So I made this list of facts to help understand my story "If You're Happy and You Know It". This is so you could get some perspective, a sort of timeline with character sketches.
Random Dates:
~ Brendon and Sarah's 'Official' Engagement Announcement - 2011
~ Vice and Virtues Release Date - March 22, 2011
The Prologue takes place 4 years later, from September through December, in 2015
~ Brendon - 29 years old
~ Ryan - 30 years old
The rest of the story takes place roughly six years later, in 2021
~ Brendon - 35 years old
~ Ryan - 36 years old
The Kids! -in order of adoption/age as of 2021/physical description-
~ Rose - 9 years old - wavy brown hair + hazel eyes
~ The Twins: Sirena and Seth - 9 years old - straight black hair + light blue eyes
~ Ginger - 17 years old - kinky red/brown hair + dark green eyes
~ Jasper - 16 years old + straight dirty blonde hair + grey eyes
~ Mikayla 'Mickey' - 12 years old - curly blonde hair + blue eyes
~ Dexter - 6 years old - straight black hair + brown eyes
~ Eli - 7 years old - curly brown hair + green eyes
~ Pepper - 4 years old - straight auburn hair + blue eyes
~ Nico - 12 years old - curly black hair + dark brown eyes
~ Carrie - 14 years old - straight blonde hair (dyes hair different colors) + light brown eyes
I hope this helps!