Happy Birthday, February 2028

Erin and Toby have come to the hospital for an ultrasound for her third trimester. It has been an anxiety-ridden pregnancy for Erin due to her devastating miscarriage a year earlier. Luckily Dr Williams is able to give them some good news - everything seems to be fine.

Here and whole

Round 17: January 2028

Janie Greene is 34, Danny Cooper is 32, Bridget Greene-Cooper is 10, Lucas is 9 and Molly is 7.
(Brooke is 36, Charlie is 34 and Ava is 4.)

Narrated by Janie

I'm not going to lie, I wasn't exactly thrilled to sell our house in Exmoor and move to Allerdale. But I can't really be unhappy about it, not with the way things have gone ever since. Danny and I are doing so much better now and I think that's very much due to us being in a good place financially. We've almost debt-free now and can actually breathe a lot easier nowadays without having to worry about how we are going to make ends meet.

Happy Birthday, December 2027

Malia Newman has passed the 12-week mark on her pregnancy so she and Greg have told their closest ones that they're expecting. Iona couldn't be more excited - she's going to get two new siblings this year!

Happy Birthday, September 2027

Brooke and Charlie were thrilled to find out that Brooke is pregnant after they had been trying for over a year and were already going through fertility tests to see if there was a problem. They've just come to the hospital for the first ultrasound.

Paradise

Round 17: June 2027

Brooke Greene is 35, Charlie is 33 and Ava is 3.
(Patrick is 80 and Amabelle is 71.)

Narrated by Charlie

Ava is now 3 years old and we'd really like to have another child. We've been trying for about a year now and so far it hasn't happened. We're both really close with our own siblings so it would be sad if Ava never got to be a big sister.

Let it be me

Round 16: April 2025

Brooke Greene is 33, Charlie is 32 and Ava is 1.

Narrated by Brooke.

We bought this house a little over a year ago and we just love it. Living in an apartment was fine but living in our own house is so much better. As an added bonus we live next door to Janie and Danny. Dixie and Tom also live in the same area.

Happy Birthday, April 2025

Ava Greene celebrates her first birthday! She is the apple of her father's eye.

Happy Birthday, April 2024

Charlie is impressed with Brooke's zen-like attitude towards the birth of their baby. Maybe it's the yoga classes she took during the pregnancy or maybe it's just the fact that she's finally going to have the baby she's been hoping for so long. Whatever it is, she's perfectly calm.

Happy Birthday, January 2024

Brooke Greene is now on third trimester in her first pregnancy and she's feeling better than ever. She and her husband Charlie just purchased a house and are ready to move in just in time before the baby's arrival in April.

Christmas lights, 2023

Round 15: December 2023

Chase and Amabelle Harper are 68, Will is 38, Alexa is 31, Connor and Dane are 7 and Jena is 3.

(Paige is 39 and Brooke is 31.)

Narrated by Alexa Harper.

I decided to cook our Christmas dinner from scratch this year which meant that most of my day was spent slaving in the kitchen. I was a bit nervous about the turkey but everyone assured me that I could do it.

Happy Birthday, October 2023

Newlyweds Brooke and Charlie Greene couldn't have been happier when they found out that Brooke is pregnant. They can't wait for April 2024 when the baby is due.

Notes:

• It only took Brooke and Charlie one try to get pregnant, right after they got home from their honeymoon. As said above, the baby is due in April 2024.

The Greene-Harper wedding

Happiness

Round 15: January 2023


Brooke Harper is 31 and Charlie Greene is 29.
(Alexander and Bobbie are both 72, Chase and Amabelle are both 68 and Alexa is 31.)

Narrated by Brooke Harper.

We moved into a bigger apartment a few weeks ago and money is pretty tight at the moment. Any spare money we have goes into our wedding budget so I'm trying to work on more articles and Charlie's working hard to get promoted.

Beloved

Round 14: Autumn 2021


Brooke Harper is 29 and Charlie Greene is 27.
(Alexander and Bobbie are 70, Chase and Amabelle are 66, Alexa is 29 and Dixie is 27.)

Narrated by Charlie Greene.

Brooke has been pretty tense lately. I thought it might be because of work but one day during dinner she finally blurted out that she wants children.

"You mean right now?" I asked. She shook her head and rolled her eyes. Then she got up from the table and went to do the dishes. Apparently my attempt to humor wasn't so impressive to her. I've always thought that children are a definite part of our future. I guess she needed me to say it out loud.

So many friends

Round 13: Summer 2020


Tom Patterson is 27 and Dixie Greene is 26.
(Bobbie and Alexander are 69, Toby and Brooke are 28, Charlie is 26 and Erin is 25.)

Narrated by Dixie Greene.

Tom and I are trying to think of ways to make more money. We like our house but we want to get a bigger one. It doesn't feel so bad in the summer when we can spend time outside but it's hard to have guests over when there's barely room for the two of us. I even did lottery one week and won. But it was only €160 which isn't even half of my one day's salary so it didn't help a lot.

Vertigo

Round 13: Autumn 2019


Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 68, Patsy and Camryn are 28 and Mia is 5.

Narrated by Camryn Greene

Patsy and I have been talking a lot lately about having another child. Mia is already 5 and we feel we're all ready for a new addition to our family. Adopting Mia was a great experience so we wouldn't mind doing it again. We've also talked about other options, mainly artificial insemination. Patsy has always wanted to get pregnant so she would be the one carrying the child.

Hope it felt good

Round 13: Summer 2019



Brooke Harper is 27 and Charlie Greene is 25.
(Tom is 26 and Dixie is 25.)

Narrated by Brooke Harper.

Things are going well with me and Charlie. It's like we never were apart.

Losing heart

Round 13: Winter 2019


Nyah Marlowe is 33, Thomas is 32, Skye is 7, Jett and Kyra are 5 and Lina is 3.
(Tom is 26, Charlie is 25 and Stephen is 18.)

Narrated by Thomas Marlowe

It can be quite challenging to run a household with four kids. Especially mornings can be quite chaotic but we've come up with a working routine. I usually wake up the kids and help them get dressed while Nyah makes breakfast. Then we all sit down to eat. The kids get to the school bus and I go to work.

You gotta be

Round 12: Spring 2018


Tom Patterson is 25 and Dixie Greene is 24.
(Brooke is 26 and Charlie is 24.)

Narrated by Dixie Greene

I've grown to love our tiny house. And when I say tiny, I mean really tiny. We want to move to a bigger one someday but right now we enjoy living here. We couldn't afford a bigger house yet anyway and neither of us want to take on a huge mortgage.

Arms around your love

Round 12: Spring 2018


Janie Greene is 24, Danny Cooper is 22 and Bridget Greene-Cooper is 3 months.

Narrated by Janie Greene

Danny was put on academic probation last year because he got such poor grades on all his exams. He was already considering dropping out and getting a job but I suggested that maybe he should consider changing his major instead. I've never really understood why he chose art history in the first place. He's much more interested in commercial art and has been talking about wanting a career in graphic design after graduation.