The Harper/Laurence Family (
Montana, USA)
W:
Amanda Nicole Laurence [58]
ExBf:
Patrick Jason Harper [57]
D:
Susannah Marigold [Laurence-Harper] Markoch "
Sunny" [34] (glassmidnight)
-H:
Ziad Amato Markoch [34] (knitastick)
--S:
László Ayomide Markoch [6] (
Morrigan)
--D:
Dagny Elizaveta Markoch [3] (ishild)
S:
Evander Lake Laurence-Harper "
Van" [32] (Serel
Channah)
-W:
Elizabeth Grace Reynolds [30] (knitastick)
--S:
Ethan Alexander Reynolds-Laurence [2] (ShowersEmile)
--D: [exp]
H:
Christopher Ioannis Michelakis [58] (
Rioghnach)
D:
Eleni Primrose Michelakis [26] (
Polyxena)
-H: [26]
--D: [2]
--D: [nb]
D:
Petra Violet Michelakis [26] (ShowersEmile)
--D:
Isadora Skye Michelakis [9] (
Polyxena)
-Bf: [27]
--Bf'sS: [10]
--Bfs'D: [9]
S:
Nikodemos Calder Michelakis "
Niko" [22] (glassmidnight)
-Gf: [22]
Van and
Elizabeth are expecting a daughter. Her initials are
EA like her brother.
Eleni is married and has two daughters. Her husband's first, middle, and last names are Arabic. Their daughter's first names are Arabic and their middle names are Greek. They have their father's last name.
Petra met her new boyfriend at a social group for former teen parents. He has two children from a previous relationship, a ten-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter. Her boyfriend's first name is classic but not Biblical and his middle name is a form of
John. His last name ends in -son. His children were both born in December and have Christmas-y first names (feel free to interpret that however you see fit). His daughter's middle name is related to
Elizabeth and his son's middle name is a form of
John, but not the same form as his father's name.
Niko has a girlfriend. Her parents were hardcore hippies in the 60s/70s and her name reflects that.
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The
Garrett Family (Vermont, USA)
W:
Jamie Elizabeth [Barlow]
Garrett [72]
H:
Jordan Matthew Garrett [72]
D:
Josephine Claire Garrett "
Joey" [43] (SugarPlumFairy)
-H:
Naveen Rajesh Joshi [45] (ShowersEmile)
--D:
Mira Kahlo Joshi [15] (
Polyxena)
--D:
Amala Judi Joshi [13] (NobodyOfConsequence)
--S:
Dev Hendricks Joshi [7] (knitastick)
S:
Alexander Luke Garrett "
Sandy" [41] (
Polyxena)
-W:
Rose Miriam Henderson-Garrett [40] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Noah Tarquin Garrett [13] (AhaRomero)
--D:
Livia Ruth Garrett [10] (Fingaernith)
--S:
Eli Magnus Garrett [9] (
Morrigan)
--D or S: [exp]
S:
Matthew John Garrett "
Mattie" [39] (glassmidnight)
-W:
Noelani Lin Hasegawa [39] (knitastick)
--D:
Hana Uilani Garrett [11] (ShowersEmile)
--D:
Mei Kealoha Garrett [8] (knitastick)
--D:
Rina Leinani
Garrett [5] (
Bee)
S:
James Percy Garrett "
Jamie" [33] (Fingaernith)
-Bf:
Peter Wiremu Worth [35] (knitastick)
--Bf'sS:
Finlay Tama Worth [14] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Jonah Hemi Garrett-Worth [6] (ShowersEmile)
--D:
Iris Mere Garrett-Worth [4] (ishild)
--D: [nb]
Sandy and
Rose are expecting a surprise fourth baby! They've decided not to find out the sex. If it's a girl, her first name is from this list:
http://nameberry.com/list/240/Cool-Girl-Names-from-Ancient-Cultures?all=1 and her middle name is Biblical. If it's a boy, his first name is Biblical and his middle name is from this list:
http://nameberry.com/list/241/Cool-Boy-Names-From-Ancient-Cultures?all=1.
Jamie and
Peter have a newborn daughter. They're not really sure what they want to name her and are open to anything that sounds good with
Finlay,
Jonah, and
Iris. Her middle name is Maori.
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The Mitchell/Colquhoun Family (California, USA)
W:
Laura Anne Mitchell [70]
AS:
Lucas Modesto Charles Mitchell [40] (Guatemala) (SugarPlumFairy)
-W:
Maialen Izar Garrastazu [40] (
Jessamine)
--D:
Elena Bihotz Mitchell [11] (ShowersEmile)
--S:
Luken Javier Mitchell [9] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Ibai Emilio Mitchell [6] (Emaleigh)
AS:
Santiago Eduardo Joseph Mitchell [38] (Guatemala) (persephone1313)
-W:
Tatiana Nikolayevna [Petrova]
Mitchell [41] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Diego Makari Mitchell [13] (knitastick)
--S:
Sebastián Leontiy "
Leo" [10] (Fingaernith)
--D:
Paloma Irina Mitchell [7] (
Polyxena)
--D:
Filomena Ivanna Mitchell "
Mina" [5] (Fingaernith)
AD:
Katerina Anara Mary Mitchell [35] (Kazakhstan) (glassmidnight)
-H:
Aidan John Connelly [38] (
Morrigan)
--D:
Aoife Tatiana Sezim Connelly [4] (
Morrigan)
--S: [2]
--S: [exp]
H:
William Thomas Colquhoun [69] (Nobody of Consequence)
H'sD:
Leah Annabel [Colquhoun] Townsend [41] (
Polyxena)
-H:
Oliver Clarence Townsend [43] (glassmidnight)
--D:
Nora Abigail Townsend [16] (knitastick)
--S:
Killian Michael Townsend [12] (ShowersEmile)
--D:
Brenna Charlotte Townsend [11] (
Bee)
--S:
Julien David Townsend [8] (
Bee]
--S:
Rowan Henry Townsend [5] (
Morrigan)
H'sAD:
Sarah Desta Colquhoun Pasternack [37] (Ethiopia) (
Rioghnach)
-H:
Feliks Thomasz Pasternack [37] (ShowersEmile)
--D/S:
Lucyna Meklit Pasternack /
Filip Berhanu Pasternack [10] (Fingaernith/esh)
--D:
Zofia Werknesh Pasternack [6] (Fingaernith)
--
AD: [2] (Ethiopia)
S:
Gabriel Mitchell Colquhoun [31] (
Polyxena)
--D:
Autumn Laura Colquhoun [11] (NobodyOfConsequence)
-W:
Jennifer Kaija Pekkanen [32] (knitastick)
--D:
Hazel Johanna Colquhoun [3] (ShowersEmile)
--S: [1]
Katerina and
Aidan are now married and have a two-year-old son.
Katerina is expecting their last child, a boy. Both children have one Irish name, one Russian name, and one Khazak name. You choose the order -- it doesn't have to be the same as their daughter's name.
Sarah and
Feliks have been feeling like someone is missing from their family since shortly after
Zofia was born. After much soul-searching they began the adoption process, and recently they brought home a toddler boy from the same orphanage in Ethiopia that
Sarah was adopted from. Her first name is Polish but not too hard for English-speakers, and her middle name is her Amharic birth name.
Gabriel and
Jennifer have a one-year-old boy. He has a nature first name like his big sisters, but not a really unusual or out-there one. His middle name is Finnish.
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The
Chen Family (Ontario, Canada)
H:
Huang Chen [70]
W:
Jessica Lynn Bailey [70]
D: Hua-Ning
Chen "
Lily" [42] (findthesea)
-Gf:
Mary Cassidy Porter "
Cassie" [42] (2angelgoats)
--D:
Mary Elliott Porter-Chen "
Ellie" [11] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Gavin Jin-Li Porter-Chen [11] (ShowersEmile)
--S:
Liam Zheng-Wu Porter-Chen [5] (ShowersEmile)
S: Bao-Zhi
Chen "
Robert" [40] (findthesea)
-ExGf:
Meredith Maeve Oorschot [40] (findthesea)
--D:
Saskia Chen Oorschot [9] (
Polyxena)
-W:
Serafina Marie Venetianier-Chen [38] (esh)
--S:
Marco Shui Chen [3] (
Bee)
--S: [1]
--D: [exp]
D: Heng-An [
Chen] Holloway “
Sophia” [36] (persephone1313; honorable mention to glassmidnight)
-H:
Callum Rhys Holloway [39] (
Polyxena)
--S:
Jasper Kun Holloway [10] (ShowersEmile)
--S:
Connor An Holloway [8] (
Bee)
--D/D:
Matilda Lin Holloway /
Lucy Fen Holloway [3]
D: Ming-Jiang
Chen "
Claire" [34] (glassmidnight)
-H:
Léo Raphaël Beaumont [35] (NobodyOfConsequence)
--D:
Élodie Tai Morgane Beaumont [6] (
Morrigan)
--S: [4]
--D: [nb]
S: Yu-Jia
Chen "
David" [34] (ShowersEmile)
-W:
Hyeon Iseul [
Kim]
Chen [33] (knitastick)
Cat:
Thor [deceased] (glassmidnight)
Cat: Truffles [deceased] (NobodyOfConsequence)
Robert and
Serafina have a one-year-old son and are expecting a daughter. Their first names are Italian and their middle names are Chinese.
Claire and
Léo have had two more children, a boy and a girl. Their first names are French. They have one French middle name and one Chinese middle name (you choose the order) and their last name is
Beaumont.
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The Anderson/Katz Family (
Haifa,
Israel)
H:
Henry Noel Anderson [37]
W:
Rina Ayelet Katz [37]
D:
Liora Zakia Katz [11] (
Rioghnach)
D:
Talya Adi Katz [9] (NobodyOfConsequence)
S:
Noam Eitan Katz [8] (2angelgoats)
D:
Shira Maayan Katz [6] (2angelgoats)
S:
Uri Matan Katz [5] (ShowersEmile)
S: Zevi Rannon Katz [3] (
Polyxena)
D: [exp]
Dog (female greyhound): Lavann (esh)
Puppy (female greyhound):
Ayal (
Bee)
Puppy (male greyhound):
Alon (knitastick)
Henry and
Rina are expecting their last child, a little girl. Her first and middle names are not Biblical and come from one of these lists:
http://www.amotherinisrael.com/top-20-israeli-baby-names-for-girls-2010/http://tekeli.li/onomastikon/Middle-East/Jewish/Modern.htmlhttp://nameberry.com/blog/israeli-baby-names