Friday, 22 June 2012

Our New Addition

The long awaited moment is here!

Months of anticipation...  planning.... saving....  preparation.... choosing names....

What will he look like?

How much "energy" will he have?

Will he have a good "roar" like a lion or "purr" like a kitten?

Will it be an easy transition for us?

Are we ready?

Welcome to the Stewart Family!!!!

introducing... sherman

the tank...

new shoes....

chancellor fits in the boot!

I was happy with the li'l Chancellor, but Lee needed yet another money pit, I mean another "man's" truck.  After thinking about our new lives with prams, car seats, diaper bags, visitors from the states, and having room for baby + li'l Ella... I suppose it makes sense.  

2004 Range Rover HSE 4.4L BMW V8... plus FULL mechanical warranty... and of course, we've already had to swap the rims from the 22" Gangster Wheels to 15-spoke 19" Land Rover Alloys to make it "drive-able".  Lee claims it was for the baby's safety....


Sunday, 3 June 2012

Night Out

The time. She is a runnin' short. "Alone" time for Kim and I that is.

Final prep for the trip to the hospital is underway this Queen's Birthday weekend (3 weeks to go!) and we thought a date night out is in order. So....fellas.....allow me to explain (dream) about how things work in the Stewart household over here:

1) Golf Saturday morning. Well yeah....Kim works on Sat morning as it is still business time in the States. Must sharpen up those skills should any would-be challengers from the States show up to toss down the gauntlet.

2) Real sore from the gym this week....finally decided that it is NOT ok for me to go ahead and gain weight as my gorgeous wife somehow manages stay trim whilst the belly comes out. The whining about soreness from my first trip back to the gym in 8 weeks is not well received for some reason...

3) Must show her off....itinerary for the evening is dinner and a movie. "District Dinning" restaurant tonight. Fried Pig Ears and Duck Confit were well above average....why do I get a strange look around here when I ask what N/A drinks they have? They don't even know me!?

Whoa girl! "So dope I'd have to smuggle you across state lines or else pay fines!"
4) Appropriately, we went to see "What to expect when you're expecting".....heh. Got to see a new section of downtown Auckland at night which was beautiful. Event Cinemas does "Gold Class" movie options. Which means you hang out in a lounge until the staff guides you in to a proper theater outfitted with real comfy lazy boy chairs. So feet up, order a wine (for me), a club soda (for her) and its movie time.

5) Navigating out of downtown Auckland? Kim can take this one. Hop in the trusty Chancellor and we are back to Titirangi in no time.


Chariot awaits!

Great night out. Lee to spend the rest of the weekend figuring out how to spoil Kim.