The Kaufmann family (Decade Challenge is finished)

1895

Ludwig is 25 years old and he is now an adult.

Storytime with mommy.

Tomorrow in my game, the year 1896 will start. Viktoria is pregnant with child number 5. In the neighborhood one female received triplets, she won't survive this, not in this century. :'(

1896-1898

The time flies away.

Wilhelm has gotten a doctor's playset on Christmas. He wants to become a Doctor one day (and he is friendly to every one, even aliens (of course nobody believe this part :D ), but his parents have other plans with him. He should take over the family business on day.

The village children are playing together.

Mathilde had has her birthday.

Ludwig has a booming retail shop and he made enough money with it, therefor the family moved into a bigger house, but the interior is still humble. They still have to save every money for new items.

Spoiler

In due off his success and reputation, Ludwig was asked by his business partner to to join his company and lead a branch, which parts of it strupple before. Nothing could safe these parts, so he had to laid off the employees. But his bonus was safed (and at this part my husband began to hate him), but this is pure capitalism. :D

Here's the floorplan from this building.

Ground floor.


First floor


Elisabeth and Mathilde were happy to have her own room.

Although this monster ... 


Elisabeth is playing on the violin, this is a picture of the updated living room, with baby Otto in the back


The family has now 4 sons and 2 daughters. Since they are considered as rich they are obliged to have a maid, a gardener and a nanny.

1898-1900

Viktoria enjoyes her knitting, but she had barely time for her hobby. The kids needs too much attention.

And it is christmas again with the end of the first decade, but this christmas is placed in 1899. I've decorated the dining room for christmas. Eating lunch or dinner is in the father's private offfice.

Everyone is ready for christmas and gifts, including the "nanny".

Spoiler

A private moment, if you know childrens christmas, you know how precious such moments are on christmas eve. :) 

Father Winter was a disappointment this season. The children asked him for gifts, but all he did was hohoho, no gifts for the kid, except for one off the girls. But at least he put some gifts under the christmas tree.

It's 1900 now. I made it through the first decade *cheer* :D . Now Ludwig sends his kids to better schools and he'd become member of the commerce chamber.

Here he practised a speech.

Slowly but steady I changed the interior design (wallpaper yays) of the house.
The children invited their friends quite often. Pure chaos. :p