#age_up

Luna’s dynasty is doing well, but she has waaaaaay too many toddlers. It’s time to fix that problem. Venus and Neptune are ready to grow into children!

Venus Buncooker

Aspiration - Social Butterfly

Traits - Squeamish

WOAH what are you wearing? 

One moment, we’ve got to fix this.. Okay, much better.

Neptune Buncooker

Aspiration - Artistic Prodigy

Traits - Gloomy

That all tracks with the artistic stereotype! I think he should draw. Let’s have Venus play piano.

Luna invited her Suitors club over to the house and is focusing on a young DJ. Neptune doesn’t appear to be a fan of his mom kissing boys. Yikes! Luna shakes the awkwardness off and keeps going though.

Oh dear, Ronaldo is an elder now. Plus, he’s playing hard to get again. NO. NO MORE. We are not having a repeat of Tetsu. YOU ARE KICKED OUT OF THE CLUB, SIR. PLEASE LEAVE.

For some reason, the game glitched and didn’t let us go to the hospital to have the new babies. (Yep - twins per usual). Luna has two new baby boys!

It doesn’t take long to age them up into toddlers.

Janus Buncooker

Traits - Fussy

This must run in Luna’s Dad’s side of the family...

Jupiter Buncooker

Traits - Inquisitive

Awwww!! They’re actually identical twins, for once! That’s so cute! I hope they stay that way next time they age up.

And last but not least, the toddler set #2 can be aged up into children!

Jason Buncooker

Aspiration - Rambunctious Scamp

Traits - Cheerful

Excellent combination! Make use of that water slide outside, Jason!

Spenser Buncooker

Aspiration - Rambunctious Scamp

Traits - Art Lover

Aww, he’s rambunctious too! I like it when the twins have similar traits and aspirations. His eyes only look a little crazy in that picture... Let’s hope it’s just the lighting.

It’s time for Luna to have her first baby! Yaaay! Or, as past experience has shown us, most likely her first two babies. She heads to the hospital and runs into a cute doctor right outside the front doors. WELL, since he’s right in front of her... might as well turn on the seduction!

One of these two traits is a good thing... The other one Luna can overlook, since donors are never around very long. But no one should marry this guy. It’s domestic abuse waiting to happen.

Oh boy... he’s LUNA’S DELIVERY DOCTOR. Her life is just a constant, never ending spiral of awkwardness.

It’s twins indeed! A boy and a girl! Luna is going with a celestial theme for baby names. Just like her own!

Now that Luna’s oven is bun-free, let’s call Tetsu over! Nevermind those babies, Tetsu. You’re the only man for me, remember? Thankfully, he isn’t bothered.

Nooooooo, not again!!

Tetsu splits, so to cheer herself up, Luna goes with Dr. CuteMean to the romance festival.

Side note: what the crap is up with these guys? These helmets are NOT romantic, ladies and gents. 

Excellent progress is being made with Dr. CuteMean! They’re dating, kissing, and she invited him over for the night. Let’s get rolling with pregnancy #2!

EXCUSE YOU, ROOD. I couldn’t remember how to get them to go home together, so I had Luna go home and call him. Need to figure out the other way to do it for next time.

Here we go... the doc’s lazy bones are finally awake and Luna is making good use of them! Nope, not awkward at all with the babies right there.... I think Luna is just immune to all awkward things at this point. She is unphased.

It took a couple tries, but she’s pregnant again! WOO! Thankfully, Dr. CuteMean doesn’t bolt out the door immediately after the deed like Tetsu. Seriously, what’s wrong with that guy?

More good news! The babies can age up!

Venus Buncooker

Trait - Angelic

Excellent start!

Neptune Buncooker

Trait - Fussy

Oh boy, there’s a bad luck coming back...

Back at the Buncooker Mansion, the remaining children of Wilhemenia are all aging into adults. 

April is erratic. Interesting! She’s turning out to be quite a quirky author! 

Lianne is good! That’s excellent!

Oh, brother... Luna hates children... and is a loner... who wants to live in a rich mansion. You’re going to have a rough go of it, my girl.

The last of Wilhemenia’s original four finally aged up on his own. Happy Birthday, Seth! Welcome to adulthood!

Childish, goofball, and hot head. Oh boy. Let’s move him in next door with Bernardo, so he can have some extra supervision.

All of Willie’s girls can age up too!

Lianne Buncooker

Trait - Charmer

Her rainbow shoes are charming indeed!

Luna Buncooker

Trait - Wild

Pretty good trait for a future baby-making machine, if you ask me!

Annie Buncooker

Aspiration - Animal, Friend of the Animals

Traits - Geek, Childish

April Buncooker

Aspiration - Creativity, Bestselling Author

Traits - Outgoing, Squeamish

She wants to be just like her big brother!

Round 2 for the latest twins!

Lianne Buncooker

Aspiration - Rambunctious Scamp

Trait - Creative

Aww, adorable!

Luna Buncooker

Aspiration - Social Butterfly

Trait - Loner

Oh boy, Loner isn’t great. Let’s hope she continues to develop as a Social Butterfly instead!

The family that studies together, ages up together! Go, kids, go!

Meanwhile, Wilhemenia is romancing her soon-to-be husband. It turns out TopHat’s real name is Gerardo Salgado. I like my version better, personally.

Willie just wants some nice woo-hoo time with her man, when TRAGEDY STRIKES.

OVEREXERTION? I REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT! IT’S TOO SOON!

GREAT SADNESS! Oh, Wilhemenia. You will be sorely missed! What an excellent original matriarch!

And it wasn’t even GOOD sex! Tragic!

Yeah, we’re not dealing with ghosts in this house. We have enough trouble with toddlers.

TopHat got outta there FAST. And I do not blame him one bit.

Ironically, the Grim Reaper stuck around for a meal. Who knew they even ate?

It’s all up to you, Luna!! Thank goodness there are teens in the house who can finish raising the children. Though they’re starting out with continuing bad luck! Hang in there, Buncookers!

After almost losing April on top of their mom, Annie hurries up and ages into an adult. Neat is an excellent trait addition for the current situation!

The young twins soon follow and Luna is almost ready to  be matriarch!

Lianne Buncooker

Aspiration - Athletic, Body Builder

Trait - Creative, Genius

Smart and fit? Lianne’s gonna be the whole package!

Luna Buncooker

Aspiration - Fortune, Mansion Baron

Trait - Loner, Clumsy

Oh, Luna. Luna Luna Luna. I’m sorry to say your aspiration will not be fulfilled. But check out how cool her style is! While her older sister face plants in garbage... hang in there, Annie!

Have you ever thought to yourself “I’m in labor, but I need to finish tending the garden first”? If you have, I’m sure you learned - as Wilhemenia did - that childbirth waits for NO ONE. Especially not gardens. 

Eh, who needs hospitals when you have a roof, amirite?

In the great garden-birthing confusion, I missed screenshots of both baby names. But welcome to twin girls Lianne and Luna! Yeah, I think we can count on twins every time in this house.

Despite all of this new life, the other side of the coin is rearing its head and the donors are dropping like flies.

Poor April. Her dad died, she got a new sibling she didn’t want. It’s a rough day to be a Buncooker!

Uhhhh... So... ghosts can go on dates? Dates to restaurants? This she’s gotta see.

HUH.

It might be a little rude to our ghostly donor, but let’s make the most of this date and meet some new men.

OH NO!! She just asked Mr. TopHat Goatee to be her boyfriend! things were heating up! A new pregnancy was on the horizon!

Well, our Willie had a great run! Eight children is nothing to scoff at! Especially when most of them were toddlers at the same time. All of her donors are now beyond the veil, but I definitely want her to settle down and marry someone. Let’s stick with TopHat! They’re very attracted to each other, and he doesn’t seem to mind that she just aged a significant amount during their first date. He’s a keeper!

Let’s age up some kids! Up until now, all of the children have aged up naturally. But if we their skills and grades in the right places, we have age them up with a birthday cake. Annie and April are at least level 3 in all toddler skills, so they’re ready to become children!

Annie Buncooker

Aspiration - Artistic Prodigy

Traits - Geek

Aww, an artistic geek! I love it!

April Buncooker

Aspiration - Rambunctious Scamp

Traits - Outgoing

Those are excellent matriarch traits! We’re going to try to get more kids in before Willie’s an elder, but just in case, this is a good set up.

We’re on a roll... Shelly is an A student and ready to become a Young Adult!

Our first child moving out into the world... we’ll miss you, Shelly! Her new trait “vegetarian” is a nice way to round out her character.

Now that we have room in the house for another set of twins, let’s call up Mitchell!

Willie’s beautiful singing voice did the trick! Here we go again...  Ehh, the kids are asleep, so it’s fine... right?

VICTORY! More Baby Buncookers on the way!

This time, Willie’s pregnant activities are hanging out with her daughter...

... taking care of the garden in her underwear...

... and having mixed emotions over Mitchell. I mean, it’s sad he’s dead, but BOY did we get in just under the wire, so that’s a bit of a relief.

Willie’s eldest twin boys also aged up all on their own! Which is good, because their grades were NOT great. One thing Willie has learned from this round of kids is that part-time jobs don’t lead to good grades. The kids are exhausted all the time! Shelly only managed it because she’s a genius, I guess.

Let’s forget about that disturbing information we learned last time, and focus on the future. Shelly and Seth are teens now too! What an efficient household we’re going to have!

Shelly Buncooker

Aspiration - Fortune, Fabulously Wealthy

Traits - Genius, Perfectionist

Now I know she wants to be rich, but with her traits, I really want her to be a scientist. Maybe she’ll make a groundbreaking discovery and rake in the big bucks! And her clothes definitely say “nerdy scientist without fashion sense” to me.

Seth Buncooker

Aspiration - Athletic, Bodybuilder

Traits - Hot Headed, Goofball

Excellent, being goofy is just what Seth needed to round out his personality.

Now that we have all these teens, let’s put them to work! It’s “go get a job, you lazy bums” time! Except for Benjamin. We need one of them to stick around and help out with the house, the garden, and the soon-to-come new baby. I think the oldest should get that privilege.

There’s still plenty of time for fun around the house though! Bernardo and Seth bond over shooting some hoops, and Bernardo becomes a third wheel with Benjamin and his lady love.

Bernardo may be the golden child, but it turns out he’s pretty dense when it comes to social queues!

Oh, and did I mention Willie had some babies? Twins again! I’m starting to think Ley Lines is a 100% chance of having two babies.

Both girls! Shelly, you’re officially off the hook to be the new matriarch.

And while the teens were visiting parents, getting jobs, and bonding, the babies aged up into toddlers! It’s nice to have extra hands this time around. And we have a new toddler-specific bedroom!

Annie Buncooker

Trait - Independent

April Buncooker

Trait - Inquisitive

It’s a new day, and Wilhemenia is ready to put herself back on the market! Wille has a wildly successful lunch date with a new beau, Brent. Boy, that name’s gonna be confusing. Not a ton of creativity in your NPC names, huh, Sims 4?

Oh, brother... another married one! Wilhemenia isn’t going to let that slow her down, though. Gotta keep those babies comin’! And coming they are...

Meanwhile, the first twins have aged up into teenagers! Excellent! They can be even more helpful around the house and keep up the garden.

Benjamin Buncooker

Aspiration - Location, City Native

Traits - Bookworm, Unflirty

Oh man, Benjamin sure didn’t inherit his mother’s romantic ways. That’s okay! He doesn’t have to take on the mantel. We’ll move him to a big city apartment when he becomes a Young Adult.

Bernardo Buncooker

Aspiration - Nature, Freelance Botanist

Traits - Loves Outdoors, Neat

Bernardo, you perfect son! Neat? Loves outdoors? Wants to be a botanist? This is excellent - Wilhemenia needs help with all of those things.

It’s time for the teens to exercise their new-found freedoms. Benjamin is invited out to the park with his dad! Aww <3 And it turns out he might not be such a dud with the ladies after all. We might have him settle down in the city with his high school sweetheart!

Travis invites Bernardo to work out together at the gym. They have an awkward encounter running into Brant. Who’s wearing... some kind of helmet? Willie sure dodged a bullet with that weirdo.

But the even more important revelation here is... BRENT AND BRANT ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER??!!

YIKES

SO AWKWARD