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Re: Darkest Congrats Round Three
Posting Name: HeidiAnn (7)
Surname: Garrity
DH: Simon Paul (39) - Architect in Manahattan
DW: Lucy Jane (36) - Mostly SAHM, but part time Realtor
DS: Forrest Reid (10)
DS: Ross Levi (9)
DD/DD: Adelaide Blythe "Addie" & Eleanor Roxanne "Ellie" (7)
DS: Zane Alexander (5)
AS/AS: Sebastian Carlos & Felix Esteban(2) (Cuba)dCat: JoeyInstead of having children of your own, you have adopted twins from Cuba. Discuss. There are plenty of Spanish names in the name banks, so please use them. (You didn’t give numbers, so I gave you two fives.)Number 1-10: 9
Do you want more children from the original family? no, 7 seems like enough
Simon and Lucy had moved out of Manhattan shortly after the birth of Zane. They just needed more room for their growing family. They now live in a nice little town in Connecticut and Simon commutes into the city for work.
A neighbor of their's told Lucy about a story she just heard on the News. A couple from Cuba had defected and made it safely to US Soil with their twin baby boys. Not long after arriving in the US the couple was killed in a car accident. They have no family in the US and none that anyone knows about in Cuba. Lucy was so touched by this story that she checked into the possibility of adopting the boys. When she found out a bunch of people had also enquired about them, she put her name on the list before she even told Simon about it.
Luckily Simon also thought it was a great idea. Suprisingly Lucy and Simon were chosen to adopt them. Sebastian and Felix joined the family a few days after their first birthday. They quickly began understanding English and the transition, although not perfect, was smoother then they expected.
Forrest and Ross, who are best friends (and currently in 5th and 4th grade respectively), are doing well. They like their new brothers and enjoy teaching them to play baseball and soccer in the backyard.
Addie and Ellie, who are now 2nd graders, adore their new brothers and have loved playing "little mothers" to them.
Zane wasn't as excited with the new additions to the family. He was very jealous and acted out a lot. Now that he's started Kindergarten though he seems to be doing better with them and his jealousy seems to be lessening.

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