New pictures

Emma's kittens are growing and changing daily it seems. I think that her boys this litter are some of the biggest we have ever had! They just look huge. We have new pictures of them on our kitten page so you can see how much they have changed. They are so much fun right now. Their favorite toy is the pipe cleaners. I finally put 5 of them out this morning and all 5 kittens were playing with them at once. It was hilarious. They have also started to sleep in the bed with us. It's so much fun!

Fall Fun

Fall this year has been really beautiful in Manhattan. The leaves are changing colors on the trees and the prairie grasses are turning all the beautiful shades of gold, pinks, and browns. The weather is cool and the sunsets are beautiful. All of our Little Apple cats and kittens have been enjoying the seasonal entertainment - leaves! They love to watch them fall from the trees, blow across the patio, and when the occasional leaf gets in the house...the real fun begins!

Anyway, Bailey's kittens are almost ready to go to their new homes now. We will miss them when they go. They snuggle with us in bed, they play at my feet while I'm cooking and cleaning, they sit on my lap while I'm at the computer, and they are just a joy to have in our home. They are also enjoying Emma's kittens, who are now litter trained and exploring our whole house. It's fun to watch them learning about new things. Yesterday, they were running from the heater...and today they are attacking it ;-).

Gala's kittens are about 2.5 weeks old now. They are huge! Of course, there are only 2 of them, so plenty of food is available ;-). Their eyes are starting to open and they are starting to walk around...very wobbly, but cute :-).

FloppyCats.com Visit

I wanted to let everyone know about a wonderful website -

http://www.floppycats.com/

Jenny has a lot of great information about all sorts of things on her website. She loves Ragdolls and it shows :-). I found Jenny's website years ago when we had first started breeding Ragdolls and have visited it on and off through out the years. It was a nice surprise and an honor when she wrote me recently asking if I would be willing to have her come and visit our cattery. We love to have visitors, as our customers who have been able to come visit us know very well :-).

So, of course, I was happy to have Jenny come and she brought her mom as well which was fun for my mom and I. Jenny had a lot of wonderful questions. I could tell that she is trying to learn as much as she can about breeding in order to better help those she serves on her website. We spent hours talking and had a really good time. Anyway, in case you are interested here are a few of the articles she posted about her visit -

Pre-Visit Announcement

Interview

Article about the Visit

While you are at her site, make sure to take time to look around at the other articles!

Gala's kittens

Gala had her kittens today! Both mom and kittens are doing very well. These kittens are some of the biggest we have ever had.

Fall

Fall is in full swing here and we are enjoying the beautiful weather! It's a busy time of year with trying to get outside projects wrapped up and lots of other activities. We are enjoying the kittens and just today I realized I'm severely neglecting the blog!

Bailey's kittens are a lot of fun right now! They are maturing into very sweet boys and girls. We often wake up in the morning with 6 little ones tucked in around us and between our legs. They purr as soon as we touch them and love to be involved in what we are doing.

Emma's kittens are entering the funny toddler stage where they are starting to play with one another. They fall over and toddle about. It's sweet! Emma is being a good mother and is bringing them toys from all over the house...feather teasers, stuffed animals, balls...even a very heavy battery operated toy! She wants to make sure they are entertained apparently ;-).

And soon - any day now really - Gala should be having her kittens. More on that when they are born, hopefully soon!

Anyway, that's all for now, I will try to be more faithful in keeping the blog updated. But I have so many pleasant little things holding my attention - and playing with my shoes, and my pant legs ;-) - I might forget again. Oh well!