The 2nd family in Round 3 is the Steels! They've moved to a new house, right next door, (from the swap shop) and did enormous renovations to make it look more like their modern style, with room for 2 cars in the garage, and a big front lawn for parties. But it looks like they won't have much time for parties, because...
Finally Christopher and Blair hear the chimes in bed. They excitedly expect the birth of their child. Meanwhile, both are doing well at work. Christopher is continuing to take the kind approach to ghost busting, though he is not always successful. His latest client was Bobby Sargeant, but after finding not a trace of ghosts at his property (yes even the secret basement), and finding nothing, Chris has a hunch that Bobby was just trying to be 'normal'. Chris also deghosted the Fang's house, and rid the Malifa home of poltergeists. Chris has also found a hobby for his free time - mining. He couldn't resist buying the miner for sale at the consignment store, and quickly got to work in the backyard. Already he's finding small gems and metals, and exploring the holes is a lot of fun. He finds everything from a hidden gnome society, to a monster asleep in a replica of stonehenge. Blair is also shining bright in the community. Her latest celebrity oppurtunity was to dance at the Grind, and she did so with her hubby and nicely-rounded belly.
Christopher, in a moment of insanity, tries to throw a party while Blair is heavily pregnant. At least he has the good sense to rush his wife to the hospital when he hears the splash of water. The party is a huge failure, but Blair gives birth to their new son with no trouble at all. Keeping fit for her job (police lieutenant) did her good. Christopher, having spent the day before at the telescope, names their son Mercury, and surprises his wife with a bunch of flowers in her favourite colour. Little Mercury may have the traits of 'Neurotic' and 'Hates the Outdoors' but the happy parents love every bit of their newborn.
Life goes on, and Blair has some spare time on maternity leave to quiz her friend Nina for her latest police report. And then it is already time for Mercury's first birthday. Here he is in his new outfits. Isn't he cute? Though he does appear to have inherited his mother's nose...
Blair gets right to work being a mum, and takes her toddler to the new park in the Bay, Maywood Cafe. There she introduces her son to the wonder of toddler rides, and he has a ball on the little space rocket.
Christopher begins teaching Mercury how to walk, and seems to think that garage is the best place to do it. Mecury enjoys his flashy new toy box. Chris finds a soulpeace gem, an opal, gold, copper, and an oven in one of his holes.
Blair returns to work after a long maternity leave, and gets promoted on her first day back. She has chosen the forensic analyst path in the Law Enforcement career, and is promoted to a Wire Tap Reader. Her partner is none other than Scout Sargeant.
And finally it is time for both Chris and Blair to age up to adults. Unlike others in the Bay, both of them are quite ready to be older, and neither suffer a midlife crisis. Below are their new looks. Blair went for something a bit more her age, but with her own sense of style, and has finally rid herself of those glasses, while Chris is his usual stylish handsome self.
And I'll leave you with some shots of the new house. Blair used the $9000 she got from acting in a commercial, and some money she got for a free laptop and couch, and for the oven Chris found, to buy an expensive hot tub and set it up behind the garage. Also shown is their big (the biggest) tv.
...Next will be the Angelista/Hosni family.
