wholesome family values in Bluewater Township?

October 2077, Cody Bradshaw is 58, Kendal is 56, Bella is 21.

Everybody hates Cody Bradshaw after the whole blackmail scandal fell through! Madison is furious at her brother! How could he try to take advantage of family like that?

cold season strikes with a vengeance

September 2077, Toby and April Harris are 39, Lucy is 11, Sarah is 9, Samuel is 6. Tad and Tosha Harris are 68.

It's been ten years since April didn't have a child at home to look after, and now with Samuel in school, she doesn't really know what to do with her days. After she gets the kitchen cleaned, the toilets unclogged (she's got a sloppy family!), and the dishes done, it's just her, a cup of coffee, and Pepper. Little does she know that this month is going to keep her pretty busy!

Toby brings a cold home from work. He's hoping this doesn't keep him down too long, because he and April have been looking forward to taking their ten-year delayed honeymoon at the end of the month. They also have their tenth anniversary portrait to pick up from Centowski's, but money's been tight recently with buying all the kids new school clothes.

2077, we don't need no education!

Another school year starts in Lake County.

the dog days of summer

August 2077, Chad and Riley Hathe are 26, Liza is 9, and Shaun is 1 month old.

Baby Shaun was born just one month ago, and Liza is looking forward to being a big sister.

out to conquer the planet

August 2077, Orion Deppiesse is 44, Violet is 43, Dallas is 13, Delphie and Dakota are 6.

It's been a little while since we last visited Orion Deppiesse and his family. Orion did manage to unload that noisy and hideous pinball machine, and Violet's death threats were never serious. It is August now and the Deppiesse children have just one more month of summer break left before school starts. Dallas will be starting the seventh grade, and the twins will start the first grade.

(btw, I'm using this summer break mod, that has allowed all my Sim-spawn to be off school in these summer months :)

don't mess with Bryson Riley (unless you're his daughter or his wife)

July 2077, Bryson and Madison Riley are 54, Mariah is 18, Keri is 16.

Madison's brother, Cody coming over for dinner is just a cover. While Madison is in the kitchen making baked salmon and rice pilaf, they have business to discuss.

oh babies!

July 2077, welcome to Lakeside Heights: Bianca, Connor, Elliot, and Shaun!

There were a lot of couples cozying up as the weather cooled off last fall... this is what happens when you get too cozy ;)

summer of love, part 2: funny business

June 2077, Patrick Nova is 26, Lara (Boyd) Nova is 24, Jeremy Nova is 62, Alice Nova is 56, Stephanie Nova is 17.

It's the morning of Patrick and Lara's wedding, and Stephanie sneaks in a quick game with Tyler before they have to put the net away to start setting up.

summer of love, part 1: engagements

June 2077, Patrick Nova is 26, Lara Boyd is 24, Jeremy Nova is 62, Alice is 56, Stephanie is 17.

This June update is actually two households, and pretty long, so you'll get it in two parts :)

Patrick and Lara moved into their three-bedroom townhome on West Washington Drive after she graduated last year. Patrick's immense talent on the piano has earned him quite a bit more money than most people their age have.

Lara was not the least bit surprised when Patrick suggested they turn their living room into a recording studio.

waiting on whatever comes next

May 2077, Orlando Centowski is 62, Audrey is 61, Luke is 18. (Mariah Riley is 18.)

Luke's mom is acting weird lately. He is her last baby to leave home, and supposedly that's a pretty big deal for a mom. She often stops him and says, "Wait, right there, I want to remember you like this." His parents have always been kind of weird though.

the lofts, moving in with bad luck in tow

May 2077, Cody Bradshaw is 58, Kendal Bradshaw is 56, Cameron Gibson is 26, Marisa Wilson is 23, Charlotte Centowski is 23.

(Emergency update! This household was already played this round, and I was just moving Charlotte in after graduation, not even five minutes and all hell breaks loose! I swear bad luck must follow this girl wherever she goes.)

What you see here is wrong on so many levels, and let me try to explain how. This is Bryson Riley (Cody's brother-in-law, married to Cody's sister Madison), getting pretty darn chummy with Autumn Bradshaw (Cody's ex-wife), with Cody in plain view!!! You just don't get more drama than that!!!

LCU, unattainable

LCU, spring semester, 2077

Jason calls and says he wants to take Bella to Lost in Love Hedge Maze. She should have known something was fishy. He knows she's not the lovey-dovey type.

Jason says, "I think we'd be really good together."

Bella says, "Um, what are you doing?" He doesn't even get as far as to ask the question.

starting out on the wrong foot

April 2077, Jackson Phoenix and Nessa (Curtain) Phoenix are 28.

Jackson Phoenix and Nessa Curtain met their freshman year of college, though didn't start dating until their junior year. They are finally getting around to tying the knot this spring.

the lofts, even the walls are staring

March 2077, Cody Bradshaw is 58, Kendal Bradshaw is 56, Cameron Gibson is 26, Marisa Wilson is 23.

Marisa, Roland, Charlotte and Cameron are all out one night at the Lulu Lounge, getting their drink on, chilling to some music. Charlotte's been going on and on about Heather - the newly married Mrs. Heather Thompson. Marisa's been hearing a lot about Heather lately, and it doesn't take a genius to see that Charlotte is SO not over Adam, still.

seduction by noogies, continued

February 2077, Hayden and Rhianna Phoenix are 28, Summer is 13, Ryanne is 7.

Hayden and Rhianna Phoenix are 28 years old, and their oldest, Summer is 13. They were fifteen when they had Summer (oops!), and now that Ryanne is in kindergarten, and at the ripe old age of 28 they are officially done, and terrified of having another. They worry sometimes that they've gotten too boring for their age.