Here's an update on my family. I'm not going to give an in-depth story on them, but I thought I'd share some of what they are doing.
Adam and Evie settled into their new house. I built them a two-bedroom house plus a garden and workshop out back. As per the rules, the only building in town was the supermarket. Shortly after moving them in, I built a consignment store to bring more people to town. I've decided that each time I build a new lot, I'll add one empty house. That way, I can slowly increase the population.
For the first few days, they focused on building up their skills. Adam focused on gardening and inventing, while Evie focused on sculpting.
Evie's LTW is to raise 5 children. I think she's trying to tell me something:
Rather than wait until their skills were built up, I decided to go ahead and grant her desire for a child. Their firstborn son is Aaron. I'm rolling the first two traits. His were brave and virtuoso.
Around the time that Aaron was born, I decided to add a City Hall. Both Adam and Evie have skills that work well with self-employment. The more income I can leave for the next generation, the better.
And then I got into gameplay and forgot to take pictures. By now, Adam and Evie have five children. Aaron is a teenager, Emma and Ellen are children, and the twins, Alex and Austin are babies. I've also built a school for my children to attend, as well as added a second floor to my house. No more public buildings until the next generation.
Aaron:
Emma:
Hopefully next time I'll remember to take pictures of the rest of the family.
Also, I wanted to share the town that I'm using. I got it off of the Exchange. It is a completely empty world, and it is nicely designed for building.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3809497Bonus shot:
I love them :)