The blonde girl playing the piano in that last pic is Kid #3, Chrysanthemum. Here’s a close-up:
Chrysanthemum Burr
She’s the only girl in the family, which makes me feel a little sorry for her. Being the middle child is bad enough, but the poor duckie has four brothers. Four! No wonder she looks ticked off in this next shot.
“What are you lookin’ at, Stinkyhead?â€
I was going to have Basil, Chrysanthemum, and Calhoun go on a whirlwind tour of Europe and take snaps of them in famous locales (kind of like the traveling gnome in the movie Amélie) but the landmarks I downloaded didn’t turn out quite right, so all I got is them saying goodbye at the train station. I thought I’d share it anyway, since it’s a nice family shot.
“Say hi to the Queen for me.â€
“Now, whatever you do, DON’T have any parties while I’m gone!â€
The train station I used is actually part of a main street I created for my Westward Ho! Challenge neighborhood (whatever happened to Paige, anyway? Paige, hon, we miss you!). I put so much work into it, I figured I might as well use it. In fact, I moved all of my Westward Ho families and lots over to Northcliff, just to give the Burrs some more Victorian-types to mingle with.
Main Street
That sort of funky-looking building at the end of the street is based on one that stood in my hometown back in the 1880s. It was a firehouse in my town, but in Northcliff, it’s the police station/city hall. The hotel on the far right is also based on a real building, one that I ride past on the bus every day. I had a lot of fun building this lot.
By the time Basil returned from his tour of Europe, he was an old man. Say hello to the elderly Basil Burr…
“Hullo!â€
Poor Baz – since he’s in permaplat and can use the energizers all the time, he gets stuck doing the family chores.
“Just carrying on the Burr tradition of cleanliness, you know.â€
“Nothing like plunging the toilet in the dead of night while everyone snoozes away…â€
Chrysanthemum became a teenager (as did Cole, but I missed a picture of that). I rolled Pleasure for her.
“You mean I get to take lots of bubble baths and go bowling? Goody.â€
I love the expressions they make at the dinner table. Calhoun looks positively paranoid here.
“Did someone say ‘werewolves’?…â€
Roxy transitioned to elder not long after Basil…
“High foreheads are a sign of intelligence, doncha know.â€
Well then, Roxy, you must be a bleepin’ genius.
Here’s Kid#5, Cicero. I missed taking any toddler pics of him. He looks a lot like Calhoun, except that he has the default brown eyes instead of the brown-gold-green color.
Cicero Burr
It freaked me out one day when Cicero brought his twin home. OK, it only looked like his twin from afar. It turned out to be one of my Westward Ho! kids.
Doppelgangers ‘R’ Us
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BASIL! :D *happy squeal of glee*
Wow. Cornelius looks so serious in his teenage picture. And Calhoun IS very, very adorable. Gosh. Just like his dad! And despite his niceness, he’s got a little impish streak.. I love it. XD The whole static shock thing is a hoot. I love when my sims do it. Chrysanthemum (what a name!) is a gorgeous girl.. and must make it nice to have a little blond in that sea of dark haired kids!
Elder Basil! STILL HUNKY. And wow.. yeah, big forehead there, Rox’. XD I think her slanty eyes make her high foreheaded look more pleasing to the eye than it would be, though. Lovely family portrait! They’re such a good looking bunch (gotta be the Basil genes).
Great update on Basil’s family! :D I was wonderin’ how they had been doing. And your post about pets a few posts back keeps reminding me that I have two updates to get up before Pets is released. I should get crackin’ on that. But great update, Jen! Love love love the Burrs! :D
Yaaaaaaaay Basil! :D I love how you keep the curly hair going through the generations. Are you going to do a Ravelos and let us see how Basil’s kids turned out, or is that one offshoot too many? Don’t want to work you too hard! I’m just greedy. XD
I want a teaser, m’self. I love the Ravelos, but the hints you’ve been dropping about the new neighborhood sound intriguing. But after that I do want a peek at the Ravelos! And then more Burrs. And. And. A pony! *shifty eyes*
Hey, have you pre-ordered Pets from any place that gives you one of those special skins? I’m getting the bandit cat. But I also took a peek at the Prima Guide teaser, and that supposedly has the info to unlock all hidden Pets content.
Basil as an elder looks soooo awesome, even better than in his younger days ;) Really, the old age suits him well! And Calhoun is really a cutie, so if you might continue with Basil’s offspring, Calhoun is definitely the right choice.
I was caught by the flu on my last trip (Tokyo this time, but I didn’t get to see anything, sadly, only 24h resttime in the layover), so as I can’t do much I will concentrate on my sims a bit more, yay! Oh, and because I thought you might like this page (I’m totally excited about it!!) – just try out http://www.postcrossing.com , it’s soooo awesome! And I am sure you will love it too *lol*.
Greetings!
I love Basil’s family! They are all so cute and pretty! I have to agree that I like Calhoun the best as well. He does look like a little angel (most of the time!). I simply cannot wait for the new time period!
Wow! I love Basil and his wee little family. It seems like just yesterday he was one of those annoying (but damn cute!) toddlers who enjoy sicking-up their din-dins and crawling about in nappies. *sighs at memory*
Calhoun is a darling! If I were you, I too would pick him as the “heir”. ;)
Can’t wait for the next update. :)
Awww what a nice update! It was great to see an update on these guys
I love that picture of the paranoid Calhoun!
i am so happy youve updated and i think cole is really cute.ive found a new dream hubby
p.s. i really want 2 see ravelos
So, Basil did have a girl! They are really nice looking, I must admit I’m shallow when it comes to Sims. Chrysanthemum is good looking, and how cool that she turned out pleasure and her cousin turned out Romance! Maybe they can go out to town together, or whatver they did in those days for fun. (I’m sorry to say, but Cornelius does look really weird with those eyelashes…)
I really like Basil’s family! They really seem like a traditional family from long ago. I think it is really cool how you sims seem to make the coolest expressions and faces, like they are living people! COOL, and scary! Awesome Update!
Hey Jen! Wow, I love that old down town you built. It’s sooo gorgeous! Cole and Calhoun are real lookers. Hah, never seen the shocking interaction before. That’s cute that you had them go on a world tour type thing. You must be playing like crazy! I have four OLDER brothers…can you say TESTOSTERONE?! Can’t wait to read more of your work!
Yay! This was so cool!! Calhoun and Cicero are so cute! They are just the cutest. I am curious what they’ll look like as adults… I’m sure they’ll keep their good looks. But that’s unfortunate about Cornelius’s eyelashes… I guess he’s just a feminine man… lol :) And Chrysanthemum (had to copy and paste that, too hard to spell), she turned out beautiful! I love how she’s the only girl and the only blonde, that’s pretty rockin’.
I loved seeing this, the family is absolutely adorable and they seem to be a happy little group of Simmies. I love seeing these satalite families develop, it’s a ton of fun. Great great great update once again, Jen!
This was so cool!! I love basil’s kids, especially Chrysanthemum. I agree with Kitty, a Ravelo Update would be so fun!!!!!
Oooh, what an awesome downtown lot, Jen! You really did put a lot of work into it. Basil had some interesting kids–a blonde, even! I love the name Cicero, so it’s cool that it popped up in your Burrs. :) Roxy’s crazy eyes make those two boys look like a mix of exotic alien and maybe a little Asian. Crazy. Gotta love the ‘stache on Basil, hehe. It gives him character!
Heh, Basil still looks like a hobbit! Great update, Jen!
Hey guys, thanks for all of the comments! I’m glad you like Basil’s family, because I ended up sending Cornelius, Cole, Chrysanthemum, and Calhoun to college with Camellia and Coriander. (Sorry about all the C-names — the next update might be a wee bit confusing…) I have no idea what I’ll do with them after graduation, but I think Calhoun for sure will start a family — I rolled Family for him, after all.
To answer a couple questions –
Kay – I haven’t pre-ordered Pets. I never pre-order because I don’t have the patience to wait for it to show up in the mail. I always have to go out and get it THAT DAY. It’s a sickness, I tells ya. Those bonus pets sound really cool, though!
Eva M – I’m so sorry you got sick! :-( I hope you get well soon and have a nice, restful time playing with your Sims. Postcrossing.com looks awesome!! I’ll have to delve into it some more.
Well, I’m off to do an update on the Scavenger Hunt…
XD Oh, little Cole! No one told him he could get a doctorate in bottle-drinking?
I really like Basil! He’s quite a handsome Sim. Yarr.
Wow. Cornelius has eyes to spare. So angular, and lashtastic! Neat.
Heywha SPIN THE TODDLER? Isn’t that a family favorite? It should be. Number one on all of the charts. A standard, even.
Meep. I’ve never had a Sim try to shock a relative, before. Maybe I should plunk some more Maxis rugs in my Sims’ houses. (Mostly, I use Echo’s. ^^; )
Ooh, I love that “saying goodbye at the train station” shot. It looks great. (And the second picture, subtitled “don’t have any parties” seems to me more like he’s about to perform the magic trick of the century! Now you see the glove– NOW HE HAS NO JACKET AT ALL.
Amazing, I say.
If you think Calhoun looks paranoid in that shot, you should see some of the expressions they make when they’re about to put soap in a fountain.
Whoa! Those two really look alike. It’s especially funny, seeing as Cicero is a third-generation born in-game Sim, and his clone is a Sim you made in CAS. XD It’s odd, but in a good way.
Okay, so I have to go right now, but I also wanted to say: I recently used a lot you made a while back–“Cooper”–and I’ve fallen head over heels for it. Seriously, it’s great! :D I moved a Sim of mine who’s participating in a contest into it, and as I was scrolling through the house to try and decide what things to remove, or what rooms to redecorate… I could barely find one room to mess with. (Sure, sometimes I have to mess with it for the set– but it’s great for that, too! Woot!)
That is such a cool lot. :D Thanks for making it. I also downloaded the most recent lots you posted. I usually don’t download lots, but after falling in ~loooooove~ with Cooper… XD
Ravelo update please!phil is sooooooooo right!
Basil! What a totally awesome family! A agree, little Calhoun should be ‘the next Basil’ he is reminiscent of his Papa in so many ways. All these kids are very good looking, and I love the name Cicero. WOW that was a high forehead. Too much temporal lobe activity I suspect. However, a forehead like that would enable her to have very long bangs… The expressions you captured on all of them were priceless. This family is so much fun and you’ve made us fall in love all over again. Now. I’m not going anywhere. I want to be first in line for the next update.