Herding cats...

So I tried to have some new photos to post of Dexter and Piper, but trying to photograph those two is like well...herding cats.

Having these two babies in the house has been a bittersweet transition. Although we love them very much, we are reminded every day of Rusty and how much we miss him. Dexter paddles in his water dish just like Rusty and Piper refuses to sit still at this age, also just like Rusty. But there are differences too, Piper bites everything. Everything. Freud would say he is stuck in the oral stage. Everything must be experienced through his mouth. Shoes, toes, blankets, Dexter...you name it. He's not mean, just exploratory. Dexter has no inhibition. He loves everything and will try anything and makes the cutest little squished cat sound when Piper lands on him.

Over the past few days we have been letting them out of their room for a few hours at a time while we are home. Eric and I were upstairs; I trying to study and he resting, while the two of them were exploring. The next half an hour went like this:

1) Dexter on the bed
2) Piper on the bed
3) Keira concerned
4) Dexter running laps on the bed
5) Dexter sitting on Eric's back
6) Piper regarding
7) Keira concerned, but really wanting to play on the bed too.
8) Dexter and Piper booted off the bed, Keira invited up.
9) Dexter on the bed
10) Piper on the bed
11) Keira off the bed
12) Dexter and Piper beating each other up, usually while sitting on Eric
13) Keira concerned
14) Dexter and Piper booted off the bed. Again.
15) Keira sniffs Kitties
16) Kitties under bed...for now
17) Piper chewing on laptop cable
18) Dexter on the bed
19) Dexter chewing on text book (which now has kitty teeth marks in it)
20) Dexter booted off the bed
21) Dexter on the bed
22) Dexter OFF the bed
23) Dexter on the bed
24) Piper on the bed
25) Keira on the bed
26) Becky off the bed
27) Piper, Dexter and Keira off the bed. Laptop unplugged.
28) Eric giggling...forgets himself and wiggles his toes under the blanket.
29) Dexter on the bed
30) Piper on the bed, biting Eric's toes...under the blankets.

Lesson learned: Shut the bedroom door! :)

And since I have no picture of my own kittehs...I leave you with this LOL cat.