Being Stuck in the House all Winter Pictures

There's not a lot of exciting things to do or take pictures of in the winter. So here's what we did during the boring months of January and February:

I love taking pictures of Caleb in Gage when they are wearing old clothes of Gibson's! It's so cute. Totally reminds me of my baby Gibson.

Yes, I am very sentimental about clothes. Something Brady does not understand.
I needed some new workout clothes, so the boys and I went shopping one day. I could not try on the clothes (the logistics of having them at the store with me and trying to get into the dressing room is not worth it!). So when we got home, I tried on my new tops to see how they fit. Well, Caleb and Gage thought that they needed to try them on, too. So here they are in mom's new workout clothes!
Caleb sitting on the couch with his new ball and his monkey! He LOVES monkeys!!

Here's pictures of the boys in their hats! Wearing these hats was something new and fun and kept them entertained for a few weeks!

We did get out a few times to see Gibson's basketball games!
Here's Gibson's awesome Valentine's Day box!
One day, silly Lily Lou decided she needed to curl up in my desk. So she had to make a nest. She moved EVERYTHING out of the way - notebooks, boxes of pens, papers, etc. What a mess! She never does things like this, so it was quite funny! Love you, Lily!!

Baby Girl

We are so sad at the death of our sweet girl, Baby Girl. When we first got her, I could not think of a name, so I just called her baby girl, because that's what she was, my BABY GIRL. So the name stuck.

I had wanted a cat my entire life, and Brady and I adopted her the day we got home from our honeymoon! She was the cutest kitten. She was feisty and naughty! Destroyed wallpaper and chewed up socks! What a silly girl! She brought a lot of life into our house. Her and Sassie became fast friends! Baby used to actually "nurse" on Sassie; Sassie became her surrogate mom.

Licking her lips. Mmm! She liked her wet food "treats".

Her 13th birthday celebration last year: everybody got wet food! Mmm.

A year after adopting Baby Girl, we adopted her sister, Lily Lou. They were actual sisters: same mother, different litter. They were definitely pals. They stuck together - especially when we brought home the 2 boys, Two and Squeakers.

Baby loved to sit in ALL the baby things. She used to sleep in Gibson's bassinet. She destroyed Gibson's first baby bathtub by sleeping in it and chewing it apart. She loved to sneak into the bouncers when she could.

This picture was taken a week before she died. I couldn't find her and looked all over the house! There she was - in Caleb's high chair. A silly girl to the end!
We love you, Baby Girl. Your daddy and I really miss you at nights when we are relaxing on the couch. That was "Baby Girl" time and it's just not the same without you cuddled up on my lap, purring and trying to drink the milk out of my glass. I know you are playing with Sassie and being a jungle kitty! Thanks for being in my life.

Gage loves the animals!

Both Caleb and Gage love the animals. But, as you will see in these videos, Gage just freaks out when he sees them! He loves them so much! You will also see how close he is to crawling!

That full belly laugh is the best!

Animals!

My two cute boys! Squeakers and Two! They love to sit on the back of the couch.

Baby Girl thinks that everything in the house is hers. Yes, I bought this baby bouncer just for you, Baby Girl!

New Year's Eve!

My parents took Gibson for the night on New Year's Eve! The first time we have EVER had a babysitter on New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling well, so this is what we did all night! At least I had all my babies to keep me company! (Count all 5 of them!) I feel so loved!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SASSIE!

Happy Birthday to the most beautiful, wonderful, sweetest girl in the world! We will be in Disneyland on Sassie's birthday, so we celebrated it a few days early.

Wonderful Diane, at Ma and Paws Bakery, makes her a special cake every year. Since she can only eat "Sweet Potato and Fish" dog food, Diane works her magic and turns in into something delicious! You should have seen how excited Sassie was when I brought the box into the house! She knew it was her birthday cake!

Sassie, eating ONE of the many slices of cake she enjoyed today.

A birthday feast for everybody!

I love this picture of Baby Girl licking her lips!

Hummingbird in the House!

Yet again, our cat, Two, brought a Hummingbird into the house. It was in the office this time and it was very hard to get him out. We tried and tried to steer it out the door and window and it just flew up around the ceiling. We finally left it alone for a few hours (shut the door and it rested on a fake plant) and then Brady was finally able to steer it out the window. Poor bird.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Today is Baby Girl's 12th Birthday. Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!
Baby Girl is special to me because she was my first kitty! Brady and I got her after we got home from our honeymoon (yes, if you do the math, that means it's almost our 12th anniversary!).
In our house, a birthday party means WET FOOD! Mmmm! While I was "prepping" the plates, Squeakers and Two were trying their hardest to get to the food.

All 4 kitties enjoying the birthday treat.
Sassie got some wet food, too.

Sassie's Haircut

Sassie got her summer haircut this week. She gets completely shaved so she isn't so hot. Isn't she beautiful?! She looks like my little white fox!

But when I got her home from the groomers, Squeakers didn't recognize her! He immediately started hissing and spitting at her. And then he kept swatting her nose. I would think he was gone, but then he would seriously dart out of nowhere and bat her on the nose with both front paws, hiss, and then run off.

I tried to get a good video of his sneak attacks, which were much more aggressive than what you will see in these videos, but he was just too sneaky for me to catch on film.

These attacks went on for 3 days! Tonight, when Brady, Gibson, Sassie and I were sitting on Gibson's bed reading stories, Squeakers jumped up from the ground, hit Sassie's nose (which was hanging over the side of the bed) and then ran off again. Then, 10 minutes later, he jumped up on the bed, walked over to Sassie and had her give him a bath, just like old times. What a crazy kitty! It's like the light-bulb suddenly went off in his head ("Oh yeah, I know who she is.").

As you can see, they are back to being buds. (Thank goodness. I was feeling so bad for Sassie who had this look of "what did I do???")

Noisy Babies!

The other day, Sassie starting howling at the sirens again. I love it when she does this - I think it's so cute! But the funniest part was that she got Lily Lou going.

Lily ran up to us and started talking, too. It was sweet!

(Mom, you'll have to tell me if Skeeter likes these videos).

Happy Birthday Lily Lou!

LILY LOU - I love all my baby kitties, but Lily Lou was by far, the cutest kitten in the world!

My cute little baby, Lily Lou, turned 11 years old today! I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday that she was this tiny little kitten and now she's our "fat girl" (that's our endearment for her).

We also celebrated Two's birthday. He turned 3 on March 1st and we were on our trip, so he got to celebrate with Lily Lou today.

For their party, everybody got some wet food - a real treat. All I have to do is get that can of wet food out of the cupboard and they all follow me around the house like I'm the Pied Piper!

Two and Lily Lou eagerly awaiting their treat! Look at Two - he's licking his lips in anticipation!

All five of my babies enjoying the birthday party!

Notice how NOTHING distracts their attention from their food!

Miscellaneous Pics

Here are a few pictures taken from the past week...
I actually took this picture to show Gibson vacuuming, but I ended up catching both of my men in action! Aren't they wonderful? Notice Gibson's tongue (I'm sure Brady is doing the same thing, but you just can't see it).
Sassie and Squeakers looked so cute snuggled together on the couch that Brady just had to go and get the camera.

Brady also ran to get the camera again when he found Sassie sleeping between his [stinky!] slippers!

Surprise! Animal Pictures and Gibson's Work

My fat girls looked so cute sitting together on the couch that I had to take a picture!

Gibson went into the office and closed the door, saying that he was making a surprise for us. This paper is what he brought out! What a sweetie! (And they haven't even talked about Valentine's Day at school yet).

Silly Animals

So Squeakers hasn't tried to run outside since the weather has turned bad. But yesterday, when I opened the back door to let Sassie out, Squeakers ran out! He is impossible to catch and he always hides under the trailer where you can't reach him, so it's very frustrating when he gets out!

But yesterday, he went down the stairs and his 2 front paws stepped in the snow! He FROZE! I've never seen him do that. He was looking around and you could see he was thinking, "this white stuff is surrounding me - there's no where to go." I was able to pick him up and put him back in the house. I had to take a picture of his 2 perfect paw prints in the snow - they were so cute!
The other day I found Baby Girl in our bedroom like this. She had possession of the favorite catnip mouse (I only have 1 and all 4 cats fight over it) and was using it as a pillow. And she was laying next to the heat vent, which was on, and thus blowing warm air right onto her belly! She is so smart! What a cutie!

Animal Pics

Brady took this picture yesterday. It's really cute, so I'm sad that it turned out kind of fuzzy. Squeakers actually sat still for a few minutes - AND in Gibson's lap! (Note - you can still see that Gibson has a slight rash on his cheeks).
This picture documents something VERY amazing - all five animals all together at the same time! And there was NO hissing going on at all! Not even when Squeakers and Baby Girl were drinking water together!

A Squeakers Snuggly - Kind of!

I know I have mentioned to several people that I wish I had a Snuggly - not for my kid, but for my kitten! Squeakers LOVES to be carried around and it's hard to do that all day and only have the use of one hand. Today I found a solution. I just wrap him up in the folds of my robe. He sits in there while I walk around the house and loves to sit there while I'm at my computer working! It keeps me warm, too!

Sassie Howling at the Sirens

Nobody will probably find this as cute or as endearing as I do, but I LOVE it when Sassie howls. She always does it when she hears sirens (which is quite often as we live close to the fire station). American Eskimos do not normally howl, but she learned it from our other dog, Kita, who was half wolf and a great howler!

Since I discovered the cool video option on my camera, I've been trying to capture all these moments/things that I love: this is one of them!

(Yes - I know the video is turned sideways - I turned it around and saved it, but it still posted sideways).

My 2-Headed Cat!

Squeakers and Two were cuddled so close together that it looks like I have a 2-headed black cat! Two was also licking Squeakers ears and face - what sweeties!

Sassie Gives Squeakers a Bath!

Sassie is the sweetest girl in the world! If you'll let her, she'll give you the best bath! Lily always wakes Brady and I up because she runs up to Sassie and just meows and meows until Sassie licks her. Now Squeakers has discovered the wonderful Sassie bath. And yes... it's a full-service bath! I'm so glad I finally caught this on video - enjoy!

Kittens are the Best!

While Squeakers loves his kitty toys, I love how he (and all kittens) find amusement with the most simple objects. Tonight it was this water bottle that was on the floor. Notice how hesitant he is - I'm sure he thinks it is going to roll back and get him!