More Greenwoods

Belle gave birth finally.  She’d hoped to have a girl and call her Angel after her mother, Angela.  But no…

A boy

But wait – another baby was on the way – twins!

Another boy

And she hadn’t eaten any cheesecake.  No need – there were twins on both sides of the family.  So what to name them?

Belle chose Brandon as the nearest to her grandmother’s name, Brandi.  Ocean continued the Greenwood tradition of naming after something from nature and chose Seal (which lives in the ocean, naturally).  Belle wasn’t too impressed.

Skip’s twins grow

Skip and his wife chatted at the dinner table while the kids slept.  Perhaps they talked about what to do with the small inheritance.

Check out that (un)Pleasant nose!

Storm Broke was the first twin to grow up.

Then it was Dawn’s turn, and older sister, Penny, watched.

No obvious sign of inheriting the nose.

Dustin

Dustin was quite upset by Lilith’s death.  His only interest in life was now gone.  Depression hit.

He figured when he got home from work the next day, that he’d ring up and retire and then wait for his end, which he knew was near.

As he was spraying the cockroaches outside, he thought about using a large part of the money he had to upgrade the property.

He had a pool and a playground put in.  Let the new owners benefit.

Dustin didn’t have to wait long.

I guess he was happy enough to warrant the hula girls. 

Ashes to ashes, Dustin to dust…  He was 76.

Only one of Brandi’s son’s remains.

Death hung around to watch TV.

Soleil gives birth

Parker’s wife finally gave birth – she seemed to be pregnant forever.  She had a girl which she named Melisande.

I’m not sure what Parker’s going on about – whether because it’s a girl or because of the fancy and/or French name.

However, Soleil got Parker to hold the baby.

They thought with sadness how Parker’s dad, Beau, was not there to greet his first grandchild.

Tragedy strikes

Yet another death in Pleasantview.  Mary, daughter of Nancy and Avri, died after getting food poison and trying too hard to get fit.

She hadn’t even found a job yet.  (Actually I didn’t want her – she was mean to her half-brother and boring, so when she happened to get food poisoning I prevented her getting any rest.)  Nancy was naturally upset and even Avri cried a little.  Avri is now an elder.

Mary’s brother Joe, didn’t seem too concerned with Mary’s death.  He got on well with his half-brother, Cedar and his real father and aunt (who recently lost her husband, Theophile Charvat).  They had an outing one night and played card games.

Joe and half-brother, Cedar, with their dad, Forest and aunt, Valley.

Joe and Cedar live separately in semi-detached apartments in Pleasantview.

Dustin and Skip

Dustin lives alone in his house – the house that he first lived in with his room-mate, Tyler Hunicke, adopted son of the Randoms.  He gave most of his possessions to Belle so that they could start their life in their new house without spending money.  He’s basically given up on any more promotions and just gives financial advice on the computer when he’s not at work.  Basically, he’s waiting for death.

But then he remembered Angela’s sister, Lilith - now a widow.  He’d always had a secret passion for his wife’s sister.  He invited Lilith round and she gladly accepted, for she was now very lonely without Dirk.

He wanted her to move in with him but he figured she’d refuse.  She wanted to be close to her grandchildren.  But that didn’t stop them enjoying themselves.

So far the arrangement suits them both, but for how long?

Dustin’s son, Skip, is now head of the construction company.  He helps out with the kids when he can.  His wife has informed him that there’ll be no more kids – three is enough.

The twins hug

Skip’s daughter, Penny, had a go at bug hunting but got more than she bargained for.

She vowed never to go outside again…

A sad Sim day

Beau was not feeling good while taking an early evening swim.  He got out to rest.

Sadly, he died by the pool, age 68.

Platinum death

Veronica was at work at the time it happened.  By the time she got back Beau was a white headstone.

So ends the life of one of the original Broke family.  Beau was the second son of Brandi and Skip Broke.  We all know that Skip mysteriously died in a pool when Brandi was pregnant with her third son (Chip).  Brandi struggled to cope with three boys and her eldest, Dustin, left home and married Angela Pleasant.  Only when Brandi met and married Willy Brannon could she afford to do up the house and send Beau to university.  Unfortunately, all the early photos of Beau’s childhood were lost in a house fire.  (Actually I don’t know what happened to them – either I didn’t take any pics or they got deleted.)

Beau had returned from university and was living with his little brother, Chip, when he met Veronica Huntingdon.

They started seeing more of each other.

Eventually Beau popped the question.

When they married Beau agreed to take on Veronica’s surname.

Brandi was there to see her son wed.

Beau and Veronica lived in the house that Veronica’s parents gave as a wedding present.

Veronica was a housewife for a while, while Beau worked in the science field.  Veronica gave birth to a son, Parker.  Parker now lives in the Huntingdon mansion which was left to him by his grandfather. 

In his spare time, Beau loved cooking.

He worked hard at his job and was promoted several times, reaching the pinnacle of his career as a mad scientist.  He was well liked by all.

Beau kept in touch with his brothers and they got on well.

Dustin and Beau

Older brother, Dustin, was upset that he couldn’t make Beau’s recent anniversary which younger brother, Chip, attended.

Beau’s widow, Veronica, believes that Beau knew his end was near.  She believes that his scientific work shortened his life.  Veronica will be inviting her young sister, Beatrice (recently returned from university), to live with her.

Beau Broke Huntingdon will be missed by all.

A day in the life of…

I’ve just been playing a day each of the families in Pleasantview to get re-acquainted after a few weeks.  Just in that short time:

Belle Broke and Ocean Greenwood got married.

Only two guests were permitted so they were Ocean’s parents.

The fathers get acquainted - Dustin and Herne

Dustin is now 71. 

I extended this family for day in order to have Belle and Ocean move into their own house.  In that time, Belle became pregnant.  Ocean wants six kids.

Belle and Ocean move in

Beau is 67 and looks close to his end.  Knowing that, he wanted to have an anniversary party.  But again only two guests were allowed (why?) so he invited his brothers.  Only Chip showed up.

Beau’s son, Parker, will be a dad.  Parker’s wife, Soleil, conceived during a thunderstorm.  Parker’s uncle, Cornelius, finally grew to an elder.

Parker, Cornelius and Soleil

 At Chip’s, unbeknownst to him, Brittany went out on a date with her ex-boyfriend, Kevin, who’s still at university.

Dustin’s grandkids grew up – Penny became school-age and the twins grew to toddlers.

Penny

 

Twins