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Adventure 1 and 7: Just a couple of months after the adoption of Callie, Deanna discovered, to everyone's surprise, that she was pregnant. It was amazing! Being told her whole life to be infertile, she was now preparing to give birth! Most excited was Rufus. He was overjoyous! In all his excitement, Deanna let him pick names ... and it ended up being "Javelin November". Rufus had once been olympic champion in javelin-throwing (hmm ... champion? ... he told everyone he "forgot" where he put all his medals), and to name his son Javelin was his way of celebrating his athletic years. November for being the anticipated date of birth (ironically, Jav was a little late, and was born on the 1st of December instead, but Rufus didn't want to change the name).

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Rufus and Deanna kept trying to have a baby, but failed, so after a couple of years they decided to adopt again, from Mexico this time. They chose the names Valentina and Adelaide because they really sounded like princess names, and Danica and Hester because they both ment "star". Then, for their second middle names, they took Spanish names to honor the children's origin. They named Valentina after Callie's birth mother, Marisol, because Rufus and Deanna are still in close contact with Marisol.

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LN: Raybourne
DH: Rufus Emeric Philippe (27)
DW: Deanna Emíne [née Montgomery] (25)

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AD: Calliope Odetta "Callie" (6)
DS: Javelin November "Jav" (5)
AD/AD: Valentina Danica Marisol "Tina" / Adelaide Hester Francisca "Addie" (nb)