Turner 2 Family Season 6

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Check out the family trees I've made for the Turner and Windsor families. Now, even though the families aren't all living in the same house, you can still clearly see their relations.

Klaus Turner—Adult male knowledge sim
Gemini personality
Sloppy 4, Outgoing 8, Active 8, Serious 3, Nice 7
Lifetime want—Max out 7 skills

Tiffany Sampson—Adult female knowledge sim
Aries personality
Sloppy 4, Outgoing 5, Lazy 4, Playful 6, Nice 6
Lifetime want—Reach top of Education Career

Philip Windsor—Adult male pleasure sim
Sagittarius personality
Sloppy 2, Shy 3, Active 9, Playful 7, Grumpy 4
Lifetime want—Fifty dream dates

Amaya Bachmann—Adult female romance sim
Taurus personality
Neat 5, Outgoing 5, Lazy 3, Playful 8, Grumpy 4
Lifetime want—Reach top of Slacker Career

In the last update—These sims just graduated from university. Philip and Amaya were high school sweethearts and managed to stay together despite the fact that Amaya is a romance sim. Klaus met Tiffany through his older brother, Will. They hooked up while at Academie Le Tour. Both couples got engaged during their senior year.

Season 6—Winter

Klaus and Tiffany decided to get married right out of college. Philip wanted to get married right away, too, so Amaya reluctantly agreed. She was still nervous about the idea of getting married. She wanted to stay with Philip, but marriage was such a commitment.

The first thing the girls did was pick out their wedding dresses and pose for their formal bridal portraits. Tiffany went with a slightly vintage dress. She liked the lace. Amaya couldn’t really get into the whole wedding planning thing, so she chose a very simple gown. Unfortunately it was snowing outside, so all of the pictures had to be moved indoors.

Klaus decided to have the wedding in the local church he had grown up at. It was the same one his brother had been married at just a few years before. As both grooms waited for their brides, they realized that it was much more nerve racking than they ever could have imagined. Klaus was very glad that he had chosen to have his brother, Will, stand by his side as his best man.

The processional began as Shenene, Will’s wife, walked down the aisle. Both Tiffany and Amaya had chosen her to be their matron of honor. Shenene joined the boys at the front of the church.

Next came the flower girls, who were Philip’s little sisters, Victoria and Sophie. Philip wished that his littlest sister, Lily, was just a little bit older. It would have been nice to have all 3 of his sisters to participate. She was just too young to crawl down the aisle, though.

Finally, it was time for the brides to come down the aisle.

Klaus and Tiffany got married first. They went with the traditional Christian marriage vows. They would always love, honor, and cherish each other.

Then it was Philip and Amaya’s turn to tie the knot. Amaya looked extremely nervous as she started her vows.

“Philip, I promise to always love you and stay with you for the rest of my life,” she said weakly. She just could bring herself to promise fidelity. She didn’t want to make a promise she couldn’t keep.

To her surprise, Philip didn’t look upset at all. He winked at her and smiled. “Amaya, I promise to love and cherish you for the rest of our lives, ‘till death do us part. I’ll be with you no matter what may happen in the future. When I asked you to marry me I promised that I would make everyday romantic for you, and I’m renewing that pledge to you now.” He got the oddest glimmer in his eye.

“What better time to start the fun and romance than right now?” he asked. Amaya started as Philip grabbed her by the waist and dipped her for a kiss right in front of the whole church.

She laughed and smiled. Philip didn’t expect too much out of her. He knew there was a possibility she wouldn’t be able to remain faithful, but he didn’t care. He loved her and wanted to make her happy. He knew just how to do it, too. Blissfully happy, Amaya gave Philip his wedding kiss.

Both couples kissed again as the entire church clapped. Everyone loved a wedding. The only thing better than a wedding was a double wedding.

Philip’s Grandpa George was particularly happy. He’d hoped for Philip to get married some day. When Philip had chosen pleasure as his aspiration, George had worried. He was so pleased to finally marry off his first grandchild.

As George mingled with the guests, he found that everyone else was thrilled as well.

The couple took a moment to pose for some formal pictures before the reception started. First, the couples took a picture together.

Then it was time for the Turner family portrait. Klaus had both of his brothers, Will and Daniel, at his side. Will’s wife, Shenene, joined the picture as well. Unfortunately Will and Shenene’s son, Harry, was too little to attend the wedding. It was a wonderful picture, nonetheless. Klaus knew that he would cherish that picture with both of his brothers and his lovely wife all in the same place. He went ahead and ordered prints for both of his brothers, too. Being family sims, Klaus was sure that Will and Daniel would want their own print of this photo for their houses, too.

Philip posed for a couple of pictures with his parents, Andrew and Elizabeth. Amaya joined him for a few.

Then he had the photographer try for a picture of the entire Windsor clan. It was quite a task arranging all of those people. The girls kept getting antsy and moving out of the shot. Finally, there was one moment where they were all standing still, and the photographer managed to capture the shot. Proud Grandpa George was in the back. Philip and Amaya were joined by Philip’s parents and Philip’s little brothers, James and Edward. In the front were Philip’s little sisters, Victoria and Sophie. The only Windsor missing was little Lily.

The reception started and Amaya started to freak out. “I just got married. I just got MARRIED!” As Philip joined her to cut the cake, she reminded herself that Philip was understanding, loving, romantic, and fun. Things were going to be okay.

She decided to have a little bit of fun herself and shoved the cake right into Philip’s face. He was the perfect match for her, because he swallowed the cake and licked the icing off his lips before he burst out laughing.

Klaus and Tiffany opted for the more traditional method of cutting the cake. They delicately fed each other using a fork. The cake was supposed to symbolize nourishing each other in the future. But, being knowledge sims, they were probably the only people at the reception that knew that.

The couple’s double first dance went very well. Philip and Amaya were always out dancing on their dates, and of course, Klaus and Tiffany had studied ballroom dancing for the occasion.

After that, the families welcomed the new brides into the family. Andrew hugged his new daughter-in-law while Will greeted Tiffany.

Then it was party time! Everybody got into the dancing.

“Dance with me, Grandpa George,” Victoria asked. George happily obliged. Of course Sophie had to have a dance partner, too, so Andrew danced with his daughter.

The final dance of the night was a couple’s only dance. Klaus and Tiffany, Philip and Amaya, and Will and Shenene enjoyed the romantic song. Andrew kissed his wife Elizabeth as they celebrated marrying off their first child.

There was barely time for a toast to the happy couples before the party was over.

It had ended too quickly. The couples decided to hang around and have a toast for themselves.

They hadn’t even had time to use the sparklers they had planned for a send off. The four of them had fun playing with them anyway.

The couple left for a double honeymoon immediately after the wedding. They were going somewhere tropical, an island vacation. They were excited to be getting away from the winter.

When they arrived, they checked into the most expensive hotel. It was their honeymoon after all!

They headed straight to the beach. Philip and Amaya wanted to do nothing besides sunbathe, but being the curious knowledge sims, Klaus and Tiffany wanted to beach comb. Klaus wasn’t having much luck finding any decent shells, though.

Klaus had read a book on sandcastle building before they left, so Tiffany and Klaus decided to try out this new skill. It was a lot of fun, and they created a gorgeous sandcastle.

Once it grew dark, the couples went back to their rooms to change. Then, they had dinner at the fancy hotel restaurant that overlooked the water.

After dinner, they went dancing on the terrace. It had an amazing view as well.

Back in the room, Klaus did not hesitate to consummate his marriage.

Of course, Philip and Amaya didn’t have any problems there either. They woohooed three times that night.

Klaus and Tiffany had breakfast on their balcony the next morning. It was so beautiful on the island; they didn’t want to ever leave.

While upstairs, Amaya was having a hard time convincing Philip that they really did need to leave the room sometime. They couldn’t woohoo the whole time.

Making out on the beach, yes that was better. They needed to see the outdoors, but that didn’t mean they needed to stop with the romantic interactions.

The couples posed for a quick snapshot before they had to checkout. The hotel was too expensive to stay at for more than one night, and there were other things on the island to explore.

Tiffany wanted to learn all of the island’s secrets and immerse herself in local culture. She wanted to try pineapple surprise and she wanted to learn how to fire dance.

Everyone had fun at her next site to explore. The pirate ship was an awesome time for everyone.

At the end of a long day, Philip wanted Amaya to try out the hammock with him. Tiffany and Klaus decided to sit around a campfire.

It was late when the couples checked into the next hotel, but they still wanted to partake of all of its luxuries. Tiffany and Klaus learned hot stone massage while Philip and Amaya checked out the sauna. The sauna was definitely good for more than one kind of sweating, but unfortunately, the soaking springs were not.

So, it was back up to the hotel room for some more woohoo. Philip was only 25 years old, but he had been with Amaya since he was a young teenager. They’d been dating ever since he got his first rush of hormones. Amaya loved dating and woohoo as much as he did, so they had a date and woohoo pretty much every night. As they made out in bed that night, Philip realized that this was his fiftieth dream date with Amaya. He’d already fulfilled his lifetime want. That wasn’t going to stop him from having more dream dates with her, though. He had to keep his new wife happy.

The honeymoon took a downhill turn from there. They were spending too much money, so they had to check into the cheapest hotel on the island. Crammed with all four of them in the cheapest room in the cheapest place was not comfortable. To make matters worse, they went on a tour that left them all feeling nauseous and tired. Starving, they all huddled into the corner of the super cheap room as they fought over a couple pieces of pie.

As they started off on more adventures the next day, Tiffany wished for better luck.

Tiffany had discovered an old map piece, and being the inquisitive sim that she was, she had to check it out. They found an old witch doctor. His hut was in shambles, but the boys were very skilled in mechanical, so they fixed it up for him. It was what any sim would have done. To their surprise, the witch doctor presented Tiffany with a present. After that, he offered them free food any time they wanted. They were all starving, as they had no money for food, so they gladly accepted his offer. The witch doctor even let them nap on his hammock and couch.

Their vacation was almost over, and the couples really wanted to end it on a good note. They decided to go visit the beach at the super awesome hotel where they had had so much fun.

With barely time to spare for one last snapshot, the couples had to return home to Emerald Isle.

Klaus and Tiffany had a new home built right next to Will’s. It was a small home and didn’t have much room in the backyard, but it was a charming home nonetheless. Klaus loved the architecture. It was big enough to have a few children someday.

Philip nervously approached Klaus as the taxi departed. “Look man, umm, I don’t want to be an imposition, but do you think that Amaya and I could crash here for a while? The thing is that my house is full. I’m going to inherit my parent’s house someday, but I have so many brothers and sisters, I really don’t think that Amaya would be happy there. All of the rooms are filled now anyway. So, what do you say? I mean, we’d help out with bills and everything. Could we just use one of your spare rooms for a few years until my house clears out?”

Klaus didn’t think that he and Tiffany would be having children right away, and they’d enjoyed living with Philip and Amaya in college, so he agreed.

Klaus decorated his new home with his wedding pictures and some of the snapshots from their wonderful honeymoon. They also had lots of souvenirs from the beach. Although he was a knowledge sim, there was still a touch of a family sim to him. He really liked having pictures of him with Tiffany in every room. When he worked on his skills, he could always glance at the photos of his family.

Philip invited his family over for dinner. He didn’t want them to think that he didn’t love them. He still wanted to spend time with them. He cared about his brothers and sisters a lot. He just didn’t want to live in a house that cramped.

That night, Klaus and Tiffany woohooed for the first time in their new bed. Thy had such a promising future ahead of them.

Season Recap

1. Klaus married Tiffany. Philip married Amaya.

2. The two couples went on Emerald Isle’s first vacation. Tiffany and Klaus worked on collecting vacation mementos.

3. Philip fulfilled his lifetime want of fifty dream dates.

4. Philip and Amaya are going to live with Tiffany and Klaus until the Windsor house clears out some.

Points Recap

Previous non-money points 118

Impossible want, Philip +3

New non-money points 121

New money total for this household to be added for neighborhood points 148,099 simoleons.

Author’s Notes

I spent a ton of time learning how to take family portraits in game and using the new Bon Voyage snapshot camera to get the photos in game. I’m not 100% happy with the shots. I needed more light. But, for a first attempt, I think I did pretty well. I wrote a tutorial on this that is in the files section of both the prosperity and sims2challenges yahoogroups.

I had so much fun on the island vacation. It was technically a vacation, not a honeymoon, in game so that all four could go. The scenery is just fantastic. I tried to conserve money as much as possible. I wanted the money to go back into building homes in the neighborhood. I had my sims dig for treasure the last day. They found two treasure chests and paid for the entire vacation that way.

By the way, this all took place in 2 sim days of calendar time. I originally was going to have Klaus move back into the neighborhood on the last day of the round, so he would have been gone to college for 4 years. Then I realized that wasn’t really possible since he was starting his own house. So, I decided to just play the wedding and honeymoon this round. That would be the same thing. Then, I’m adopting the new university system in a couple of rounds anyway. The vacation made it feel like a full round.

Philip and Amaya will be living with Klaus and Tiffany for 7 days/years. I originally only intended for them to live there until George died and James went to college in the Windsor house, making room. Then I reread the rules, and uni grads moved in together have to stay for 7 days. So, they will be living together for that long, even though I didn’t do it for money.

Windsor Family Season 6

George Windsor—Elder male family sim
Aries personality
Neat 5, Outgoing 8, Active 6, Serious 3, Grumpy 3
Lifetime want—have 6 grandchildren

Andrew Windsor—Adult male fortune sim
Aquarius personality
Sloppy 4, Shy 4, Lazy 4, Playful 7, Nice 6
Lifetime want—become chief of staff—achieved!

Elizabeth Windsor—Adult female family sim
Cancer personality
Neat 6, Shy 3, Active 6, Serious 4, Nice 6
Lifetime want—reach top of education career

James Windsor—Teen male popularity sim
Sagittarius personality
Sloppy 4, Shy 4, Active 9, Playful 7, Grumpy 2
Lifetime want--own 5 top level businesses

Edward Windsor—Child male sim
Sagittarius personality
Sloppy 4, Shy 4, Active 9, Playful 7, Grumpy 1

Victoria Windsor—Toddler sim
Sagittarius personality
Sloppy 4, Shy 3, Active 9, Playful 7, Nice 6

Sophie Windsor—toddler sim
Libra personality
Sloppy 2, Outgoing 8, Lazy 2, Playful 6, Nice 7

In the last update—James became a teen and chose the lifetime want of owning 5 top level businesses. Elizabeth gave birth to their fourth child, Victoria, at Edward’s 5^th birthday party. Andrew was promoted to Chief of Staff and achieved his lifetime want. The Windsors adopted Sophie, who was really Andrew’s niece, but also a grandchild of George. Philip, the oldest Windsor child, left for university with his girlfriend, Amaya.

Season 6—Winter

Andrew had achieved his lifetime want of becoming Chief of Staff at the hospital. He loved his job and really didn’t want to change careers. Still, he longed to make more money. So, he decided to open a business. He called it The Windsor Library, even though he actually sold the books. It was a lot of work, but with James’ help, Andrew was able to get the business to a level 8 business.

Back at home, George was very unhappy with what he found his grandson doing. Edward was teasing his baby sister, Sophie. He’d hold a toy out in front of her, tease her for a moment, and then pull it away.

George opened the door, grasped Edward by the wrist, took his toy away, and gave his bottom a firm smack. “Is that any way to treat your sister? I have had it with the meanness between you kids. I’m not the nicest sim, but I know to treat family right. I will not tolerate any more teasing, cheating at games, jealousy, punching, hitting, or just plain meanness. Do you understand, young man?”

“Yes, sir,” Edward said, wide-eyed. He didn’t think he’d ever seen his grandfather so angry before.

“I’ve got it, Dad,” Andrew said as he happened to walk right into the conversation as he returned home from the library. “Come on, Edward, we need to have a talk.”

Tears flooded Edwards eyes as he slowly followed his dad. “Am I in trouble, Dad?”

“No, son,” Andrew hugged Edward to reassure him. “Not yet. I think I just haven’t taken the time to teach you and your brothers the importance of being nice. We’re just going to have a conversation about being kind and the importance of family. Come on, let’s go talk in my office. Based off how mean you seem right now, this might be a REALLY long talk. Don’t worry, James is going to get the talk next. He can’t expect to run a successful business if he is mean to his customers.”

Back in the nursery, George cuddled and comforted Sophie. After he had her calmed down, he taught her how to walk. George spent a lot of time with both Sophie and Victoria to ensure that learned all of the important toddler skills.

Before long, it was time for the girl’s birthday party. Philip came home from college for the event. He knew how important birthday parties were in the Windsor family. Elizabeth was overwhelmed with emotion as she saw her oldest son, now an adult, coming down the walk.

Windsor birthday parties were always a large affair, but this was doubly so. It was a double birthday party for two girls.

The girls turned into beautiful little ladies. There was time for a few quick photos after the party, but unfortunately, Philip and Amaya had already left to go back to college.

After the party, the entire family hung out together. Andrew and Elizabeth both realized the importance of stressing family unity now. The children needed time to bond together.

The family was finally complete when one day a social worker called. They had found Lily, Sophie’s little sister. She had only been a baby when her parents died. George had worried about her ever since Sophie had been dropped off at his door step. It turned out that Lily had been living in an orphanage. No one had realized her true identity until she became a toddler. Then her beautiful looks and gorgeous red hair made her easily identifiable as the son of Frederick Windsor, former ruler of Arbordale. The social worker knew to take her immediately to George.

Most toddlers cried when the social worker van brought them to their new home, but Lily was all smiles. She knew that she was going to go live with her real family and her Grandpa George.

With the official adoption of Lily, George achieved his lifetime want of having six grandchildren. Philip, James, Edward, Victoria, Sophie, and Lily meant the world to him.

Family was important to Elizabeth, so of course she agreed to care for her niece. It wasn’t until she was teaching the little girl to talk, and Lily called her “Mommy,” that Elizabeth realized that she would raise Lily as her own daughter.

The Windsors were a bit worried about the reaction the other children would have to having another sibling. Of course, Sophie was thrilled to have her little sister back. Thanks to the encouragement they had received in niceness, the other Windsor children were happy to have a new member of the family, too.

Even Philip and Amaya came over to bond with Lily. Philip was still mostly concerned with his own pleasure, but he had learned to appreciate his family now, too.

Despite the extreme demands of maintaining such a large family, Elizabeth was able to obtain a promotion at work. She was promoted to High School Principal. It was one step closer to her dream of reaching the top of the education career, but Elizabeth worried that she might not ever get there. She was nearing retirement age, and she didn’t know if she would have time to reach the top before then. All of those years of constant maternity leave were affecting her dreams.

At least being in the education field made getting her children into private school a breeze. Philip had graduated from Emerald Isle Academy, and James already attended. It was a mere formality to have her three elementary school age children added to the roster.

With so many children, it was always time for someone’s birthday. This time it was Edward’s turn to become a teen. He chose pleasure as his aspiration, and just like his older brother Philip, Edward wanted to have 50 dream dates.

Concerns about work aside, there was always something Elizabeth needed to be doing for her family. She had to give Lily the time she deserved with Mommy so that she could grow up well.

Elizabeth was proud of her three oldest boys, but she had to admit that her three adorable little girls had her heart.

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Season Recap

1. Andrew opened the family’s first business and got it to a level 8.

2. Victoria and Sophie became children.

3. The Windsors adopted Lily. This achieved George’s lifetime want of having 6 grandchildren.

4. Edward became a teen. His lifetime want is 50 dream dates.

Points Recap

Previous non-money points 107

New sim, Lily +1

CAS elder achieving LTW +10

New non-money points 118

New money total for this household to be added for neighborhood points 142,043 simoleons.

Author’s Notes

James will be going to college after next round. I’m starting a new rule/way of dealing with Uni. Teens will be sent to Uni after they have been teens for 8 sim days, at the end of the round. Then Uni will be played between houses for the entire next round. James will be the first sim that this new rule applies to.

I didn’t like Edward at all at first, but now that I have him nice and his aspiration is pleasure, I am starting to like him more. I might have some fun dating with him.

Since this family got so large to accommodate George’s LTW, I am going to have to divide the sims into two houses. Andrew and the boys will be moving next door to provide room for Philip and Amaya to move back in next round.

The Cory Family Season 6

Cameron Sinclair—Adult male romance sim
Aquarius personality
Sloppy 4, Shy 4, Lazy 4, Fun 7, Nice 6
Lifetime want—become professional party guest—Achieved

Amanda Cory—Adult female popularity sim
Aries personality
Neat 5, Outgoing 8, Active 6, Serious 3, Grumpy 3
Lifetime want—have 20 simultaneous best friends

Alyssa Cory—Teen female family sim
Cancer personality
Neat 6, Shy 4, Active 6, Serious 4, Nice 6
Lifetime want—reach top of education career

Matthew Cory— Child male sim
Aries personality
Neat 7, Outgoing 8, Active 6, Serious 3, Grumpy 2

In the last update—Cameron finally accepted his role as a father, while Amanda worked on reaching the top of her career and making more friends. Alyssa reconciled with her stepfather, Cameron. However, Alyssa began to have doubts about her boyfriend, George McCarthy. Matthew grew from a baby to a child.

Season 6—Winter

Amanda’s first objective after Matthew became a child was to get him into private school. Having grown up mostly at boarding school herself, she didn’t really trust the public education system. Luckily, with Amanda’s schmoozing skills and Alyssa’s cooking ability, getting acceptance into private school was a breeze.

Then it was right back to socializing. Amanda still had work to do if she wanted to be the most popular girl in Emerald Isle. The easiest thing she could think of to increase her popularity was to throw the classiest Christmas party in town. Cameron made the snacks while Amanda started the tunes playing. Before long, everyone was having a great time.

The party did the trick. Amanda finally had 20 best friends. She was the most popular girl in Emerald Isle. She’d achieved the thing she’d wanted her entire life.

Alyssa and George had a great time at the party. Alyssa loved her boyfriend. It was fun to kiss him and dance with him. She still worried if he would be the great father she wanted for her kids. Alyssa told herself that it was only because of her mother’s experiences that she worried so much, but that didn’t make her nagging feeling go away. Still, she tried to ignore.

That night Alyssa talked to George about college. She wanted them both to go the same place, but she wasn’t sure if he’d prefer Academie Le Tour or Sim State.

“George, what college do you think we should go to next year?” Alyssa asked him.

“College?” he asked in confusion. “Oh, I’m not going to college, Alyssa. I have great plans to earn my fortune. Don’t worry, I’ll be able to support you and our family like we talked about, but we don’t need a college education for my plans.”

“But . . . but . . . I want to go to college. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, and you really need a college education to be a teacher.” Alyssa was completely shocked. What kind of career would earn a fortune without needing an education?

“You won’t have to work, Aly. I promised I’d always take care of you,” George reassured her.

“George, there’s one thing that I’ve learned from my mother. Family means everything to me, but I need to be able to take care of myself. I want to go to college, and I want to be a teacher.”

“Okay, fine, Aly, if you want to go to college, then go.” George said sullenly. “Just don’t expect me to wait for you.”

Alyssa broke into tears. “Get out of my house, you jerk! You aren’t the man I thought you were.”

Heartbroken, Alyssa still would not be deterred from her dreams. She was going to go to Academie Le Tour. When she graduated, she was going to get a job as a teacher. Alyssa also wasn’t giving up on her dream of a family some day. She knew there were good men out there. She’d meet a good man that would love her and treat her right and be there for the family she would have some day. With that in mind, Alyssa applied for some scholarships to Academie Le Tour. She received grants for all skills, her grades, and her dancing ability.

Before no time, Amanda was in tears as her little girl left for college.

Cameron hoped that since Amanda had finally achieved her lifetime want in popularity status and since she had reached the top of the career, she would spend some more time at home with Matthew. That would leave him free to explore some of his other ambitions. With that in mind, he took a job in the music career track. He really enjoyed his job. He got to do crazy stuff like climb into the rafters at a concert to fix a speaker. Eventually his antics got him promoted to Studio Musician.

Cameron was surprised when Matthew asked him if he would help him with his homework when he got home from work. “Didn’t your mom help you?” Cameron asked. It was late. Matthew should have had his homework done a long time ago.

“No, she was entertaining guests. She said something about getting 30 best friends. I knew you’d help me with it, though. You will, won’t you, Dad?”

“Of course, bud.” Cameron gave his son a hug.

It was late, but Cameron was able to successfully help his son with his homework and still allow some time for play before bedtime.

It was a hard balance, but Cameron always put Matthew first. He wished that Amanda would spend more time with him, but Cameron understood that just wasn’t her personality. So, Cameron helped Matthew with his homework, but had fun with him, too. He even involved him in his music. Before long, Matthew was doing great in school.

Even better, he’d really picked up his father’s musical ability. Matthew was chosen to be Emerald Isle Academy’s Orchestra Concertmaster.

What Cameron didn’t know is that Amanda was pregnant again. She didn’t know how to tell Cameron. He’d flipped out so badly when she’d told him that she was pregnant with Matthew. She didn’t know how he would react to finding out that he was going to be a father again. It wasn’t like she’d TRIED to get pregnant. She just seemed to be the most fertile woman she’d ever met. In the end, Amanda decided to just wait until she was showing. Cameron would figure it out on his own.

His reaction wasn’t anything like she had anticipated. “You’re pregnant again, aren’t you, Amanda?” he asked.

“Yes,” she finally admitted rather nervously.

“It’s okay, Amanda. I’m actually enjoying being a dad. Once I got over my fear, well . . . I really like caring for Matthew. I’d love to have another child.”

“Oh, Cameron,” she jumped into his arms for a hug, well as much as a very pregnant woman could jump.

Luckily, they also finally had the money to afford to expand their family. Cameron’s record with the band, Gato’s Fury, sold out, earning him 15,000. It also earned him a promotion to Concert Pianist.

Forced to stay home for maternity leave, Amanda finally got some quality time with Matthew. She loved her son so much; it was just that time seemed to pass away, just like it had with Alyssa. Stuck at home, Amanda was able to focus on what was important. At the moment, that was reading a story to Matthew.

They had a large family celebration on Christmas day. Gary, Regina, and Ethan were invited. Alyssa and Evan came home from college for the Christmas holiday. Amanda was so happy to have her little girl home, even if it was just for a short break. It was great to have the whole extended family together.

Amanda went into labor right in the middle of Christmas dinner.

The Corys got a baby girl for Christmas. Amanda named her Rachel, after her mother. Amanda wasn’t close to her mother, but as she got older, she respected her family heritage more and more. She wanted her little girl to now that she’s a Cory.

All of the relatives wanted an opportunity to hold Rachel. Gary and Regina were expecting a second child again soon. Even Evan wanted to hold his baby cousin.

After all of the excitement of the delivery, they still had their Christmas gift exchange. Evan was overjoyed that his Uncle Cam had bought him any present at all.

Cameron even surprised Amanda with a new pair of diamond earrings.

But, there was one surprise left. Santa came! He left a teddy bear for Matthew.

Season Recap

1. Amanda achieved her lifetime want of 20 simultaneous best friends.

2. Alyssa left for college with scholarships in all skills, grades, and dancing ability. She did not take her boyfriend, George, with her.

3. Cameron started a career in the music track. He was promoted to Concert Pianist.

4. Matthew is doing well in school and learning lots of skills.

5. Amanda gave birth to her third child (Cameron’s second). Their baby girl’s name is Rachel.

6. The Corys had a wonderful family Christmas with the Sinclairs.

Points Recap

Previous non-money points 106

New sim, Rachel +1

New non-money points 107

New money total for this household to be added for neighborhood points 80,585 simoleons.

Author’s Notes

I chose to have Alyssa and George break up. I really liked George, but I realized that Alyssa is the only female sim I can find with good enough genetics for another sim. So, she’s eventually going to hook up with that other sim. I accidentally saw George’s LTW while changing his skintone in SimsPE. He wanted to be a Criminal Mastermind. That’s not why I chose not to have their relationship continue, but it seemed like a good enough reason for a break up. I’m sure a future sim will hook up with George’s grandson or something later on in my hood.

I’m still in love with Matthew. He’s so adorable. I also had Cameron encourage him so that’s he’s nice now. I liked him so much; I decided to let Amanda and Cameron have more children, against my better judgment.

Does anyone know if being best friends with Santa Claus counts towards her 30 simultaneous best friends? Just so you know, you only have to leave out cookies, have a Christmas tree, and have a fire place for Santa to show up. If you greet him, you become instantaneous best friends.