Write Your Own Life Story: Let Your Imagination Run Wild BNG!!!

[jillianthebookbutterfly]

Play the game by answering the following questions by using your imagination and writing a story as you go. It can be as real as you want or as make-believe as you want. Add descriptions, pictures, anything.

BACKGROUND
When were you born? Where did you grow up?

What are your parents' names?

What are your siblings' names? When were they born?

What kind of childhood did you have?

What did you plan to do out of high school?

YOUR SPOUSE & CAREER
If you decided to go to college after high school, what was your major? What career are you aiming for?

What is your spouse's name?

When was your spouse born? Where did he grow up?

What are your spouse's parents' names?

If you spouse had siblings, what are their names?

What kind of childhood did your spouse have?

If your spouse went to college, what did he major in? What career is he aiming for?

How did you meet your spouse? How many years did you date for?

How did your spouse propose? What kind of wedding do you have? Where do you honeymoon?

Where do you decide to live? What does your house look like?

What do you and your spouse end up doing career-wise? Do you fulfill your dreams or not?

YOUR CHILDREN
How many children do you and your spouse have?

What are the genders?

When are your kids' birthdays? What birth order are your kids in?

What are your children's names? What kind of personalities do they have?

What career/educational paths do your kids take as they grow older?

Do you and your spouse adopt any children? If so, how many and what are their names/genders/birthdays?

Does your family have any pets?

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
Where are each of your children living now?

Where are they in their careers?

Do any of your children get married? If so, how did they meet their spouses?

Which of your children have children of their own? What are your grandchildren's genders, names, and birthdays?

Have fun! There are NO BOUNDARIES!!!!!

[jillianthebookbutterfly]

My name is Jillian Elizabeth Benson. I was born January 19th, 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts. When I was six months old, my parents relocated our young family to Dalton, Massachusetts. I grew up in this house: http://dwellagent.com/system/feature...jpg?1308325686. My mother's maiden name is Diana Katherine Marsten. My father's name is Walter James Benson. My mom worked as an interior decorator and my dad was a dentist with his own practice.

I have one sibling: an older brother name Karl Walter Benson. Karl was born three years before me, on August 13th, 1990, in Boston, Massachusetts. He and I have a very good relationship, and he's very protective of me. I had a sheltered childhood, though I still had plenty of responsibilities. My parents weren't sinfully rich, but they did well for themselves and Karl and I had a decent amount of nice stuff. In my senior year of high school, I applied to ten colleges. I was accepted into six of them, including my dream school: the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In college, I studied English and creative writing in college. I was aiming for a career as a magazine writer or a book editor, but ideally I really wanted to be a novelist.

My husband's name is Jeremy Malcolm Danvers. He was born November 15th, 1991, two years before me. He grew up in Syracuse, New York and he was the oldest of five children. Jeremy's mother's maiden name is Keira Mae Montgomery and his father's name is Malcolm Edward Danvers. Keira worked as a high school science teacher and Malcolm was a mechanic.

Jeremy has three younger siblings: one brothers and two sisters. His sister Katrina Jean Danvers is two years younger than him. Three years younger than her is their brother Peter William Danvers. And five years after Peter is Rosaline Olivia Danvers, the baby in the family. Jeremy's family was middle-class. He lived in the same house all his life, the one his parents bought when Keira was three months pregnant with Jeremy: http://photos.listhub.net/KBORIN/9000743/0. He is close to both of his parents and, out of his siblings, is especially close to Katrina.

Jeremy went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and studied art. He wanted to be an art dealer or a painter. I met Jeremy while we were both students at UMass. I was a freshman and he was a junior. My roommate, Daniella Marie Santos, who later become one of my best friends, was dating Jeremy's best friend, Antonio Dominic Sorrentino. After Antonio met me, he insisted on introducing me to Jeremy, though Jeremy and I were seeing different people at the time. Antonio and Daniella brought us together in one of the university's cafeterias on September 30th, 2012. For about two months, Jeremy and I were friendly acquittances, always crossing paths with each. It wasn't until after Thanksgiving break did we slowly start becoming closer. For the next three years, Jeremy was one of my closest friends. We finally got together on July 3rd, 2016 and we dated for eighteen months.

Jeremy proposed on Christmas Eve, 2017. We had been living together in the condo he owned in Buffalo, New York. After having dinner at his grandparents' house, we returned home, where we were to each open one present. By a stroke of dumb luck, I chose to open the box holding my engagement ring. Inside was a heart-shaped gold locket. On the outside, was engraved "I love you Jillian." I heard something jingle inside the locket and I gently opened it to find the ring, with the inside cover reading "Will you marry me?" I loved the ring: http://www.madaboutdiamonds.com/cont...tor/Zamora.jpg and I loved him even more. I gladly said yes, once I got over my initial shock. Seven months later, we were married on July 5th, 2018, in the apple orchard Jeremy's maternal grandmother owns. My dress looked like this: http://www.designer-wedding-dresses....Kelly-J135.jpg. We have a two-week honeymoon in Dublin, Ireland. We decide to move to Catskills six months after our wedding, in the house Jeremy inherited from his great-uncle Gilbert Danvers. It looks like this: http://image.shutterstock.com/displa...he-3558909.jpg

I start out working as a writer for "Seventeen" magazine after I graduated from UMass. I finally published my first book in late 2016 and have been contracted for more books by a publishing company in NYC. So far, two of my books have made the bestseller list. Jeremy sells several of his paintings and buys an art gallery after his mentor retires.

Jeremy and I have the three most amazing kids, two boys and one girl. We don't adopt any children. However, we do have a dog, Lulu, http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory...es/1100124.jpg, and a cat named Pinecone, http://skyfurrow.webs.com/Swiftskies.jpg.

Our first child is a boy. His name is Holden Jeremy Danvers. He was born September 1st, 2019. He looks like his father, tall and lean with black hair and dark brown eyes. His personality is also very similar to his father's, mature, thoughtful, and creative. He is also very responsible and dependable. Smart and outgoing, he was an honors student as well as involved in basketball, which my big brother had installed in him to love. Inspired by teaching his Aunt Katrina's autistic son how to read, Holden decides to become an elementary school teacher. Like his both of his parents, he goes to the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Our next child is another boy. His name is Quinton Gabriel Danvers and he was born April 12th, 2021. He looks like a combination of both of his parents, with Jeremy's black hair and my light brown eyes, along with Jeremy's tall frame and the athletic frame the men on my side of the family have. Quinton was also good in school, especially in math and science, but he excelled far greater in sports. He had a bit of a wild streak in him and nothing was too outrageous for him, but he also has his mother's upbeat and friendly nature. As he got older, he calmed down, thankfully, after breaking his leg in an extreme skateboarding accident. Quinton attends the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and studies archeology and biology.

Our third and final child is our only girl. Her name is Phoebe Rose Danvers. She was born on February 20th, 2024. She looks the most like her mother, with wavy auburn hair, light brown eyes, and petite. Like her older brothers, Phoebe did well in school and her best subject was English. She was an extroverted girly girl with a sweet and loving nature. She loved caring for people, especially for animals and children. She is also musically talented, learning how to play the piano from my sister-in-law Hannah when she was seven. Phoebe goes to New York University and studies to become a pediatric nurse.

Holden lives in Manhattan, New York with his family. He works as a third grade teacher at a public school in central Manhattan. He met his wife, Dr. Layla Moscovitz-Danvers, a half-Russian, half-English woman he met while he spent a year teaching at a school in Southern Africa. They married in December of 2046, two years after they met. Holden and Layla have 5 children: two boys and three girls. The first is Anastasia Irene Danvers, born March 2nd, 2048. Next is Marina Lenore Danvers, born October 10th, 2049. Their third and fourth children are twins Alexander Pierce Danvers and Tatiana Jewel Danvers, born August 4th, 2051. The last child is Soren Constantine Danvers, born June 8th, 2053.

Quinton moved to Buffalo, New York with his wife and three sons. He works in a local science museum as a curator and researcher. In 2041, Quinton met Gabrielle Dalton of North Andover, Massachusetts, while doing an internship at a research lab in Boston, Massachusetts. Turns out, Gabby was the daughter of Coralyn, one of my best friends growing up, whom I had not seen in many years. Quinton and Gabby rekindled their friendship. In May of 2047, Quinton married Gabby. Four years later, on July 19th, 2051, their first son, Ethan Jacob Danvers, is born. Three years after Ethan, on January 27th, 2054, they have another son named Cayden Noah Danvers. Lastly, another three years after Cayden, they have their third and final son, named Declan Emmett Danvers, born September 22nd, 5057.

Phoebe now lives in Albany, New York with her husband and twin daughters. She works at as a maternity nurse at the local hospital. She met her husband, Paxton Frazier Jameson in 2045. She was visiting a friend who had moved to Los Angeles that summer. Paxton, a law student, was Phoebe's friend's roommate's brother. He was visiting his sister and bumped into Phoebe while she was on her way inside the apartment. When his sister came for a visit to New York, he went along with her, to see Phoebe again. After that, they kept in touch for several years, entering each other's lives again, and permanently, in 2050, when they were married on February 14th. On June 15th, 2052, they had their twin daughters, Kinsley Ava Jameson and Bethany Emma Jameson.

Jeremy and I couldn't be happier with how our lives turned out. I'm still writing books--many of which have been made into movies and TV shows--and Jeremy is still painting and expanding his art galley. We love our family.

[cupcakelove888]

BACKGROUND
I was born in a little old beach town in Rhode Island. My mother, Audrey Charlotte and Jeffrey Louis Millings owned a bed and breakfast in nearby Newport. My mom managed the bed, my dad had the restaurant. I lived there my whole life, and I loved it. I had four best friends, May, Norah, and Anabel. I also had an older sister, Clarice Rose and two younger twin brothers, Noah Quentin and Lucas James. Noah was wild, he loved to play baseball and run around. He was also very clever, playing tricks on people and cracking jokes. Lucas, on the other hand, was rather quiet, and smart. He excelled in math and science. Clarice and I were both very alike, creative and thoughtful. I was less outspoken though. She was two years older than me, and my brothers were eight years younger than me. My childhood was fun and free. My sister and I were allowed to run around our town, playing on the beach and visiting downtown. Our favorite place to go was a small tidal pool across from the ice cone stand. Since she was little, my sister knew she wanted to be an English teacher. She succeeded, went to Providence College, and now teaches English at a high school. She also heads the drama department there. Tragically, when I was 26, Lucas was killed by a drunk driver. He had dreams of becoming an architect, he was only 18. It was a terrible time for a few years after. Following this, Noah decided to join the Marine Corps. He is now fighting in Afghanistan. I, on the other hand, had no idea what I wanted to do for a while. I dabbled in art, thought about interior design, and took a few cake decorating classes. But in my junior year of high school, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to write. I went to Bowdoin College, majored in writing, and minored in Drama. I am now a playwright.

YOUR SPOUSE & CAREER
After college, I moved to L.A and wrote my first play, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. My first night living in my apartment, I met my future husband, Marco Benjamin Eliot. I was walking along the beach at night, when his dog, Lion, came running into me. He ran over and apologized, and we ended up going out for tea. He grew up in the area, with four younger siblings, Victoria, Fae, Violet and Delia. He's always joking about his acquired fashion sense from them. They fought a lot, but have a good relationship now. His father worked on lighting for movies, his mother stayed at home. When he was younger he really wanted to be a stuntman, up until high school! But he ended up going to college to be a camera man, and he is now. He also volunteers at the fire department. When we first met, he was just out of college, working as a waiter. He was kind of my first friend in California. He showed me all the best restaurants, where to buy groceries and more. After my movie came out, we became a couple. We dated for one year, and during that year, I bought a little dog named Tulip *TuTu*, he got a job as a camera man for a T.V show, and my sister married her high school sweetheart, Andrew. On the summer solstice, being the romantic he is, Marco finds the exact spot on the beach we met, sets up a picnic blanket and fills a basket with tea and various desserts, including my favorite, chocolate petit fours. At about dusk, he takes me there and proposes in the water, as the sun sets. I accept, of course, and put on my new ring! http://www.langantiques.com/images/e...w10-1-2427.jpg . We are married quietly in a church ceremony, with just our two families attending and then have a big reception on a ship. My dress is gorgeous! http://www.recycledbride.com/uploads...w1_380x450.jpg . As are the bridesmaids dresses, http://images.windsorstore.com/image...pe-Dresses.JPG . We then go on a two week honeymoon to Santorini, Greece. After marrying, we buy a house in northern California, deciding it's the best place to raise kids. It's gorgeous http://www.sothebyshomes.com/Sonoma-.../sales/0820119 . I keep writing movies, and eventually land a writing job on a popular drama series like "Lost." Marco continues working as a cameraman for a late night talk show.

YOUR CHILDREN
Two years after we marry, we decide, while our family is nice with two dogs and a great big house, we need children to fill it with laughter. Quickly, I conceive and on May twenty-sixth, I give birth to a beautiful baby boy with soft downy blonde curls. We name him Calum Asa Lucas. Lucas, after my late brother. We decided on three middles because Marco's family all have three middles, except him and his sisters. Three years later, on December sixth, we add two new beautiful additions to our family, Eloise Amabel Fleur *Lula* and Fiona Greer Evangeline *Fee*. They are identical twins. A year and a half later, our little boy, Owen Elias Maxwell is born on June thirtieth. He comes out screaming. We think our family is complete, until Margot Emilia Story *Maggie* is born four years later, on Valentines's Day. As they grow up, we see their true personalities. Calum is the spitting image of Lucas, with his little glasses and serious disposition. He also likes to golf with his dad. He takes an interest in biology in high school, and grows up to become a doctor. Lula is quiet, and a real bookworm. She loves to read, her favorites are Harry Potter. In middle school, she begins to find how much she loves writing as well. Through high school, she writes her way through prompts, and wins a national story contest. She goes to Harvard University, and becomes a very well accomplished author. Fee is our little ballerina. She starts dancing at four, and keeps going until she earns herself a job performing as Clara in the nutcracker at just thirteen. Soon enough, she goes away to a performing arts school for college and begins her dancing career. Off stage, she's a lot like her sister, quiet and reserved, but doesn't do as well learning. Little Owen is an active boy, he loves soccer. He practiced until it was dark outside, and ran through the house with a ball when it rained. While he loved it, he decided against becoming professional in high school, and instead became and engineer. He went to college and earned a degree in mechanical engineering. Now he works at a candy packaging facility, designing machines all day. Maggie, our silly girl. She makes faces, and cracks jokes all the time. Sometimes she hides in closets, eavesdropping and playing tricks on people. In school, she does best at math, working very hard for her grades. After attending college for education, she opens a preschool called "Miss Maggie's". When the kids are twelve, nine, seven and three, Lion, our old family dog dies. We get two new dogs, Lacey and Tiger, and two kittens, Bell and Monster. So we have three dogs, including Tulip, and two cats.

Our Family
Me: http://www.hairstylesaction.com/wp-c...Hairstyles.jpg
Marco: http://hairstyles.tumiel.com/wp-cont...en-285x375.jpg
Calum: http://image.shutterstock.com/displa...ay-3650489.jpg
Eloise and Fiona: http://image.shutterstock.com/displa...s-82963567.jpg
Owen: http://www.frostedproductions.com/im...ar-old-boy.gif
Margot: http://watermarked.cutcaster.com/cut...a-Notebook.jpg

Tulip: http://www.celineyap.com/notebookv2/images/IMG_4974.jpg
Lacey: http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...kSobqooUDx5NxH
Tiger: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly...z5u1o1_500.jpg
Bell: http://images.canadianlisted.com/nla...by_4930061.jpg
Monster: http://www.socuteanimals.com/images/...896970_mid.jpg

[little.lottie710]

I rewrote my life story, but it's 2,000 characters too long for Nameberry. ): So this'll have to do.

[karabe23]

My name is Elizabeth Cara Granger *Beth* and I was born and raised in London England. My Mum Julia Margaret Sherriff *Julie* was raised in New Orleans and met my Dad David Thomas Granger when she was 19 and he was 25. They met after she was on an exchange programme for a year at the University of Cambridge. My dad was a Research Assistant in the Archaeology Department working towards his doctorate. They married on September 15th 1987 after being together less than a year and have been happily married ever since.

I was born 4 years later on June 17th 1991 and was the eldest of four children and only girl. My first brother Oliver Jacob Granger *Ollie* arrived 5 years later on June 22nd 1996. Nicholas William Granger *Nick* joined the family on August 1st 1997. My youngest brother Sebastian Alexander Granger *Bas* was welcomed into the family on February 27th 2003. My Dad went on to leave Cambridge 2 years after he married my mum once he gained his doctorate. He then went to work at University College London as a Professor in the Archaeology department eventually becoming head of the department. In between raising my brothers and I, my Mum worked at the Museum of Natural History specialising in Egyptian Artefacts. Our summers were spent travelling with our parents and helping out on digs and excavations all over the world.

Being surrounded by so much history it was inevitable that at least one of their children wanted to follow in their footsteps and become an archaeologist and that was me. My brother Oliver went on to become a successful musician. Nicholas become a Doctor specialising in Paediatrics and Sebastian became a chef owning his own restaurant in London.

After finishing school I applied and was accepted to Harvard University. It was tough moving so far away from my Mum and Dad but they wrote and called almost every day. I majored in Archaeology and graduated near the top of my class. It was also whilst I was living in Boston that I met my future husband James Joseph McNeil.

My future husband James Joseph McNeil *JJ* was born on July 13th 1981 into an Irish Family and raised in New York City. He was the eldest of 5 children born to Siobhan Marie McNeil and Patrick James McNeil *Paddy*. Eva Marie McNeil and Ruby Siobhan McNeil were born 2 years after James on September 4th 1983. Patrick Killian McNeil was welcome 6 years later on January 17th 1989 and finally Elise Jasmine McNeil was born on June 13th 1991. James doted on all his siblings but especially his youngest sister Elise since they shared the same birthday. James and his siblings grew up in a loving home surrounded by their extended family including aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents who all lived on the same street. His dad was a Human Rights Lawyer and his mum owned a bookshop/café which she ran with her twin sister Sinead.

James went to Columbia University and majored in English Literature with the aims of either becoming a publisher, author or journalist. All he knew for sure was that he wanted a future in writing.

James and I met through his sister Elise. We met on the first day of University when we were both queuing to have our pictures taken for our student I.D. We got talking and it turned out we were living in the same Halls of Residence and taking most of the same classes. Her brother James came to visit us frequently as he took a job with a Publishing firm in Boston to keep an eye on his little sister. Over the next four years James and I became good friends and I gave up on the idea of us having a relationship as anything more than friends. Just before our graduation James asked if I wanted to go to dinner and said he had something to tell me over dinner. When we got to the restaurant he looked really nervous a side of him which I had never seen before, I asked him what he wanted to tell me. He said that he had grown to see as more than his sister’s friend and hoped that we could have a future together. We got together that night at dated for two years before he asked me to marry him. He proposed in the same restaurant where we went for our first date. He hid the ring in my desert (chocolate fudge cake) and had the same nervous look as he had through our first date. We were in engaged for a year and married on June 18th 2016. We had a small ceremony at a country house in England. Elise was my maid of honour and Ruby and Eva were bridesmaids with my brothers as groomsmen walking them down the Aisle. James’ brother Patrick was best man. After the wedding we decided to move to New York. James had a job as a senior editor at a publishing firm and I was working as a Curator at the Natural History Museum just like my mum had done.

We decide to try for a baby after our first wedding anniversary on March 18th 2018 we welcomed twin girls Mabel Juliet Rose McNeil and Greta Siobhan Lily McNeil to the family. With a history of twins on James side of the family we were sort of expecting it but were surprised none the less. Both girls were identical looking like miniatures of their Auntie Elise with black hair and blue eyes. Both girls took great fun when they were at school swapping places with each other and causing mischief. As they got older they became easier to tell apart. Mabel was more reserved than her sister. She is kind, quiet and developed her father’s love for books and literature. Greta is more adventurous always climbing up trees and doing everything at 100 miles an hour. She is very protective of her sister and loves anything to do with dance or music.

Christopher David McNeil *Kit* was born on September 9th 2022. His sisters worshipped him from the day he was born. He was a calm happy baby with a smile for anyone. As he got older he loved he developed my passion for Archaeology and was forever digging up various parts of the garden playing excavation a game taught to him by his Grandpa David.
Tobias Patrick McNeil *Toby* joined the family just a year later on October 17th 2023. Very much like his brother in looks and personality he became Kit’s mini-me from the time he could walk. He loved animals and football and hopes to either be a vet or footballer when he grows up.

Dexter Kingston McNeil *Rex* joined the family on May 5th 2030. Born 7 weeks premature he was our miracle baby. He is most like the twins in looks and temperament. He loves drawing, painting and making noise which he calls music of any kind.
Our final child born 4 years later on June 17th 2034 Cleo Elise Delphine McNeil was loved and adored by all her siblings particularly her 3 older brothers. They are her defenders and protectors. She is particularly close to Kit and like him loves History and coming to work with me at the museum.

Mabel and Greta took very different paths in life. Mabel went to Columbia University and majored in English Literature just like her dad. She went on to become a successful author of historical fiction with 5 of her books going straight to number one on the New York Times Best Seller’s list. She married her publisher Damien Andrew Scott from Chicago. They have two children June Elizabeth Scott and Rose Genevieve Scott.

Greta went to Julliard to study Ballet and after staring in several production including Swan Lake and Cinderella she joined the New York Ballet Company and toured all over the world. Whilst on tour in Italy she met and married an Italian Painter called Luca Giovanni Del Costa. Just after she married Luca Greta was involved in a car accident which ended her carrier as a dancer. Luca and the family help her through and she went on to have 4 beautiful little girls; Luna Francesca, Alba Elisabetta *Allie*, Oriana Gabrielle *Anna* and Noemi Rosa *Emi*. Greta and Mabel both live in New York City.

Kit went to Cambridge University and got his doctorate in Archaeology just like his beloved Grandpa David. He met and married Catherine Amalia Sandhurst a fellow archaeologist. They met whilst on a dig in Egypt. They have 3 boys, Cato David, Julius Patrick and Maximus James *Max*. Kit and his family live in England where Kit is a professor at Cambridge with his wife.
Toby decided against being a vet or a football player and followed in his Uncle Oliver’s footsteps and became a musician. His band went on to be very successful in both England and America. He married a fellow singer called Harper Kennedy and they had 4 children; August Joseph *Gus*, Oscar Michael *Ozzy*, Theo James and Sadie Harper. The family lives in Harper’s home state of Tennessee.

Rex followed his passion for art and went to the Rhode Island School of Design. He then went travelling for inspiration for his work. Whilst in France he met his wife Fleur Evangeline Garbo. Fleur is an art dealer with connections in galleries all over the world. With her help Rex went on to be very successful. They have 3 children Monet Fleur, Valentina Skye *Leni* and Raphael Leonardo *Rafe*. The family lives and works in Paris.

Cleo went to Harvard University and majored in Archaeology like me. She moved to Athens to specialise in Ancient Greece. She met her husband Dmitri Theodoros Metaxas a Greek Restaurant owner and Chef. They reside on the Greek Island of Kefallonia with Cleo head of the Islands museum in the capital Argostoli. They have 6 children 3 boys and 3 girls; Georgios Constantine *George*, Leonidas Dmitri *Leo*, Nikolas Theodoros *Niko*, Artemis Eleni *Artie*, Persephone Elise *Posy* and Ariadne Anastasia *Addie*.

[jla49710]

BACKGROUND
I am Cassidy Ann Quick. I was born in 1980 in a small rural town of less than 200 people in Missouri. My parents are Scott Michael Quick and Lydia Marie Quick. I have two older brothers, Alexander Paul and Travis Anthony. They were born in 1975 and 1977, respectively. I also have a little brother, Daniel John, who was born in 1989. My childhood was great. I played outside a lot with all the kids in the surrounding area. My parents didn’t make a whole lot of money so we made do with what we had. Ever since I was little I’ve wanted to be an elementary teacher because I love kids.

YOUR SPOUSE & CAREER
In college I majored in early childhood education and pursued the elementary teacher career. My husband’s name is Cameron Thomas McKnight. He was born in 1979 and grew up about two hours from me. His parents’ names are John Michael and Linda Margaret. He has one younger brother, Kyle James. Cameron’s grew up in the city with an absent father and an unemployed mother. They didn’t have much either. Cameron and I met in college where he was majoring in aviation. He wants to fly commercial planes. We met through a mutual friend and dated for two years before getting engaged. Cameron proposed after flying us to a beautiful remote area in Wyoming because he knows I love the wide open space there. We had a country wedding outside in the springtime and honeymooned in Rome, Italy. After our honeymoon we returned to live in rural Missouri close to my parents on a farm. Our house is a standard farmhouse on 120 acres of land with a barn and plenty of animals. Cameron became a dentist in the nearest town (a profession he decided he loved more than flying) and I am a kindergarten teacher at the local public school.

YOUR CHILDREN
Cameron and I have six children together, five boys and one precious girl. First we had a boy, Jacob Kyle, on October 15. He has platinum blonde hair and blue/gray eyes, and is a rough and tumble boy who loves the outdoors. Two years later we were blessed with Isaac Cameron, born on July 29. He has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes, and has a quieter personality and enjoys music. A year after Isaac came our precious baby girl, Cheyenne Marie, who was born January 4. She has blonde hair like Jacob’s and is the only family member with bright blue eyes. Cheyenne loves to hang with her brothers but can be a girly girl as well. When Cheyenne was 3, Isaac was 4, and Jacob was 6, we were blessed with our accidental identical twin boys, Dominic Alexander and Dakota Travis, on May 21. They both have brown hair and brown eyes. Dominic and Dakota are inseparable and are huge sports fanatics. They love every sport but basketball is their favorite. After Dominic and Dakota, Cameron and I thought we were done. Our family was perfect with our four kids. But as life generally does, things got all switched up when the twins were 3. About that time I had become aware of set of twin boys in the daycare of the school where I worked that had been removed from their home. They were six months old at the time and needed foster parents. After a long discussion with Cameron about it we decided to not only foster them, but we ended up adopting them as well. Their names were already Rowen James and Skyler William so we just left them at that. The boys took a little time to adjust to the move but once they settled in their true personalities shown through. Rowen laughs at everything and is a bubbly, happy boy. Skyler is laid back and calm and doesn’t whine about anything.
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Our family certainly does have a bunch of pets, too many to list. As I said before we live on a farm in Missouri with all your basic farm animals. We have chickens and horses and cows. We have five barn cats, Bodhi, Becker, Belle, Barney, and Beatrice. We also have three farm dogs, Leila, Oscar, and Max. The boys frequently bring home turtles, snakes, frogs, and whatever else they can find in the woods so we have tons of temporary pets as well.

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
Now all of our children have grown up and the days when they were little are gone. Jake is 25 years old and living a couple towns away with his fiancée, Rachel, and they have our first grandchild, Colin Thomas, who is now two years old. He majored in broadcast media in college and runs the camera for a local news station. He’s known Rachel since she moved to our town in the sixth grade. In high school and college they dated on and off. When they graduated three years ago Jake proposed and they moved in together. Isaac is 23 now and has just started grad school at a university in Kansas City. He has an apartment there with a couple of his buddies and is enjoying the independent life of a music technology major. So far he hasn’t really had a longtime girlfriend but he’s one of those people who would be fine alone. Our sweet Cheyenne grew up and is now 22. She lived several hours away with her boyfriend Cameron and I don’t like but recently moved back home because her boyfriend cheated on her and left her alone with our second grandbaby, seven month old Blake Elizabeth. So while she is trying to get back on her feet she is living with us. Dominic and Dakota, the inseparable two, are 19 and are making their way through their second year of college at the local private college. Dom is majoring in public relations, hoping to be a sports broadcaster one day on ESPN and Dakota is majoring in communication arts, hoping to be a sports journalist. They live on campus but are frequently at home to do laundry or eat. And the babies of the family, Rowen and Skyler, are 16 now. They both got their driver’s licenses and are just basking in the high school experience. Cameron and I find ourselves running all over the state to watch their basketball, football, and baseball games. Both of them have girlfriends, as high school boys usually do, so it’s like we still have four children at home instead of two.

So our Cameron and I’s life hasn’t exactly settled down just yet but I think both of us could admit to enjoying every minute of it. That’s the bonus of a big family, there’s always someone around to laugh with.

[jla49710]

BACKGROUND
I am Cassidy Ann Quick. I was born in 1980 in a small rural town of less than 200 people in Missouri. My parents are Scott Michael Quick and Lydia Marie Quick. I have two older brothers, Alexander Paul and Travis Anthony. They were born in 1975 and 1977, respectively. I also have a little brother, Daniel John, who was born in 1989. My childhood was great. I played outside a lot with all the kids in the surrounding area. My parents didn’t make a whole lot of money so we made do with what we had. Ever since I was little I’ve wanted to be an elementary teacher because I love kids.

YOUR SPOUSE & CAREER
In college I majored in early childhood education and pursued the elementary teacher career. My husband’s name is Cameron Thomas McKnight. He was born in 1979 and grew up about two hours from me. His parents’ names are John Michael and Linda Margaret. He has one younger brother, Kyle James. Cameron’s grew up in the city with an absent father and an unemployed mother. They didn’t have much either. Cameron and I met in college where he was majoring in aviation. He wants to fly commercial planes. We met through a mutual friend and dated for two years before getting engaged. Cameron proposed after flying us to a beautiful remote area in Wyoming because he knows I love the wide open space there. We had a country wedding outside in the springtime and honeymooned in Rome, Italy. After our honeymoon we returned to live in rural Missouri close to my parents on a farm. Our house is a standard farmhouse on 120 acres of land with a barn and plenty of animals. Cameron became a dentist in the nearest town (a profession he decided he loved more than flying) and I am a kindergarten teacher at the local public school.

YOUR CHILDREN
Cameron and I have six children together, five boys and one precious girl. First we had a boy, Jacob Kyle, on October 15. He has platinum blonde hair and blue/gray eyes, and is a rough and tumble boy who loves the outdoors. Two years later we were blessed with Isaac Cameron, born on July 29. He has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes, and has a quieter personality and enjoys music. A year after Isaac came our precious baby girl, Cheyenne Marie, who was born January 4. She has blonde hair like Jacob’s and is the only family member with bright blue eyes. Cheyenne loves to hang with her brothers but can be a girly girl as well. When Cheyenne was 3, Isaac was 4, and Jacob was 6, we were blessed with our accidental identical twin boys, Dominic Alexander and Dakota Travis, on May 21. They both have brown hair and brown eyes. Dominic and Dakota are inseparable and are huge sports fanatics. They love every sport but basketball is their favorite. After Dominic and Dakota, Cameron and I thought we were done. Our family was perfect with our four kids. But as life generally does, things got all switched up when the twins were 3. About that time I had become aware of set of twin boys in the daycare of the school where I worked that had been removed from their home. They were six months old at the time and needed foster parents. After a long discussion with Cameron about it we decided to not only foster them, but we ended up adopting them as well. Their names were already Rowen James and Skyler William so we just left them at that. The boys took a little time to adjust to the move but once they settled in their true personalities shown through. Rowen laughs at everything and is a bubbly, happy boy. Skyler is laid back and calm and doesn’t whine about anything.

Our family certainly does have a bunch of pets, too many to list. As I said before we live on a farm in Missouri with all your basic farm animals. We have chickens and horses and cows. We have five barn cats, Bodhi, Becker, Belle, Barney, and Beatrice. We also have three farm dogs, Leila, Oscar, and Max. The boys frequently bring home turtles, snakes, frogs, and whatever else they can find in the woods so we have tons of temporary pets as well.

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
Now all of our children have grown up and the days when they were little are gone. Jake is 25 years old and living a couple towns away with his fiancée, Rachel, and they have our first grandchild, Colin Thomas, who is now two years old. He majored in broadcast media in college and runs the camera for a local news station. He’s known Rachel since she moved to our town in the sixth grade. In high school and college they dated on and off. When they graduated three years ago Jake proposed and they moved in together. Isaac is 23 now and has just started grad school at a university in Kansas City. He has an apartment there with a couple of his buddies and is enjoying the independent life of a music technology major. So far he hasn’t really had a longtime girlfriend but he’s one of those people who would be fine alone. Our sweet Cheyenne grew up and is now 22. She lived several hours away with her boyfriend Cameron and I don’t like but recently moved back home because her boyfriend cheated on her and left her alone with our second grandbaby, seven month old Blake Elizabeth. So while she is trying to get back on her feet she is living with us. Dominic and Dakota, the inseparable two, are 19 and are making their way through their second year of college at the local private college. Dom is majoring in public relations, hoping to be a sports broadcaster one day on ESPN and Dakota is majoring in communication arts, hoping to be a sports journalist. They live on campus but are frequently at home to do laundry or eat. And the babies of the family, Rowen and Skyler, are 16 now. They both got their driver’s licenses and are just basking in the high school experience. Cameron and I find ourselves running all over the state to watch their basketball, football, and baseball games. Both of them have girlfriends, as high school boys usually do, so it’s like we still have four children at home instead of two.

So our Cameron and I’s life hasn’t exactly settled down just yet but I think both of us could admit to enjoying every minute of it. That’s the bonus of a big family, there’s always someone around to laugh with.

[atlaskatarzyna]

BACKGROUND.
I was born in London, but grew up in the Midlands, England. My parents' names are Tony Alan and Heather. I have one younger brother, named Bradley James. I had a very good childhood, and after high school I went to university and trained to be a clinical biochemist.

YOUR SPOUSE & CAREER.
I did a degree in biochemistry, to train as a clinical biochemist. My husband's name is Humphrey Walter Barrington. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to James and Michelle Barrington. He has a sister, named Victoria. He went to university to do a degree in law, and is now a professor of Law at Oxford University. I met him whilst at university; he was a graduate student and I was an undergraduate student. We dated for six years, and then he proposed whilst we were on holiday in Rome. We had a vintage wedding. The colourscheme was seafoam green, salmon and mint. My dress was a white ballgown dress, made from organza and lace. The bridesmaids wore mint green dresses, and we had the ceremony and reception in a grand country manor. We had our honeymoon in Jamaica. We live in Oxford, in a large townhouse. We both fulfill our dreams of being a clinical biochemist and law professor.

YOUR CHILDREN.
We have three children; two daughters and a son. Our first, Eloise Matilda Florence, was born on the 16th March. She loves astronomy and painting, and taking care of her younger siblings. Our second, Violet Annabel Winter, was born on the 24 December. She loves to write stories and poems, and loves animals. Our last, Hugo Benjamin Thomas, was born on the 2nd September. He is an aspiring performer, and loves to dance.

Eloise becomes a high school science teacher, Violet is a journalist and freelance writer, and Hugo is a theatre actor and dancer.

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

Eloise lives just down the road, in Oxford. She is teaching at the local high school, and is married to a fellow teacher, Jacob. Together, they have two sons: Felix and Jasper.

Violet lives in Paris, writing for a French fashion magazine. She met her husband, Gabriel, whilst touring the Loire Valley. Together, they have two sons and twin daughters, named Noah, Maxime, Eleonore and Juliette.

Hugo lives in the West End of London, with his wife, Clara. They met when Clara came to see a show Hugo was in. Together, they have four daughters: Paloma, Vivienne, Rosalie and Francesca.

[redvelvet]

Me: Evelyn Jessica Rey.

Mother: Madison Phyllis Rey.

Father: Trent Daniel Rey.

Sister: Ava Melissa Rey.

Husband: August Brian Rogue.

Mother-In-Law: Angelina Marie Rogue.

Father-In-Law: Roy Richard Rogue.

Sister-In-Law: Halle Taylor Rogue.

Sister-In-Law: Nora Catherine Rogue.

Sister-In-Law: Allison Rose Rogue.

1. Nathaniel Joseph Rogue.

2. Clementine Elizabeth Rogue.

3. Katniss Michelle Rogue.

4. Eloise Martina Rogue.

5. Susan Renee Rogue.

6. (A) Shayla Therese Rogue.

Dog: Truman.

Cat: Wednesday.

Nathaniel's Wife: Isla Kathryn Rogue.

Nathaniel's Kids: Beatrix Caroline Rogue, Zayden Joshua Rogue, & Valentina Hennessy Rogue.

Clementine's Husband: Asher Jonathan Zeno.

Clementine's Kids: Anna Taylor Zeno, Georgia Ann Zeno, Stephen Derek Zeno, Violet Nancy Zeno, & Cal Damian Zeno.

Katniss' Husband: Jayden James Tamar.

Katniss' Kids: Cyrus Josiah Tamar & Finn Adam Tamar.

Eloise's Husband: Raphael Edward Sawyer.

Eloise's Kid: Rachel Caitlin Sawyer.

Susan's Husband: Brett Dominic Syris.

Susan's Kids: Avery Rose Syris, Shannon Melissa Syris, Monica Miranda Syris, Claire Ashley Syris, Bridget Destiny Syris, & Gabriella Joy Syris.

Shayla's Husband: Kanye Demetri Valentine.

Shayla's Kids: Isadora Elisabeth Valentine & Mabel Monique Valentine.

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My name is Kate Elizabeth Keller, and I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1990. My parents, Lindsay Marie Keller and William David Keller, divorced when I was 20 months old, and I have no siblings. I had a good childhood with my mom's side of the family. My maternal grandparents, Don and Judy, helped raise me. About two years after my parents' divorce, my father remarried and brought two step-brothers into my family, Seth August Holmes and Aaron Jacob Holmes. I got along well with my stepbrothers, but was always a bit at odds with my father and stepmother. After high school, I decided to attend Temple University for art.

During freshman orientation at Temple, I met my husband, Chris. His full name is Christopher Richard Hogan. We were friends for two years before we started dating, and we dated for three years before he proposed. His parents, Bethany Anne Hogan and Richard Paul Hogan, had been separated for five years, and he has a little brother named Matthew Ryan Hogan, who is 5 years younger. Chris grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and decided to come to Temple to pursue a psychology degree. He proposed to me by leading me on a scavenger hunt to places in Philadelphia that we'd been to on dates, or that were special to us, and at the end was a picnic dinner and a beautiful ring. We married in Philadelphia and had our reception in an art gallery on April 13th, 2014. Our honeymoon was two weeks long and we spent one week in France and one week in Germany. After our wedding, we settled in Philadelphia. I took a job as a curator at the Philadelphia Art Museum and Chris became a criminal psychologist.

Two years after our wedding, we had our first child, a boy. Sawyer Donald Hogan was born on November 5th, 2015 - the name Donald is after my grandfather Don. He has curly blonde hair and blue eyes. Growing up Sawyer was very friendly and personable. He loves to be outside and became very involved with the boy scouts, eventually becoming an eagle scout like his father and uncle. Our next child was born 20 months after Sawyer on July 21st, 2017. We named her Harlow Judith Hogan (after my grandmother), and she is also blonde haired and blue eyed. Harlow is very girly and loves to sing, dance, and act. She wanted to be an actress growing up. After Harlow, we had our second son, Tate Matthew Hogan on December 1st, 2018. Tate has wavy brown hair and blue eyes. He was named after Chris' brother Matthew, and takes after him in that he loves sports and animals. Tate played baseball and hockey all through school and wanted to be a veterinarian. After Tate, we wanted one more child so we decided to adopt. We applied to adopt from China and were approved to adopt eight-month old twin girls just after Tate's second birthday. It was a huge surprise but we were thrilled! We brought the girls home in January of 2021 and named them Daisy Ling Fan Hogan and Leona Da Xia Hogan "Leo". Both girls have long, straight black hair and dark brown eyes. Daisy takes after me in that she loves art, whereas Leona is more tomboyish and took up softball after her big brother started baseball. Our family has two English Bulldogs -
Dolly and Dodge. We also have a cat, named Katniss.

After high school, Sawyer went to college and became a contractor. He also spent four years in the Air Force, where he met his wife Evelyn Grace Hogan. She teaches first grade in Roanoke, Virginia, where they live. Together they have two children, both boys - Frederick Christopher Hogan "Freddy", who is eight, and Walter Edmund Hogan "Walt", who is five. Harlow went to trade school and became a cosmetologist, but she also took vocal and acting lessons all through high school and now acts in and does make-up and costume design for plays at her local community theater in New Jersey. She is not married, but has a boyfriend, Carter James Lewis "CJ", who she has lived with for the last nine years, and they are expecting their first child, a girl, in April. They plan to name her Juliette Adalyn Lewis. Tate went to college and became a veterinarian. He met his fiancee at work, she is a veterinary technician at his practice. They will be getting married this September, and don't have any children yet, but they have adopted a handful of pugs - Linus, Charlie, and Pig Pen - that we consider grandkids! Daisy and Leo went to the same college - Daisy for art, and Leo for law. Eventually both got their masters' degrees and moved back to Philadelphia. Daisy is a well-known painter in the area and her work sells for hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a piece. She married another painter, Davis Anders Maxwell, and they have one child, a girl named Cassatt Elizabeth Maxwell "Cassie", 3, whom they adopted from Africa. They are in the process of adopting their second child, a boy named Pollock Davis Maxwell "Puck", 1, from India. Leo became a successful divorce attorney and married her high school sweetheart, Gregory Michael Powers, a civil engineer. They have one child together, a boy named Jordan Michael Powers "JP", who is six.