LN: SHIPMAN
DW:
Melinda Janelle ‘
Mel’ – 25 years old, Actress
DH:
Lysander Holden ‘
Sander’ – 26 years old, Movie Producer
AS:
Ashton Paul ‘
Ash’ – 19 years old, American, loves photography, very much in love with
BrynAD: Brynna
Celeste ‘
Bryn’ – 19 years old, American, excellent singer, wants to be on ‘American Idol’, very much in love with
AshAS:
Stavros Elias ‘Stav’– 18 years old, Greek, likes acting and is quite good
AS:
Keanu Ikaika – 18 years old, Hawaiian, loves sport, especially Soccer
AD:
Iolana Haukea ‘
Lana’ – 17 years old, Hawaiian, plays the piano, singer
AD:
Serafim Kyriakos ‘
Sera’ – 17 years old, Greek, is a gifted ballet dancer
AD:
Lisa Olivia – 16 years old, Australian
AS:
Thomas Altair ‘
Tommy’ – 17 years old, American, has a 1 year old son,
Nico Issac, who he is building a relationship with, has issues with authority and was expelled from school, practicing wiccan, in tune with nature and longs to live a ‘normal’ life
AD:
Jessica Natalie ‘
Jess’ – 16 years old, American, suffers mild depression
AD:
Anissa Catherine ‘Ani’ – 16 years old, American, has supervised visitation sessions with her older sister
Autumn (19) due to Autumn’s bad influence on Ani, talented gymnast and hopes to be in the Olympics, also does karate
AD:
Quiana Damiana – 16 years old, American, sexually abused by her step-father after the death of her mother, is bulimic so her diet is carefully monitored, enjoys hanging out with friends and emo-type music
AS/AD/AS: Yrgo
Oiva/
Paiva Aamu/
Heikki Mainio – 16 years old, Finish, Yrgo likes to run track,
Heikki is a soccer player, both boys like video games and sports,
Paiva is an excellent chef
AS:
Spyro Thomas ‘Spy’ – 15 years old, Greek, likes to play the guitar and is very good, looks up to
Sera and they are best friends
AS:
Victor Dominic ‘
Vic’ – 15 years old, American, enjoys writing poetry and suffers mild depression, sexually and mentally abused by his father and older brother
AdamAD:
Greta Liliana – 14 years old, American, sister of
Ashton, was raped and now needs to be around
Ash constantly to feel safe, loves swimming and looks up to
Bryn, loves to help with the younger children
AD:
Elizabeth Anne ‘
Lizzie’ – 13 years old, American, Loves being outside
AD:
Sotiria Ioanna ‘Tira’ – 11 years old, Greek, enjoys singing and occasionally has nightmares, looks up to Stav
AD/AD:
Anna Harriet/
Lucy Margaret – 10 years old, American,
Anna likes to sing, act and play,
Lucy likes to dance, write, read and ride horses
DD/DD:
Marigold Liza ‘
Goldie’/
Marcella Elanor ‘Cella’ – (only biological children) 8 years old, both love animals, music and dancing
AD/AD: Bridiga
Grace ‘
Bree’/
Sol Nathalia ‘
Nat’ – 5 years old, Brazilian, Catholic, speak English and Portuguese
AD/AD:
Lien Thi/
Yen Mai – 2 years old, Vietnamese, Buddhist
AD:
Moirrey Paaie – 1 year old, from Isle of Man
AS/AD:
Mireio Armand/
Anais Antoinette – 1 year old, French
GRANDKIDS:
AD: Leslieanna
Sylvie ‘
Leslie’ – Daughter of
Ash and
Bryn, 3 years old, American, sweet little girl, loves to have her mom sing her to sleep
AS:
Kale Iakopa – Son of
Keanu and
Lana, 3 years old, Hawaiian, mischevious
AS/AS/AD:
Pierce Marian/
Matteo Garth/
Mariah Toya – Children of
Keanu and
Lana, 9 months old, Hawaiian
AD:
Rebecca Jasmine – Daughter of
Lisa, 7 months old, American, father is not around
AD:
Morgan Isabel – Daughter of
Jess, 4 months old, American, father left upon learning of Jess’s pregnancy
AD:
Ashley Dorothea – Daughter of
Greta, 3 months old, American, conceived when
Greta was raped
AD/AD/AS:
Ansa Elina/
Eeva Hannele/
Leevi Aleksi – Children of
Paiva, 3 months old, Finnish, father abandoned their father when he found out she was pregnant
Pets: 3 dogs, all border collies, 2 males
Rex and Rover, 1 female
Rhea. 2 cats, tabby female Cali, russian blue male
Ash. 3 horses, all thoroughbreds, 1 male named Thunder, and two females named Lightning and
Storm.
Others living with you: none
Other info?: As both
Mel and
Sander are very successful in their careers, money is not an issue for the Shipman's. They own a ranch in southern california, a mansion in beverly hills, and also a chateu in colorado.
Family interests: Shopping, Dance, Music, Skiing, the beach, movies
Other:
Goldie and Cella were born when
Mel was only 17, before her career began. She and
Sander married before their birth and now want more children, but pregnancy could seriously impact on
Mel's career so they've decided to adopt. Also, they are especially interested in helping pregnant teens as they have been there and understand how hard it is.
LIVING-
Location: Southern California
Living arrangement: Ranch
Area: Country
How much land you own: 16 acres
Bedrooms: 31, plus a 5 bedroom cottage on the property, and a 4 bedroom studio apartment
Bathrooms: 11
Floors: 3
Adoptee:
Number of children: 4
Genders: any
Ages: under 18
Nationality: any
Siblings: yes
Mulitples: yes
Teen mothers: yes
Pregnant teens: yes
Would you also accept the baby's father: yes
Disabilities and Severities: preferably none, but minor if any.
Will you accept kids with pets? yes, any domestic animal
Will you allow them to stay in contact with parents/other sibs? [specify which one{s} and any other conditions] if the child wants to yes, although depending on situations visits maybe supervised by one of the family's bodyguards.
Language preference: any and english
Religion preference: prefer non-religious, but any as
Mel and
Sander will allow children to continue their beliefs if wanted.