Not just for Christmas....

Allow me to introduce the newest addition to our little menagerie. By way of celebrating his coming to us at Christmas, his name's Barabas (prnounced, as per the original Hebrew, with the emphasis on the third syllable and a silent 's'). He seems to be settling in okay: we watched 'Batman Begins' (which had far fewer rodentia than Fran had been led to believe from the trailer); and currently snuggled up to Sandy (who has yet to be photographed - memo to self) on top of the dresser, ready to go to bed...