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Username: estel
DH: Joseph Zechariah "Joe" (job: Aircraft engineer)
DW: Emma Hope (part-time job: K-teacher)
AD: Natalia Rosaline (24)
~~DH: Joseph Michael Leonard
~~DD: Juliet Rose (10)
~~DBaby: Joseph Michael Jr. or Angelica Natalee
AD: Mary Joy "Joy" (21)*deceased*
AD: Hannah Marie Josephine (19)
DD: Adelaide Hope "Addy" (19)
AD: Angela Harriet Adelaide "Angie" (18)
DS: Joseph Silas "Joey" (18)
AS: Nathan Joel Christopher "Nate" (16)
AD: Brianna Joy Emmelina (15)
AS: Jonathan Henry Kent "Jonny" (13)
AD: Evgeniya Abigail (13)
AS/AS: Samuel James Edward "Sam" and Micah Joseph Parker (11)
Dgreyhound: Stevie
Dgolden-retreiver: Ruby
Place of residence: Ohio, USA

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No thanks, we would like to keep their names as is.

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The past five years have been very eventful for our family.

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Natalia (now 24) finished her bachelor's degree in education and now works teaching second graders. Her daughter, Juliet Rose is ten years old. Juliet loves to dance and play with her friends. Big news for Natalia! She got married last year and is expecting a baby! Her husband is an architect. His name is Joseph Michael Leonard. If the baby is a boy, they will name him after Joseph and if it is a girl, they will name her Angelica Natalee.

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Sadly, Joy has passed away. We knew when we adopted her that she would not live long, but she reached the age of 20 and was a great source of joy to everyone.

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Hannah (19) has adjusted well to our lifestyle. She is attending a college in southern Ohio and plans to graduate with a degree in nursing. She has a boyfriend too. His name is Kane William Henney. Kane is twenty and also in the nursing program. Hannah and Kane get along very well.

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Our biological daughter, Adelaide, is also nineteen. She is going to a university in St. Louis, Missouri. She misses having the family around, but is doing all right. She doesn't have a boyfriend, but enjoys spending time with lots of different people. She doesn't mind living in a dorm with 50 other people-14 others lived in her house growing up!

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Angie (18) was always very close to her sister Hannah growing up. She is now attending the same college as Hannah and has a room just down the hall from her sister. Angie is hoping to get a degree in counselling so she can help kids like her and her siblings.

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Our biological son, Joey, is also 18. He is attending a vo. tech. school near our home. Joey hopes to become a computer software engineer. He loves to tinker with things and has destroyed more computers than I can count. Joey's girlfriend Katrina is also from the area and is attending school to become a hair stylist.

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Nate is 16. He sort of likes being the oldest boy in the house. He always got along really well with the twins Sam and Micah. Nate wants to play professional football (american) and he is well on his way. Nate is a starter for the varsity football team. He was never too much into girls, probably because of having four older sisters.

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Brianna is 15. She is in ninth grade and progressing well. She likes the arts and is a budding photographer. She loves to take pictures of anything and everything.

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Jonny is 13. He looks up to Nate and still wants to be just like him. This year, Jonny is trying out for the JV football team. Jonny is the official caretaker of our new dog, a Shetland Sheepdog named Marcie.

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Evgeniya, our first adopted little one, is 13 too. She likes to do gymnastics and is close to making the US Jr. National Team. Her dream is to be an Olympian one day. Evgeniya has a lot of friends and takes pride in her Russian heritage.

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Sam and Micah are 11. It seems like just yesterday that we adopted them. They have made great progress and have adjusted well to having so many people in the house. Sam, ever the outgoing one, recently announced that he is going to throw a party for all his friends. Micah is quieter and he loves to write. I am constantly finding small story manuscripts scattered around the house. For all his creativity, Micah is a poor organizer.

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So, here is our family. I hope you enjoyed reading! And thank you Rose for hosting this great game!!

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My lovely PPs!
!!! Phoenix and Zachary (twins) and Katya