Little Apple Update

It has been a little crazy since I last wrote a blog. We have been busy with house projects, baby kittens, older kittens going home, and all the other things life throws in :-).

The cats love house projects. All the furniture covered with sheets while we are painting makes everything more fun! They hide under them, play around them, roll up in them. I never knew sheets could be so entertaining ;-)...or at least I forgot how entertaining they could be. I used to love making sheet forts when I was a kid! Anyway, it has been fun to watch them enjoying the new playground.

Almost all our older kittens have departed for their new homes. This is hard for me every time. I always have the feeling that my house is empty. I miss them playing around my feet while I sit at the computer. I miss them joining me in the bathroom while I'm getting ready in the morning. I miss them helping me clean and helping me cook. And I miss them joining me for cuddles at night or when I sit down on the couch. I'm always glad, though, to hear that their new families are enjoying them :-).

Bailey's little ones are growing and starting to play. It's so fun to see them wobbling around the nest, trying to figure out how to walk and attack each other. We had two of the kittens hit 1 pound before they were even 3 weeks old, so these kittens are huge!

Scrapbook Updates

We recently updated our scrapbook, adding several new letters from our kitten owners and lots of new pictures. It is always fun to see pictures of our kittens in their new homes and hear how they are doing. And we especially love seeing what they look like as they mature into adults. Thank you to everyone that has shared these pictures with us and given us permission to post them on our website!

Introducing LittleApple Ida Red

Ida was born here at Little Apple and from the moment her tortie colorings started to come in, we knew we were going to keep her. She is a seal tortie mitted girl and her face is split right down the middle (half seal, half red). This is very unusual. Everyone that sees her comments on her markings and how beautiful she is. She is a Sweet Gala and Dakota daughter. She is going to be a big girl, with her mother's playfulness and her father's purr. She is a beautiful and sweet girl, it's going to be fun to see her kittens later this year.

Bailey's new kittens

Bailey had her kittens really early this morning. She is pretty predictable. She has always started her labor in the late evening (when I'm usually heading to bed) and has her kittens in the middle of the night. It's really hard for me to stay awake to help her, so I try to encourage her to have them during the day, but so far she hasn't listened to my pleas ;-). Anyway, she did really well and the kittens are all huge (as usual) and doing well. It's so fun to have babies again!

Happy July 4th!

It's been a wonderful 4th of July weekend. The cats and kittens are doing surprisingly well with all the celebrations. Every once and a while someone growls when a big boom is really close, but for the most part everyone is acting completely normal. They are running around the house, untying my shoe laces, and following me from room to room as I'm working around the house just like normal. I'm glad that the cats and kittens are so unconcerned with all the noise outside :-).

Dora's kittens are running around the "whole" house now. This means they found the basement. It's really funny to watch them running up and down the stairs like wild cats ;-). They are growing so big and it surprised me when I realized we have less than 3 weeks with them. I love watching them play and I'm going to have a very empty house for a while when they are gone.

But...we are expecting new kittens soon. Bailey is due sometime this week. Of course, it will be a couple months before her kittens are running the house, so I will still have that empty house feeling for a while. We will let you know when the new little ones arrive!