multiplicitous christmases, graduation, etc...

seems so long since i've posted photos. seems almost as long since we've had days in our state of residence, let alone our actual residence. so these are aged photos in a sense, seeing as they are from december of last year, but being as it is only the first of this year, they are only aged in that sense, and all taken within the last month... also, mostly of my little sis it seems. apologies seester if you are not too keen on all the attention!

christmas the first took place in southern arizona (a region so cold that a windbreaker was insufficient to keep me warm once the sun went down... don't pity them for their cool nights however, unless you live in mexico).

sister and sister's boyfriend, ready for gift giving and cheesecake...

early the next morning we took a trip through the desert...

to come here...

for this...

a trained eye will recognize leigh in her cap and gown above.

pomp and circumstance...

on a grand scale and jumbo screen...

siblings and significants (less greg, the photographer) on the campus post ceremony...

a picture of the arizona grads in attendance..

congratulations little leighnard!

after the ceremony, a lunch celebration ensued. leigh, showing off one of the gifts we gave her...

a picture of christmas the second which took place in more central arizona...

greg and me...

christmas the third, in blustery michigan (though much less blustery than blusterier wisconsin)...

too much gift wrap sometimes leads to a gift wrap fight... exactly what occurred on this occasion...

after the ammunition was placed in garbage bags, some holiday time... science equations...

yep, that's right... just for fun!
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then a lovely dinner...

then, back to madison, for good, for awhile.
we have a mere three months to prepare for a complete upheaval (in a good way) of our lives. time to batten down the hatches, reinforce the roof, and just generally make haste to ready ourselves for a 50-90% (depending on which new parent you ask) change in our lives, which is 100% guaranteed to include crap loads of diapers! pardon the slang, and the pun.


anyhow, seeing as it is getting nearer, and i am getting larger and less comfortable, coupled with requests for pictures of this phenomenon, i searched in vain for a suitable update shot. unfortunately i will have to defer once more (though i suppose the shot from 'christmas the second' works just as well) and try to get one up soon. 28 weeks tomorrow.


in the meantime, dracula providing good cover, and oliver wanting desperately to be best friends with dracula...

i was going to post one additional photo of ollie to end the post in a dignified manner, but it is so cute i have to save it for its own post. so, until then, signing off...