Hernandez- 2 successes and 1 burglary

Juan and Carlos have been talking quite a bit lately. Juan realizes how harsh he's been on his younger brother all these years and he is also aware of how close his kids are to Carlos.


There has been a burglary at the Hernandez household! Carmen is very bent up over the whole thing. She keeps saying that the burglar could've hurt her precious children! Thankfully, he only took the TV. Juan and the boys weren't particularly happy about that...

Juan's restaraunt, La Comida Buena, has been doing well recently. He has hired some extra help since his brother, Carlos, quit his job as a waiter in order to find better work. Juan isn't angry though! Well, he isn't angry anymore...but it wasn't a pretty scene when Carlos came in for his last check.

McGraw-1 down, 3 to go

Austin Ray has been slacking off in school lately, and in the McGraw household, that is just unacceptable. To make sure Austin catches up on his homework, Anne has been watching over him to make sure he gets it done.

Alexander has been getting a lot bigger this past round, and he will be heading off to school with Austin before we know it. Ariel has been a big help to her mom and has been taking care of the youngster while Anne fishes, cooks meals, and watches Austin.

Marcus and Anne do find some time to be alone together, even with 3 kids at home and a busy farm. They cuddle together in the orchard while Alex naps and the other kids are at school.

Austin is old enough now to help with the farm. He doesn't like the work, and to be honest he isn't a very good farmer. Marcus understands that these things take time to master, but he is pretty sure he isn't going to leave the farm to Austin.

Ever since Aaron left with Kirsti for college, the house has been not as bright. He was funny and pleasant to be around, not that the other kids aren't though. Ariel is a quiet girl, and she'd rather spend her time reading over being funny. Austin is a bit of a wild child, and Anne knows she's got a future partier on her hands. Alex is a sweet little guy, but he isn't quite old enough to be "pleasant". All in all, the McGraws were very busy this past round, and will be extremely happy that Alex will soon be a child.

Opal- Welcome to the Neighborhood!

Welcome to the neighborhood twins Sophia and Seth Opal! Seth doesn't have a job currently, instead he focuses on mastering every skill he can think of, while his sister Sophia, goes to work as a substitute teacher.

Both siblings have love interests. Sophia's is Jason Menon, a fellow tenant at their apartment building.

Seth's is Michelle Tse, also a tenant in their building.


Welcome Opals!

Willis 2-Welcome to the world

Michael had his growing family move into a bigger house in the city. Marylena really liked it, it would be perfect for their family of three. She often found new things to do with herself at home. She liked assisting in building a playground for her baby, and she oversaw a pool installation. Now that Marylena is home on pregnancy leave, she has a lot of free time on her hands.

Mary picked up a new hobby of restoring and reselling old and junky cars. She's determined to get Michael to let her restore a car for him one of these days.

Marylena goes into labor at the end of the year and gives birth to a baby girl, Amethyst.

Amethyst has black hair like her parents and rich brown eyes like her father. She also inherited her deep skin tone from her dad. In fact, she looks so much like him that Marylena feels left out! Michael always laughs at this and says "Maybe she'll have your personality!"

Beckett- A lonely mother

Kaleb is 3 this round and he is his mommy's joy! Patricia really does love her son, even if she isn't sure about her husband. Patty and Kaleb spend alot of time together, unfortunately when Kaleb starts school Patty will need to go back to the bakery full time instead of only opening for half of the day.

Maybe Patty won't have to go back full time after all! Richard and Patrica are pregnant with another child. Dr.Sam Willis, Patricia's brother, has discovered the baby will be a little girl.

Like her first pregnancy, Patty can't admit to be very excited about it. She remembers how awful she felt during her pregnancy with Kaleb, and Patricia never really wanted to be a mother, especially a mother with more than one child. However, she also remembers how much she loved Kaleb at the very moment she looked into his eyes and she knows she will love this new baby just as much.

Welcome to the world Kaylee Ariah Beckett! Kaylee was born premature on a Thursday morning. Other than her premature birth, there were no other problems.

Kaleb celebrates his 4th birthday and he is very excited about his new little sister. Someone new to play with! Too bad it won't be for a couple of years kid!

Note-Ages will be messed up until round 10! I really messed up and a lot of it has to do with Kaylee Beckett and Austin McGraw. I was trying to catch the McGraws up because somehow they were 2 rounds behind every other house, so at the end of the round, and I don't know why I did it, I used the elixir on Austin to give him days back. I didn't realize until later, that he should'nt have taken the elixir...Oh well. Thought I'd explain now so readers won't be too confused in the future.

Hernandez(2)- Cubic houses and pregnancies

As soon as Carlos found out about Kenya's pregnancy, he moved them to a bigger house. It wasn't very big, but it had 3 bedrooms. I kind of large rectangle and 2 smallish cubes. The house itself was like a cube, and the surrounding houses looked identical to it. Kenya was satisfied though, it was bigger than the trailer.
Kenya went into labor on a wednesday morning. She gave birth to a son, Cruz Daniel.

Carlos bought a new pet for his son and his wife. A kitten he dubbed Bebe. She was cute and friendly and Carlos new Cruz would love her when he got older.

By the end of the round, Cruz turned 2 and Kenya got some surprising news...

Lombardi- Birthdays and Destructive Behaviour

Tj hasn't been making the best choices lately, but when has he ever made good choices? He gets in a fight with some kid that stops by the house to see Alexia who recently turned 13. Alexia says they are just friends, she has no interest in dating at the moment. Tj doesn't care and thinks this kids HAS to be trying to take advantage of his little sister. Just because YOU would Tj doesn't mean every guy is like that!

Alexia turned 13 at the beginning of the round and has been focused on making friends. She brings home someone from school everyday! Her closest friends are Jade Martin and Lauren Appleberry.

The Lombardi parents sometimes make efforts to be involved with their children. Lindi and Norman gave Lindi a brand new stereo system for her birthday. Not to be outdone, Grandma Mary bought her a new pair of silver earrings. Alexia loves being a teenager, but Mary is already training her to be a cunning businesswoman. Mary decided it was better to have a backup heir, because she believe Tj will ruin everything that the Lomabrdis built.

While everyone is out of the house one Saturday, Tj invites a very willing Lauren Appleberry over. Tj knows she wants him as much as he wants her, and he really doesn't care that she's the same age as his sister and 2 and a half years younger than he is. This is the start of a very complicated and heartbreaking relationship...Maybe Mary is right about Tj and his destructive behavior.

Tj's best friend is Danny Martin. Mary thinks Danny is a good influence. Sure, he's a pleasure seeker, but he's also a budding businessman. Danny's taking over his grandparents flower shop after college. Plus, Danny sticks with one girlfriend!

At the end of the round, Connor celebrates his 13th birthday. He decides all he wants to do in life is have a happy family.