We watch the stars

Round 17: November 2027

Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 76, Patsy and Camryn are 36, Mia is 13 and  Hanna and Jared are 6

(Liam is 15 and Kyra is 13)

Narrated by Mia.

My parents are really supportive about my art but at the same time they're on my back about being more active and spending time outdoors. Painting just makes me so happy that I don't really want to do anything else on my free time. But it's not like I bury myself in my room all the time. I do spend time with my family, we're just interested in different things.

Beautiful day

Round 16: July 2025

Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 74, Camryn and Patsy are 34, Mia is 11 and Hanna and Jared are 4.

Narrated by Patsy.

We finally gave in and bought a new dog. Poppy's a labrador and she's already become a part of our family. The kids have loved spending time with her and I have to say I'm quite fond of her too.

Happy Birthday, April 2025

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

Lucky now

Round 15: April 2024

Tom Patterson is 31, Dixie is 30 and Liana is 8 months.

(Alexander and Bobbie are 73.)

Narrated by Tom Patterson.

I'm a stay-at-home dad now. Dixie stayed home with Liana for the first 6 months and now it's my turn. We'll most likely put her in day care after her birthday but for now it's been really great spending so much time with her and getting to know her.

It had to be you

Round 15: May 2023


Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 72, Patsy and Camryn are 32, Mia is 9 and Hanna and Jared are 2.

Narrated by Camryn Greene.

Our dog Nero died of old age a few weeks ago. She was awesome with the kids and they're really missing her. Mia especially has been begging us to buy a new dog.

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.

Forever man

Round 14: Summer 2021


Janie Greene is 27, Danny Cooper is 25, Bridget Greene-Cooper is 3, Lucas is 2 and Molly is 2 months.
(Bobbie is 70 and Dixie is 27.)

narrated by Janie Greene

We moved into our own house just before Molly was born. It was furnished with the basics so all we needed to do was buy cribs for the kids. I'm on maternity leave until next year so I'm home with two toddlers and a baby all day.

We had to take up a huge mortgage but I'm still happy that we did it. The house is awesome. It was designed by Danny's big brother Ben who designs most of the residential houses in Wellington nowadays since mom is concentrating more on public buildings. Ben designs nature-friendly houses so part of the electricity that we use is actually produced by our own solar panels.

You've got the love

Round 14: Winter 2021


Bobbie and Alexander Greene are 70, Patsy and Camryn are 30, Mia is 7 and Hanna and Jared are 5 weeks.
(Tom is 28 and Dixie is 27.)

Narrated by Bobbie Greene.

Patsy and Camryn had their twins just a few weeks ago so it has taken some getting used to from all of us. It's been so long since there were babies in our house!

Hanna and Jared are real sweeties though and they both have Patsy's red hair and green eyes. The only thing we know about the donor is that he has blonde hair, blue eyes and light skin like Camryn. We'll have to wait some time before we can say who the babies look like. But then again I've always thought that Mia looks like Patsy and Camryn even though she's not biologically theirs.

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.

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.

That golden rule

Round 12: Summer 2017

Bobbie and Alexander Greene are 66, Patsy and Camryn are 26 and Mia is 3.

Narrated by Patsy.

Mia has really become the apple of our eyes. She's such a sweet girl and the moment I saw her I knew in my heart that she's my child.

Venus as a boy

Round 12: Spring 2017

Janie Greene is 23 and Danny Cooper is 21.

Narrated by Danny Cooper

Janie and I rented a house together on campus. She got a job at the Dean's office although she's constantly looking for a job in the business world. So far living together has been great. We spent practically every moment together even when we were still living at the dorm so it's not that big of a change.

Like a fading rainbow

Round 11: Spring 2015


Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 64 and Patsy and Camryn are 24.
(Brooke is 23 and Charlie is 21.)

Narrated by Camryn Greene

Charlie was quite ill some time ago so Alexander and Bobbie invited him over so that they could make sure he's ok.

Darling pretty

Round 10: Winter 2013


Alexander and Bobbie Greene are 62, Patsy Greene and Camryn Mitchell are 22. 
(Charlie, Dixie and Janie are 19, Tom is 20 and Brooke is 21.)

Narrated by Patsy Greene.

I was quite hesitant to move in with my parents after graduation because it seems that dad didn't quite approve my relationship to Camryn. He's always been very cold to her and has barely answered if she spoke to him. It all seemed to have changed when we had dinner together.

The saints are coming

Round 9: Autumn 2011


Alexander Greene and Bobbie are 60 and Charlie, Dixie and Janie are 17.
(Danny is 15.)

Narrated by Janie Greene

I convinced Dixie that she needed a makeover. She finally let me do her hair and makeup.

Sex on fire

Round 9: Winter 2011


Patrick Marlowe is 64, Vicki is 60, Stephen is 10, Alexandra Hayes is 37, Aaron and Ethan are 3 and Quinn Myerson is 35.
(Bobbie and Alexander are 60 and Thomas is 24.)

Narrated by Vicki Hayes

Patrick retired last year so he looks after the twins while Alexandra and I are at work. I think he's really enjoying his new role as a grandfather.

Ayo technology

Round 8: Autumn 2009


Patrick Marlowe is 62, Vicki is 58, Stephen is 8, Alexandra Hayes is 35 and Aaron and Ethan are 1.

Narrated by Patrick Marlowe

I think Stephen is a bit lonely now that Thomas is in university. He plays a lot with Donna because there aren't any kids his age nearby.