Oregon Christmas

We've had the whirlwind Christmas Tour. It started with Yule on the 21st/22nd at our house. Then we had Christmas with Alissa's step-family on the 23rd, then Christmas with Alissa's Mom's family on the 24th, then onto an airplane on Christmas day to have Christmas with Michael's family! Whew! We're still up in Oregon, and will post photos when we get home. Hope everyone's holidays have been good.

Fashion in Squeakerville

Hello from the fashion advisor here at the Marquess home. His advice: forget the clothes, it's the shades that make you cool.

We've had a good week here. On Wednesday we had our first midwives appointment for this pregnancy, and got to hear the heartbeat going whoosh whoosh whoosh. Thursday we went to Sedona and he got to go on a Buggy ride with Nana, on Friday we went out to a Christmas party held on a ranch and James went MOOOO MOOO at all the cows. And this weekend we've been putting up decorations and lights. Yesterday we got our tree- Michael has today off work, so we'll put up ornaments today. We'll put up photos of our decorations tomorrow, in the mean time here are a few more fun pics of James.

The Master Builder concentrates on his Bristle Block creation.

Asleep in "Strolly" as he like to call his stroller

"Nuggling" with his dog Pixie

Reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with Papa

Rules

Just in case you come visit, a few rules recently enforced around this house:

1. No peeing on the bathroom rug.

2. Toothbrushes are not allowed to touch toilets.

3. No cards in the oven.

4. Please do not bounce on the dogs.

5. While you MAY put a necklace on the dog, you MAY NOT whack the dog with said necklace.

Here's a photo of the culprit in action-