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Re: Hazel's Year Game (edited)
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The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(hospital resident)(29)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(28)Matt and Riley have been dating for the past six years and were married last April, just before Matt started his residency at a small community hospital. Riley has been working for the past four years at an accounting firm while Matt was in medical school. The two of them live in a tiny three bedroom duplex that they share with two other residents.
Year 1: Child event; adoption; 2 siblings (b, g), age 7-10, 3-6, from South America
The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(hospital resident)(30)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(29)
AS: Jonatan Clemente (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(7)
AD: Anabel Camila (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(4)After they got married, Matt and Riley began the process of international adoption. They knew that it could take a long time to be approved to adopt a child, but they also knew that they definitely wanted to adopt kids. They were surprised when, six months after they turned in their application, they got a call from an agency in Peru asking if they'd be willing to adopt two siblings from that country. They agreed to adopt Jonatan and Anabel, both of whom have Down Syndrome. Jonatan and Anabel have just arrived in the US and, although they only speak Spanish, are quickly picking up their daily routines.
Year 2: Random Event; free choice!
The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(hospital resident)(31)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(30)
AS: Jonatan Clemente (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(8)
AD: Anabel Camila (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(5)Matt and Riley have spent a year helping Jonatan and Anabel adjust to life in the United States. This year, they took the kids on a family vacation to the beach! Because they lived in the mountains of Peru, neither Jonatan nor Anabel had even seen the beach before. Jonatan loved the water and sand and spent his days swimming with Matt and building sand castles. Anabel didn't like the sand, and the kiddie pool at the hotel was more than enough water for her. Still, she developed a love of ice cream, frozen custard, and slushies and still begs for the sweet treats often.
Year 3: child event; baby girl
The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(hospital resident)(32)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(31)
AS: Jonatan Clemente (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(9)
AD: Anabel Camila (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(6)
DD: Olivia Taylor "Livvy" (curly red hair, green eyes)(0)Matt had just started his last year of residency when Riley came to him with the news she was pregnant. She and Matt spent the next seven and a half months preparing for their new arrival. Anabel was particularly excited about the new baby.
Year 4: child event; triplets
The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(ER doctor)(33)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(32)
AS: Jonatan Clemente (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(10)
AD: Anabel Camila (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(7)
DD: Olivia Taylor "Livvy" (curly red hair, green eyes)(1)
DS/DS/DD: Ezra Mattias (straight brown hair, green eyes), Adam Beau (straight red hair, hazel eyes), and Hannah Rose (curly red hair, green eyes)(0)Riley was relieved when Matt told her he'd gotten a full time position as an ER doctor, because she had just discovered she was pregnant again. When she went for an ultrasound, she was shocked to discover that she was carrying triplets! She and Matt walked around in a daze for a few weeks until the news sunk in. Then, they began preparing. They have long had the duplex to themselves, but shuffled bedrooms around a bit to make room for the new arrivals. Ezra, Adam, and Hannah were born at 34 weeks, 5 days and each had short NICU stays. Against the odds, all the babies are healthy and doctors don't think they'll have any developmental delays.
Year 5: Family event; someone gets injured
The Andersen Family
Lives in a duplex
DH: Mattias Beau "Matt" (wavy brown hair, gray eyes)(ER doctor)(34)
DW: Riley Hope (wavy auburn hair, hazel eyes)(CPA/notary)(33)
AS: Jonatan Clemente (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(11)
AD: Anabel Camila (straight black hair, brown eyes)(Down Syndrome)(Peru)(8)
DD: Olivia Taylor "Livvy" (curly red hair, green eyes)(2)
DS/DS/DD: Ezra Mattias (straight brown hair, green eyes), Adam Beau (straight red hair, hazel eyes), and Hannah Rose (curly red hair, green eyes)(1)This year, Adam fell down the stairs, breaking two ribs and his arm. He healed up in about six weeks, but Riley was extra vigilant for months. Matt has been trying to get her to relax and remember that accidents happen, but Riley still feels like she should have been able to protect Adam better.
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