Generation 4 - Chapter 6
At the end of the last chapter, we had some nerdy family bonding time at the telescopes, training by Clay, and a baby named Taylor was born. 
We start this chapter with some bonding and cooking in the bathroom. After deciding he wanted some mac and cheese, Clay decided to take the preparations into the bathroom as Maura was doing her business. Raise your hand if you want that batch of mac and cheese. 
Lahela and Draco didn't seem to mind that this is a special batch of mac and cheese. As they ate, they discussed the ghost problem they have. Ghosts have been coming out quite often and scaring constantly. There's only so much a person can take! 
Maura arrived home from work on a rare day when she wasn't pregnant, but that is about to change... 
Yep, there we go. Another vacation for Maura. Child #5 is on the way. 
I think this might have been done purely by Clay. But either way, Clay knows it must be hard on Maura to pop out kids left and right and he wanted to show his appreciation to his wife. 
With all these kids, there is always a birthday. Today is no exception. Lahela becomes a teen today. 
As Lahela is transforming, I catch Maura congratulating Clay and Clay swooning over his wife. These people get distracted so easily. 
I'm not sure if I like the look, but she's cute. This would be Lahela, pre-makeover. Lehela rolled the Fortune aspiration and her lifetime want is...wait I know this. When she went to college, she was a Drama major...I can't remember what her lifetime want is, but she rolled Fortune. Oh yeah, it has something to do with Sports, whatever that LTW is. 
Anyway, with Lahela's birthday, the family updated their family portrait. 
After the party, they wanted to settle down a little, so Clay and Lahela choose to spend some time with Bailey and play with her for a while. Of course, Clay takes the opportunity to explain where Draco came from and why he looks different than the rest of the family. 
After the bonding time with Lahela and Clay, Maura had her turn with Bailey and gave her a bath. 
After the bath, Maura finally took the reigns and did a little training for Bailey. Bailey has had a busy night! 
And so Clay got the credit because he had the want, the finishing touches for Bailey learning to walk went to him. 
With a house so full of people, it's easy for someone to get forgotten. Lahela was the only person to remember that it was Taylor's birthday, so she helped him into Toddlerhood. It's nice to have a teen in the house because, hey, free babysitter! 
The ghosts are out. I don't even remember which ghost this is, but I'm willing to bet it was Leilani. 
During the commotion of the evening and the ghosts, Draco, Lahela and Clay managed to get a meal together and sat down to eat. Draco, unaware of the family's love of starting fires while cooking, got the low down from Lahela. 
Taylor, in all his new toddlerness, starts working on his speaking skills. His first word is bear, and good thing, too, because there are two of them in the backyard somewhere. 
I don't remember the last time Maura had a full night's sleep. She's always waking up to ghosts or labor pains, such as now, or to a baby crying. So now she's waking up to give birth to baby #5. 
And what is this? Someone is actually aware of what is going on and comes running?? This is not a typical reaction, and I'm pleasantly surprised! 
Now we welcome baby Payton. Payton is baby #5 and that puts Maura half way to 10 kids. Will she make it? By the way, do you notice after Draco was born, all the kids have been given ambiguous names? Bailey, Taylor, Payton...you don't really know what they are until they become toddlers.
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We start this chapter with some bonding and cooking in the bathroom. After deciding he wanted some mac and cheese, Clay decided to take the preparations into the bathroom as Maura was doing her business. Raise your hand if you want that batch of mac and cheese. Lahela and Draco didn't seem to mind that this is a special batch of mac and cheese. As they ate, they discussed the ghost problem they have. Ghosts have been coming out quite often and scaring constantly. There's only so much a person can take! Maura arrived home from work on a rare day when she wasn't pregnant, but that is about to change... Yep, there we go. Another vacation for Maura. Child #5 is on the way. I think this might have been done purely by Clay. But either way, Clay knows it must be hard on Maura to pop out kids left and right and he wanted to show his appreciation to his wife. With all these kids, there is always a birthday. Today is no exception. Lahela becomes a teen today. As Lahela is transforming, I catch Maura congratulating Clay and Clay swooning over his wife. These people get distracted so easily. I'm not sure if I like the look, but she's cute. This would be Lahela, pre-makeover. Lehela rolled the Fortune aspiration and her lifetime want is...wait I know this. When she went to college, she was a Drama major...I can't remember what her lifetime want is, but she rolled Fortune. Oh yeah, it has something to do with Sports, whatever that LTW is. Anyway, with Lahela's birthday, the family updated their family portrait. After the party, they wanted to settle down a little, so Clay and Lahela choose to spend some time with Bailey and play with her for a while. Of course, Clay takes the opportunity to explain where Draco came from and why he looks different than the rest of the family. After the bonding time with Lahela and Clay, Maura had her turn with Bailey and gave her a bath. After the bath, Maura finally took the reigns and did a little training for Bailey. Bailey has had a busy night! And so Clay got the credit because he had the want, the finishing touches for Bailey learning to walk went to him. With a house so full of people, it's easy for someone to get forgotten. Lahela was the only person to remember that it was Taylor's birthday, so she helped him into Toddlerhood. It's nice to have a teen in the house because, hey, free babysitter! The ghosts are out. I don't even remember which ghost this is, but I'm willing to bet it was Leilani. During the commotion of the evening and the ghosts, Draco, Lahela and Clay managed to get a meal together and sat down to eat. Draco, unaware of the family's love of starting fires while cooking, got the low down from Lahela. Taylor, in all his new toddlerness, starts working on his speaking skills. His first word is bear, and good thing, too, because there are two of them in the backyard somewhere. I don't remember the last time Maura had a full night's sleep. She's always waking up to ghosts or labor pains, such as now, or to a baby crying. So now she's waking up to give birth to baby #5. And what is this? Someone is actually aware of what is going on and comes running?? This is not a typical reaction, and I'm pleasantly surprised! Now we welcome baby Payton. Payton is baby #5 and that puts Maura half way to 10 kids. Will she make it? By the way, do you notice after Draco was born, all the kids have been given ambiguous names? Bailey, Taylor, Payton...you don't really know what they are until they become toddlers.Next >>>
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The third child born to Clay and Maura is a girl and they named her Bailey. So, to recap, they have three kids - Lahela, Draco and Bailey. 
After the birth of Bailey and all the excitement, Clay went out to collect his thoughts and stare at the stars for a while. It wasn't long before the ghost of Leilani popped up in front of him and surprised him. He may have acted scared, but Clay secretly loved it. 
Meanwhile, the next morning, Maura wakes up to that same funny feeling and the bump of child #4 appears. She's always wanted 10 kids, so she's almost half way there. 
Lahela was growing up and playing with friends she brought home from school. What is she doing; pulling a quarter out from behind her ear? And isn't this the same kid that Leilani was friends with when she was still in school? There are just not enough kids in this town. 
And now we watch Draco become a child...here's to hoping his toddler years were the awkward alien years and he gets better with age. 
But first, Clay wants to make sure everyone is there for the event. And, awww, look at Maura and her bump. 
Draco grew up well, of course. And, if you notice the profile, still no nose. When will this family catch a break?! 
Look how cute he is, though! And trust me, he does get cuter. In gameplay, I've got him in college and he is one of the cutest aliens I've seen. That might also be because he's a Cavanaugh and I've got a soft spot for them. 
And while Draco digs into his ginormous piece of cake, we see Sophie, who constantly called Lahela while in college, holding onto her youth. 
And now we come to one of the last pictures of Maura with baby Bailey. Today is her birthday and she becomes a toddler, but not to worry because there is another bun in the oven. Have you ever noticed how pretty Maura is? And she keeps passing on the red hair and green eye gene to the kids. None of the kids so far look like Clay...well, except for the nose. 
Speaking of noses, this family is just cursed. Maura doesn't have a great nose either. But oh well, what can you do? So here we are, Maura and Bailey at the cake getting ready to be tossed into the air. 
And what a cutie she is! And look at that mouth! 
This family cracks me up. Marisa pops up and scares the crap out of Draco, while in the background, Clay and his typical "hey, how's it going?" greeting. I think I would have a different reaction if my kid was getting his pants scared off by the ghost of my grandmother. This is Clay we're talking about, though. 
And we all know what this means. The fourth Cavanaugh is on the way. 
And arriving into the family is baby Taylor. I know, I know, there already is a Taylor in the Cavanaugh's, but I forgot that when I picked the name. But this Taylor has red hair and green eyes and looks nothing like McKenna and Ashley's Taylor. 
With the addition of Taylor to the family, the Cavanaugh's decided to update their family potrait. On the ground, we have Bailey, Lahela and Draco. Behind them, we have Maura and Clay, who is holding Taylor. 
I realized we don't have many pictures of Clay and his kids, just Draco, so I thought I would snap a shot of Clay holding Taylor. And, if you notice, it's also my first picture taken with Snagit, and also my new computer! 
Speaking of pictures with Clay and his kids. I have to throw in the potty training picture. It seems Clay is doing all the potty training here. 
While Clay does the training, Maura is out front, in her underwear (just what have you been up to, missy?) reading to Lahela. 
And fresh off potty training and still glowing with smart milk, Clay has started teaching Bailey to talk. Clay is just Super Dad, isn't he? 
And to end the chapter, we have Maura, still in her underwear, and Lahela both stargazing after a round of book reading. This makes me think back to when Tony just died and the whole family sat around studying. They're all a bunch of nerds!