he got a better look at her. “Rachel?” Almost instantly his defenses went up. He hadn’t seen Rachel since they were in college and he’d taken the child she didn’t want to keep. She’d all but disappeared after that, never wanting to keep in touch with him or see little Mabel. For years, Leo had wondered if it was because of how embarrassed she was when she found out he chose a boy over her. He thought she’d probably blamed herself for that when in reality it had nothing to do with her as a person and all to do with her as a female. He wasn’t sure if Rachel had ever seen the difference.Rónán walked around to Leo’s side of the car and Rachel pursed her lips. Leo wondered if she still held anything against Rónán after all these years.“May we talk privately?” she asked Leo. He considered nodded and strolling down the street with her perhaps, but when Murray came around to his side too, Leo held his ground.“We‘ve been strangers for years, we can‘t possibly have any secrets.”Rachel gave in and sighed. “I want to see our daughter,” she admitted somewhat desperately.

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UN: NamesAreAwesome
Type of Family: blended family
LN: Farren
DH: Byron Theodore Farren* (38)
DW: Josepha Catherine Garnet-Farren (Istoh)+ (36)
*DS: Leonardo Marcus Farren "Leo" (14)
*DS: Ulysses Victory Farren "Lyss" (13)
+DD/DD: Gabrielle Marie "Gabby" / Danielle Josephine Garnet "Dani" (11)
--DS: Byron-Joseph Isaiah "BJ" Garnet-Farren (10)
--DD: Theodora Joelle Garnet-Farren "Thea" (7)
--DD: Esther Rosette Garnet-Farren "Essie" (5)
--DD/DS: Allegra Bibiana "Leggy" / Aidan Bartholomew "Aid" Garnet-Farren (3)
--DD/DD/DS: Laura Leonora "Lala" / Rowena Leocadia "Noni" / Dominic Leopold "Dom" (1)
--DD: Gwendolyn Aeronwy "Gwen" (nb)
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___________________________________________________________________In the last five years the Garnet-Farrens have had six children: Allegra Bibiana, Aidan Bartholomew, Laura Leonora, Rowena Leocadia, Dominic Leopold, and Gwendolyn Aeronwy. Leggy and Aid are as identical as boy-girl twins can be. Lala and Noni ARE identical, and Dom looks far different than his triplet sisters. Gwen is simply adorable. The Garnet-Farrens are doing very well. No big arguments, no big disagreements, nothing awful. Everyone is doing fine. At five, Essie is almost as blind as a bat and has gotten glasses, which really enhance her "adorability." Leo Farren is a freshmen in high school--he sure has grown since his father remarried Josepha. Lyss is rather shy, even though he is thirteen. Byron and Josepha are worried and have gotten him into a young artists' club, for Lyss is an excellent young artist. Gabby and Dani, who used to be such wonderful friends, have started peeling away from each other. Gabby is very emotional, while Dani is quite Stoic. Gabby is a chatterbox, while Dani would rather listen and speak up when she has something she needs to say. Dani was the first to pull away from their "twinly" tie. She found a friend who was almost exactly like her and began hanging out with her new friend instead of Gabby.

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UN: christina *
Type of Family: Blended family
LN: Harrison
DH: Matthew Gerald (31)
DW: Celeste Marie (28)
--DD: Evangeline Grace Brooks (10)
--DS: James Ryan Brooks (7)
--StepD: Emma-Marie Grace Harrison (6)
--DS: Christopher Matthew Harrison (5)
--DS/DD: Lucas Cameron Harrison / Annalie Lark Harrison (2)Everyone, not surprisingly, is getting along well. Just after Christopher turned two, Celeste found out she was pregnant once more. This time, though, they were surprising with fraternal twins! Lucas and Annalie came into the world just a little after seven am on July 27. Celeste, Matthew and the rest of their little family couldn't be happier.
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MineUN: britto08
Type of Family: blended family
LN: O'Neal/Rivera/Kalishek
DH: Joshua Caleb O'Neal "Josh" (35)
DW: Maria Isabel (Rivera) O'Neal (35)
--DD/DS: Irena Anita / Anton Bernardo "Tony" Kalishek (17)
--DD: Hannah Danielle (13)
--DD: Camilla Marisol (10)
--DS: Samuel Edward "Sam" (8)
--DS: Gabriel Diego "Gabe" (7)
--DD: Lily Benita (3)Josh and Maria never thought they would have seven children, but just after Irena and Tony's fourteenth birthday, Maria gave birth to a baby girl! Lily Benita is a beautiful little girl, bright and sweet and full of rambunctious energy, and has become a bit spoiled--the result of too many siblings all doting on her! In other family news, Irena and Tony are just entering their senior year of high school and are getting ready for college@ Josh and Maria can't belive how much they have grown up.
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UN: Ninor
Type of family: Blended
LN: Black-Hawkins
DH: William James Black (39)
DW: Alice Noelle Hawkins (35)
--DS/DS: Isaac Jacob Black / Felix Gabriel Black (15)
--DD: Freya Isobel Hawkins (13)
--DS: Arthur Alexander Black-Hawkins (10)
--DD: Rosalie Anne Black-Hawkins (7)
--DD: Nora Matilda Black-Hawkins (5)
--DS: Riley Spencer Hawkins (3)
--DD: Jocelyn Sage Black-Hawkins (0)Its been five years since Nora was born, and quite a lot has happened since then. One night Alice was out with some friends. She got drunk and met this handsome guy and one thing led to another. Alice got home in the morning and she was so regretful of what she had done, but she didn't think she needed to tell William, it would only hurt him and she promised herself never to do it again.However, things didn't go as Alice wanted to. Alice found herself pregnant and she didn't knew if the father was William or the other guy. Once again, she decided not to say anything. She would wait until the birth. If the child looked like William's, she wouldn't say anything. But, the boy was born, and Alice realized that she had to talk to William. She child looked exactly like that handsome man she had met a couple of months ago.William didn't know what to do. I couldn't stand the truth so he took Isaac and Gabriel and moved to his parents. He refused to talk to Alice and he refused to talk about the newborn baby. The other children missed their dad and after two weeks he came visitng them. he and Alice had a long talk and finally they decided that they would try again, try to fix their marriage. William said he would never love Riley like he loved the other children, but he wouldn't treat him diffrently. two and a half years later Alice was pregnant again. William didn't really trusted her and even though Alice said the hadn't been cheating and that this baby was his, he couldn't believe her to 100%. But the baby was born and she had William wrapped around her little finger from the second she was born. She is a perfect match of William and Alice! They named her Jocelyn, or rather...William named her.
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UN: Jessica Jane
Type of Family: Interracial/cultural couple
LN: Hayashi
DH: Yoshirou [Hayashi] (35)
DW: Elene Kyriaki [nee Michelakakis] (34)
--DD: Aina Theodora Hayashi (10)
--DS: Mikhael Ryo Hayashi (7)
--DS: Tarou Yiannis Hayashi (5)
--DD: Chryssa Makoto Hayashi (nb)Aina, Mikhael, & Tarou get along extremely well! They love each other so much! Tarou starts kindergarten, Mikhael's going into the 2nd grade, and Aina will be going into 5th in September. Not to mention Yoshirou & Elene are expecting their 4th chlild! A little girl! Aina's very excited to have a baby sister!
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UN: AshleyMichelle
Type of Family: Blended Family
LN: Eckhart
DH: Oliver Lawson (43)
DW: Katherine Jane (38) --OsDS: Henry Lawson (25)
----DW: Cassidy Eleanor (24)
------DD: Norah Jane (2)
------Exp.DS: Jacob Oliver


--KsDS: Avery James (17)
--KsDD: Emily Brianne (15)
--DS: Brady Oliver (10)
--DD: Janey Angela (7)
--DD: Ivy Kate (5)
--DD: Kyley Ann (1) After the birth of Ivy, Katherine and Oliver decided that they family was now full and complete, with their six beautiful children to care for. In the years following Ivy's birth, Henry found himself in love. Her name is Cassidy, and they married 3 years ago. They have a two year old daughter, and are expecting a son very soon. When Ivy turned 4, Katherine found herself pregnant with their 7th child. Although it was a shock, the family was more than happy to welcome another child into their lives.
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UN: Elianora
Type of Family: unwed, but together
LN: Jensen-Carter
Dparent1: Geoffrey Elijah Carter (31)
Dparent2: Kelly Grace Jensen (31)
--DD: Ruby Frances Jensen-Carter (10)
--DD: Rhiannon Mildred Jensen-Carter (7)
--DD: Piper Rosalie Jensen-Carter (5)
--DD: Callie Renee Jensen-Carter (3)
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