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[Games] acg's Genetic CAF ROUND 3
We're dropping players like flies, but I'm pushing on. This is the last round before those who haven't played the first three rounds will be eliminated. Link to Sign-ups: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=725460&board=game
Link to First Round: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=726886&board=game
Link to Second Round: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=743992&board=gameThe reason why many of you had such low points in the first round is for a variety of reasons: no pet and no description or small description being among them.
Remember that you will be scored out of ten points in each of the following categories.1. Names
2. Imagination
3. Description
4. Following RulesRound #3:
This round takes place three years after the second round. For various reasons, you and your family have decided to adopt a child(ren) from other countries. This time, they may already have nicknames which you will need to incorporate into their final names. (ie: "Annie" into Anastasia) and you will need to give them a middle name as well. Some of you will also have birth children. For this reason, your relatives have decided to stay a little longer to help you take care of the children. It's a full house now.
Some of you may need to move into a larger house.
Describe life with the children and your relatives, any changes in jobs or your life. You will most likely need to keep track of your childrens ages because it might come in handy later. Your adopted children may be older or younger than your current children.For reference:
Average birth weight: 7-9 lb.
Average birth length: 17-20 in.
UN: AET
LN: Belo
DH: David Miguel
DW: Olivia Persephone
DD:
DD:
DD:
DD:You've adopted two daughters! Karen is a one year old from Guatemala. She has black hair and brown eyes. She is a little shy, but very happy. Your second daughter is from Cambodia. She is eight months old and is slightly visually impaired in her left eye. She has black hair and black eyes. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: Ames
LN:Young
DH:Marko
DW:Anastasia
DD: Theodosia Pearl
DS:
DS:You've adopted a son!Jairo Fransisco is from Mexico. He is two months old, has brown hair and gray eyes and loves to eat.You haven't completed the second round!
UN: array
LN: Underdahl
DH: Neil Johannes
DW: Mary Antonia
DS:
DS:
DS:You've adopted a son! Andrew is a sweet twelve year old from Sweden. He has blonde hair and blue eyes and enjoys playing sports. You haven't completed the first or second round!
UN: avalon
LN: Llewellyn
DH: Luca Rhys
DW: Greer Melisande
DS/DS: Euan Vaughn / Rocco Gerard
DD: Tegan Meredith
DD:
DS:You've adopted a daughter and a son!Tanya is a sweet thirteen year old from Russia. She has reddish gold hair and green eyes. Not much is known about her, but she is healthy and developing at age. Matt is a cute eight year old from Moldova. He has blonde hair and brown eyes and is a happy and healthy young boy. Scores:
1. Names: 8
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 35/40
UN: Caroline Mae
LN: Kunze
DH: Thibault Arkell,
DW: Freya Winifred,
DD: Marguerite Concetta "Marta"
DD: Tatiana Madeleine
DD:
DD:
DS:You've adopted two daughters and a son!Stephanie and Rachel are two siblings from Russia. Both have blonde hair and blue eyes. Stephanie is ten years old and Rachel is thirteen years old. Both are very smart and happy. Ray is a ten year old from Bulgaria. He has light brown hair and blue eyes. He is smart and enjoys playing with legos. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 9
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 37/40
UN: Diamante04
LN: Thomas
DH: John Samuel
DW: Jennifer Nicole "Jen"
DD: Ariella Maria
DS/DS: Travis Michael / Trevor Mason
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son and a daughter!Nick and Ellie are a sweet sibling pair from Russia. Ellie is fourteen and Nick is eleven. They both have brown hair and green eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 8
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 35/40
UN: Eleanora
LN: Quinn
DH: Augustus James
DW: Rosaleen Kate
DD: Alexandra Phoebe
DD: Teagan Mireille
DS:
DS:You've adopted two sons!Jake and Mark are six months apart, they are both ten years old. They both have light brown hair and blue eyes and enjoy playing ball.Scores:
1. Names: 8
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 6
4. Following Rules: 9
Total: 32/40
UN: ElleB
LN: Hakimian
DH: Ryan James,
DW: Rachel Leah,
DD/DD/DD: Alexandra Faith "Alex" / Jamie Rebecca/ Makayla Danielle "Kayla
DD: Taylor Michelle
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is two years old and from Japan. He has black hair and black eyes. He enjoys playing on his rocking horse and playing with cars and trucks. Scores:
1. Names: 8
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 7
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 32/40
UN: estel
LN: Thompson
DH: William Alexander "Wil"
DW: Lydia Grace
DS: Levi Alexander
DD: Tanith Marina "Tana"
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son and a daughter!Your daughter is twelve and your son is eleven. Both are from Russia and have white blonde hair and green eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 9
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 37/40
UN: enlatiah
LN: Huntley
DH: Andrew Garrett
DW: Lizzie Faith
DD: Sonnet Isabelle Clementine
DS: Tucker Matthew
DD:
DD:
DD:You've adopted three daughters!Your three daughters are sisters and are 13, 12 and 5. They are from Kazakhastan and have medium brown hair and brown eyes. All three love to dance and are very sweet. Scores:
1. Names: 8
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 4
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 31/40
UN: Flute
LN: Nesheim
DH: Taylor Anthony
DW: Megan Michele
DD: Colette Antonia Marie
DD/DD:
DS:You've adopted one son!Your son comes from Mexico. He is ten years old, has black hair and brown eyes. He enjoys playing soccer. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: Frotzen
LN: Moore
DH: Benjamin Elijah
DW: Christina Rae "Chris"
DS/DS: Jayden Benjamin / Nathan Christopher
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son!A.J. is a thirteen year old boy from Washington, USA. He has red hair and blue eyes and enjoys playing any kind of sports. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: ireenee
LN: Holly
DH: Kellen Wesley
DW: Allegra June
DD:
DS/DS:
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is nine years old and from China. He has slight mental retardation, but loves to dance and help out his teacher at school.You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: Keepskuh
LN: Brewer
DH: James Richard
DW: Charlotte Rose
DS: William James "Billy"
DD:
DD:
DD:You've adopted two daughters!Fadnise and Monise are two sweet girls from Haiti. They both have black hair and brown eyes. Fadnise is four and Monise is two. Fadnise is quiet and reserved, where Monise is loud and outgoing. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: Kelseyyy
LN: Sloan
DH: Mark Patrick
DW: Isobel Natalia
DD/DD: Ava Charlotte / Emma Caroline
DS:
DD:You've adopted a son! And you gave birth to a daughter!
Your son is from Mexico and is eight years old. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He enjoys playing sports. Your daughter has light brown hair and green eyes! At birth she weighed 7 lb 8 oz and was 21.2 inches long. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 6
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 32/40
UN: LadyBug
LN: McIntire
DH: James Garfield
DW: Helena Isobel
DD/DD: Margaret Eugenia "Meggie" & Elisabeth Andrea "Elisa"
DS: Tamsin Miles
DS:You've adopted a son!You've adopted an eleven year old boy from Nicaragua. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He enjoys school and playing any sports. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 8
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 35/40
UN: Lissy
LN: O'Hara
DH: Bradley James,
DW: Kristin Mallory,
DS: David Peter
DD: Theresa Meaghan
DS:You've adopted a son! Allen is a six year old boy from Russia. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He enjoys helping out around the house and giving hugs. Scores:
1. Names: 8
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 6
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 31/40
UN: LizzyQ
LN: Adams
DH: ULYSSES ROOSEVELT
DW: LUCY AVRIL
DS/DS/DD/DD/DD: Lincoln Pierce / Clinton Garfield / Amelie Zinnia / Gabrielle Rose / Madeline Daisy
DD: Taylor Monique
DS:You've adopted a son!Rusty is an eleven year old boy from Belguim. He has brown hair and blue eyes and enjoys playing sports. (Sorry about the typo on the previous scores!)Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 36/40
UN: lulu
LN: Avery
DH: Reed Jonas
DW: Shana Amelia
DD: Adria Lark
DD: Tessa Mirabelle
DS:
DS:You've adopted two sons!Angel Adolfo is an infant from Mexico. He has brown hair and green hazel eyes. Minh is a one year old from China. He has slight cerebal palsy and is behind in development. He has black hair and brown eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 10
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 38/40
UN:MegaeraKaylpso
LN:Bentley
DW: Lilith,
DH: Clay
DS:
DS:
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is six years old and from Liberia. He has black hair and black eyes. His mother brought him to the local pastor, hoping to give him a better life. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: miss_smiley
LN: Smith
DH: Brandon Matthew,
DW: Elise Matilda,
DD: Liliana Morgan "Lila"
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is six years old and is from Ethiopia. He has black hair and black eyes. He was born on Christmas. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: Natla'D
LN: MacLachlan-Cabot
DH: Angus Salvatore
DW: Rosa Estelle
DS: Jaret Prospero
DD: Tai Milla
DS:You've adopted a son! Jose Juan was born prematurely and currently weighs 3.2 lb. Jose is a cute little boy from Mexico. He has black hair and gray eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 10
3. Description: 9
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 38/40
UN: orchid
LN: Turner
DH: Mike
DW: Grace
DD: Natasha Tamsin "Sasha"
DS:
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Your daughter is from Mexico. She is a newborn and her name is Victoria Marie. She has brown/black hair and brown hazel eyes. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: Quigonjecca
LN: Smith
DH: Caspian Milo
DW: Saoirse Maeve
DS: Caiden James
DS: Tavish Milo
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Liliana is a newborn from Mexico. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She is very cute, healthy and ready to meet your family!Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 7
4. Following Rules: 8
Total: 33/40
UN: rainbow_maya
LN: Rosethorn
DH: Piet Werner Bram
DW: Oriane Clarice Morgaine
DD: Harrietta Bramble Morgaine "Hattie"
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is a one year old from China. He has been diagnosed microcephaly and has some trouble sitting up. He has large black hair and large black eyes. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: Rachel
LN: Sims
DH: Kenneth Elijah
DW: Susannah Josephine
DD/DS: Charlotte Stacey "Charlie" / Marcus Caleb "Marc"
DD: Taryn Michelle
DS:
DD:You've adopted a son and a daughter!Woodson is a cute little three year old from Haiti. He's happy and loves to laugh. He has black hair and black eyes. Karla Michelle is a newborn from Guatemala. She is taking Neosure to gain weight and is gaining about 3 oz every few hours. She has black hair and gray eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 6
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 32/40
UN: salsa
LN: Orange
DH: Luke Adam
DW: Claire Elizabeth
DD: Hazel Keira
DD:
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son and a daughter!These siblings from Mexico are precious. Melanie is 6 and Carlos is 3. They are very happy and healthy children. Melanie is very articulate and attached to Carlos. Both have light brown hair and brown eyes.You haven't completed the second round!
UN: sarah lee
LN: Brewer
DH: Vincent Albert
DW: Arabella Maria
DD: Natalie Rebecca
DS: Theodore Marshall "Theo"
DD:You've adopted a daughter!From China, this little girl is eight years old. She has black hair and brown eyes. She has a cleft lip and is Hepatitis B positive, but she is very smart in math and is very loving. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 6
Total: 30/40
UN: Skye Morgan
LN: Danes
DH: Logan Raymond,
DW: Skye Morgan
DS/DS/DD/DS/DD:Chase Patrick/ Jamison Knight/ Scarlett Alana/ Bailey Raymond/ Tiana Morgan
DD:
DD:
DS:You've adopted a son and a daughter!Victoria and Daniel are siblings from Russia. Victoria is 4 and Daniel is 1. The two have blonde hair and green-hazel eyes. Victoria had surgery for a cleft lip when she was younger. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: shayde
LN: Davis
DH: Joshua Aaron
DW: Staci Renee
DD/DD:
DS:
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Shannon is a little two year old from Cambodia. She has albinism and has white skin, white hair and reddish eyes. She is otherwise very healthy. You haven't completed the second round!
UN: Sieglinde
LN: Holst
DH: Marten Frederik Johannes Holst
DW: Isadora Niamh Alexandra Holst
DS: Jasper Finlay Holst
DS/DS/DS: Thomas Alexander / Timothy Doyle / Trevelyan Robert
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Janis is a sweet ten year old from China. She has black hair and black eyes. She is very shy and likes to draw and listen to music. Scores:
1. Names: 10
2. Imagination: 9
3. Description: 9
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 38/40
UN: starlitgeorgia
LN: Grace
DH: Leif Patrick Grace
DW: Stephanie Marie Gray Grace
DS: Gabriel Micah "Gabe"
DD: Torrance May "Torra"
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Julie is a twelve year old Chinese girl. She has black hair and black eyes. She is very intelligent and sensible. Scores:
1. Names: 10
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 8
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 35/40
UN: sugar
LN: Hill
DH: Zachary Palmer "Zac"
DW: Chloe Noelle
DS: Glen Maxime "Max"
DD/DD: Tahlia Magdalena / Tamsin Maiara
DS:You've adopted a son!Ten year old Gage is from China. He is quiet, strong and shy. He has black hair and black eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 10
2. Imagination: 7
3. Description: 7
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 34/40
UN: summer
LN: Vincent
DH: Christopher Jacob
DW: Summer Jeanna
DS: Damian Connor
DD: Tyler Mercedes
DS:You've adopted a son!Peter is a four year old boy from Cambodia. He is rather shy but loves hugs. He has black hair and black eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 10
2. Imagination: 0
3. Description: 0
4. Following Rules: 10
Total: 20/40
UN: sweet lisa marie
LN: Sikinairai
DH: Tui Kekoa
DW: Moira Elizabeth
DS:
DD:
DD:You've adopted a daughter!She's from Russia, has blue eyes and blonde hair. She is really shy and doesn't talk at all. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: X-Mar
LN: Oshiro-Casterle
DH: Taro Ryuu
DW: Junia Reine
DS: Ryo Connor Takeru
DD/DD: Tamsin Mariko / Tess Midori
DS:
DS:You've adopted two sons!Your son is from China. He is two and a half years old. He has albinism, which gives him light skin, white hair and reddish eyes. He is a very sweet little boy. Hans Alexander is a sweet newborn from Guatemala. He has black hair and brown eyes. Scores:
1. Names: 9
2. Imagination: 10
3. Description: 9
4. Following Rules: 8
Total: 36/40
UN: shayde
LN: Davis
DH: Joshua Aaron
DW: Staci Renee
DD/DD:
DS:
DS:You've adopted a son!Jose Alberto is a cute little infant from Mexico. He has black hair and brown eyes. He is very healthy and seems happy. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!
UN: Sieglinde
LN: Holst
DH: Marten Frederik Johannes Holst
DW: Isadora Niamh Alexandra Holst
DS: Jasper Finlay Holst
DS/DS/DS: Thomas Alexander / Timothy Doyle / Trevelyan Robert
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Isabella was born in Guatemala at 5 lb. She is a newborn and has black hair and brown eyes.
UN: starlitgeorgia
LN: Grace
DH: Leif Patrick Grace
DW: Stephanie Marie Gray Grace
DS: Gabriel Micah "Gabe"
DD: Torrance May "Torra"
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Hien is a one year old girl from Vietnom. She was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis. She is on treatment for her tuberculosis. She is a happy girl with black hair and brown eyes.
UN: sugar
LN: Hill
DH: Zachary Palmer "Zac"
DW: Chloe Noelle
DS: Glen Maxime "Max"
DD/DD: Tahlia Magdalena / Tamsin Maiara
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is thirteen years old and from Ethiopia. He is tall, has black hair and black eyes. He enjoys playing soccer and other sports.
UN: summer
LN: Vincent
DH: Christopher Jacob
DW: Summer Jeanna
DS: Damian Connor
DD: Tyler Mercedes
DS:You've adopted a son!He is ten years old and from Mexico. He has black hair and brown eyes. He enjoys playing sports, especially football.
UN: sweet lisa marie
LN: Sikinairai
DH: Tui Kekoa
DW: Moira Elizabeth
DS:
DD:You've adopted a daughter!Amber is a fourteen year old girl from Florida with red hair and violet eyes. She loves to read and watch Survivor. You haven't completed the first or second rounds!

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I didn't realize you'd started--I'm sorry!Round 1: UN: array
LN: Underdahl
DH: Neil Johannes
DW: Mary Antonia
DS: Benedict Magnus "Benny"Congrats on your new son! He has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. He weighed 9 lb 6 oz and was 22.2 inches long at birth.My husband, Neil, and I have just bought a new house--and just in time for our new little additions! It's two stories in a small town in Minnesota, and there are several large trees in the back yard. I think it looks like the perfect place to grow up. To make it nice and homey, we bought a little canary, and he lives in a cage in our kitchen and sings. I wanted to call him Orpheus, but Neil wanted him to be William the Conqueror, and I had to admit that was a lot more original than my idea!He is working at a car dealership and hopes to own his own sometime soon. I am a middle-school English teacher, which is brave of me, if I do say so myself. We're both having fun settling into this new life, especially with our beautiful new son, Benedict Magnus. In choosing his name, we decided to try to come up with something that would fit both our heritages. I'm Catholic, thus Benedict (after St. Benedict), and Neil and his sisters each have a Norwegian middle name, thus Magnus. Right now, we're calling him Benny for short.We're excited, but a little scared. But I'm sure most new parents feel that way!Round 2: UN: array
LN: Underdahl
DH: Neil Johannes

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UN: Frotzen
LN: Moore
DH: Benjamin Elijah
DW: Christina Rae "Chris"
DS/DS: Jayden Benjamin / Nathan Christopher
DD: Lily Rose
DS: Noah Leon
AS: Adrian Joseph "A.J"
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QuestionActually, the same problem you Summer just asked about... You gave me two different posts:UN: sugar
LN: Hill
DH: Zachary Palmer "Zac"
DW: Chloe Noelle
DS: Glen Maxime "Max"
DD/DD: Tahlia Magdalena / Tamsin Maiara
DS:You've adopted a son!Ten year old Gage is from China. He is quiet, strong and shy. He has black hair and black eyes.
UN: sugar
LN: Hill
DH: Zachary Palmer "Zac"
DW: Chloe Noelle
DS: Glen Maxime "Max"
DD/DD: Tahlia Magdalena / Tamsin Maiara
DS:You've adopted a son!Your son is thirteen years old and from Ethiopia. He is tall, has black hair and black eyes. He enjoys playing soccer and other sports.
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UN: Sugar
LN: Hill
DH: Zachary Palmer "Zac" (32)(blue eyes, light brown hair)
DW: Chloe Noelle (31) (green eyes, chestnut hair)
DS: Emmanuel Alemu "Manu" (13) (black hair, black eyes)
DS: Glen Maxime "Max" (5) (blue eyes, chestnut hair)
DD/DD: Tahlia Magdalena "Thah" / Tamsin Maiara "Tam"(3) (green eyes, reddish brown hair)
DDog: Richard the Lionheart "Leo"
DCat: RajaDH's Sister: Ellen Josephine (28)
--DH: Jacques Phillip (28)
--DS: Dominic Enzo (4)
--DS: Jean-Jacques "JJ"(2)Well, a lot has happened!Zac's sister Ellen and her husband Jacques had their second son, who they named Jean-Jacques and call JJ. He's a great toddler.Zac and me decided to adopt. I've always thought it was a great idea, and when we heard from a relative who adopted a little girl from China how much she enjoyed it, I finally got Zac convinced.
So we adopted Emmanuel. He is 13 and from Ethiopia. We thought he would be shy, but he is very friendly and open. He is learning English (and French, too) fast. He loves to play soccer. Zac loves going outside to play with Manu. He has found friends who live close to us; they come and hang out with him whenever possible.
Ellen and Jacques have decided to stay with us some more. Of course, with Manu and JJ in the house, there are a lot of people in the house. Zac is thinking of turning the old stable (we don't have horses anymore) into part of the house.

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Sorry again!
Same thing I told her.
You may choose either or both.
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
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UN: enlatiah
LN: Huntley
DH: Andrew Garrett
DW: Lizzie Faith
DD: Michaela Abylai (13)
DD: Charlotte Kushikbai (12)
DD: Sonnet Isabelle Clementine (5)
DD: Emelie Toktasyn (5)
DS: Tucker Matthew (3)
Dgrandmother: Mildred Pauline
Horse: Alexandrine
Dog: EsperanzaIt's been an eventful three years. The big news is our family has grown by three! We have adopted 3 girls from Kazakhastan. After watching a special on children in orphanages that brought tears to my eyes, Andrew and I decided to adopt. We didn't care from what country, we just knew it was something we needed to do.Michaela Abylai, 13; Charlotte Kushikbai, 12; and Emelie Toktasyn, 5 are sisters. They have the beautiful long brown hair, and the most amazingly deep brown eyes. The people at the orphanage couldn't tell us alot about their history, just that they were left on their doorstep when Emelie was an infant.
They have started school here in American and are learning English very fast. Sonnet has also started "big girl school." She loves her teacher and is showing an interest in art.Tucker has just started preschool. He says his favorite activity is recess and his least favorite is naptime.My grandmother is still with us. We decided with the new children, that some extra help would be nice.
question: I hope it was okay that I gave them American first names and middle names from Kazakhastan.

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Yes, that works just fine.
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QuestionI had two... which should I do?UN: summer
LN: Vincent
DH: Christopher Jacob
DW: Summer Jeanna
DS: Damian Connor
DD: Tyler Mercedes
DS:You've adopted a son!He is ten years old and from Mexico. He has black hair and brown eyes. He enjoys playing sports, especially football. UN: summer
LN: Vincent
DH: Christopher Jacob
DW: Summer Jeanna
DS: Damian Connor
DD: Tyler Mercedes
DS:You've adopted a son!Peter is a four year old boy from Cambodia. He is rather shy but loves hugs. He has black hair and black eyes.
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Ooh, sorry!Um...
You can choose either or both.
I had forgotten some people and hurried to add them in and so...
Yeah.
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Sometime during the lengthy boom of the lizard-breeding industry, a wealthy, euphoric Angus and Rosa decide put their names down for the "emergency adoption" program, which basically finds parents for unexpectedly-orphaned children. Two years later, they've all but forgotten about the adoption program, so imagine their surprise, then, when a social worker suddenly appears on their doorstep and thrusts some official-looking documents on a unsuspecting Louie (who is still living in the nursery with his son Axel). She then leaves as quickly as she came.According to the documents, Angus and Rosa are now the proud parents of Jose, a two-day-old baby who is living in the special-care unit at the local hospital. Apparently, Jose's biological parents are Mexican, and split up while his mother, Juanita, was still pregnant. Heartbroken, Juanita followed her boyfriend all the way to England, where he was touring with his theatre production. In Brighton, Juanita finally gave birth to her baby, a son. Unfortunately, she lost a lot of blood, and just minutes after the birth, she died. Jose was named after his biological father by hospital staff, but when they contacted Jose Sr, he didn't want to know. And so, young Jose went to the nearest "emergency adoption" parents available; Angus and Rosa.Going to see the baby, they instantly fall in love with the black-haired, grey-eyed, coffee-coloured little thing. They decide to give Jose the middle name Juan, in honour of his mother. He's still drastically underweight, but seems to be making good progress.Unfortunately, little Jose's arrival means that their Brighton flat is too small, especially with Louie and Axel still hanging around. After deliberation, they decide to move to Pretzel, Texas. The lizard-breeding business enjoys quite a large profit, according to Angus' sources, and they find a large, three-story, five-bedroom house for a reasonable price. When Jose is out of hospital, they will move there as soon as possible.
UN: Natla'D
LN: MacLachlan-Cabot
DH: Angus Salvatore
DW: Rosa Estelle
DS: Jaret Prospero (5)
DD: Tai Milla (3)
DS: Jose Juan (newborn)
DGecko: Rameses
DCat: Raja
DBrother: Louis Élie "Louie"
DNephew: Axel Valentin (2)
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UN: Eleanora
LN: Quinn
DH: Augustus James
DW: Rosaleen Kate
DD: Alexandra Phoebe (5)
DD: Teagan Mireille (3)
DS: Janek Henryk "Jake" (10)
DS: Marceli Oskar "Mark" (10)When Augustus and Rose were considering adoption they thought they'd end up with a baby, not two ten year olds! However Jake and Mark who are both originally from Poland are fit in into the family well. They both look alike as they are cousins. Jake's parents died when he was young and Mark's were unable to look after him any more. They have both been in care for most of their lives. The boys have been given English nicknames as Teagan and Alexandra were fining Janek and Marceli difficult to say. Teagan is getting on especially well with them as she is more of a tom boy so they all play ball games together. Alex is being more reserved though she is enjoying helping Mark and Jake learn English. Dervla is back with the family again as she has decided to take up photography full time and has dropped out of her University course much to Rose and Dervla's parents disapproval. She has decided to stay at the Quinn's until her parents calm down and of course to help out with Jake and Mark. She went on a trip to Poland several years ago, so she can speak a bit of Polish which helps.Eleanor x

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UN: Keepskuh
LN: Brewer
DH: James Richard (29)
DW: Charlotte Rose (23)
DAunt: Paulene Marie Mackenzie (32)
DNephew: Christopher Dean Mackenzie "Chris" (6)
DS: William James "Billy" (5)
DD: Fadnise Amalia "Amy" (4)
DD: Theresa Marie "Tessie" (3)
DD: Monise Margaret "Maggie" (2)
Dog: Harry
Dog: AshaFor round 2:
Tessie was born on June 11. We named her after James' grandmother, who's name was Theresa Marie. Me and James just fell in love with that name. James' sister Sarah came with her son, Chris to live with us for a while. Her husband Dean recently died in a carcrash. Chris loves to have other children around, he enjoys playing games with Billy.
We also got us a new pet. It's a Scottish terrier and he was found on the street. He got hit by a car. Because we couldn't find his owners we kept him. We named him Asha. It means 'hope' in sanskrit. We know it's a girls name, but we prounce it like Ashe (Asher without the r).For this round:
We decided to adopt two little girls from Haiti, Fadnise and Monise.

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UN: starlitgeorgia
LN: Grace
DH: Leif Patrick Grace [29]
DW: Stephanie Marie Gray Grace [28]
DS: Gabriel Micah "Gabe" [5]((+hazel eyes+black hair))
DD: Torrance May "Torra" [3]((+brown eyes+black hair))
DD: Juliet Autumn "Jewel" [3]((+black eyes+black hair))DCat: Anastasia
DCat: RajaOur house is getting crowded! Our three bedroom house USE to seem huge! LoL... Gabe and Torra use to share a room together, but since we adopted sweet little Juliet (plus the girls hit it off so well), we decided it would be a nice idea to have them share a room. So lucky ol' Gabe will get his own room to stretch out in for awhile! Haha... But not quite yet! My parents decided to come for a week or two to help the five of us adjust to all of a sudden having TWO toddlers running around as well as get Juliet more comfortable with the grandparents. Leif's parents come by QUITE often, as they live only an hour way (mine live 800+ miles away haha). So the more Juliet gets to hang out with them and Leif's brother and sisters, I hope the faster she feels right at home :)

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UN: LadyBug
LN: McIntire
DH: James Garfield
DW: Helena Isobel
DD/DD: Margaret Eugenia "Meggie" & Elisabeth Andrea "Elisa" (5)
DS: Tamsin Miles (3)
ADS: Leon Jose (11)After three years of trying to concieve our attention was drawn to an adoption agency and to one special 11-year-old boy. Leon is from Nicaragua, he has brown hair and brown eyes and his skin is a little darker than ours. He was the only child of an abusive alcholic father and a mother who commited suicide just last year. When he fist came to live with us, six months ago, Leon was a little afraid of James whenever he would raise his voice for anything, he had physical and emotional scars that needed to heal and trust that needed to be built with us before he felt completely at ease. He seems to love having a little brother and we have found that he excells in school and is very good at most sports.
James's sister Moira is still staying with us as she is going back to school and has a been a huge help with the children, she and Leon love playing football (soccer) together in our spacious back yard. The house is a tad crowded but we love it and are planning on building an addition to our house that will have a couple more bedrooms and a larger family room! Meggie and Elisa just started school this past fall and are really enjoying making new friends and learning. They are currently practicing their parts for a Christmas play at school where Meggie is to star as an angel and Elisa as an elf!

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UN: avalon
LN: Llewellyn
DH: Luca Rhys (28)
DW: Greer Melisande (26)
DUncle: Dante Tristan (23)
AD: Tatiana Elizabeth "Tanya" (13)
AS: Matvey Jude "Matt" (8)
DS/DS: Euan Vaughn / Rocco Gerard (5)
DD: Tegan Meredith (3)
DDog: Charlemagne "Charlie"
DCat: EsperanzaYou've adopted a daughter and a son!So much has happened in the past three years, I hardly know where to begin. Most significantly, our family has grown by two more. We've adopted two children, a boy and a girl, and they've been living with us for a few months now.Luca and I weren't sure that we wanted to adopt in the first place. It was a few family friends of ours who convinced us. They had adopted a sweet little two-year-old girl from China, and Luca and I got to thinking that perhaps adoption was the right way to go. Our kids were all for the idea and were very excited at the prospect of having an older sibling (Luca and I had agreed to adopt an older child rather than a toddler).We visited orphanages in Russia and Moldova, and there were two kids who really stood out to us. We didn't want to have to choose between them, so we decided to adopt them both.Tatiana Elizabeth is thirteen years old. She has beautiful reddish-gold hair and brilliant green eyes. She's been in the Russian orphanage system for her entire life. Officials at the orphanage couldn't tell us much about her, except that her parents had abandoned her by the side of the road when she was a few months old. Tanya, as we call her, is quiet, but she's been breaking more and more out of her shell recently. She loves to be outdoors and is an incredible artist. Tanya doesn't know a lot of English yet, but she's learning quickly. She's also teaching Russian to Euan, Rocco, and Tegan!Matvey Jude is eight years old, with curly blond hair and brown eyes. We found him in an orphanage in Moldova, where his mother had left him when he was three. He's never met his father. Despite his troubled upbringing, he is a very happy and playful boy. I've never seen a frown on his face. He loves playing with Euan and Rocco in the backyard; the boys are the best of friends already. Matt loves playing sports: his favorites are soccer (he's quite skilled for an eight-year-old, I must say!) and baseball (which Luca and the boys have just introduced to him).

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UN: X-Mar
LN: Oshiro-Casterle
DH: Taro Ryuu (29)
DW: Junia Reine (29)
Uncle: Kenji Takeda (28)
Nephew: Ken James (11)
Niece: Emi Sora (7)
DS: Ryo Connor Takeru (5)
DD/DD: Tamsin Mariko / Tess Midori (3)
DaS: Tai Kenji Edur (2)
DaS: Saburo Jowan Alexander "Sabby" (0)
Duck: Casimir
Chicken: NadaA lot has happened over the last years to us and our family. Luckily Kenji pulled through after being in the car accident that killed his wife. He moved to his old house with his children Ken and Emi, but after having been there for 4 months, he decided he didn't want to live there anymore, because everything kept reminding him of his wife and he felt he had to move on. He also couldn't cope properly with combining his owrk and taking care of the children. We all decided to 'combine forces' and help each other. We sold our house and Kenji sold his and we bought a very big house to live in all together. Ken and Emi were really happy with this because they had missed living with us and being around the other children. Now it's even better that we are living in a bigger house, because we've adopted two little boys! A two-and-a-half year old from China and a newborn from Guatamala. The Chinese boy didn't have a name yet, so we named him Tai Kenji Edur.

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I'm sorry, I didn't know we were being um, scored? I would have written more! I hope I did ok on this one. Is this what you are looking for?
UN: Quigonjecca
LN: Smith
DH: Caspian Milo 40
DW: Saoirse Maeve 35
DS: Caiden James 7
DS: Tavish Milo 4
DD: Alillias Amorette nbOur family is pleased to welcome little baby Lilliana into our family. One of mine and Caspian's favorite names was Alillias and we decided that since she is a new born, we will legally change her name to Alillias Amorette. Tavish is getting along great with her! He sits with her and watches her constantly. The other day he asked us "Will Alillias be able to walk soon? Because I really want to play with her outside!". Caiden I'm not sure about. He seems to like her enough but, I think that for him it will take a little getting used to. Caspian recently got promoted to a new posistion in his job. We got a new car (a Hummer2) and a new home! We live in a giant home (almost a mansion) and now we have lots of property. Did I mention we moved to Hawaii? Yes and Caiden (who loves the beach) LOVES Hawaii. We can't wait to see what the future will hold!

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Yeah! I didn't mean for the score thing to totally screw everyone up. The more detail the better, though.
It's just to add more dimension to the game.
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UN: Caroline Mae
LN: Kunze
DH: Thibault Arkell
DW: Freya Winifred
--DUncle: Ronan
DD: Marguerite Concetta "Marta" (6)
DD: Tatiana Madeleine (3)
DD: Stefania Petia Cecile "Effie" (10)
DD: Rahela Agnessa Fleur "Ella" (13)
DS: Radmilo Grozdan Dov "Ray" (10) It has been quite a while since my last update, and I have so much to share. First and foremost, our family has grown again! We re so happy to welcome three of the smartest and most beautiful children into our family. It all started about two years ago when Thibault got a chance to go on a trip through Eastern Europe through his university. He and Ronan left early in the summer and were gone for about four weeks. It was difficult being alone with Marta and Tatiana, but I managed somehow, and I was so happy when they returned.
During their trip Thibault and Ronan were fourtunate enough to do service work in some of the poorer sections of the countries. Upon his arrival home all Thibault could talk about were the lovely children he had met. A few weeks later he brought up the idea of adoption and said he already had three perfect children in mind. I was hesitant considering I already had two children under five, I also thought it was just one of his crazy notions, the sporatic kind that quickly fade after a few weeks.

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Of course. They are similar to the original names, which could count as nicknames.
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38/40! Thanks!UN: Sieglinde
LN: Holst
DH: Marten Frederik Johannes Holst (32)
DW: Isadora Niamh Alexandra Holst (29)
DS: Jasper Finlay Holst (5)
DS/DS/DS: Thomas Alexander / Timothy Doyle / Trevelyan Robert (3)
DD: JacintheJanisMarjolijnIs it just me, or am I getting old? Either way, it definitely seems this way after a family discussion resulted in the adoption of Janis (full name Jacinthe), a ten year old girl from rural China. With four boys in the house, we all decided that a girl would be a nice addition to the family. Fenella knew an old friend from school called Evelyn who managed a Chinese adoption agency (she is an expat in Beijing), so it made sense to adopt a daughter from there, hence Janis’ arrival.Janis is ten years old, and is incredibly quiet, peaceful and above all, sweet. Her chin-length thick black hair and dark eyes have attracted quite a lot of good attention when we go out; she is just beautiful. Initially, Marten and I were apprehensive about adopting Janis, as she would have to adapt to a completely new environment from her own, but she is managing just fine. On multiple occasions, her quiet nature has led us into thinking that she was having a substantial amount of difficulty fitting in, but she has assured us that she is doing well.

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UN: Rachel
LN: Sims
DH: Kenneth Elijah
DW: Susannah Josephine
DD/DS: Charlotte Stacey "Charlie" / Marcus Caleb "Marc"
DD: Taryn Michelle
DS: Woodson Anthony "Woodie"
DD: Karla JocelynYou've adopted a son and a daughter!Woodson is a cute little three year old from Haiti. He's happy and loves to laugh. He has black hair and black eyes.Karla Michelle is a newborn from Guatemala. She is taking Neosure to gain weight and is gaining about 3 oz every few hours. She has black hair and gray eyes.We adopted Woodson and Karla. We gave Woodie the mn Anthony, and changed Karla's middle name to Jocelyn because Michelle is Taryn's middle name. Taryn is three years old. She is in preschool, and has made many friends! Including little girls named Shay, Tommie, Kiki, Kenna, Laurie, Shelly, Anna, Pholeighsha (I had to made a kree8yvve one) and Talia.Charlie and Marc started Kindergarten. Most of their old friends are in their classes, and they are really enjoying it, although Marc is struggling eith reading.
This is my resting spot
I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
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UN: ElleB
LN: Hakimian
DH: Ryan James,
DW: Rachel Leah,
DD/DD/DD: Alexandra Faith "Alex" / Jamie Rebecca/ Makayla Danielle "Kayla
DD: Taylor Michelle
DS: Brayden WesleyRyan and I have adopted a boy! he is 2 years old and he is from Japan. he is truely a joy to have at home! the girls have become very fond of him and he has so much energy! we have decided to expand our home also and add an extra bedroom on the 1st floor. My sister, Jill, has decided to stay longer with us so that she can help us with the kids. she is a real help around the house and we are happy to have her in our home. we have been taking the kids outdoors alot lately and ive been trying to take them to the park at least a few times a week. they love being outside and on the swingset.
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UN: Diamante04
LN: Thomas
DH: John Samuel
DW: Jennifer Nicole "Jen"DD: Elisabeth Rachel "Ellie" {14}
DS: Nicholas Ryan "Nick" {11}
DD: Ariella Maria {4}
DS/DS: Travis Michael / Trevor Mason {2}You've adopted a son and a daughter!Nick and Ellie are a sweet sibling pair from Russia. Ellie is fourteen and Nick is eleven. They both have brown hair and green eyes.Our family has grown by two more, though this time, we chose to adopt two beautiful children from Russia. Elisabeth and Nicholas, whom we call Ellie and Nick, are such sweet children who have taken wonderfully to living in our home. They both have brown hair and green eyes. We gave them their middle names, Rachel and Ryan, for my sister and brother.John and I decided that adoption was the way to go this time around after our friends adopted an 8-year-old girl and her 6-year-old brother from Russia. We heard stories of children living in orphanages, and immediately, they tugged on our hearts. We thought it'd be wonderful to give a child a permanent home and our own children another sibling. We knew immediately, though, when we saw Ellie and Nick that we couldn't separate them. They were both so close and so sweet tha we had to keep them together and bring them both home.Ellie is a beautiful young lady who is rather quiet and loves to read. She's learning English rapidly and loves school. She's decided that she wants to be a teacher when she grows up, and has already taken on her first student...her little sister, Ariella. And yes, Ellie does consider Ariella to be her little sister. They absolutely adore each other, and Ellie is wonderful with both her and the boys. She can sit for hours and read books to Ariella, who loves to listen and learn. She's even beginning to pick up on some Russian and loves to show off her talent to everyone! :-)Nick is a handsome young boy, who like his sister, is rather quiet. They've both come out of their shells immensely, though. Nick is also quickly learning English and enjoys school. He's very athletic and especially likes recess-time. Of the two, he's the more outgoing and has made a considerable amount of friends. Travis and Trevor adore him and love to follow him around. Nick doesn't mind too much, yet, but we're wondering how much longer that's going to last :-)

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UN: sarah lee
LN: Brewer
DH: Vincent Albert
DW: Arabella Maria
DC: Bridget Sophia (16)
DD: Jia Wen Tai (8)
DD: Natalie Rebecca (6)
DS: Theodore Marshall "Theo" (3)With Jia and the other kids we had to move into a bigger house.
Bridget's gets the guess house on the first level. Vincent and I will get the mastet bedroom. Jia gets bedroom 2, Natalie gets bedrrom 4, and Theo gets bedroom 3.
Jia is doing great with us. She likes to play with Natalie. Bridget is a great help to us. She watches Jia, Natalie, and Theo when we are gone. Our jobs have stayed the same.

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UN: estel
LN: Thompson
DH: William Alexander "Wil" (wavy dark brown hair, green eyes)(29)
DW: Lydia Grace (straight blond hair, blue eyes)(28)
AD: Elisaveta Irina "Elisa" (straight white blond hair, green eyes)(12)
AS: Alexei Nikolai "Alex" (straight white blond hair, green eyes)(11)
DS: Levi Alexander (straight medium blond hair, green eyes)(5)
DD: Tanith Marina "Tana" (wavy dirty blond hair, green eyes)(3)
DB-I-L: Luke David (wavy brown hair, green eyes)(31)
Greyhound: Caspian (fawn, male)(11)
Greyhound: Raja (grey, female)(8)
Our family has had a wonderful three years. Two years ago, when Tana was one, Wil and I began looking into international adoption. Since we wanted to adopt siblings, we decided to move into a larger house so that we could adopt siblings of different genders and not be so crowded. Our new house has seven bedrooms and lots of room for the kids and dogs to play. It is quite a bit bigger than we were used to, but now suits us wonderfully. The kids and Wil and I share all the upstairs bedrooms, and Luke gets his own suite downstairs. Below is a picture of our house; http://www.houseplans.com/plan_details.asp?id=22164&st=4The kids are all doing well. Tana is three years old and goes to preschool two mornings a week. She loves preschool, and can't wait to start Kindergarten in a few years.

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