NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Why???
Why????

Of all the things in the world..... WHY ME?!?!?!
Firstly it began with this.....



..... yep, Rhonda's pregnant... again.

What do you mean, I knew all along? *blinks*
Okay, you got me there, yep, I orchestrated the whole thing *snicker*.




At least Gareth's looking mighty pleased with himself.
Just you wait young man, it'll hit you like a twenty ton truck, you'll see.... you'll see...

But then, after playing around with the Lifespan slider, I discovered that Gareth actually married an OLDER WOMAN!!!!

I sincerely thought that she was a Young Adult like him. But nooooo, she's an adult, with 6 days left on her meter.

Which is good news.... in a way. As after this next baby, she's not likely going to be having any more!!!!

Oh goody.

Then THIS!!!




Please bring back Psycho Maid!!!! I don't want Mr Pedo here, working around Gareth's kids.... he's creepy.

Peter's Birthday

***WARNING!!!!! PICTURE HEAVY
AND CUTENESS OVERLOAD HERE***

Yep, it's time again, for another birthday, this time it's little Peter.
With just a handful of close family, they decided to celebrate together (and hopefully this will be the last baby for this growing family).



Rhonda tucked Peter into the crook of her arm and took him to the cake.



In a rare moment, we saw Joshua actually SMILING!!!!

Quick!!! Take a picture!!
What?
Oh yeah, we already did whoops!!!!




But big sis Alice looked glum. Perhaps she's starting to wonder about her teens?



Or the fact that ANOTHER toddler will be chewing the heads off the dolls in the doll house!!!!!



Out came the 'tooters' and party favours, as Rhonda helped Peter to blow out the candles.



Setting him down on the cold stone floor, they waited, eagerly, expectantly.



And with a whoosh of sparkles!!!!



Baby Peter became TODDLER Peter!!!



Along with a trail of stinky poo.



Apparently, because of the transition taking so long, nobody had bothered to change him beforehand and he'd soiled himself mid-transition!!!!




He wasn't a happy bunny, I can tell you.




But isn't he a cutie though? Yeah, I know the other kids are great looking, but Peter just ices the cake for me.




Clearly distressed, Katie scoops him up in mid howl, and manages to placate this little cutie, before taking him away to be changed. (pity they don't have the 'bathe' option any more)



I really don't know what she did .. or said to him, but as you can see, he soon got over his tantrum. I swear, that nanny is magical!!!!

His traits are (you'll be happy to know) Artistic and Virtuoso - NONE from either parent!!! I'm suspecting the milkman or the postman.... or heaven forbid... the MAID!!!!!!

At least he's not EVIL!!! We don't need another one of those in the house.

Gareth in the meantime, is NOW starting to feel his age and his neurotic trait is beginning to show through!! Bless him.




Could this be that it's his birthday just around the corner? Or that he is worried that Rhonda might be pregnant again?

'All Hands On Deck!!'

Because of the sudden departure of the maid, it was the responsibility of Katie to 'keep house'. Alas, as the years were piling up, along with the chores, she was finding it more and more difficult.

Sooooo ........... being the 'good soul' that she is..... Alice decided to help out too. Although it DID tire her out, bless her little cotton socks.



Clearing dirty plates, even mopping up puddles after the dishwasher (once again) decided to spew out water all over the floor.



Gareth tinkered with it, managing to temporarily fix it once more.

Gareth?
Hmmm?
Don't you think it's time for a replacement?
What for? This one's working just fine.
.... for now.... until the next time it breaks!
What do you mean 'the next time?' there's plenty of life in this rusty old thing yet!!!
*sigh* I. Give. In.

And little (well, not so little) Joshua, because of his disappointment at the Amateur Olympics tryouts.... decided to do a little 'work-out' of his own.



By the looks of things..... he WILL succeed in his endeavours as an athlete!!!
So maybe all those aspirations of being an Evil Overlord, were just a 'passing fancy'?

..... we hope ......

Ah, 'Young Love'

*** WARNING, PICTURE HEAVY***

Alice, Joshua and Rhonda weren't the only ones that Gareth lavished attention on.

Since his trip to China to deliver that 'mysterious package', he's already feeling a great burden lifting from his shoulders. Plus, after his constant brushes with the law, he decided that life's too short to pass opportunities by.

So, one day he decided to catch Rhonda unawares firstly in the kitchen, then in the bathroom.... and lavished a lot of attention on her.

Peter had settled down quite nicely after his routine of fuss, feed, burp and play, and Rhonda was feeling a lot more relaxed, now that the maid had gone.

She'd been sitting trying to concentrate on the cooking channel, in a rare moment of peace and quiet. She felt as though she was starting to seriously suck as a parent, and wanted to try something different.



Like trying to cook a splendid meal for the whole family.

Katie was an excellent cook, but she was getting on in years, and wouldn't be around much longer. Also, Rhonda felt that she was already putting too much responsibility on this lovely old lady's shoulders. So she gave her the day off to go shopping.

But sadly, whilst Rhonda was watching the top chef bragging about his 'exquisitely complicated signature dish' Rhonda felt that it was making her feel hungry, so she wandered into the kitchen, where Gareth lay in wait.



He'd actually been trying to fix the dishwasher (holds breath).




Hey beautiful.




You talking to me? Yeah, come here my lovely.



*sigh* can't you see I've... you know... gotta go?

I just wanted to tell you I love ya... that's all.




Oh!




She was surprised that he'd actually acknowledged her existence. Usually, their routine comprised of getting up, fussing the kids, bathing, going to work, coming home and crashing out exhausted.

You still... love me?




Hell, yeah. Give us a hug will ya?

Even after all this time? And three kids too?

Of course!!!!



Um, what about the kids?

They'll be fine, Katie has it under control.

Um, o-kay then.



Firstly, unsure of how she'd react (being so volatile of late), he offered her a shy smile.




You know, you're still beautiful to me.

Are you... teasing me?

Um... yeah!

Rhonda, taken by surprise, smiled back. Flattered by his unexpected comments.

Aww Gareth, thank you, you're pretty sweet yourself.

Give me a kiss.




Do you have to ask?

Well.... not re.....
She didn't give him the chance to finish the sentence as she laid a good strong kiss on his lips. They melted into each other's arms.




He tentatively reached out and stroked her cheek.




Sooo beautiful.



She reciprocated by closing her eyes and leaning into his hand.

Mmmmm, niiice.

By now, these two were like a pair of starstruck teenagers. Kissing and hugging and stuff, and renewing their relationship.It was so sweet really.

Rubbing her back and stuff.




Then things got a little too hot 'n' heavy.

Want to finish this off.... elsewhere?


Any suggestions?



He waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

I know of ONE place!

And that's when they suddenly made a bolt for the bedroom!!!!!




We shall leave them there to .... um... their own devices....




Heck, we're not ALL voyeurs you know!!!!

Speak for yourself!!! PERVERTS!!!!!



Goodnight Gareth, sleep well!!!!

***PLEASE NOTE***

You've probably noticed that Rhonda had a change of clothing halfway through this update. That's because there were TWO incidents of the two of them together. And rather than bore you with two separate updates, I merged them into one.