Simon sleeps clutching his own paws, as if they might float away!
Chilling on the windowsill, per usual. I love those matching green eyes!!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Simon the lap kitty
Simon is such a lap boy! He does this most mornings now that I'm not going to class every day. The moment I plop into the rocking chair to job-search, he sniffs at me until I move my laptop and then jumps up and does this (forgive the sideways iPad-video):
His other favorite time to jump in my lap is... when I'm sitting on the toilet. There are no pictures of that for obvious reasons (though we might have to stage one just to show how cute it is!)
His other favorite time to jump in my lap is... when I'm sitting on the toilet. There are no pictures of that for obvious reasons (though we might have to stage one just to show how cute it is!)
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Bug-hunting
Today a ladybug got into the house and was creeping around on the wall, making River go into huntress mode. Then there were moths at the window teasing Simon, and everybody was in a bug-hunting stupor.
This is the Instragram photo of Simon staring at the ladybug:
Here's both of them trying to telepathically make the ladybug fall off the wall so they could play with it:
And here's some video of the cuteness:
This is the Instragram photo of Simon staring at the ladybug:
Here's both of them trying to telepathically make the ladybug fall off the wall so they could play with it:
And here's some video of the cuteness:
Monday, August 20, 2012
Ear rubs, morning and evening
More ear rubs! Morning and evening!! All day every day!!!! :-)
I think these cats picked us because they could tell they would get spoiled with this kind of affection for their entire lives.
I think these cats picked us because they could tell they would get spoiled with this kind of affection for their entire lives.
Locomoting floompen
The cats have been doing the "locomoting floompen" for as long as we've had them, but I finally got it on video! It happens sometimes in a few of the previous videos, but this is a nice example of how River pulls herself along on the carpet while she is floomped.
Both cats were lazily dealing with how hot it was on this particular day.
Both cats were lazily dealing with how hot it was on this particular day.
The morning sillies
River gets the morning sillies, playing and jumping around with the crocheted ball from Auntie Erin! Then both cats demonstrate their tendency to think that any time anyone walks into the kitchen it's to get kitty treats...
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Windowsill adventures
Can't believe I hadn't posted this yet! It's from early July. I finished editing it with that swath of other videos, but then had to do homework and forgot to put it on YouTube.
Ah well, here 'tis!
Ah well, here 'tis!
Holding your arm 'cause I love you
Simon was sitting with Sarah the other night and wrapped his paws around her arm! So cute!!
Early August Cuteness
Some pictures from the past couple weeks:
I left my umbrella open to dry, and Simon decided to go play "beach" under it...
The gold-medal team in Synchronized Napping
...derp?
Solar-powered kitty on the sewing table.
Simon on my lap this morning.
Grandma Carol's visit
Grandma Carol (my mom) was here for five days the second week of August. Here are some of the photos she took (of course, I didn't get any of her WITH the cats... darn!)
River likes the big red squishy napping surface too!
Ha, I got your tail! Whatcha gonna do now?
Simon loves having the futon set out as a bed... large soft napping surface!
No pichahs, please, no pichahs!! I'm sleepin' heah!
River's lovely face
Simon's derpy face
Standing for treats and showing off their madd balancing skills
More standing for treats, this time while meeting aunts Margie and Lidia
Instagram cuteness
There is no limit to this cat's derpy-ness...
Through the blinds
They love sitting between the vertical blinds and watching the world go by! Simon especially likes bird-watching, whether it's the nesting pair out the bedroom window or the three doves that walk around on the lawn outside the living room window.
Nurse kitties
Sarah and I both caught a cold (I know, in July of all times!), and it knocked us each out for about a day. Here are the cats playing nurse while Sarah sleeps; Simon is curled up next to her, River is curled up ON her.
Laptop = warm!
Sarah and I often work on our laptops before going to bed, and the cats love this "family snuggle time." Here is Simon cozied up between us!
Updates
Eeeeeek, I haven't posted in a month! But I was finishing my master's degree, so you'll have to forgive me. :-)
The week after I finished school, Sarah's mom and sister came to stay with us so the cats got to meet their other auntie and see grandma Kay again. Then the week after that MY mom finally made it here, so now the kitties have been patted by all of their aunties and grandparents! Cute pictures from both visits will be posted promptly.
During the family visits, our moms helped us figure out that feeding the cats only a quarter-can of cat food each in the morning and evening (one can total per day between the two of them) was not enough food. That might explain why they were constantly badgering us for treats and meals! Now we've doubled it so they get a half-can each in the morning and another half-can each in the evening. They've filled out a little bit and seem much more content. They weren't crazy skinny before, no ribs were showing or anything. But now they still have waists (the vet said that indicates a healthy weight) without acting famished all the time. I feel so bad that they've been hungry for so long! But they were certainly getting a lot of crunchy treats too, and they were never bony, so I think they're ok.
We've started making the cats sit and be quiet for a few seconds before they get their food, so as to discourage the constant yowling that often precedes their meals. River has figured it out pretty quickly, Simon is still getting the idea. It's hard with two cats though, because if I'm standing here holding the two bowls of food waiting for quiet, and one of them is quiet then the other one meows, I can't time it quite right to put the food down while everybody is silent. But it's getting better, they're quieting right down once I'm holding the bowls. Progress continues! Whoever said you can't train a cat didn't have much patience.
New nicknames include Squeaklet and Squeakaletta (for River) and Derp Man (for Simon).
We've written a few parody songs for the cats, many of which are improvised but there's one that's pretty consistent. I should record and post it since we sing it pretty often.... (oh my lord, we're so obsessed with our babies!!)
The week after I finished school, Sarah's mom and sister came to stay with us so the cats got to meet their other auntie and see grandma Kay again. Then the week after that MY mom finally made it here, so now the kitties have been patted by all of their aunties and grandparents! Cute pictures from both visits will be posted promptly.
During the family visits, our moms helped us figure out that feeding the cats only a quarter-can of cat food each in the morning and evening (one can total per day between the two of them) was not enough food. That might explain why they were constantly badgering us for treats and meals! Now we've doubled it so they get a half-can each in the morning and another half-can each in the evening. They've filled out a little bit and seem much more content. They weren't crazy skinny before, no ribs were showing or anything. But now they still have waists (the vet said that indicates a healthy weight) without acting famished all the time. I feel so bad that they've been hungry for so long! But they were certainly getting a lot of crunchy treats too, and they were never bony, so I think they're ok.
We've started making the cats sit and be quiet for a few seconds before they get their food, so as to discourage the constant yowling that often precedes their meals. River has figured it out pretty quickly, Simon is still getting the idea. It's hard with two cats though, because if I'm standing here holding the two bowls of food waiting for quiet, and one of them is quiet then the other one meows, I can't time it quite right to put the food down while everybody is silent. But it's getting better, they're quieting right down once I'm holding the bowls. Progress continues! Whoever said you can't train a cat didn't have much patience.
New nicknames include Squeaklet and Squeakaletta (for River) and Derp Man (for Simon).
We've written a few parody songs for the cats, many of which are improvised but there's one that's pretty consistent. I should record and post it since we sing it pretty often.... (oh my lord, we're so obsessed with our babies!!)
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