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UN: estel
LN: Thompson
DH: William Alexander "Wil" (39)
DW: Rebekah Faith "Bekah" (39)
DD/DS: Talitha Paige "Tali" and Paul Alexander (14)
DD: Eve Alazne (12)
DS: Matthew Levi (9)
AS: Dominik Mihael (from Slovenia)(8)
DD: Shayna Elise (5)
DD/DS: Elisabeth Faith "Betsy" and Ethan Timothy (newborn) When they found out that they were expecting again, Wil and Bekah were shocked. They were even more surprised to find out that they were expecting twins again! Because of trouble with her previous pregnancies, her age, and the fact that she was carrying twins, Bekah was put on bedrest for the last four months of her pregnancy. It was very stressful on everyone in the house, but Tali and Paul helped out a lot. Elisabeth Faith and Ethan Timothy were born six weeks early, but experienced few health problems other than needing a ventilator to help them breathe for a few days. The kids were all enthusiastic about the arrival of Elisabeth and Ethan. The twins were able to come home after just seven weeks in the hospital, once they had gained a few pounds. Shayna was a bit jealous of the twins at first, because they were taking up all of Bekah's time; however, once Bekah let Shayna help out a little, she realized that the twins were actually very fun. Shayna is in Kindergarten now and attends school five half days a week. She loves being in "school" like the older kids now and she likes to show her projects and papers to Wil and Bekah for them to admire.
Dominik is in second grade. He loves music, especially classical music. He is taking piano lessons and is very very good for his age. Dominik also does well in school and is generally good-natured.
Matthew is in third grade. He too loves music. He takes both piano and violin lessons, but prefers the violin. Sometimes he and Dominik play duets. Matthew and Dominik are pretty much best friends and you'll hardly ever see them separated. Matthew doesn't do quite as well in school as his younger brother, but he manages to complete his assignments.
Eve is in sixth grade. She is beginning to outgrow her awkwardness and is learning good social skills. Eve has an amazing talent for writing. She composes excellent poetry and likes to write short stories as well. She is also fond of animals and has been pestering Wil for nearly a year to let the family get a dog.
Tali and Paul are in ninth grade. Tali has blossomed into a very pretty young woman. However, she rarely notices the looks she gets from the boys-she's too focused on her gymnastics! She has not abandoned her dream of making the Olympics someday and is working hard to achieve a spot on the National team this year. Because Tali is so enthusiastic about her gymnastics, Wil and Bekah have decided to let her pursue that and have arranged for a private tutor to come and teach her so that she has more time to devote to her passion. Paul, on the other hand, attends a public high school. It was hard for him at first without Tali there, but he has found his spot and now has quite a few friends who enjoy coming over to play Guitar Hero and soccer in the backyard. Paul plays soccer on the JV team and hopes to make Varsity next year, and he's also recently taken up skateboarding with a buddy of his.
As for Wil, he retired from playing professional hockey two years ago and has decided to try his hand at professional scouting. He's been travelling all over the United States and Canada searching for boys good enough to play in the NHL. He would like to try scouting in Europe sometime as well, but Bekah won't let him until the twins are a few years older.
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