YEAR 1
Abilene, Texas DH(35): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(29): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(nb, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(nb, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyes
After spending his childhood in Massachusetts, Mason Keo-Van Daele moved to Texas for college and subsequently ended up working there, too. In his first year teaching literature, Mason met Tina in a book club that he started at the public library in town. She had some vastly differing opinion from him on some of the books and he liked that. He liked it so much that he asked her out on a date.
A few years later, they got married, moving into a small three bedroom house they bought with money they'd saved up. They wanted to start their family immediately. However, before Tina could get pregnant, they came across a young woman who didn't know what to do about her baby since she knew she didn't have the money to raise the child herself. On a whim, Tina said that they'd adopt the baby. Tina and Mason gave the girl a safe place to live until she gave birth, at which point, despite Tina's urging otherwise, the young woman walked away.
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YEAR 2
Abilene, Texas DH(36): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(30): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(1, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(1, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(nb): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes
Shortly after the twins were born, Tina found out that she was pregnant. She and Mason had a good laugh about it, glad that all their trying worked out in their favor. They spent hours at night discussing names for their baby, finally settling on Oliver as a first name.
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YEAR 3
Abilene, Texas DH(37): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(31): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(2, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(2, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(1): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes
One weekend, Mason and Tina decided to take a trip back to Mason's hometown to visit his family so they could spend some more time with the twins and Oliver. While they were gone, someone broke into their house, stealing a few expensive items and leaving their house a disaster. They never did find the perpetrator but they did manage to replace all the items they were missing.
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YEAR 4
Abilene, Texas DH(38): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(32): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(3, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(3, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(2): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes
One night, Mason woke up to a call from the police station. Tina had gone to a protest earlier that day while Mason volunteered to stay home with the kids since they were too young and too energetic for them to tag along. Apparently, things got a little crazy and Tina, along with many other protesters, wound up being arrested. Tina swore that she all she had done was peacefully protest.
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YEAR 5
Abilene, Texas DH(39): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(33): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(7): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(4, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(4, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(3): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes
Once Oliver turned three, Mason and Tina decided that they wanted to continue to grow their family. While simultaneously trying to conceive, they decided they wanted to adopt again as well. They were paired with a seven year old by the name of Eliott. Sawyer immediately clung to his new older brother.
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YEAR 6
Abilene, Texas DH(40): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(34): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(8): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(5, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(5, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(4): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (8, black lab)
With four kids, Tina and Mason decided that it was time to add a different kind of member to their family: a dog. Ainsley picked out an adorable black lab who was incredibly friendly and kind with the kids. Mason made the executive decision to adopt the dog, deciding to keep the name the shelter had given him, Ody, lengthening it to Odysseus.
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YEAR 7
Abilene, Texas DH(41): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(35): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(9): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(6, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(6, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(5): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(nb): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (9, black lab)
After trying for a baby for about a year, Tina and Mason decided to stop, figuring that four kids and a dog was a decently sized family. However, life had a different plan. A couple months after their conscious decision to stop trying, Tina found out that she was expecting. Ainsley was elated to find that she was finally going to have a sister.
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YEAR 8
Abilene, Texas DH(42): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(36): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(10): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(7, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(7, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(6): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(1): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(nb, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(nb, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(nb, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(nb, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (10, black lab)
After being fine with their five kids, Tina and Mason thought they were done having babies. Imagine their surprise when Tina found herself pregnant again... with quadruplets. The doctor said the chance that they were able to conceive quadruplets naturally was almost a one in a million, which sent Tina into a fit of laughter over the obscure and insane way that life worked.
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YEAR 9
Abilene, Texas DH(43): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(37): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(11): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(8, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(8, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(7): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(2): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(1, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(1, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(1, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(1, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(nb): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (11, black lab)
Tina thought having Ellie followed by quads was difficult... until she had another baby. Shaylyn arrived just a few days shy of exactly a year after the quads. Tina and Mason started talking about the possibility of taking steps to prevent further pregnancies, but didn't land on anything definitive.
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YEAR 10
Abilene, Texas DH(44): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(38): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(12): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes ADS(9, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(9, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(8): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(3): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(2, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(2, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(2, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(2, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(1): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes
DSister(41): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina Keo-Van Daele -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (11, black lab)
In recent years, Mason grew closer to his younger sister, Ophelia. After an especially hard year and an even harder breakup of a relationship that had lasted more than a decade, Ophelia decided that she needed to start fresh somewhere new. Mason invited her to come move in with them, help them out with all the kids, and Ophelia couldn't pass on the opportunity.
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YEAR 11
Abilene, Texas DH(45): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(39): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(13): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes DNephew(11): Javier "Javi" Onofre Noguera -
curly black hair, brown eyes ADS(10, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(10, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(9): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(4): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(3, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(3, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(3, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(3, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(2): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes
DSister(42): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina Keo-Van Daele -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (12, black lab)
Tina's older brother passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind his young son that he'd been fathering alone for the last five years. Javi Noguera came to live with his aunt and uncle, fitting right in with Eliott and Sawyer who he'd gotten to play with several times over the last few years.
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YEAR 12
Abilene, Texas DH(46): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(40): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(14): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes DNephew(12): Javier "Javi" Onofre Noguera -
curly black hair, brown eyes ADS(11, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyesADD(11, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(10): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(5): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(4, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(4, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(4, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(4, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(3): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes
DSister(43): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina Keo-Van Daele -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (13, black lab)
As a bit of a joke, Mason and Tina started gifting each other lottery tickets as part of their birthday gifts to each other every year. Most years, they didn't win anything. This year, however, Mason won a rather sizable amount, enough for him to pay off their mortgage on their house.
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YEAR 13
Abilene, Texas DH(47): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(44): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(15): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes DNephew(13): Javier "Javi" Onofre Noguera -
curly black hair, brown eyes ADS(12, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyes-Frog: Oak
ADD(12, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(11): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(6): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(5, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(5, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(5, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(5, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(4): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes
DSister(44): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina Keo-Van Daele -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant -DBf(48): Ethan Shinobu Konishi -
straight; straight black hair, hazel eyes; half Japanese -
Abilene city councilman
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (14, black lab)
While out playing with Javi and Eliott, Sawyer found and caught a frog and brought it home. Tina and Mason were a little taken aback at first, but with some good advice, decided that it would be okay if Sawyer kept it as a pet.
Ophelia also finally started dating again this year. She met her boyfriend, Ethan Konishi, at a coffee shop in what some would call a romcom worthy meeting. They started talking and they really hit it off. Ethan ended up putting off a couple meetings in order to stay and chat longer with her.
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YEAR 14
Abilene, Texas DH(48): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(45): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(16): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes DNephew(14): Javier "Javi" Onofre Noguera -
curly black hair, brown eyes ADS(13, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyes-Frog: Oak
ADD(13, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(12): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(7): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(6, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(6, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(6, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(6, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(5): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes ADD(5): Sarika Jayanti Keo-Van Daele -
straight black hair, brown eyes; from India
DSister(45): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina Keo-Van Daele -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant -DFiance(49): Ethan Shinobu Konishi -
straight; straight black hair, hazel eyes; half Japanese -
Abilene city councilman -DS(nb): Justice "JJ" Junpei Konishi -
straight brown hair, hazel eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (15, black lab)
Mason and Tina unexpectedly decided to adopt again this year. A little girl from India came across their path and they couldn't help but want to give her the home that they felt she deserved. So after the long process of legally adopting her, Sarika came to live with the Keo-Van Daeles.
Ophelia and Ethan ended up adding to their little family this year as well. Shortly after they announced their engagement, Ophelia announced her pregnancy as well. She gave birth a little prematurely to their son, Justice, but he was a little fighter.
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YEAR 15
Abilene, Texas DH(49): Mason Narith Caelian Keo-Van Daele -
straight; wavy blonde hair, green eyes -
literature professor DW(46): Martina "Tina" Obdulia Noguera Keo-Van Daele -
straight; curly dark brown hair, brown eyes -
environmental scientist / conservationist
ADS(17): Eliott Tennyson Abascal Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, brown eyes DNephew(15): Javier "Javi" Onofre Noguera -
curly black hair, brown eyes ADS(14, twin): Sawyer Peyton Baudelio Keo-Van Daele -
straight brown hair, hazel eyes-Frog: Oak
ADD(14, twin): Ainsley Margaret Yessenia Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, blue eyesDS(13): Oliver Emerson Guillermo Keo-Van Daele -
curly brown hair, green eyes DD(8): Eloise "Ellie" Charlotte Delfina Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(7, quadruplet): Georgia Everlee Azeneth Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark blonde hair, brown eyes DD(7, quadruplet): Cassidy Elinor Felicidad Keo-Van Daele -
wavy brown hair, brown eyes DS(7, quadruplet): Garrick Fenton Evaristo Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark brown hair, hazel eyes DS(7, quadruplet): Fulton Adair Inocencio Keo-Van Daele -
curly dark brown hair, green eyes DD(6): Shaylyn Delaney Milagros Keo-Van Daele -
wavy dark blonde hair, hazel eyes ADD(6): Sarika Jayanti Keo-Van Daele -
straight black hair, brown eyes; from India
DSister(46): Ophelia Chakroval Dimphina [Keo-Van Daele] Konishi -
bisexual; curly brown hair, brown eyes -
nursing assistant -DH(50): Ethan Shinobu Konishi -
straight; straight black hair, hazel eyes; half Japanese -
Abilene city councilman -DS(1): Justice "JJ" Junpei Konishi -
straight brown hair, hazel eyes
Dog: Odysseus "Ody" (16, black lab)
What started as a small cold quickly made it's way through the entire family. However, when everyone else made a full recovery, Sarika still grew sicker. A trip to the ER wound up with a much bigger diagnosis than your average cold.
Ophelia and Ethan got married this year. In lieu of a honeymoon, they took a family vacation. Bringing JJ with them, they took a trip to Japan to visit some of Ethan's family who remained there.
This message was edited 12/20/2020, 2:23 AM