Hunting bears

Round 37: July 2046 (Winter)

Trent Kirby is 76, Megan is 74, Claudia and Jacob are 45, Daphne is 15 and Iris is 12.

Kirby 1 household profile

Narrated by Daphne Kirby

This winter, Grandpa came down with the flu. He didn’t get too ill with it but it was still a worry, because he’s pretty old.

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Peaches and cream

Round 36: May 2044 (Autumn)

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Trent Kirby is 74, Megan is 72, Claudia and Jacob are 43, Daphne is 13 and Iris is 10. 
(Everett is 14, Keira and Felix are 13, Byron and Noel are 4 months old)

Narrated by Daphne Kirby

Now that I’m older, I often go across the road to help Mum out at the market. I’ll probably get a “real” part-time job when I’m old enough but maybe this will give me some more experience when that time comes. 

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Turn up the sun

Round 35: September 2042 (Spring)

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Ashton 1 household profile

Rob Ashton is 41, Patience is 40, Felicity is 9, Patrick is 6 and Gemma is 1. 

(Rose is 47, Claudia is 41, Josie is 40, Sylvia is 16, Iris is 9 and Andrew is 6)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

Gemma was a huge surprise for me and Rob but now that she’s joined our family, I sort of want to have another baby.

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One by one

Round 35: July 2042 (Winter)

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Romilly 1 household profile

Araminta Romilly is 79, Finn and Victoria are 41 and Keira is 11. 
(Claudia is 41, Eddie and Jessica are 22, Declan is 21, Caitlin is 19 and Daphne is 11)

Narrated by Victoria Romilly

At the beginning of the year, Finn started his position as principal of the high school and it’s been going really well.

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Charge

Round 35: February 2041 (Summer)

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Kirby 1 household profile

Trent Kirby is 71, Megan is 69, Jacob and Claudia are 40, Daphne is 10 and Iris is 7.

(Felix and Keira are 10)

Narrated by Jacob Kirby

At the back of my mind, I thought Claudia might be bored at home once both girls were in school but she keeps herself more than busy. On a farm, there’s always something to do. 

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Lump

Round 34: August 2040 (Winter)

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Rob Ashton is 39, Patience is 38, Felicity is 7 and Patrick is 4. 

(Claudia is 39, Josie is 38, Daphne is 9, Jude is 8, Iris is 6 and Andrew is 4)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

I don’t want to push her into anything but I really do think Felicity could follow in my footsteps one day.

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A quiet night in

Round 34: November 2039 (Spring)

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Trent Kirby is 69, Megan is 67, Claudia and Jacob are 38, Daphne is 8 and Iris is 5. 

(Patience and Josie are 37, Jude is 7, Felicity is 6 and Andrew and Patrick are 3)

Narrated by Claudia Kirby

With Christmas approaching, Daphne and Iris are both winding down at school and getting ready for holidays.

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Lot tour: Kirby vacation home at Three Lakes

You guys would have seen this house in the Kirby update from the other day. I really like it though, so I thought I'd post the lot tour here. This was originally posted over a year ago at N99. This house is a makeover (an very extensive one) of Copper Ranch Retreat from Three Lakes.

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A comet appears

Round 33: August 2037 (Winter)

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Trent Kirby is 67, Megan is 65, Claudia and Jacob are 36, Daphne is 6 and Iris is 3.
(Liam is 74)

Narrated by Jacob Kirby

Claudia and I haven’t been away anywhere since our honeymoon, so seeing I had some vacation time to use up, we decided to change that.

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Speak, see, remember

Round 32: November 2036 (Spring)

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Araminta Romilly is 73, Finn and Victoria are both 35, Declan is 15, Caitlin is 13 and Keira is 5.
(Jesse is 51, Claudia is 35, Louisa is 16, Justin, Xavier and Austin is 15 and Daphne is 5)

Narrated by Declan Romilly

A part-time job is a non-negotiable in our family and Dad definitely made sure enough that Caitlin and I were both aware of this.

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Breed

Round 32: December 2035 (Summer)

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Amar Hamilton is 34.
(Jacob and Claudia are both 34, Adrienne is 28, Zane and Leslie are both 24)

Narrated by Amar Hamilton

I live alone now and even after so long, it still feels strange sometimes. It's the first time I've lived by myself. I've always been kind of a social animal, so it's been an adjustment for me.

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Every day should be a holiday

Round 32: December 2035 (Summer)

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Trent Kirby is 65, Megan is 63, Claudia and Jacob are both 34, Daphne is 4 and Iris is 1.
(Finn and Victoria are both 34, Rebecca is 26, Nathan is 25, Caitlin is 12 and Keira is 4)

Narrated by Claudia Kirby

Since Daphne started pre-school, it's been just me and Iris at home during the week.

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Dreams

Round 31: September 2034 (Spring)

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Rob Ashton is 33, Patience is 32 and Felicity is 1.
(Lake is 77, Kendal is 58, Claudia is 33, Josie is 32 and Jude is 2)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

The weather has been beautiful lately, so Rob, Felicity and I have been taking advantage of our little backyard.

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You say it's your birthday, August 2034

Round 31: August 2034 (Winter)

Jacob and Claudia Kirby are both 33 and Daphne is 3.

Right up until Claudia's due date, we talked a lot with Daphne about becoming a big sister and over the months, she got really excited about the idea.

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You say it's your birthday, June 2034

Claudia Kirby is nearing the end of her pregnancy now and is making sure 3-year-old Daphne enjoys lots of one-on-one time before she becomes a big sister.

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You say it's your birthday, March 2034

Round 31: March 2034 (Autumn)

Narrated by Susannah Carmody

When I told Sam I was pregnant, he didn't really know what to say. He was quiet for a while and was about as shocked as I was when I found out.

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Flowers in the window

Round 31: November 2033 (Spring)

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Trent Kirby is 63, Megan is 61, Jacob and Claudia are both 32 and Daphne is 2.
(Liam is 70 and Tatiana is 50)

Narrated by Jacob Kirby

As soon as Daphne was born, I was ready to have another kid. Claudia likes to tell people I brought it up on the way home from the hospital but that's not true. She was at least a few weeks old.

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Stone on the water

Round 30: April 2032 (Autumn)

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Finn and Victoria Romilly are both 31, Declan is 11, Caitlin is 9 and Keira is 1.
(Araminta is 69, Megan is 60, Claudia and Jacob are both 31, Rebecca is 23, Daphne is 1)

Narrated by Victoria Romilly

After Caitlin was born, I put on a little weight and once she started school, I put on a lot more. It finally got to the point where it was bothering me, so I decided to do something about it.

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Two of us

Round 30: October 2031 (Spring)

Troy's last update/Josie's last update/wedding/next update

Josie Clarke is 29 and Troy is 28.
(Tate is 61, Zelda is 56, Claudia, Victoria, Finn and Rob are all 30, Patience is 29, Declan is 10, Caitlin is 8, Daphne is 8 months and Keira is 6 months)

Narrated by Josie Clarke

I wouldn't recommend anyone else get married without living together first but for me and Troy, it's worked out fine.

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Sky blue sky

Round 30: June 2031 (Winter)

Jacob's last update/last update/next update

Trent Kirby is 61, Megan is 59, Claudia and Jacob are both 30 and Daphne is 4 months old.
(Liam is 68, Victoria is 30 and Keira is 8 weeks old)

Narrated by Claudia Kirby

Jacob and I used to be able to laze around in bed at least a couple of mornings a week but that doesn't happen very often any more!

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