The Dapple 100 Baby Challenge!

Wisteria has been hard at work on her school project again. School projects are one of those things I have a love-hate relationship with in Sims - they're fun, but they take so long, and if you don't have an adult to really assist you then you're toast.

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Plumeria ended up getting sick as well just after the babies were born, which, fantastic. I don't know why my Sims have all started getting sick suddenly, but we're dealing with it.

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She's been working hard, though, now that we have six kids to provide for! Of course, a good part of that is tending to the garden.

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But a better part of that is working from home as a social media presence!

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Aspen and Yarrow aged up shortly after, and they are absolutely adorable! Like all the other kids, each of them has a themed colour - yellow for Aspen, and blue for Yarrow. Here's Aspen:

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And here's Yarrow!

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And of course, with four toddles at once in the house and only one adult to look after them, the fun really begins. But that's the 'challenge' aspect of the 100 Baby Challenge!

(And isn't Aspen adorable with his little backpack?)

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Along with the other skills she's begun to build, Plumeria's gotten very good at cooking! It's fun watching her learn things and skill up in all these different areas. Of course, with how many kids there are, everything has to be Party Size.

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Linden and Azalea were alright with meeting their new siblings, thankfully!

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In fact, I'd say Linden is pretty happy to have little brothers.

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To my surprise, Plumeria is handling four toddlers at once fairly well. I remember the first time I tried this challenge, I was very overwhelmed, and didn't enjoy it one bit. Nowadays, it's a lot more fun, and I can really relax!

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And then, all too soon, the gnome nation attacked. That's right, it was time for Harvestfest! Not my favourite holiday given the temper of the gnomes.

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Plumeria started off with the tributes to the gnomes, and actually did pretty well for the first half!

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Rose ended up angering one of them, but two out of three ain't bad, overall. I was feeling pretty good about my chances, honestly, and we could definitely benefit from the seed packets you get from happy gnomes.

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Unfortunately, Wisteria failed at pleading with one of them, and got electrocuted. Goddamnit.

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See, this is why I'm not such a big fan of Harvestfest - that, and the 'grand meal' was nigh impossible with Plumeria's needs swinging back and forth due to four toddlers. Hey, she's managing it, but Harvestfest on top of that definitely wasn't happening fully.

Once Harvestfest was over and done with, it was back to our usual routine, which now includes things breaking Every Single Time. See, the shower.

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And, in exciting news, it was time to upgrade the house slightly...by adding a whole new bedroom! Yes, it's time for Azalea and Linden to age up! I feel both happy and sad about this, but I scraped together as much as I could to give them a nice bedroom. It's not much to look at, but it's still quite good.

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Also, the shower broke AGAIN while Rose was cleaning up a toddler-made mess in the bathroom. Sigh.

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So, Plumeria made a confetti cake for the birthday boy and girl...

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And Azalea blew out the candles while Wisteria did her homework.

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Next up was Linden, of course!

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And, tada! Here's Azalea:

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And here's Linden!

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This ended up as a very long episode, so I'll wrap it up here. Thanks for reading!