Let me kick this off by updating you on what is going on with this family in general in the gap between the last update and this one.
Chastity and Paul achieved their goal of having 10 children. By the time that Giovanni came along, Paul was already an elder, but pregnancy had bought Chastity extra time to continue to produce more children. Their children, in birth order, are Glenn, Hudson, Jarrett, Lacey, Jonathan, Grant, Conrad, Sylas, Anita, and Giovanni. That's eight boys and two girls. I've been moving the boys out as soon as they reach young adulthood rather than attempting to work on their aspirations simply to
make room for more, which is always one of the challenges in a legacy. I've discovered along the way that I love playing eight-sim households. One thing's for sure: You're never bored.
At the point of this update, Glenn, Hudson, Jarrett, Jonathan, and Grant have all been moved out. Conrad, Sylas, Anita, and Giovanni are still living at home, along with Lacey, who was chosen heir by a randomizer. Anita would have bought me more time if she'd rolled as the heir, but I do NOT think she's an attractive sim so I'm sort of glad for this >.>
Lacey has moved her boyfriend, a #legacylove named Daniel Lottenbe, into the home, and the two of them have produced the first child of generation 3: A boy named Bryson. Further information on those sims not already listed will be made available shortly. The relevant sims at this point are Lacey, Daniel, and Bryson.
Lacey rolled the aspiration of
Fabulously Wealthy after easily completing her childhood aspiration of
Whiz Kid. Her traits are creative, clumsy, and goofball, in addition to the aspiration traits that she has earned. She's currently in the final phase of completing her first adult aspiration and is about 7 days from becoming an "adult." She is currently in the Astronaut career.
Daniel is a
Body Builder with the traits Self-Assured, Bro, and Active. He is also in the Astronaut career. They are both in level five at the time of writing and expected to make quick work of the promotions, as they both autonomously build fitness skill. (The indoor pool doesn't hurt!)
Bryson is a
Social Butterfly (ick, nobody's favorite apparently!) and is actually sailing through his childhood aspiration so far. His trait is goofball. I like him a lot.
So, without further ado, the update.
Giovanni and Conrad sit and chat across the bar while Giovanni works on his mixology skills. He aspires to be a Master Mixologist while his blonde elder brother would love to be a Master Chef. The two make a great pair this way!
While Giovanni works on his mixology skills....
Conrad adds to his growing repertoire of recipes.
Chastity has reached the top of the paining career since Paul's death (which hit the entire family hard) and she's now painting in her studio while she works on her third aspiration (Fabulously Wealthy).
Later, Lacey sweats it out while Giovanni cheers her on.
And Sylas picks on Daniel in the hopes of getting at least one person to dislike him for his aspiration.
Meanwhile, Bryson builds his social skill by chatting with Blarfy.
And then Daniel goes to work it off. No point in staying mad, right? Sylas is his future brother-in-law!
When Chastity's done with her painting, she spends some time getting to know her only grandson.
And he shares his secrets with her.
Later, he goes looking for some discarded toys, but comes up empty-handed.
On a side note, has anybody else noticed a lack of fallen logs and abandoned mines since Kid's Room Stuff came out?
It's time for another Turpin Party -- a Dinner Party this time -- and so Daniel fixes the broken dishwasher and cleans up the kitchen.
Conrad and Giovanni host, and Conrad fixes the requested Garden Salad for dinner (he's capable of so much more!)
And Giovanni fixes up some tea!
The party is mostly just for family, but it's a roaring success, and nets a gold medal for the Turpin clan!
I have admittedly not kept great track of my parties, because my notes show three gold and three silver for parties and dates and there were at least five dates between Chastity and Paul, and all were gold. Because I didn't note them at the time I refuse to go back and add them in now, which disappoints me due to the number of medal points I want to earn for these events and the fact that this was the fifth or sixth party, the second achieving gold.
Oh, well. So much for keeping excellent score lol
