The Baker Family

Among my oldest families--predating incorporation--is the Baker Family.  Originally it was only a method of getting Melissa Roomies to move out so I could get someone else in with Chris Roomies.  However, they later became one of my more established families.

Peter Baker moved into town and lived with James, Miles, Jonathan, and Steven Stone (then Trenton, from James' family name).  Originally he intended to go into law enforcement, but the hours were problematic at best, and he was unhappy with them.  However, it was on one of his patrols that he met another town residen, Melissa Roomies.  The two met, fell in love, and Melissa left behind her roommate Chris (who I have identified as her step-sister, though that's probably not accurate) to move in with Peter and his housemates.

While living with Peter, Melissa entered into the science field.  Along the way, however, they decided to have two children, Pamela and Patrick.  Pamela is not as nice as Patrick is, but she is extremely playful.  Patrick is much more outgoing and nice, and has no problem keeping his sister out of trouble.  During the times when the children were infants, having James and the others around made raising them a lot easier.

Shortly after James and the others moved out to live with James' brother Danny Trenton, Peter got a new job in the paranormal field.  It took some doing, but he soon rose to become an Exorcist.  Melissa, in the mean time, made it through the tangles of academic life to become a Theorist.

Also before incorporation, Donna, Peter's older sister, moved into town.  Not knowing anyone, she was a bit of a loner, focused solely on work.  However, when Peter and Melissa decided to move their family in with her, she found her circle of relationships forcibly opened.  Now, she is one of the first to greet new residents in town.  She has since risen to become CEO of her own company.

Michael Bachelor--whom I understand to actually be Bella Goth's older brother (per Sims 2 and 3)--moved into town a little while after Peter and his family moved in with Donna.  He enlisted shortly after arrival in town, and it as as a soldier that he met Donna--who, by the way, is several years older than he is (but the difference isn't as great as between Gertrude and Jean-Claude Silver).  Despite the age difference, they fell in love, and Michael moved into the Baker Household.  After rising all the way to become an Astronaut, an incident arose that disillusioned him, and he opted out of reenlisting, setting his sights instead on work as a Theorist.  That too, however, became frustrating for him, so he now purses a career as a Pro Athlete.

Around this time the Bakers decided to renovate and rebuild their house.  While the renovations were going on, Donna and Peter's parents arrived in town.  Newly retired, Rex and Trixie (short for Beatrice) Baker were happy to accept Donna's invitation to move in with them.  Rex, after a lifetime of hard work, is happy to enjoy his retirement.  Trixie, however, finds being stuck at home all day too much trouble and has since gone back to work part-time as a Personal Tour Guide--she thought about becoming a professional party guest, but decided she doesn't have the stamina for it.