kittens!

the morning after a crazy storm, we decided to take a short road trip.

we drove and drove and drove.

we saw some very dramatic clouds.

and then we saw kittens! (l to r) kitten D, B and A.

(left) mathew with kitten B. (right) kitten C.

(l to r) kittens C, D, A, E and B. i think…

when they weren’t playing with toys and attacking each other, they sure liked to sleep.

(left) when we left the kittens that afternoon we only signed a contract for one, kitten B. she was relatively calm and got along well with me. (right) but when we woke up the next morning mathew realized we also needed kitten A. she was incredibly fun, loved her sister and got along well with mathew (but didn’t care for me too much…)

these are siberian kittens, an interesting, special breed from russia, also known as forest or snow cats. they have very dog-like personalities, a thick water-resistant coat, enjoy water and are supposedly hypo-allergenic. so anyone with cat allergies, please feel free to visit us in the new year. we’d love for you to meet bella and arwen and to see just how hypo-allergenic they really are!

the reyes family

marisa and her husband arthur have been avid fans of our blog since the beginning. but when they attended mathew’s party they didn’t get a proper tour of the house, so we had them back for brunch.

kyle, trevor, marisa and megan, hungrily waiting for the food to be ready.

(left) marisa trying to keep the mole out of trevor’s mouth. (right) after our feast, trevor sneaking chocolate chip waffle leftovers from his sister’s plate.

(left) kyle busy making spider webs on the stairs. (right) megan playing a game.

arthur and mathew talking about house stuff…

(left) tangled? (right) marisa and arthur showing me their tile and color ideas for their master bathroom.

(left) tangled again? a dynamic family photo! (right) trevor showing off his apple. at 21 months, he has got to be the youngest foodie i’ve ever met!

checking out the backyard and all the work it needs.

megan and kyle discover these very round, flat leaves in our garden. (right) megan’s sparkly, red, dorothy shoes.

(left) a HUGE spider. (right) plants growing out of the fence…

just a little more playing on the stairs before they had to go. mathew was there to keep the monkeys in the trees…

trevor saying goodbye to ludwig.

it was a fun afternoon.