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The Dunham Family
New Jersey
DH (59): Edward "Ted" James Dunham
DW (57): Elizabeth "Liz" Rose (Stacy) Dunham
DS (32): Evander "Van" William Dunham (bopperlynn)
- DW (30): May Ethel Knightsbridge (Evey)
-- DS (7):
DD (27): Penelope June Dunham "Nell" (estel)
- DBF (29):
-- DD (2):
DS (19): Walter "Walt" Edmund Dunham (RowenaRavenclaw)

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Van and May married eight years ago, and they had their first child not long after. Despite Ted and Liz's concerns about them marrying so young, they have created a happy little family together. Nell also has a young daughter with her long term boyfriend. Walt is still living at home with Ted and Liz, and with the grandchildren over frequently the Dunham household is still a busy and noisy one. Van and May wanted their son to have a name that none of the other kids in his class would have, so his first and middle name are very "unique" ones that alliterate. Nell's boyfriend also has what he considers an embarrassing old-fashioned name with a nickname, something which they bonded over. His middle name is your choice, and his last name ends with "-son" or "-sen". They wanted to spare their daughter the difficulty of having a "unique" name, so her name is in the top 100. Her middle name is a tribute to Liz.

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The Vasylyk Family
New York City
DH (60): Lukas Aleksandr Vasylyk
- DW (55): Moona Evdokiya (Sergeynova) Vasylyk (Azifa)
DW (dec): Romana Zorya (Doubek) Vasylyk
DD (39): Zoya Karolina (Vasylyk) Parades (bopperlynn)
- DH (40): Joaquim Reynaldo Parades (Evey)
-- DS (13): Roman Quintino Parades (bopperlynn)
-- DD (13): Lucy Verônica Parades (RowenaRavenclaw)
-- DS (8):

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When Zoya and Joaquim had another child, they decided to move to the suburbs so that the children could have more space to grow and play. Lukas and Moona decided that they had had enough of the city as well, and moved to a small house not far from Zoya. Lukas is helping teach Roman to play guitar, and Lucy loves to hear folk tales from the "old country". Joaquim and Zoya encourage the children to learn some Portuguese and Ukrainian to remember their roots. The youngest daughter's first name means "dawn", and her middle name is also a tribute to Zoya's mother Romana.

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The Robles Family
Concord, Massachusetts
DH (65): Rafael Agustín Robles
DW (59): Valerie Jane (Baumer) Robles
DD (31): Guinevere Joan Robles (RowenaRavenclaw)
- DH (35):
-- DD/DD (3):
DD (31): Sylvia Ada Robles (Evey)
- DGF (29):
DS (25): John Arthur Robles (estel)
DD (20): Alma Hazel Robles (bopperlynn)

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Guinevere went on an archaeological dig in Greece as part of her grad school program, and came home with a fiance. Her now-husband is a British citizen, but has decided to settle down in Concord so that Gwen can be close to her family. A few years later she learned that twins run in the family when she had two identical daughters. Both girls love when their Aunt Sylvia gets to babysit, as well as her girlfriend who just moved in with her. Sylvia's girlfriend is Afro-Cuban, and so her first name is a Catholic-inspired Hispanic name, and her middle name is West African. Her last name is Hispanic. Gwen's husband's name is your favorite guilty-pleasure combo, and his last name is that of a British poet. One daughter's first name is from Shakespeare, and the other is from Irish mythology. Both of their middle names are inspired by nature.

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The Larsen Family
Copenhagen, Denmark
DH (66): Sebastian Anders Larsen
DW (57): Helene Cecilia (Dinesen) Larsen
DS (34): Tarben Alberic Larsen (Rioghnach)
- DH (33): Anders Espen Lange
DD (29): Maja Lærke Larsen (Julia)
- DH (34):

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The Larsens saw both of their children married, and so it has been a joyous time for them. Tarben married Anders in a quiet ceremony a few years ago, and they both work at their old college's library. Maja also met a man while she was at school, and they just recently got married. He is a German citizen who is also studying European folklore. They spent their honeymoon in Germany hiking in the Black Forest and hunting in used bookshops for rare editions of fairy tales. His first name is a classic German name his middle name is Yiddish, and his last name is German/Jewish.

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This message was edited 11/27/2018, 7:23 PM