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Happy Baby Naming!

Urgh! NO! Think about these names and do they honestly suit a adult? Can you see a lawyer been named that? A doctor? A vet? etc
 
Laura

People said the same thing of Aiden/Cayden/Jaden/etc as well as all the Kayleighs and Brynlees. Some of these children will wind up as a lawyer or a doctor or a vet. The name itself has nothing to do with a child's potential unless it is something offensive/humiliating or otherwise detrimental to a child's well-being. It has to do with the child, the child's environment. Bhutterfli Reignbo is detrimental, not Dayton.
Is a child named Aiden, who's parents help him with homework, have him participate in sports and make sure he's growing up well really as bad off as the child named Luke who's parents leave him to his own devices or not give him the support he needs? The name has nothing to do with it.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Years! 

I've spent the past couple of days looking at baby girl's name in depth. 

What really has been sparking my interest is how lovely it sounds with the boys and how right at home it feels to say.

Coincidentally, the first baby born on New Years in our county was named this and the paper put the heading as "Hey There, _______". I couldn't help but think of how precious and soft it sounded. It may have a bad rep but what name doesn't? 

 

 

If you haven't guessed what the name is yet, due to the uber popular song, then here you go!

 

 

Delilah Kate

 

 

 

As for the middle name you ask? Kate is after Craig's grandmother, Katherine. Some double brownie points because Kate Spade is one of my favorite designers. So we kind of hit two birds with one stone in this stunning combo for our little girl. 

While it may not match the pattern of a short first name and long middle name, we know that this is THE perfect name for her. 

 

We can't wait to meet you Delilah!   

This is inspired by Puppylover12397's CAFs and Addison's If You Were a Royal CAF, as well as some historical CAFs from Nameberry. This will follow 100 years of your family from 1830-1930, through the Victorian Era, the Edwardian Era, World War I, and the years before World War II. Each part will be 10 years of your family, and you'll roll each year for each couple to see what happens.

 

First, roll for the title of your starting couple:

1. Viscount & Viscountess (The Honourable)

2. Duke & Duchess (Lord/Lady)

3. King & Queen (Crown Prince)(Prince/Princess)

4. Baron & Baroness (The Honourable)

5. Marquess & Marchioness (Lord/Lady)

6. Earl & Countess (Lord) (The Honourable)

 

Roll for their ages in 1830:

1. 18

2. 19

3. 20

4. 21

5. 22

6. 23

 

Choose their first name and two middle names from this namebank:

Albert, Adoniram, Andrew, Bertram, Benjamin, Carlisle, Clifford, Douglas, Ebenezer, Eleazar, Enoch, Floyd, Francis, Frederick, Gabriel, Gerald, Guy, Harold, Henry, Howard, Isaac, John, James, Jeremy, Joseph, Joshua, Jude, Leopold, Leonard, Llewellyn, Magnus, Melvin, Mortimer, Maurice, Mordecai, Moses, Nehemiah, Norbert, Orson, Oswald, Oscar, Percival, Phillip, Phineas, Raphael, Raymond, Robert, Roger, Richard, Samuel, Simon, Theodore, Ulysses, Victor, Vincent, William, Zebedee

 

Abigail, Ada, Adell, Agnes, Agatha, Barbara, Beryl, Caroline, Cecelia, Clementine, Comfort, Deborah, Dorothy, Dorcas, Elinor, Elizabeth, Emmeline, Ethel, Frances, Freda, Georgiana, Harriet, Hepsibah, Imelda, Ivy, Irene, Jane, Jemima, Jennifer, Lavinia, Lillian, Lorena, Mabel, Margaret, Mary, Maude, Minerva, Myrtle, Nancy, Naomi, Obedience, Olive, Patience, Pearl, Prudence, Rebecca, Rosalind, Rosemary, Sarah, Silvia, Sophronia, Temperance, Theodosia, Wilhelmina, Veda, Zelene, Zilpah

 

Choose their surname from this namebank:

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Hayes, Diaz, Griffin, Russell, Alexander, Morris, Carter, Henderson, Robinson, Hill

 

Your founding couple were married in 1829, and are now beginning their life together at the beginning of 1830. Each year roll once to see if your couple has a child or not. The titles of your children are in brackets next to the titles of your couple. If there are two sets of brackets, the first title is for the eldest son only.

 

Names: Boys/Girls

 

1830

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby girl

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1831

1. Baby girl

2. Baby girl

3. Twin boys

4. Baby boy

5. Miscarriage

6. Baby girl

 

1832

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. Baby boy

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. Baby girl

 

1833

1. Twin girls

2. Baby boy

3. Baby boy

4. Baby girl

5. Twins (you choose genders)

6. Miscarriage

 

1834

1. Baby boy

2. Baby girl

3. No pregnancy

4. Baby girl

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1835

1. Miscarriage

2. Baby girl

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. No pregnancy

 

1836

1. No pregnancy

2. Baby girl

3. Twins; boy & girl

4. Baby boy

5. Baby boy

6. Baby girl

 

1837

1. Baby boy

2. Miscarriage

3. Baby girl

4. Baby girl

5. Twin girls

6. Baby boy

 

1838

1. Triplet boys

2. No pregnancy

3. Baby girl

4. Miscarriage

5. No pregnancy

6. Baby boy

 

1839

1. Baby girl

2. Baby boy

3. Miscarriage

4. Baby boy

5. Baby girl

6. No pregnancy

 

List your family and their ages. I hope you enjoy this, and I'll try and get the next part up soon . Feel free to add stories and pictures if you wish. I'll put my family in the reply below, as an example.

I loved Puppylover12397's family tree CAF series' so much that I decided to try making one of my own (hopefully that's okay!  ). I'd already filled them out a couple times I think lol so...    Anyway. Hopefully it's alright! 

 

Part 1 - 1975 

 

https://www.wizards....d/dice/dice.htm

 

DH: (42)
DW: (39) 

 

Roll the 8 sided dice to determine how many children you have. 

 

Roll again to determine the sex, with even being female and odd being male. 

 

Roll an 8 sided dice to determine their age 

1. 17

2. 19

3. 18

4. 16

5. 15

6. 20

7. 14

8. 21

 

First and Middle name banks 

1.  https://nameberry.com/list/498/1930s-Baby-Names?all=1 

2. https://www.ssa.gov/...names1950s.html 

3. https://www.emmasdia...-name-generator 

(choose correct sex and chose out of 5 guesses) 

4. https://www.behindthename.com/random/ 

(choose 5 categories, the correct sex, and 5x. Feel free to click avoid rare and avoid diminutives if you prefer) 

5. https://stacker.com/stories/3876/most-popular-baby-names-countries-around-world 

(feel free to use all pages!)

6. http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/virtue.html 

7. Girl: https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/ 

Boy: https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/2/ 

8. Girl: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2015/01/4-syllable-girl-names.html 

Boy: http://www.theartofnaming.com/2014/12/4-syllable-boy-names.html 

9. https://bookriot.com...ary-baby-names/ 

10. https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1838698/baby-names-by-syllable-one-syllable-names/2/ 

 

Surname bank 

1. https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/length/10 

2. https://www.traveltalkmag.com.au/blog/revealed-most-common-surnames-in-every-country 

3. https://www.wattpad.com/702083084-the-art-of-names-old-money-surnames 

4. Ashcroft, Bahar, Charpentier, Del Pino, Fitzgerald, Gopal, Hawthorne, Jennings, Maalouf, Murdoch, Najjar, Salinas, Talwar, Winston, Zetterberg 

5. https://www.fantasyn...yalty-names.php 

6. https://www.randomlists.com/last-names 

1 Bramble Bush Road

Jack & Eve are raising their nephews, Wally & Abe, & niece, Nell, after Jack's brother & sister-in-law passed away.

 

DH: Jack Lawrence Gullifer (31)

DW: Evelyn 'Eve' Magdalene Jamison Gullifer (28)

 

DNephew: Wallace 'Wally' Finch Gullifer (7)

DNephew: Abraham 'Abe' Wolf Gullifer (6)

DNiece: Cornelia 'Nell' Wren Gullifer (3)

 

Jack & Eve Gullifer; w/ Wally, Abe, & Nell

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

2 Bramble Bush Road

Ethan & Gabi married after their previous relationships ended. They are raising Ethan's two sons, Kane & Wyatt, Gabi's daughter, Layla, & their twin boys, Dylan & Spencer, together.

 

DH: Ethan Dominic Holmwood (40)

DW: Gabrielle 'Gabi' Bianca Tanu Holmwood (32)

 

DS: Kane Dominic Holmwood (13)

DS: Wyatt Andrew Holmwood (11)

DD: Layla Bethany Madley (5)

DS/DS: Dylan Gabriel Holmwood/Spencer Maddox Holmwood (1)

 

Ethan & Gabi Holmwood; w/ Kane, Wyatt, Layla, Dylan, & Spencer

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

3 Bramble Bush Road

Miguel & Jordan are raising their grandson, Henry, after his single mother went to jail.

 

DH: Miguel Santiago Villarreal (67)

DH: Jordan Alexander Pratt (64)

 

DGS: Henry Miguel Jordan Grimsby (4)

 

Miguel & Jordan Villarreal-Pratt; w/ Henry

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

4 Bramble Bush Road

Grace and her children, Wynn, Atley, & Flora, recently moved back in with her parents, Mike & Mina, after the breakdown of her marriage.

 

DGF: Michael 'Mike' Ingram van Hoorn (75)

DGM: Romina 'Mina' Isadora Stanwyck van Hoorn (74)

 

DFemale: Grace Catherine van Hoorn Bright (40)

 

DS: Wynn Michael Bright (13)

DS: Atley Sterling Bright (7)

DD: Flora Catherine Bright (5)

 

Mike & Mina van Hoorn; w/ Grace

Grace Bright; w/ Wynn, Atley, & Flora

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

5 Bramble Bush Road

College friends, Elsie, Isaac, & Ashley decided to live together after graduating. They collectively raise Isaac's daughter, Laurel, & Ashley's daughter, Dove.

 

DFemale: Elsie Philippa Stafford (25)

 

Elsie Stafford

-

 

DMale: Isaac Rupert Macauley (25)

 

DD: Laurel Indigo Macauley (3)

 

Isaac Macauley; w/ Laurel

-

 

DFemale: Ashley Iris Dorsey (24)

 

DD: Dove Josephine Dorsey (2)

 

Ashley Dorsey; w/ Dove

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

6 Bramble Bush Road

Kaira is raising her two godsons, Titus & Lennon, after the tragic passing of their parents.

 

DFemale: Kaira Roxanne Subbana (32)

 

ADS: Titus Danger Metcalf (10)

ADS: Lennon Dax Metcalf (9)

 

Kaira Subbana; w/ Titus & Lennon

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

7 Bramble Bush Road

Lowell is raising his three children, Jonah, Lily, & Conrad, alone after his wife walked out on the family.

 

DMale: Lowell Percy Babbling (35)

 

DS: Jonah Cypress Babbling (12)

DD: Lily Emmeline Babbling (8)

DS: Conrad Sky Babbling (6)

 

Lowell Babbling; w/ Jonah, Lily, & Conrad

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

8 Bramble Bush Road

Ben is raising his three sons, Toby, Joe, & Davy, alone after his wife passed away.

 

DMale: Benjamin 'Ben' John Giger (46)

 

DS/DS: Tobias 'Toby' John Giger/Joseph 'Joe' Theron Giger (17)

DS: David 'Davy' Hawthorne Giger (15)

 

Ben Giger; w/ Toby, Joe, & Davy

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

9 Bramble Bush Road

Austin & Ruby decided to not have children, and are living with their pet turtle, Gilderoy.

 

DH: Austin Makalo Hollingberry (50)

DW: Ruby Jacqueline Renfield Hollingberry (51)

 

Austin & Ruby Hollingberry

~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

10 Bramble Bush Road

Ellie is raising her six children, Linden, Moss, Polly, Nora, Sage, & Birdie, alone due to relationship breakdowns with their fathers.

 

DFemale: Eleanor 'Ellie' Lucy Cobb (36)

 

DS: Linden Oscar Cobb (11)

DS: Moss Roland Cobb (9)

DD/DD/DD: Polly Augusta Cobb/Nora Vivienne Cobb/Sage Theodora Cobb (7)

DD: Birdie Luna Cobb (4)

 

Ellie Cobb; w/ Linden, Moss, Polly, Nora, Sage, & Birdie

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Oh what I said in my above post still stands but I thought about this after I posted. If you spell it as Rise to get the Rh-eyes pronunciation but maybe you could also spell it as Ryse to get the same Rh-eyes pronunciation if you like the look of the ‘y’ being in there. It could work for a child or a book character and would get the pronunciation you want it to be. 

examples of my illustrations:

 

 

 

 

Birth One: Arizona Daphne and Boston Wyatt
Birth Two: Annabeth Holly and Anakin Klaus
Birth Three: Eliza Emily and August Matthew
Birth Four: Penelope Lauren and Horatio Adam
Birth Five: Clara Autumn and Jonas Zachary
Birth Six: Piper Liberty and Julian Anchor
Birth Seven: Lois Fiona and Russell Gabriel

I was shopping online for some spring/summer clothing for my daughters and it sparked the idea for this. For each child, choose an outfit and an accessory. Precede to name your "child" using the namebanks. (These are toddler outfits from American stores, by the way)

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LN: Kennedy

 

DH: Gabriel Jacob

DW: Eden Chloe (Doyle)

 

DD: Rose Victoria (hidari11)

DD: Sara Beatrice (hidari11)

DS: Alexander 'Alex' Scott (hidari11)

DS: Theodore 'Theo' Lucas (MusicCharm)

DD: Emma Nicole (hidari11)

 

Gabe & Eden

Rose, Sara, Alex, Theo & Emma

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

LN: Vaughn

 

DH: Jared Dominic Vaughn

DW: Teagan Olivia (Flannery)

 

DS: Jared "Jay" Dominic Jr. (Puppylover12397)

DD: Emily Cecilia (MusicCharm)

DS: Isaac Roman (Puppylover12397)

DD: Julia Margaret (hidari11)

DD/DD: Laura Sophie & Lydia Catherine (arhythmofnames)

 

Jared & Teagan

Jay, Emily, Isaac, Julia, Laura & Lydia

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

LN: Shea

 

DH: Benjamin Isaac

DW: Hailey Piper (Donovan)

 

DS: Nicholas "Niko" Aaron (ashooles)

DS: William "Will" Bradley (Puppylover12397)

DS: Sebastian "Seb" Carter (arhythmofnames)

DS: Christopher "Topher" Daniel (Puppylover12397)

DD: Paige Eleanore (Puppylover12397)

 

Ben & Hailey

Niko, Will, Seb, Topher & Paige

 

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LN: Conroy

 

DH: Shane Russell

DW: Lola Megan (Roarke)

 

DD: Brenna Quinn (MusicCharm)

DS: Liam Patrick (MalloryMae)

DS: Charleston "Chad" Roarke (Marvelous_Things)

DD: Presley Emilia (MalloryMae)

DD: Callie Shaye (Kristi18)

 

Shane & Lola

Brenna, Liam, Chad, Presley & Callie

 

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LN: Sheridan

 

DH: Adam Tanner

DW: Julia Rachel (Cullen)

 

DS: Jameson Colt (arhythmofnames)

DD: Aurora Kennedy (Marvelous_Things)

DS: Jack Bennett (Meghan<3)

DS: Aaron Justice (Marvelous_Things)

DD/DD: Juliet Avery & Amelia Jade (Meghan<3)

 

Adam & Julia

Jameson, Aurora, Jack, Aaron, Juliet & Amelia

 

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LN: McLean

 

DH: Dean Michael

DW: Tessa Molly (Forbes)

 

DD: Willa Genevieve (Hannah)

DS: Luca Maxwell (arhythmofnames)

DS: Micah Tate (MalloryMae & Laugh-Dream-Love)

DD: Thea Adele (arhythmofnames)

DD: Hannah Lorelai (Meghan<3)

 

Dean & Tessa

Willa, Luca, Micah, Thea & Hannah

 

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I'm just gonna leave this here...

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

 

 

Source - http://www.itv.com/n...lizabeth-diana/

Addison

 

 

Avery // Cara // Hudson // Tallulah

 

***

 

Cascades22

 

 

Declan // Laurel // Felix // Coby // Lennon // Maisie // Sawyer // Hana

 

***

 

Satanist

 

 

Nathaniel // Celeste // Luna // Jude // Abel // Tova // Remy // Babe

Normally I look at the statistics to get a better idea of how popular a name is.  If a name is #243 in popularity, that doesn't really give you an idea of how popular it is.  But if that name (Fernando in 2012) was used on 0.0733% of total male births that year.  That means that there is 1 Fernando in 1,364 male births for 2012.  Not too popular in my opinion.  Really, the percentage tells you more about the name than the ranking, since male names verse female names are very different...

 

#100 in 2012 (Ryder - 1 in 532) and (Annabelle - 1 in 635)

#50 in 2012 (Tyler - 1 in 263)  and (Ashley - 1 in 411)

#10 in 2012 (Aiden - 1 in 136) and (Elizabeth - 1 in 200) 

 

And of course names with multiple spellings would be even more popular.  If there were a particular name that you liked, you could look up the % for each spelling and add them together to get a better idea of how popular the name is. 

I love Autumn, but James really gets me on a girl. It's not feminine or pretty, it's a handsome, strong BOYS name. I just can't stand it on a girl.

I'm sorry, weren't you having twins named Gracelyn and Garrison?

Ben & I have agreed on our top boy and girl name for if/when we decide to have a baby....

Theodore Lark Alfred -or- Leona Evermay

"Teddy" -or- "Lennie"

Leona Evermay is in honor of Ben's deceased grandmother, Leona Mae.

Lark Alfred is my grandfather's full name.

The Gonzales Family

 

DH Fernando Cesar Gonzales II (73)

DW Marisol Camila {nee Lopez} Gonzales (70)

 

DS Fernando Nando Cesar Gonzales III (50)

DS Leonardo Leo Raul Gonzales (47)

DD Elisa Ellie Marisol Gonzales (31)

 

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The Stephens Family

 

DH Oliver Thomas Stephens (deceased)

DW Eleanor Tess {nee Rylan} Stephens (71)

 

DD Evelyn Evie Charlotte {nee Stephens} Harrison (46)

DH Archer Theodore Harrison (48)

 

DD/DD Cleo Florence / Olive Amelia Harrison (4)

 

DD Clementine Clem Sophie Stephens (44)

 

~*~*~*~

 

The Gonzales Family

 

DH Leonardo Leo Raul Gonzales (47)

DW Clementine Clem Sophie {nee Stephens} Gonzales (44)

 

DS Maddox Fernando Gonzales (15)

DS Cassius John Gonzales (12)

DS/DS Finlay Thomas Gonzales / Samson Oliver Gonzales (10)

DD Vera Marisol Gonzales (8)

 

Pets

Cat - Marmalade Marmie (17) 

Dog - Tulip Tully (9)

 

Leo and Clem with their children Maddox, Cassius, Finlay, Samson and Vera

 

xxxx

 

On a blustery October afternoon in Boston, Leo met Clem quite by accident. 

 

Leo was in his final year of law school at Harvard University. He had moved from a tiny town in New Mexico to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer, hoping to provide aid and legal guidance to his fellow Hispanic community. His parents has immigrated from Mexico shortly after marrying and had settled their family in New Mexico. His older brother, Nando, had pursued the religious life and become a priest in the Catholic church, and his younger sister Ellie, only nine years old, called him weekly and wrote him letters decorated with stickers and colorful pens. His parents missed him dearly but were very proud to see their son pursue his dream, especially at such an esteemed university. 

 

Clem had lived just outside of Boston her entire life. Her father was a professor of physics at Harvard, and she and her sister Evie had grown up roaming and exploring the campus. While Evie had traveled to California for college, Clem had always dreamed of going to Harvard. She had fulfilled her dream and was now a senior art student at Harvard, majoring in art history and the visual arts.

 

On this particular afternoon, Clem was running late to turn in her portfolio for evaluation. She kept her paintings and sketches in a large leather folder and struggled to carry the heavy item as she jogged across campus. With a particularly violent gust of wind, Clem stumbled, her portfolio spilling from her arms, and the wind scattered her art in all directions. 

 

A flimsy sketch of a woman hit Leo in the face as he headed for his dormitory from his last class of the day. He peeled it away to find Clem scrambling to collect the scattered pieces and without a word, Leo began to help her retrieve them all. She was very grateful and relieved, and although running late, she scribbled her phone number on his arm before hurrying away. 

 

And as they say, the rest is history. Two years later, they were engaged, and they held a small wedding in a small ivy covered chapel in near Leo's New Mexico home, where Leo's brother Nando presided over the service and married the two.

 

Leo and Clem stayed in the Boston area, moving into a quaint cottage that Clem's family owned. Leo worked for a local law firm and Clem worked as a barista at a small coffee shop while finding an occasional painting commission here and there. Though they spoke of having children, they found themselves in no rush as they both established their lives. When their neighbors' cat had kittens, the pair adopted the smallest one, a tiny orange female kitten (a rare occurrence, their neighbors informed them, as ginger cats are almost always male), and named her Marmalade. 

 

And for two years, it remained the three of them - Leo, Clem, and the ever curious Marmie. Still not ready to start their family, they decided to travel. They did a long, three month trip to Central America and Mexico, first to explore the El Mirador Ruins in Guatemala, where Clem took many photographs to reference in her artwork, and then to visit Leo's extended family in Mexico that he had never had the chance to meet. It was there, while interacting with all of Leo's young cousins, that Clem and Leo decided they were ready to start their family. 

 

They were pregnant just a few months later and welcomed their first child, a boy. The named him Maddox Fernando, keeping a piece of Leo's father's name alive that his brother Nando would never be able to pass on. Leo had begun to make a nice living for their family at his law firm, so Clem quit her job as a barista and decided to stay home full time with Maddox and continue to pursue her art in her free time. 

 

Clem began to get more commissions and Maddox started a morning preschool program. Leo continued to work for his law firm, but still dreamed of starting his own firm that would help the Hispanic community. The couple wanted to expand their family, but conceiving was difficult this time around. With the extra income from Clem's art commissions, the couple decided to take a vacation to Cape Cod, leaving Maddox with Clem's parents so the couple could relax and hopefully successfully conceive. 

 

However, after trying for over a year and visiting a fertility specialist who did not provide them with hopeful news, Clem and Leo decided to adopt. They met with Anna Cassidy Holmes, a young pregnant woman in search of a better life for the baby she never planned to conceive. They had an instant connection and Anna knew that she had found her baby the perfect home. Anna gave birth to boy that Clem and Leo named Cassius John - Cassius to honor his mother (Anna Cassidy) and John to honor Clem's grandfather. 

 

A year later, Clem's great aunt Ruthie passed away. Aunt Ruthie had always loved Clem's art and had surprised Clem by leaving her a large sum of money that she instructed her to use to pursue her art. The family made the decision to buy a larger house to accommodate their growing family, and then converted one of the rooms into a gorgeous studio for Clem to do her art. 

 

Their lives began to pass by in a flurry of activities. Clem filled commissions, Maddox started kindergarten and Cassius began a morning preschool program, and Leo and his colleague, Manuel, began making plans to eventually start their own law firm. Clem's father, Oliver, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and Clem found herself unexpectedly pregnant again. 

 

The news that Clem was pregnant again, and with twins no less, came as quite a shock, but Leo and Clem were excited to see their family grow. Clem's father grew sicker, and when Clem gave birth to her twin boys, they named them Finlay Thomas and Samson Oliver to honor her dying father. Shortly after the twins were born, Clem's father passed away. 

 

Life continued at a maddening pace in a house full of four rambunctious boys. While Clem was content with the size of their family, Leo longed for a daughter and a sister for his sons. He persuaded Clem with tales of his relationship with his younger sister, Ellie. They adopted again, this time internationally from Guatemala, and finally welcomed a daughter into their family of boys, and Vera Marisol was adored very much by her brothers indeed. 

 

The years continued to pass. Maddox and Cassius joined the school soccer team. Leo acquired a dog whose owner had lost custody of her in a legal case, and Tulip, a friendly, slobbering lovable pup of indeterminable breed joined the Gonzales family. The twins began school, and little Vera showed quite a propensity for art even at the young age of two. 

 

As the years continued to pass along, Leo's older brother Nando moved to Rome to pursue further religious studies, and Leo and Clem, both thriving in their work, decided they had the means to plan a family vacation to Rome to visit Uncle Nando and enjoy the history and sights. Clem's sister Evie and her husband Archer, after years of struggling with fertility, finally welcomed twin girls, Cleo Florence and Olive Amelia, making Clem and Leo an aunt and uncle and giving their children their first cousins. 

 

The Gonzales children continued to grow and pursue new hobbies. All five children were excellent soccer players, though they each pursued their own unique hobbies as well. Maddox found himself to be a talented actor and participated in all the school plays. Cassius wrote poetry, and Finlay and Samson enjoyed chess. Vera continued to show surprising artistic talent for her age and often joined her mother in her art studio. Clem and Leo joined a book club and left the children with Clem's mother one evening a month, deciding they needed to schedule time for just the two of them to reconnect every now and then. 

 

Eighteen years into their marriage, a particularly bad hurricane season hit, causing damaging flooding to their home and to Clem's art studio. Luckily, insurance paid for much of the damage, but the disaster propelled the family to make a drastic life change. Leo and his colleague Manuel finally had the means to begin their own law firm. After much deliberation, they decided they wanted to begin their firm in New Mexico to serve a larger Hispanic community, and Clem agreed that their family could use a fresh start, so they moved their family to New Mexico. 

 

Leo and Clem had completed the move just shy of their twentieth wedding anniversary, and to honor the many years, joys and sorrows they had endured, they decided to renew their vows in the very same chapel that they had been married in so many years before.

 

The End 

 

Birth One

Douglas Vincent & Adelaide Nora

Douglas, Isle of Man & Adelaide, Australia

 

Birth Two

Marley Crispin & Margery Opal

Fall

 

Birth Three

Arthur Gabriel & Odilia Catherine

#95 & #67

 

Birth Four

William Jude & Ophelia Caroline

"Hey Jude" by the Beatles & "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond

 

Birth Five

Anthony Preston & Eliza Miriam

Susan B. Anthony & Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

 

Birth Six

Duncan Quill & Ingrid Poet

 

Birth Seven

Arlo Fitzwilliam & Georgiana Darcy (I had to)

Arlo & Georgiana are my dad's parents' names and Fitzwilliam & Darcy are from Pride and Prejudice

 

 

 

I've just now noticed that I never gave my fifth birth any middle names! So sorry about that! (I've made my correction above.)