Birthday Cake Bonanza

GENERATION 2

GWEN'S CURRENT AMOUNT OF KIDS: 6

TOTAL AMOUNT OF KIDS BORN: 15

     Giving birth while your mind and body is running on whatever fumes you have left? Not fun. Too bad Gwen didn't have a chance to grab a cup of the Low-Fat Milk Strawberry Sprinkles Chai  -- or whatever insanity the base game barista brewer makes -- before having yet another kid. Thankfully, it's a single birth this time!

     However, Logan's birth wasn't witnessed by just his mother; Greg decided to stay behind because he had a wish to skip school for the day. (At least he had a decent excuse in that his mom was about to give birth -- seriously, who the hell sends their kids to school on such a big occasion like that?)

   Gwen wasn't having any of that crap, though! Not even five Sim minutes after giving birth she marched right up to Greg and punished him, thanks to finicky Generations mechanics. but still, getting straight As is a huge part of this challenge, so I had her let him off the hook so he could go to school.

   Fluffy didn't get the memo, though, and proceeded to tackle Greg. Guess those evil minion lessons failed to stick.

    Greg's reaction?

   Is it too late to ask EAxis to put a Psychiatrist career in for Sims 4? Disregarding that moment of homicidal matricide. . . 

   With two kids, three toddlers and one baby making a calamity of noise in the house, Gwen's going to need all the sleep she can get.

   That goes double for money as well. Cats and dogs are a good investment if you have Pets installed; they're automatic Collection Helpers.

     Meanwhile, the walker and playpen are doing more parenting than Gwen has done in this challenge.

   Harry decided to get on Fluffy's good side by appealing to her fair-weather attitude towards Greg.

     The twins proceeded to be the most passive-aggressive sonsofbitches by talking crap about the walker. Seriously, they try being single dads with six kids each!

"Because the walker will totally teach 'em to walk downstairs."

      Gwen does attempt to do some actual training and managed to complete it one one cup of coffee, so yay her!

     And proceeded to ignore her very expensive, floating queen-sized bed as well as her aging toddler kids.

Their other gifts were canned soup and green salad.

Already practicing her teenage angst-y looks.

     As the family slept, I was greeted with the twins' upcoming birthdays. I'm just glad that teens are pretty much adults when it comes to toddler care.

    The day's breakfast was certainly a lively one. Clattering utensils and high-pitched chatter filled the air. One with actual conversations and bonding? Oh my.

At least Gwen has her head in the game.

    With her middle-aged years creeping up on her, she needed to get as many men as she can for the final total.

   The results of checking her online dating profile?

More like Daniel Unpleasant amirite?

    Since Logan's sleeping in his crib and the older kids are currently getting their education on, this is perfect time to practice those saucy pickup lines!

"Oh, I'm just picturing me painting you like one of those French girls."

     Shortly afterwards, Gavin shows up in all of  his tacky tourist glory and proceeds to make life a little easier for Gwen and I.

There was even some subtle romantic scenery around to help!

     Sadly, things took a soap opera twist for the worst. Even worse than Gavin dropping dead on the spot:

Moment killers!

  The worst part is that the kid never even came home with Ingrid. Damn glitches. But at least we have tomorrow afternoon to look forward to!

Greg can learn from the pros on how to be evil!

  But for now, our twins are officially moody teenagers. Hoofreakingray.

   Greg's going to make his evil plans environmentally-friendly while Harry's slowly becoming a boorish sitcom protagonist. At least they're cute moody teenagers.

Greg

Harry

     Greg's always had a soft spot for Kendall, and it showed a lot today. Minion #2 in training?

      While Mom was passed out, Harry ordered an unnecessarily expensive pizza so at least his family could have a hot meal on their birthday.

  The night passed by without incident. Gwen woke up at 3:00 AM so she could get some work done in peace.

   The same couldn't be said for Ingrid and Kendall, because Logan woke up wailing for a new diaper and food at the same time. Thankfully, Harry was nearby to assuage the situation. Teenagers are a godsend in these challenges.

  However, with Generations installed, having just one in the household triggers this event. 

Yeah, she wishes.

    The triplets also decided to finish up their homework hours before the school bus is set to arrive. How the hell does the school board expect them to know the material when they were just toddlers yesterday?

  At least Jake managed to get a few winks in before the school day started.

It's like a nap contest.

   Gwen's day really started when Logan's toddler notification popped up:

Can you imagine how broke the Hollands would be if they bought a birthday cake every other day or so?

    Gwen celebrated by calling up Gavin for some "cake", whilst Ingrid and Jacob acted rather deviously on that police field trip.

     At least we'll get some extra cash flowing in from Harry's job. Since Greg's family-oriented, he'll be the babysitter so Gwen can finally leave the house.

   For now, that's not the case -- Gavin Grantham needs all the wooing he can get!