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[Games] Re: Year Game!
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Well, that was a wild ride. Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(self-employed)(26)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(education)(25)Elisha and Ziv were married last April in a traditional Jewish ceremony. The two of them live in a small city, where Eli is a self-employed HVAC technician/handyman and Ziv teaches second grade at an inner city school. Year 1: Random: free choice
Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(27)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(second grade teacher)(26)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(0)Eli and Ziv had planned on waiting a few years before having children, but they were still excited to find out that Ziv was expecting just a few months after their wedding! Their daughter, Nessa, was born without complication seven and a half months later, with a shock of bright red hair.
Year 2: child event; baby girl
Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(28)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(second grade teacher)(27)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(1)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(0)Six months after Nessa was born, Ziv found out she was pregnant again. Rachel was born eight months later, two months after Nessa's first birthday. Unlike her sister, Rachel has wavy brown hair and inherited her daddy's blue eyes.
Year 3: Child Event; adoption; boy, age 7-10, from Asia
Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(29)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(second grade teacher)(28)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(7)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(2)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(1)When a group from a Romanian orphanage came to visit their synagogue, Eli and Ziv felt led to apply to adopt a child from that country. Despite having two little girls, they felt like they could love and support a third child. They were matched with a little boy, Petre, who had always wanted to belong to a big family. He is seven years old, and doesn't know much English, but he is slowly adjusting to life with the Kaplans. Because of the time he spent in the orphanage, he isn't quite ready for mainstream school yet. Ziv set him up with a tutor friend of hers and also spends time teaching him when she isn't in school.
Year 4: Child event; new baby, your choice
Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(30)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(second grade teacher)(29)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(8)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(3)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(2)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(0)Never did Eli and Ziv imagine that they would be parents to four children before their fourth wedding anniversary. Their third daughter, Hannah Rose, was born this year. Ziv found out she was pregnant just after Petre arrived. Petre was so excited about Hannah's arrival. He spends hours chattering to her and showing her toys (in addition to the hours he spends playing with Nessa and Rachel).
Year 5: Child Event (seriously?); triplets
Lives in a duplex
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(31)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(30)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(9)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(4)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(3)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(1)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(0)Eli and Ziv celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in the hospital, where Ziv gave birth to their fifth, sixth, and seventh children. The two of them were shocked when Ziv got pregnant, again. Eli actually passed out when the doctor told them it was triplets. The two of them started planning for the new babies right away--after all, they live in a small three bedroom duplex. Petre was excited for the new babies and offered his room for the nursery. Eli vetoed that, but was glad for Petre's excitement. Nessa and Rachel, used to new family members appearing, were very curious about Ziv's pregnancy. Hannah just watched everything as she typically does. The triplets arrived eight weeks early, which is typical for multiples. They had some of the typical problems of prematurity, including low birth weights. After ten long weeks they'd all been discharged home with Eli and Ziv. Early in the pregnancy, Eli and Ziv made the decision that Ziv would stay home with the kids from now on--daycare and babysitters were just too expensive!
Year 6: Random Event; unexpected pregnancy; twins; fraternal girls
Lives in a 2 story single family home
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(32)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(31)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(10)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(5)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(4)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(2)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(1)
DD/DD: Ayla Marie (curly blond hair, brown eyes) and Sarah Faith (wavy blond hair, brown eyes)(0)Two months after the triplets came home, Eli and Ziv moved everyone into the new house Eli had been working on since they found out they were expecting them. Six weeks later, Ziv delivered the shocking news that she was pregnant for the fifth time. People thought they were crazy when they kept the triplets--and were completely flabbergasted when they found out that Ziv and Eli were going to keep the twins she was carrying. Their fifth and sixth daughters arrived precisely on time and came home from the hospital six days later to the happy chaos that is the Kaplan household.
Year 7: Family Event; someone gets an award
Lives in a 2 story single family home
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(33)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(32)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(11)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(6)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(5)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(3)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(2)
DD/DD: Ayla Marie (curly blond hair, brown eyes) and Sarah Faith (wavy blond hair, brown eyes)(1)For the past several years, Eli has been slowly building his HVAC/Home Repair business. He is very excited that he now has three employees and a customer base of three hundred. He was awarded "Best Local Repairman" by a people's choice company, and very proudly displays the award in his office for all to see.
Year 8: Family Event; someone moves in
Lives in a 2 story single family home
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(34)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(33)
Nanny: Anna Elaine Rosenthal "Annie" (straight black hair, brown eyes)(nanny)(18)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(12)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(7)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(6)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(4)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(3)
DD/DD: Ayla Marie (curly blond hair, brown eyes) and Sarah Faith (wavy blond hair, brown eyes)(2)Eli and Ziv have spent the last several years living in a sort of "permanent chaos" mode. This year, they decided to change that. One of the young ladies in their synagogue, Annie, had graduated from high school, but wasn't sure what she wanted to do from there. Ziv convinced her to come and live with them (for a small stipend) and get practical life experience caring for children. Three weeks ago, Annie moved in as their full time nanny, and the Kaplan's couldn't be happier at how the addition of just one more adult set of hands has made their lives easier.
Year 9: Child Event; baby girl
Lives in a 2 story single family home
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(35)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(34)
Nanny: Anna Elaine Rosenthal "Annie" (straight black hair, brown eyes)(nanny)(19)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(13)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(8)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(7)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(5)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(4)
DD/DD: Ayla Marie (curly blond hair, brown eyes) and Sarah Faith (wavy blond hair, brown eyes)(3)
DD: Liora Keren (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(0)Eli and Ziv's seventh daughter was born this year.
Eli continues to work at his home repair company. He now boasts five employees and a six hundred home client base.
Ziv continues to stay home with the kids, while Annie helps her get things accomplished.
Petre turned thirteen this year. He is starting to grow up, but still loves spending time with his adoptive family--never in his dreams did he think he could be part of a family this big. He especially enjoys spending time with Aaron and Oren.
Nessa, 8, is in third grade. She and Rachel (in second grade) are nearly inseparable.
Hannah started Kindergarten this year. She is a quiet little girl, but spends a lot of her time with four year old Adie.
Aaron, Oren, and Adie are four. Aaron and Oren are little trouble makers and look almost alike enough to be twins. Actually, the six younger kids are all similar in looks and height--people often ask if they're sextuplets!
Ayla and Sarah just turned three. They are probably the most rambunctious of the group, and they energize a room just by walking in (or, more appropriately, skipping, jumping, or hopping).
Year 10: Family Event; family vacation
Lives in a 2 story single family home
The Kaplan Family
DH: Elisha Sherman "Eli" (curly blond hair, blue eyes)(HVAC tech/handyman)(36)
DW: Ziv Elizabeth (curly auburn hair, brown eyes)(stay at home mom)(35)
Nanny: Anna Elaine Rosenthal "Annie" (straight black hair, brown eyes)(nanny)(20)
AS: Petre Felix (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(Romania)(14)
DD: Nessa Elizabeth (curly red hair, brown eyes)(9)
DD: Rachel Grace (wavy brown hair, blue eyes)(8)
DD: Hannah Rose (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(6)
DS/DS/DD: Aaron Shalev (wavy brown hair, blue eyes), Oren Yachin (curly brown hair, brown eyes), and Adara Hope "Adie" (curly brown hair, blue eyes)(5)
DD/DD: Ayla Marie (curly blond hair, brown eyes) and Sarah Faith (wavy blond hair, brown eyes)(4)
DD: Liora Keren (curly blond hair, brown eyes)(1)Eli and Ziv celebrated their tenth anniversary by taking the family on a vacation--the first they've done since they were married. They traveled to the beach, and most of the kids had a great time! Adie and Rachel have decided that they don't like the sand and water, but everyone else loved it.
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