Merry Christmas!

Liz is fighting a cold but otherwise it's been a Christmas made-to-order. Evelyn loves her gifts, and to top it all off we've got snow!

Our thoughts are with all of you, friends and family. We wish we could be with you and we hope to see you very soon. Big hugs to everyone and have a joyous holiday season!

-- Mike, Liz and Evelyn

Holiday scramble

Hallo! Just wanted to post some nice pix of our recent fun times, as described by Mike's last post. Many more are up on Flickr now for November, and December's on its way! Also, for the record, the weather doesn't suck non-stop around here! There are cold but clear days amid the gray ones.









Mostly, we're busy scrambling to get ready for Xmas & New Year's...all of your cards are liable to be late, so don't hold your breath! We'll be lucky to get packages out to family in a timely manner. Having Rita get smashed up by somebody backing out of their driveway wasn't much help. We're also starting the interview process for a new Au Pair, as we will have to say good-bye to Sophie in the start of February. And we're in negotiations for a couple interesting opportunities for our business, too! Never a dull moment....

Hugs,
Liz

P.S. But I finally got a picture of Evelyn carrying around Miss Kitty & Huffy the Puppy:

The weather may suck, but life is good

Evelyn is morphing into a tiny human before our eyes. What a hoot. We're enjoying a wonderful run-up to the holidays and we hope you are too.

We went with a toddler-friendly tree this year. All the decorations are safe for small hands and we left the hanging hooks in storage. We've also written off tracking an accurate 1-to-1 association of bows to packages since bows have a tendency to wander away if you get my meaning if you catch my drift.

'Bada' Doug was here for a visit last weekend. We braved the rain to take in Zoo Lights at the Portland Zoo. What an awesome display of holiday luminescence and good cheer! I'm sure this will be the start of an annual family tradition.

This weekend we took a date night for ourselves and ate some tapas. Tonight we're watching Ratatouille on DVD.



The simple things are the good things. Give someone you love a hug!

-- Mike

I want your Chevrolet now!

Greetings! A post with a "mystery theme." See if you can guess what it is. Answer below. Have fun!

Everything is under
I'm enthusiastic
Beautiful do age
Try style blue
Have reason won't pounce



Girl children know pentameter



My fat cat is free
Laughter prances on
Okay death
We love each dream



She love him!



Independent children
Are affectionate



Sex cry create
Sharp romance
Act over thought
Kiss voodoo rhyme



Bored hurricane
Culture could sing
Not through
Animal refrain



White bourgeoisie anxiety
Paranoid dinnertime
Indifferent twilight
Snore



How light
Put cartoon
Attitude like
Never uptight
Still forever



Beautiful Earth
Cheshire lion reconcile



Allergic to Timbuktu
Does scratch need chase
Why feed her fuzzier



The sun so allergic
As wet it fall
Until smile kissed moon
And winter shall adieu



Chasing versatile whisper
Would spring be good
Heaven bright dances
Our loyalty still a strength



My risque attack
Your hard catch
Hooray sure soul
Our big heat



Tell it again
Always cool
Enough beauty
Have a thought
Family unite to
New kingdom



Many kindred
Disdain black pet
Superstitious never



Stop
Lazy sneeze
Else dynamite!



Quite right
Thee cute little
By thy smile one
His pedigree is best
By wee passion
You make be



Have chocolate
Will travel



Should Persian Panther
From heart break
Guarantee nothing?
When love of life
Remind mine mysterious
Keep some time sublime



From house
Our personality
Can't but walk
happily the balance



Black dog
Calico mouse
Albino kitten
Snuggle him playful



The curious lover
Did scheme
None can crave truth
If people can't mellow

Have you guessed the "mystery theme?" It's Fridge Poetry In Random Order Interspersed With Pictures From Mike's Phone In Chronological Order.

"Boo?" What do you mean "boo?" Professor Patch McTweedy of Snubblington College (Upper Snubblington-on-Twine) called it a "sublime expression of obscurantistical proto-semiotic differance. Can I have my fee now?" And that's good enough for me.

-- Mike

Balloons!

Evelyn playing with balloons the other evening...just a typical time!

--Liz

Fall busy-ness

Fall is proceeding well in McBacon-land. I have a few photos to post here. We're just having a ball with Evelyn. Evening time is especially awesome as she runs around the playroom. I will try to post a video of her with balloons soon.... Big hugs!

She walks, she talks!

Don't think we don't love you! We hope you still love us! So much, so much...words don't suffice. A batch of pictures posted to Flickr. Here's a try to summarize the last two months:

• First successful steps taken mid-September, between Daddy & Mama on a blanket in the yard
  
• Prefers walking form of locomotion as of last Thursday
  
• First pair of sneakers, inaugurated at the park
  
• First tooth in late June; second, third, fourth, fifth are in (teething's no fun but she's a trooper)
  

• First word in late August - a sign for "light"
  
• Next words - sign for "milk" and "bird" and "flower"
  
• Two dozen words in signs by her 1st birthday
  
• Now over fifty signs and spoken words, too - "bider" for "spider" was today's word!
  

• First stomach sickness
  
• First cold (she doesn't like having her nose blown)
  
• First dandylion seeds blown off
  
• First sighting of the moon! One of her favorite things, with owls...
  
• First Halloween costume (a dog)
  
• First toothbrushing (she loves this!!)
  

• First crackers, first zweiback
  
• First spoon use to feed herself, last week
  
• First whole milk
  
• Still breastfeeding morning and evening
  
• First bubble bath (she loves her "bubba!")
  
• First playing in the sand at the beach
  

• Visits from friends and family - Grandpa Doug, Wheaton Grandcritters, Grandma Sara, Chip
  
• Outings to the park, zoo
  
• First train ride
  
• Play sessions at Gymboree
  

Whee!