Welcome back to the Diversity Experiment and the Greene household. We left them in the middle of Winterfest (not sure why I quit then.. but okay, lol).. so I immediately sent the family to open their gifts (except for poor pregnant Iris, who was in desperate need of a nap.)
McKenzie puts on a happy face - she loves her new doctor playset.
Luke is so cute. Look at how excited he is!
Later, after that much needed nap, Iris meets up with Father Winter for her present. Most of them were sold for family funds, but I think the kids' presents were both saved for them in inventory.
Flying Luke! Iris and Aiyden are constantly tag-teaming with the kids, although Aiyden seems to be doing the bulk of it now that Iris is about "ready to pop".
Speaking of.. she has a little boy at home, and I chose the first name it suggested, because I liked it. This is Adrian. I did not think of how close it was to Aiyden until later, when I kept trying to call the poor boy his dad's name. Oops. Too late now!
Then, it was time for the first child birthday. Poor McKenzie looks very worried about it.
However, she didn't need to be worried. She got a good trait.
I had initially been thinking of making McKenzie identify as a boy, but after perusing the outfits she had "chosen for herself", I completely ditched that idea. She was very clear to me on the fact that she's female - and she loves colors and her collection of bright shoes. *grin* So here's what we went with. I have to confess, it's one of the few times I've actively put a hat on a sim, instead of taking it off immediately.
McKenzie was NOT impressed with baby Adrian, however. Hopefully he'll grow on her.
Here's her room all made over:
I put a lot of thought into it, and I like that it reflects her personality. She is an art lover, after all.
Playtime with the Greenes. Little Luke is still unsure about the slide, so mama was helping.
It's that time again... only this time, as I was editing the pictures, somehow I COMPLETELY missed taking any pictures of poor Adrian. He's not being neglected, I promise! I went back into the game and got a shot of him to stick here:
.. He's really quite cute. I have elected not to give the toddlers makeovers, they aren't toddlers for very long, after all.
McKenzie decides to be the first Greene to pick up Knitting, and she seems to really enjoy it.
She comes home from school Monday with the traditional weekly school project, and Iris gives her some help. (While Adrian plays with the dollhouse in the background. This is apparently the only shot I actually took of him during gameplay.)
Surprise!! I couldn't resist. I changed the walk in closet that never made sense to me on the first floor into a bedroom and shrunk the size of the master bath to make room for it. I have to wonder, though, if Aiyden is as "into" the idea as Iris and I were, though, his reaction was clearly mixed.
This is what happens when I try to make my sims make school friends. This is Aleki - and he ends up playing quietly by himself while poor McKenzie crashes. She was too tired to play for more than a few minutes.
Uh-oh. As much as I love Luke, that Dog Lover just might disqualify him from heir-hood. I really had no plans to get a pet for the next generation.
However, I LOVE his style. He's adorable... and he could change my mind if he keeps up the cuteness.
I pretty much spent all the rest of the money they had saved up on decorating his room, though.. so it's definitely time for Mom and Dad to get back to work. They've both finally got their skills up to par and are getting promotions, though, so money shouldn't be too bad of an issue.
Look at this cutie! How can I resist?!
Aiyden takes the chance to present one of his ideas to his pregnant (and hungry) wife. She didn't seem impressed, but it gave him his daily paycheck.
Yes, I had Luke join Scouts. And he's playing with the block table before bed on his own, which is so cute. Usually my sims completely ignore block tables.
We finish this update with a nooboo. (Hopefully just one!) ... and I was lucky. We get a little boy that is named Jaron.
Iris then makes herself a coconut cake (since SOMEONE - points at Aiyden accusingly - stole a piece from the fridge. I immediately told him I hoped he munched on a candle. =P ) and ages up to adult. I didn't want to "forget her birthday".. and she was quick to taste the frosting. Perhaps she knew I was going to take the cake away for a later date immediately after the birthday. Maybe Aiyden will even leave it alone. Maybe....
