Range Valley – Round 12 – Corrigan

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 10,400!

Amity, Theo, Dorothy. Also, Amity has a bun in the oven.

I think Dorothy is a little worried about the new baby’s arrival. She has always been a daddy’s girl.

Little did she know that she really needed to be worried about burglars.

“This was supposed to be a safe neighbourhood!”

The stress of being burgled, and having the criminal taken away by the police sends Amity into labour, in the morning.

A girl as freckled as her father! Little Constance looks like more of a mix of her parents, with her mother’s dark hair, and her father’s abundance of freckles.

Theo is pretty taken with his new daughter.

Though he does have to admit that Dorothy never vomitted all over him, so there is that…

The birthday rolls around quickly. I think Connie was born at a weird time, or something, because she wasn’t a baby for long.

Connie is very cute! She looks so much like her dad!

Theo is a bit less career minded, so he is happy to use his vacation time, and be a stay at home dad. Amity is a general, after all. There are recruits to terrify.

Dorothy reaches her birthday! I can’t wait to see how cute she is!

Dorothy is very pretty! She looks like a good mix of her parents, now that she’s a teenager. I can definitely see that she has Theo’s mouth and nose. Dorothy is a family sim.

Theo teaches Connie to walk, just in time for the littler Corrigan girl’s birthday.

Connie is just as pretty as her sister, even if they don’t look much alike.

And it looks like the family is going to get a little bit bigger.

We leave the Corrigans there, waiting on the newest arrival.

Households: 35
Playable Sims: 161
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 8
Downtown: No
SM: 65
Population: 10,465
Fires: 5
Burglars: 5
Town Funds: $473,300
Uni Funds: $0

Range Valley – Round 12 – Parrish

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 10,335.

Bethany, Joanna, Lachlan, Mercy.

Bethany has now returned from university, and is telling Mercy all about it! She’s moved back in with her parents, as she can’t afford her own place just yet. Older brother Casey hasn’t moved back in, as he and his girlfriend, Ivy Zeelan, were able to pool their resources.

We also have one last picture of a young Mr and Mrs Parrish.

Thankfully, they’re still super cute!

Whilst stargazing one night, Bethany notices Kester Bellamy out and about. He recently aged up, and moved out, and has become something of a night owl. The pair hit it off (three bolts), and agree to meet again in day light.

The morning arrives, and Bethany asks Kester out on a date.

The two of them hit it off imediately. Good chemistry will do that for you.

And since Bethany is a romance sim, she invites Kester to have a better look at her bedroom.

Mercy and Alicia have made good friends, despite the age gap between them. I think they have bonded over being the much younger sibling in both their families.

Once Kester has left, Bethany finds a job. Moving in with her parents wasn’t really the ideal. Lachlan and Joanna have spent quite a bit of money on extending the house – it was always a bit small, really, and now it is big enough for the family to breathe.

Bethany and Kester continue seeing each other. It’s just casual, but they’ve floated the idea of moving in together.

“Whoops!”

“Oh dear, Beth.”

“I’m a romance sim. What do you expect?”

Bethany breaks the news to Kester.

“Hey, cool! My half-aunt just had a baby, too.”

“I’m so relieved. Because I’ve just rolled a weird want for me.”

Even so, I leave it a day, just to check whether Bethany drops her unusual want. But she doesn’t.

“I know this is weirdly out of character, but marry me?”

Of course, Kester accepts.

Just in time, too. Bethany gives birth in the morning! The two have a baby boy, named Arlo.

Kester is invited over to meet his son. To keep aging in line, kinda, I won’t be moving Kester in just yet.

“Aw, nooboo!”

Joanna is smitten with her grandson. She’s a great nanna, always caring for the baby, and thinking about him whenever she isn’t.

And today is the day! Kester quickly moves in, and gets the honour of taking little Arlo to the cake!

The couple then quickly marry, in true Range Valley fashion. Bethany takes Kester’s name.

I can’t decide if Arlo is cute or not, so we’ll give him some time.

Lachlan takes over baby duty, just before the family picture.

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The Bellamy family will probably continue to live in the Parrish house. It’s not a question of funds, it’s a question of love.

Households: 35
Playable Sims: 160
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 8
Downtown: No
SM: 65
Population: 10,400
Fires: 5
Burglars: 4
Town Funds: $460,500
Uni Funds: $0

Range Valley – Round 12 – Ramirez

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 10,335.

Genoveva, Mateo, Phoebe, Nico, Alicia.

Little Alicia has big plans for the future, that involve people actually listening to her. That’s the trouble with being the youngest…

Mateo hangs out with Mercy Parrish, whilst still sitting in his diving suit. He’s going to get that sofa covered in sea water.

Nico doesn’t think much of Genoveva’s workout gear. Can’t say I do, either, really.

I time things badly, so Mateo has to age up on his own. At least he makes an absolutely adorable elder.

Genoveva makes the aquaintence of Kestrel Zeelan. It’s nothing serious – Genoveva is nearly an adult, and Kestrel is a romance sim.

Still, neither one is too bothered by this, and they share their first kiss.

We all know that once birthdays start, they don’t stop! Alicia invites Naomi McKinley over to celebrate. I love Naomi. 🙂

Those Ramirez genes are very nice to look at. Alicia rolls popularity.

In celebration, the Ramirez family invite over Eliseo. He currently lives with his fiance, Jeannie Masters, after the pair met at uni. Of course, some people aren’t too fussed about joining.

I guess there’s a big game on, or something, because Nico was more interested in the TV than in hearing how his older brother is going.

He then recounts everything to his dad, who would have prefered watching the game to hearing about wallpaper swatches.

And we end the round with Genoveva’s birth. She’s stunning, if I do say so myself!

Households: 35
Playable Sims: 159
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 8
Downtown: No
SM: 65
Population: 10,335
Fires: 5
Burglars: 4
Town Funds: $431,100
Uni Funds: $0

Range Valley – Round 12 – J. McKinley

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 10,335.

Liam, Jack and Louisa.

Liam and Veronika started off a little rocky, but Liam is very fond of her, and asks her out on a date.

They are pretty cute together, after all.

Jack has his birthday!

And somebody leaves a gift…

Jack makes the obvious wish. With one more teenager in the house, he wants to make sure that they have the funds for uni, if Liam so decides.

Liam and Jack rake the yard together, at night.

“I really like her, dad.”

“She’s a nice girl, go for it.”

Not sure that’s what Jack had in mind…

Cara.

“Avenie.”

Useless police officer.

“I have a name.”

You don’t deserve a name.

What a wonderful gift for Louisa’s birthday.

Louisa now side-eyes everybody who walks past the house.

“Suspicious…”

That’s Genovefa. Look elsewhere.

Admist all the chaos, Liam and Veronika share their first kiss.

And then fall in love.

Which is where we leave the McKinleys.

Range Valley – Round 12 – Masters

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 9,540.

Dagmar, Kerie, Libby, Angela, Gina, Chase, Candice, Cherry and Shannon.

Last round, a whole bunch of kids went off to uni.

We get one last look at a young Libby and Angela, because today is their birthdays.

Libby makes a cute elder, and sticks with her prefered pink.

And Angela sticks with her blue shirts.

Dagmar returns home to wish her mothers a happy birthday. Dagmar is now living with her boyfriend, Felix McKinley.

Chase meets Chloe, and the two find they have a lot in common.

At least enough to exchange a kiss.

Candice and Chase are getting close to uni age, and both have wants to go.

Chase phones up first, and heads off.

And Candice isn’t far behind.

Of the eleven(?) children adopted by Libby and Angela, only four remain at home.

Libby takes the time to talk to Shannon about her seeing two different people.

“You’ll get a reputation.”

“I don’t care! I’m just having fun. I don’t want to settle down with the first person I meet, like you.”

Maybe more to get out from under her mother’s feet, Shannon applies for university, and moves out.

She at least has time to take a family photo first.

Range Valley – Round 12 – Dallas

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 9,540.

Charlotte, Elodie, Elizabeth, Emily, Pip and Joshua.

Last round, Charlotte and Joshua left for university, and Forest passed away.

With only the three girls left at home, the house feels less crowded.

And love is definitely in the air. Shannon Masters may technically be seeing Rory, but that’s nothing serious, and Elizabeth is much more her style.

And Elizabeth is rather smitten with Shannon, too.

Pip is in close contact with her girlfriend, Ruth. The two are pretty inseparable.

Elodie hasn’t met anybody special yet, but she’s got a ton of friends, and has plenty of options for a fun night out.

In fact, she sneaks out pretty regularly. But Emily hasn’t found out yet, and what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her.

Emily has her own romantic life to attend to. She has met Hayden, and is eager to see if she can fall in love again.

And Hayden is happy to make the most of their time together.

Nice. After a successful date, Hayden leaves a telescope.

Emily invites him over for another date, and the two fall in love.

We reach the end of the week, and I offer a picture of Elizabeth, because she’s beautiful.

All three girls are still at home for now. But there may be somebody else joining their family soon.

Households: 35
Playable Sims: 159
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 7
Downtown: No
SM: 60
Population: 9,540
Fires: 5
Burglars: 4
Town Funds: $389,400
Uni Funds: $940,000

Range Valley – Round 12 – Van Herten

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 9,540.

Ruth, Ben, Edith, Marshall and Max.

Ben is very much a family man, and adores spending time with Edith. He’d like another, but Marshall wouldn’t.

Max and Ruth spend a lot of time together. Max is thinking about uni, but Ruth’s still a little young to have to worry.

In fact, Ruth is much more wrapped up in young love. She and Pip Dallas have been seeing each other for a while now.

Ben still hasn’t given up on the thought of a fourth, and is sure that Marshall will change his mind once Edith’s a little older.

Marshall teaches Edith her last skill, and it’s time for her birthday.

Ben and Marshall make cute kids! Edith is adorable.

Max gets to know Eve McAuley a little better. She’s pretty cute, and very down to earth, which is exactly Max’s type.

Edith is successful at school, and seems to have an aptitude for learning.

And definitely favours Marshall. The two of them get on much, much better than anybody else in the family.

Ruth takes the plunge and asks Pip to go steady. Pip agrees.

And Ruth plays in a leaf pile to celebrate.

It’s reaching the end of the week. Max gets his kiss with Eve, but they can’t be together for long. Max is on his way to uni.

He makes his call, and there’s just enough time left to take a family picture before he goes.

We leave the Van Herten family here, celebrating Maxim’s acceptance to uni.

Range Valley – Round 12 – Qadir

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 9,540.

Ruqayyah, Ira, Karima and Inaya.

Take one last look at little Inaya, because it’s her birthday!

Teenaged Inaya is Knowledge sim, and very cute.

Ruqayyah and Ira are surprised by the third addition shortly to arrive to their family. They weren’t planning on another, but they’re happy to have it.

Karima continues to see Finley Parmeley.

And the two fall in love.

Inaya has less luck with Elliott Karimi. Turns out he is pretty dedicated to Amelie Savatier.

Both girls are good friends with Sarai McKinley, though some of Inaya’s interest might be Sarai’s older brother, Elisha.

Ruqayyah gives birth to a little boy! She and Ira name him Riley, as this was his surname before the couple married.

Ira is thrilled to meet his son.

As are Riley’s sisters. There’s a hell of an age gap, but with a knowledge sim and a family sim, they’ll take good care of him.

But disaster strikes. Ira passes away before Riley can reach his birthday.

Ira Riley was the local romance sim before it was cool. He opened a popular nightclub, and had a large number of women head over heels for him. He leaves behind his wife, Ruqayyah, and four children, Kitty Riley, Karima, Inaya and Riley Qadir.

The death of the man she considered her father shook Karima to her core, and she asks Finley over. She asks him to go steady, and he accepts.

Whilst Inaya studies hard. She wants to go to college, and she feels that it would have made Ira proud.

Riley grows up, helped by Inaya.

Riley looks just like his father.

We leave the family here, picking up the pieces.

Range Valley – Round 12 – Bellamy

Welcome to Range Valley, population 8,690. Yep, miscounted again. I am writing this after a pretty long break.

Roman, Sam, Sadie, Kester.

Sadie and Sam are joined by Aimee, who has just graduated. She doesn’t really get along with her mother, and the couple are more than happy to have her around.

Sam finally reaches elderhood!

And cuts off his ponytail. He’s definitely outgrown it by now.

Meanwhile, the boys make friends with Cherry Masters. She’s not too sure, though.

Still, she prefers Kester to Roman, and agrees to a date.

Which ends with a kiss.

Aimee gets into fitness. However, she comes back from her jogs and eats snacks, so…

Still, she meets the hobby leader, Cooper Woodrow, and they hit it off immediately.

Immediately immediately.

The boys continue with their studies, but Kester has decided that university is not for him, and is really just carrying on out of solidarity.

Aimee develops a bit of a belly, and knows exactly why. She calls Cooper over to break the news.

Cooper is surprised, but not upset. And Aimee immediately rolls a want to have a baby, so she’s pretty pleased.

Even Sam is excited for the baby. He adored his own children, and can’t wait for another to be running around.

Missed the labour, but caught the birth. Aimee has a little boy, who she names Theodore.

She invites Cooper over for a date to meet his son, and he later leaves us a massive telescope. Child support?

Theodore is very popular, and Sam would have loved another, but is happy to spoil his nephew.

It’s Theodore’s birthday! Aimee has rolled a want for another child, but not to get married to Cooper, weirdly enough.

To be fair, with a cutie like that, why wouldn’t you want another?

And we move Cooper in for the hell of it. I don’t want his son getting older than him. He is a knowledge sim.

Aimee teaches Theodore to walk as they wait for Kester’s birthday.

And Kester moves out as soon as he ages up.

Just in time, as it looks like a little sibling for Theodore might be on the way…

We’ll find out next week.

Households: 35
Playable Sims: 159
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 7
Downtown: No
SM: 60 (another five households with Kester moving out)
Population: 9,540
Fires: 5
Burglars: 4
Town Funds: $319,100
Uni Funds: $920,000

Range Valley – Round 12 – A. McKinley

Welcome back to Range Valley, population 7,855.

Kelilah, Asher, Sarai and Elisha.

A heavily pregnant Kelilah teaches Sarai to study. Asher is a family sim, so the couple are very excited about expanding their family.

Elisha is super cute, and already a fantastic student!

Kelilah’s sister, Amity, showed up to watch her give birth on the lawn. She’s more interested in discussing parenting tips with Asher than actually helping.

Amity is very aware that it’s her turn soon, as she is quite heavily pregnant with her second child.

Once Kelilah gets back inside, things calm down. Meet little girl Naomi, who has black eyes and blonde hair.

Sarai brings Audrey Landry home the next day. They bond over being older siblings, as Aubrey’s mother is expecting a child, too.

Aubrey also sticks around for Elisha’s birthday.

Elisha is a family sim, like his dad. I am more than happy for those genetics to have a couple kids.

It’s Naomi’s birthday in no time at all!

Oh my God. I am in love with Naomi.

And I am not the only one.

“Can I have one soon?”

In, like, two weeks. But you need to find someone to have them with.

Elisha takes this to heart, and starts getting to know Candice Masters.

Candice might not give him babies in the future, but she’s happy enough to give him a kiss.

Asher spends a lot of time with his kids, and has rolled a want for another child. I will leave it up to ACR.

Asher teaches Naomi to walk, in time for her birthday.

One last look at the cutest toddler ever.

And Naomi ages up! She’s a very cute little thing, and looks nothing like her siblings.

Kelilah gets back into studying, and learns parenting.

And it’s Sarai’s birthday!

Lovely! Sarai dyes her hair white, and rolls Fortune.

Asher dabbles in painting, and calls Candice most nights.

And Naomi dances the night away.

We leave the family there, with Asher and Kelilah debating adding another to their brood.

Households: 34
Playable Sims: 158
CAS-Sims Available: 37
Community Lots: 16
*Owned: 14
*NPC: 2
Business Districts: 3.
University: 7
Downtown: No
SM: 55
Population: 8,690 (apparently, I was updating this incorrectly?)
Fires: 5
Burglars: 4
Town Funds: $392,600
Uni Funds: $920,000