those markings on their faces are standard parsons markings...and i know how you feel about building an ark...we have three moggies aswell, so it can be a little manic here sometimes, but they are all well loved...and yes, your right they are lap dogs, but thats why we got them....actaully we got holly first, thats the black and white one, but she was hand-reared from a very large pack and when we brought her home she was ok for a couple of days but then she stopped eating becuase she had no one to contend with for her food....this went on for about a week and i took her to see the nurse at the local vets and she said she was lonely, so that night we dashed upto Reading, which is about a hundred miles away, because they were the closest people to us who had a litter of Russels and we got Oscar, and they have been firm friends ever since..
they are completely adorable and they curl up on our laps at night for "mummy and daddy cuddles"...but it is like having a pair of twins in the house sometimes...you cant leave any washing lying around 'cos they will have that away in a flash...and they are very fond of opening the stairgate and running upstairs and sleeping on my bed...unfortunately neither one of them is brave enough to come back down again so we have to go up aand get them...pair of wooses if you ask me....
but i love 'em...and so do the kids....