Inlaws vs Rotorua
With all the drama regarding the cat I haven't had a chance to type about the in laws visit. They flew into Tauranga a hour late due to bad weather. The landing looked very dodgy, but they made it okay.
On Friday I had to be at work experience, so Stewart took them for a drive around Tauranga and showed them the sights. He also took them to Mills Reef Winery which they enjoyed. That evening my brother's two sons came over. 2.5 year old William was fine, but 5 month old Jake fussed and grizzled. They were supposed to both stay the night, but John and Amber ending up coming to pick Jake up as he kept waking up.
On Saturday we went to Rotorua. We went on the Duck. It was great fun though rather pricey. For lunch we went to the Pig and Whistle pub. I heard about this pub from Oswald on his blog. Everyone enjoyed their lunch. After that we went to Hell's Gate geothermal area. It was raining by then and had gotten rather dark so we power walked around there. Back in Tauranga we went to Wendy's for dinner on the request of Stewart's father and stepmother.
On Sunday we visited my Nana at her rest home then went to Bravo cafe for lunch. It was nice to play adults and eat somewhere that wasn't McDonald's for a change. Then they flew back to Auckland on Sunday evening. They flew out to Toronto via LA on Monday.
Oohh Stewart's getting his first ink! His Dad has given him the money for his first tattoo. Its going to be a cross with a Maori design around it with ribbons across it with his late grandmother's name. We've found a tattooist that we really like. His name is Richard and he owns Gravity Tattoos. When I have the money I want to get mine recolored and look at getting my Chinese symbol. I've also fallen in love with a bird tattoo that one of the Miami Ink guys did. I want to get it altered a bit so that it looks more Maori like. What we like about Richard is he designs his own tattoos following what the customer wants. He gets it perfect before even thinking of putting it on the skin.
On Friday I had to be at work experience, so Stewart took them for a drive around Tauranga and showed them the sights. He also took them to Mills Reef Winery which they enjoyed. That evening my brother's two sons came over. 2.5 year old William was fine, but 5 month old Jake fussed and grizzled. They were supposed to both stay the night, but John and Amber ending up coming to pick Jake up as he kept waking up.
On Saturday we went to Rotorua. We went on the Duck. It was great fun though rather pricey. For lunch we went to the Pig and Whistle pub. I heard about this pub from Oswald on his blog. Everyone enjoyed their lunch. After that we went to Hell's Gate geothermal area. It was raining by then and had gotten rather dark so we power walked around there. Back in Tauranga we went to Wendy's for dinner on the request of Stewart's father and stepmother.
On Sunday we visited my Nana at her rest home then went to Bravo cafe for lunch. It was nice to play adults and eat somewhere that wasn't McDonald's for a change. Then they flew back to Auckland on Sunday evening. They flew out to Toronto via LA on Monday.
Oohh Stewart's getting his first ink! His Dad has given him the money for his first tattoo. Its going to be a cross with a Maori design around it with ribbons across it with his late grandmother's name. We've found a tattooist that we really like. His name is Richard and he owns Gravity Tattoos. When I have the money I want to get mine recolored and look at getting my Chinese symbol. I've also fallen in love with a bird tattoo that one of the Miami Ink guys did. I want to get it altered a bit so that it looks more Maori like. What we like about Richard is he designs his own tattoos following what the customer wants. He gets it perfect before even thinking of putting it on the skin.
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