Emma Faith: Generation 7 Chapter 4

It's time for Emma's birthday in the Legacy house!  Can you believe it that generation 7 is now elder?  It doesn't seem possible at all! 

Emma grew up very gracefully and honestly, I just love her. Her life hasn't been very exciting but she has a very successful garden, is doing wonderfully in her goals to become a bestselling author and she's not a psycho like her mom was.

In true Montgomery fashion, there can never just be ONE birthday going on in the household. There's some kind of law against that.

Hours after Emma blew the candles on her cake, Scarlet was in labor with her first child. She quickly called Eric over so he could be there for the birth of their first child together.

Eric completely freaked out. I don't mean just a little bit either. He completely lost his cool.

He turned and ran out of that room so fast and decided he wanted to go look at the stars using the observatory instead. Who does that?

Weston was not at all happy that Eric abandoned his daughter and he went outside to confront him.  Harsh words were spoken and before I knew it, Eric was getting his butt kicked.

Scarlet gave birth to her first child, a daughter that she named Heidi Ariana.  I don't think she quite knew what to do with her but honestly, I could see the motherly gleam enter her eyes.

Scarlet didn't take any time to rest.  She was absolutely furious to find out that Eric already had a daughter.  She was okay with stealing another woman's man but she was not comfortable stealing away a little girl's daddy.  Not only that, she was very angry that he ran out on her during labor.   So, she ran down the steps and told Eric to get out of her life and to stay way from her and Heidi.

Time heals all wounds and though she was skeptical about getting into another relationship, when Phillip Gee called hoping to reconnect, she decided to give him a chance.  So what if he's noncommittal. He can't be any worse than Eric was!  So, I gave him a chance and it wasn't long before they were smooching. 

Surprisingly, he's been a perfect gentleman so far and he was very excited to meet Scarlet's daughter. He picked her up and fed her a bottle while he was visiting.  He might just be a keeper. So, he moved in right in time to celebrate Heidi's birthday with the family.  Everyone seems to like him and I think he might could fill the daddy role for Heidi quite nicely.

Yes, before anyone asks, she did completely change colors. (This is a bug going on with The Sims 4)


But, she's totally cute and she now looks a lot like her mom did when she was a little! I think she's going to be quite a looker when she grows up. At least I hope she will. We all know how the Montgomery family can produce the cutest children that grow up to be the weirdest looking adults.

It was time for birthdays in the Montgomery house and it looks like they would not escape the party curse this time.  Ember aged up to teen...

and Weston collapsed from Elderly Demise. For some reason the Grim Reaper was very eager to take his soul. Usually he stands about and listens to people cry but not this time...

Then Lacey rather gloomily aged up to young adult. I should have known that consecutive birthdays would spell disaster.

Everyone was so heartbroken and sad over Weston but they tried to be positive and plow ahead. Emma was spending the rest of the afternoon with little Heidi until her cake was done baking when, the birthday curse struck again.

One minute she was twirling Heidi around in the air...

The next thing I knew, she was going for a nap and then she was falling from the bed and grabbing her heart.

Seven generations of the Montgomery Family now occupy the family graveyard.  Generation 8 has now inherited the Montgomery Family Home and all of the wealth.  Things look bright for the family but there are rumors of corruption in Windenburg and it is becoming very important from this point out that the family begins to hoard knowledge instead of money.   Can the Montgomery heirs hold on to their wealth, home and fortune? Only time will tell.

Emma Faith: Generation 7 Chapter 3

The winds of change blew ever so softly during the last chapter. Erika began to have some frequent tummy issues and was becoming quite frail. Her health just wasn't what it used to be.  One fateful evening while heading up the steps to take care of Emma's little one, she grabbed her heart and collapsed.

In death she was laid to rest beside of Genji in the Legacy family graveyard.  Though not an official part of the Legacy and though her child is not eligible to be an heir, her love and understanding of Genji following his loveless marriage with Penelope earns her a place beside him in the afterlife. Truth is, Genji deserved better than Penelope. He never cheated on her and he was as as supportive of her as he could be.  She just had problems. She didn't love anyone like she loved her cowplants.

Lauren has broken the news to Emma and Scarlet that she thinks she wants to move out after highschool. She wants to see the big city, have her own apartment and find her own way in the world.  I think she feels like she doesn't really belong with the Montgomery's now that her mom has died and she's not eligible to be a Legacy heir.

No one is happy about her leaving but they understand and she has their blessing.  Of course Emma and Weston will help her out with getting her own place out in San Myshuno.   She has to finish her school first though. Erika would have wanted that and Emma is holding Lauren it.

It wasn't long and Lauren had graduated with honors, as did Scarlet.  This kicked off the birthday run with three birthdays back to back.  Lauren and Scarlet to Young Adult and Ember is now a child.   After many hugs and tears and promises to text and call, Lauren flew from the nest and settled in with two roommates in San Myshuno.

With her heart set on finding a soulmate, it was time for Scarlet to head to the Narwhal Nightclub in search of him. After all, she heard that several generations of Montgomery women found their husband there. Who knows, maybe she'll get lucky and find her love there too!

Once at the nightclub, Scarlet couldn't find a single guy that caught her eye so she decided to take a trip to San Myshuno to visit her aunt, Lauren and while she was there, she me this hot artist guy named, Phillip.  There was just one problem with Phillip. He was noncommittal and Scarlet was looking to settle down.

 So, she met a new guy at a food stand and she fell really hard and really fast.  As soon as his shift was over she waved him down and they shared their first kiss in the San Myshuno Art district.

They quickly exchanged names and phone numbers. Scarlet found out that his name is Eric Lewis and boy, she was just absolutely crazy over this man. She couldn't get him out of her mind so she invited him over to the house the next day to get to know him a little better.

Things really heated up in the sauna and Scarlet jumped the gun on things. The whole idea of having a traditional love-marriage-baby carriage type of relationship flew right out the window and before you could say "WOOHOO," they were trying for a baby together.

I didn't have Scarlet take a pregnancy test. I figured there was no huge rush to get the generation 9 heir and if she wasn't pregnant there would always be another opportunity.

Several days later, Weston was celebrating his birthday into his elder years and Scarlet decided to invite Eric over to help them celebrate.   Weston blew the candles out of the cake and aged up gracefully and Scarlet got sick over the smell of the sweet icing and ran to the bathroom to puke.

Oh man, I think our little Scarlet is all grown up and pregnant! It was time for a pregnancy test and sure enough, she was eating for two.  She was so excited to tell Eric the good news but imagine my surprise when in my awesome Maker god-like ability, I see that I can convince him to leave his spouse.

His SPOUSE? What? Eric is married? Oh dear, yes, he is married to Alice Spencer-Kim. Great, just great. My sim is a pregnant, home-breaking hussy.  I'm also a little alarmed at Eric's reaction to being told that he got my sim knocked up.

I'm totally not sure how this relationship is going to work out but there was no time to hash things out because it was Lacey's turn to go blow candles out on her birthday cake and Scarlet needed to break the news to dear ole mom and dad.  Goodness knows she's not going to be hiding that baby bump!

Can you imagine how poor Lacey feels?  Her birthday (and her daddy's) is going to be overshadowed by finding out that her sister is a homewrecker.

Of course, that is even assuming that Eric decides to leave his wife for her.

I cannot believe this drama. Somehow I'm thinking this is the Almighty Ruler of Everything's fault.  She tried to tell me how to be the Maker. She tried to tell me to let my sims do their own thing.  Well, I did and now look where I am? WHY? My sims are hussies.  She knew. I don't know how but oh, she knew.

So, I had to stand around as an innocent bystander and watch while she broke her daddy's heart.  This is what I get for listening to the Almighty. Never again. NEVER.

Emma's reaction was completely different.  I'm not exactly sure why but she grabbed her and hugged her. I guess she was ready to be a grandma and didn't really care how it happened.

Generation 9 heir is potentially on her way.  Weston is an elder. Emma and Ember will celebrate their respective birthdays in the next few days. 

The Legacy house has a newly built butler house, a rocketship and an observatory.  Change is definitely in the air and we're speeding rapidly to the day when Scarlet will be take her place as the head of the Montgomery family!

Emma Faith: Generation 7 Chapter 2

Emma and Weston have taken over the Montgomery Legacy and let me tell you, things are chaotic!  It takes three adults to raise these two toddlers and none of them ever have the energy to anything. The garden is overran with weeds, Emma hasn't found time to write a novel in forever and I can't even remember what career path I chose for Weston.

Though busy, this sweet time in life passed entirely too fast and it wasn't long before Lauren aged up into a beautiful little girl. Luckily, nothing bad happened during her birthday celebration.  We all know birthdays are cursed at the Montgomery house.

With Lauren aged to child and Scarlet aging up the next day, Emma and Weston have decided to try for another baby.  His life time want is to be friends with three of his children.   So, though I swore up and down that Emma wouldn't pop out a crazy number of babies, here I am turning into a sims hoarder like the Almighty Ruler of Everything.

After breaking the pregnancy news to Weston, Scarlet aged up into a child! Folks, we have generation 8 heir and she's already a child! They really do grow so fast!

Scarlet is a artistic like her mother was and I rolled neat as her trait which is just like her daddy.  Due to her hard work as a toddler, she's already 2/3 in her childhood aspirations. She's doing really well for herself!

While the children are working hard on their skills. Emma has been busy growing a new little human.  Meet Lacey Sophia. I tell ya, Emma loves those names honoring her family, doesn't she?

Little ones don't stay little long and it seemed like only a few days had passed when Lacey was grown up and toddling about the house.  Her birthday was just the first in a string of birthdays and luckily, nothing bad happened. Of course, we've got a few birthdays to go so you never know...there is always time for some catastrophe to strike.


I rolled inquisitive for this little sweetie.  I sure hope that means that she wants to learn her skills and get stuff done with the least bit of whining and tantrums because this house is crowded and I'm having a hard time keeping everything fed, bathed and getting them their promotions. 

Plus, Weston is wanting to have another baby...has the guy lost his mind?!

Next to celebrate were Emma to Adult and Erika to elder. Whoa, how did that happen?!   Also, I'm getting kind of sick of birthdays. These people have got to hate cake at this point. They eat it entirely too much! So, silly me decided to let Weston age up without a party.  He wasn't happy. I offered him a piece of leftover cake but I guess he really just wanted to blow the candles out for himself. Silly sims...

If that weren't enough, four more birthdays awaited.   Lauren and Scarlet who are both A+ student, aged to teen with their childhood aspirations happily fulfilled. Lacey aged to child and Emma gave birth to her last (hopefully) daughter, Ember Reagan.

Thank goodness, we finally have a break from birthday for a bit.   Now it is time to start working on Emma's goals of being a bestselling author and also getting Weston through his promotions.

A promotion is going to have to be a priority because Emma decided that with §200,000 in the bank that it was time to upgrade the lot value, again.  This time we jumped from a lot value of §275,000 to §359,000!

I do have to rebuild the butler's house once I've replenished our savings but with the garden doing so well, I don't think it'll take too long to rebuild.  I just hope we can afford this thing. It is massive! I'll make sure to take pictures of the backyard after I can afford to put the butler's home back down.

Generation 8 is plowing along at full speed ahead!    Scarlet is already expressing interest in love, goodness, that girl is eager for a soulmate. Erica is becoming frail and has had several health scares lately which has worried her family.   Lauren is expressing a heart desire of living in the big city even though her mom would like to see her settle down near Emma and her family. Things are changing for the Montgomery's.  Will hearts be broken and a family divided? Only time will tell!

Emma Faith: Generation 7 Chapter 1

In the last chapter we saw Genji escape a narrow brush with death.  Though he is still old and feeble. He's been determined to meet his grandchild.  I find his love of family to be so endearing.  This was the family he was supposed to have. He's happy and I'm happy for him.

Emma is happy too. She and her dad are closer than ever. Of course they both loved Penelope but her inability to fully love them kept them so suppressed.   Erika has helped to make their house into the home it was in previous generations.

The big day arrived and Emma went into labor. I'm so very pleased to present the future heir of the Montgomery family, Scarlet Alexa.

It wasn't long and Lauren was aging up. Years ago there had been a serious illness that broke out among the sims. It damaged a gene that controlled the aging of sims and an entire developmental life stage was skipped.  This went on for thousands of sim years until one day, science came out with a miracle patch.  It was simple. All you had to do was slap this patch on like a bandaid and voila! It reversed the damage to the toddler gene.  Meet the very first Montgomery toddler, EVER.

The joyous occasion was cut short when the birthday curse brought the Grim Reaper back to the lot for Genji.  Once again Erika offered the Grim reaper a death flower because he hadn't gotten to see Lauren since she aged to toddler. Plus, it broke her heart that sweet little Lauren was experiencing death at such a young age. It just didn't feel fair.

Grim accepted the flower and went to make himself a sandwich in my kitchen while Genji and his daughter bonded in the yard.  They played together for an hour or so and had the best time.  It was the absolute sweetest thing I've ever seen.

The Grim Reaper didn't even have time to leave the lot before Genji collapsed for a second time. I could see Erika standing there with Lauren and her heart was in turmoil.  She loved Genji with all her might and she never wanted to see him go but she also knew that this wasn't fair to him.  He got to meet his daughter and he got to spend a precious few hours of play with her.  Even if she spent all of her death flowers, it would only delay things and at this point, Genji was just tired.  If she loved him, she needed to let him go. So with tears in her eyes, she curled her fingers around the death flower and crushed it.  Genji smiled and breathed his last breath and so it was the end.

Six generations of Montgomery family now rest in the graveyard.  Though Genji was laid to rest beside of Penelope as a memorial of the generations, there is a spot to his left for his loving wife Erika when her time comes to say goodbye to the world.

It was now time for Emma and Weston to take charge of the house.  There were some decision to be made about Erika and Lauren. What was their place in the Legacy house with Genji gone?   Emma quickly reassured her that for as long as they wanted, they had a home with her.

Several days later it was Scarlet's turn to age until a toddler and I totally flipped out when I saw that she inherited her grandpa Lamar's dark skin.  See, Scarlet's middle name is Alexa and Alexa was Lamar's wife. Alexa and Lamar are her great-great grandparents. How cool is it that she has that connection with them? She has her mom's and grandfather's beautiful red locks though.

I cannot wait to see Scarlet and her aunt Lauren grow up together.  It's an unusual situation but family is everything and this one just happens to be filled with so much love and happiness that my Maker heart is nearly bursting at the seams!

Penelope Skye: Generation 6 Chapter 4

It's someone's birthday and the Montgomery family birthday curse has struck before Emma can blow the candles out on her birthday cake.  In true Penelope fashion, she's making this birthday all about her.

The only thing that surprises me about this death is that she didn't go caress her cowplants before she slipped into the dark abyss. I promise you, she's going to the dark abyss. Any mother that prefers a plant to her child is not going to Sims heaven.

You know, as much as I hated Penny—I really didn't hate her enough to roll over her while she was dying. There's hate and then there is hate...

Neither Genji nor Emma were overly concerned with Penny's death. I know it sounds cold of them and I promise it wasn't. It was more like relief. Finally they could be free of the cowplants!

Still, they were torn on whether or not to celebrate Emma's birthday. Neither one wanted to be disrespectful towards Penelope's memory but ultimately, Genji felt that Emma deserved to start her young adult with a celebration and not with mourning.  Have I said lately what a wonderful man Genji is? He loved his wife as best as he could in spite of her obsession and he loves his children fiercely.

Shortly after Penny's death, Genji was finally able to find love in the arms of a woman who truly loves and cherishes him. Genji doesn't want to rush things but he's not getting any younger so very soon he's going to ask her to move in with him.  She loves and appreciates him in ways that Penelope was never capable of.  Erika makes him feel young again and he wants to spend his last days with her.

Emma decided to hit the library to work on her latest novel and to give Erika and her dad some privacy. She wants to be a Bestselling Author just like the great matriarch of the family, Ember. She's always been so fascinated with stories about Ember's life and how the Montgomery family was founded.  Emma wants to do such great things with her own life and for the family so that future generations are remembering her just as much.

While at the Library, Emma met a guy.  Not just any guy, a librarian. Oh, Weston Thames might just be the hottest and most adorable librarian she had ever laid eyes on and boy did they hit it off!  It looks like love might be in the air!


While Emma was getting cozy with Weston, Genji was busy proposing to Erika at a t-shirt festival. I'm not sure about his location of choice but she said yes so I guess that's all that matters.

Imagine my surprise when Genji sprang it on me that he wanted a baby right away with his new wife. Genji had been a little unsure of having babies with Penelope so his interest in a baby with Erika took me by surprise. I think some part of him knew that Penny was just using him to get an heir. Penny used everyone. Life was always about her.  The choice to have a baby with Erika just felt beautiful and right.   She's a beautiful mother already to Genji. He likely won't live to see his child born but he's enjoying every day he has with his new bride.

With her father's life nearly at an end and a new mother and sibling to have to help care for in the upcoming days, Emma invited Weston over to take their relationship to the next level and hopefully pop the question.

It was at this moment that The Maker made a mistake. Yes, instead of woohoo, I unintentionally clicked "Try for Baby"  and though I tried to X out of the interaction, it was too late.

Emma is pregnant and unwed.  Her father was not at all happy! But, he quickly got over it and welcomed Weston into the family as a son. He couldn't stay upset at his little girl for too long!  Plus, he can tell that Weston truly loves his daughter and that's what really matters!  As long as Emma is happy, Genji is happy for her.

I have to say, Weston is looking pretty darn good for a librarian. He didn't get those abs from putting books on the shelf, I tell ya that!

What felt like just days later, Erika gave birth to her little one. A precious little girl named Lauren Kate.    The moment she was born, Erika passed her to Genji. He's been so feeble lately and at the end of his days. There wasn't a moment to lose because the reaper could be around any corner just waiting to claim Genji's soul.

Three sim hours after the birth of Lauren, the reaper did in fact show up to claim Genji.    Surprisingly, Erika has turned out to be most resourceful.  She was unwilling to let the reaper claim her husband and presented the Reaper with a bribe.  Genji's life in exchange for...a flower? A death flower to be exact.

The Reaper just couldn't say no to this rather odd looking thing.  He took it, stared at it with such longing and then he released the hold that he had on Genji's soul.

Of course she only delayed the inevitable but Genji will live to see another day. He'll also get a chance to meet generation #8 as well as watch Generation #7, Emma and Weston begin the next chapter of the Montgomery family Legacy!