1.4 Mommy: Alex; Daddy: Dustin Langerak

So it's been a while . . . my excuse is school. But since it's been so long, I figured I'd recap. Last time, Alex got pregnant with and had Beau Andrews' kid, Norah. Jenna and Jaime became teens. Gwenna and Gavin became kids. Alex traumatized her children, and Gwenna fished. Also, we ran out of guys that Alex knows.

Which is why we start out this chapter with this handsome face one gentleman right here. He moved into town, so I decided that Alex should welcome him.

He was married with a teenage son and toddler daughter (not that kids or spouses have stopped us before), and while Alex was there, nobody was taking care of this little girl.

I don't know how townies don't get visits from the social worker. I never see any of them taking care of their toddlers or babies.

At the Flowers residence, however, toddlers and babies are our number one priority! Which is why Jaime is teaching Norah how to talk while their mother tries to hook up with strangers.

It's not all work, though. Norah does have time to play with the doll that a mysterious family member sent her.

 We invited Santiago (that's his name) over to try and get him into bed. He brought his daughter. Probably because Alex cared more for that little girl than the family did.

Fortunately, Alex can convince him to pay attention to her.

And it works for a while. Unfortunately, he rejected her about twenty times, so I sent him home.

That night, we got a visit from a burglar. She came in, stole the shower AGAIN and left. At least we had money enough to replace it this time.

I don't remember if this was for an opportunity or if they both just wanted to work out, but that weekend, Jenna and Jaime went to the gym.

And Gwenna fished.

The weekend also gave Alex the chance to teach Norah her skills, so she aged up to child.

Her she is post-makeover. She gained the trait Hydrophobic, which is unfortunate, because the walls of her room are covered in an underwater scene.

She was then able to spend the rest of Sunday playing around.

Which meant that Alex could do other things, like meet men. This is Dustin Langerak. He got old.

But unlike the younger Santiago, Dustin is youthful at heart.

Youthful enough, even, to woohoo in the shower at the gym.

He didn't take the rejection well, however.

Oh, and hey, check it, barfing!

Alex: Huuaaaarrgghhh!

That's not attractive, dear.

Pretty soon, it was time for the oldest twins to become Young Adults and leave the nest. Oldest first.

And then the younger twin.

Here's Jenna's makeover pic. She rolled  Green Thumb and her LTW is to be a Superstar Athlete.

Here's Jaime post-makeover. He rolled Dog Person and wants to also be a Superstar Athlete. I guess it's a good thing that they got in that workout time at the gym.

But that's not it for the birthdays! The other twins are aging up as well! Gwenna first. She got Virtuoso.

Here she is in her formalwear.

Than Gavin, who rolled Childish. Well, in this house, at least he'll fit in.

And here Gavin is in his formal wear!

Why formal pics, you ask? Why because of prom, of course! They aged up just in time to make it into the limo.

Gwenna had an eventful prom. She got denied for a dance and got into not one but two fights, but also became Romantic Interests with Tyrone Keaton, the Keaton baby from the beginning of the game, and got crowned prom queen.

Gavin also got denied for a dance and into a fight, but he didn't get a date out of it, only a crown.

What were our newly-grown-up twins doing while their siblings partied? They were out getting jobs in the sports career.

And moving out. And so they are tossed into the void of Story Progression. *hums and haws* EA Story Progression *screams*. Yeah. I do have nraas SP, but at this point, I didn't even have any custom content in the game, so the first generation of kids is pretty stagnant in their lives after leaving home.

Not long after, Alex popped a Langerak baby bump.

And apparently nothing happened for three days. The kids went to school, came back, did homework. Alex painted, probably. I didn't even get a screaming pic. Oh well, let's skip along to the babies.

Here we have Baby #6, Skye Flowers.

And her twin sister, Baby #7. Also known as Maggie.

And then we aged them up. Wait a minute, that isn't a birthday picture. That's a cat! Yep, folks, that's right. I bowed to the pressure of Gavin wanting a cat. Also, my own real live cat next to me purring. This is Buttons. I got him as an adult cat so that we wouldn't have to take care of him for his whole lifespan.

NOW we age up the twins. First is Skye.

Here she is post-makeover. She is certainly a Langerak. She was born with Virtuoso locked in, and rolled Good. She likes white, and fruit parfait, and country music.

And then Maggie ages up.

Here she is. She looks like her mom except for the mouth, which comes from her dad. At various lifestages, it makes more of an impact upon her face as a whole than others. She was born Brave and rolled Artistic. She likes aqua and cookies and indie music.

So that's it for this chapter. It's a bit longer, but that's going to be the pattern for a bit. The house is filling up and Alex seems to be losing her charm. Next time, there are more birthdays, kisses, and of course, another baby.

1.3 Mommy: Alex; Daddy: Beau Andrews

Now that Jenna and Jaime are children and fairly self-sufficient, Alex gets on with skilling up Gwenna and Gavin.

See! I do potty train my toddlers before aging them up!

I just forget to take pictures sometimes.

To be honest, I mostly took this picture because it's cute. I like these guys.

Alex has to deal with a lot of toddler poop. Of course, if she wanted a life where she didn't have to deal with poop, she probably shouldn't have been a part of this kind of challenge.

Gavin: Mommy, how am I supposed to potty with my pants on?

Alex: I dunno, kid, but sims have been doing it since the dawn of time, so you're not gonna be the one to change that.

Meanwhile, the older twins are still playing together. They spend most of their time playing catch or tag or scaring each other with floating flashlight faces.

Gavin learned how to walk and now he toddles about all the time. That's probably my favourite thing sims do. What can I say? I'm a fan of the cute.

So now that the younger twins are mostly skilled up, Alex has another duty.

Making babies with random men she meets.

For a married man, Beau Andrews was really easy to get into bed.

And just like with the last two, Alex has to tell Beau that it's not him, it's the challenge, and would he please leave and never come back?

While mommy is being inappropriate, the older twins take care of their little siblings. I am so glad that this is a thing children can do. It makes things so much easier.

Alex: BLARRGHHH! I don't like this part.

But you like your kids.

Alex: Yeah, I do.

Alex pops into maternity wear and is for some reason happy that she's pregnant with Beau Andrews' child. Which is surprising because not even Beau's wife is willing to be pregnant with his child.

Alex: Well, with my genes, the kid will be gorgeous no matter what.

After both reaching the honour roll at school, Jenna and Jaime age up. Jenna is shocked at her serious look.

Jenna: I did not spend my entire childhood looking like a boy and running around just to become a secretary!

And Jaime looks sad over his hair.

Jaime: I just . . . don't think it's me is all *sniff*

There, you happy? Now you're feminine-looking, but still look like you enjoy running around.

Jenna rolled Frugal as her teen trait. She's also really pretty, even if, as I've been complaining, she is a mommy clone.

And this is the makeover pic of Jaime where he ISN'T blinking. Breaking the twin telepathy they seemed to have going on, he rolled Daredevil as his teen trait. Tell me, does that face look like a daredevil to you? Because to me it screams "I just want to go back to bed".

And Alex paints.

Wait, Alex, shouldn't you be teaching your youngest children how to, I don't know, function as normal sims?

Alex: Did that.

Oh, well then.

So now it's time for some birthdays. Oldest first.

And then Gavin's turn.

Here's the adorable Gwenna post-makeover. She rolled Neat as her child trait, and that means she'll be compulsively making everyone's beds and cleaning up dishes. Which means the beds will actually get made and the dishes will actually get cleaned. And don't even get me started on the bathrooms (yuck).

And here's Gavin. He's a bit chubby, but that makes him all the more cuddly. He rolled Cat Person as his child trait. Which I promptly groaned at because HECK NO we are not getting a cat.

Gwenna spends most of her time not cleaning or doing homework, fishing. Don't ask me why, I just thought it would be nice for her to have a hobby.

Back at home, Alex goes into labour.

And Jenna and Jaime instantly decide that they're never having kids ever.

Alex goes into her room so as not to traumatize her children.

And gives birth to Norah. A brave heavy sleeper who likes white, fruit parfait and country music.

In the living room, Gwenna has gotten back from fishing and she and her twin are doing homework.

And the older kids reach books for school. All while listening to their mother's screams and their new little sister's cries.

Norah is aged up.

And is given a hat.

Join us next time to see who Daddy #4 is because, really, at this point, Alex doesn't know anybody else.