Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Alumni Update: Harold and Monty Higgenbottom

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It wasn't all that long ago that Harold and Monty Higgenbottom left our nest.  As you'll see in the update, the boys are doing great,  growing like weeds, and are absolutely adored by their family.

Just read what Allison, the boys' mama, has to say about their happy life together:

Update: Harold and Monty adapted quickly to our home and instantly connected with their two new human brothers, Dylan and Isaac. They love to play, climb and wrestle. The boys build cat play houses out of boxes for their new pets, hug and kiss them whenever they can and read to them before bed each night.

 Harold sleeps with Dylan for the first part of the night and then finds Monty for some late night noisy play. Dylan and Isaac think Harold is a little like Garfield and Monty is more like a panther.

At first we thought Monty was the purr machine, but Harold has proved to be a contender in purr quantity and volume. I actually recorded Monty on my phone, so I can listen to kitty purrs whenever I need a lift. I shared it with a few colleagues at work to spread the love.

We've discovered that Harold likes to sleep on his back with his fuzzy tummy in full view. It's hard to pass by without giving him a belly rub. Both cats love to find high places to hang out, like on Isaac's top bunk. Though, one time Harold got himself stuck on a high windowsill and needed some help down. Monty seems a little wiser and cautious, but equally agile. He can jump really high, too.

They are sweet brothers. They clean each other, play hide and seek and other games, and cuddle all the time. It's especially adorable to watch them lick each other's face. One will hold the other's face in his paws and lick the other's whiskers, cheeks and ears.

Dan is home with them a lot during the day. They help him get his work done in the office and sleep on his lap whenever they can. I'm usually the first to rise, and they greet me with a joyful purr and early morning play. It's the best way to start my day. Needless to say, our hearts are full with these two cuties. We are incredibly grateful to have them as part of our family.



And look at all of this this adorableness!!!



















My goodness, there's a whole lot of love in those last couple of pictures. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing all of this with us, Allison!  This heart-warming update is making my day!  

16 comments:

  1. The love!
    The TAILS!
    XO

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  2. Man they've grown! They're so cute! I'm glad they're enjoying their humans!

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  3. A house full of love!!! Just so sweet-thank you.

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  4. Dear Dylan and Isaac, I'd want to kiss those sweet fuzzy faces too! Thanks for taking such good care of them.

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  5. So cute! I particularly love the photos with their human brothers. And Monty's tail is absolutely flooftastic.

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  6. I love that their humans read to them!

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  7. What wonderful photos! I'm so glad that everyone is so happy. xoxo ♥

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  8. Dear Allison and boys, Your Harold seems to have some (or a lot) of Maine Coon in him. Evidence by the poofy tail and belly sprawl. Expect lots of long hair, volumes of talking and many years of antics from him. Let's hope he does not teach Monty everything! Glad to get an update on these two.

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  9. that is a very happy family with lots of love! thanks for the update, made my day and i cannot stop smiling!

    denise

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  10. Look at the tummy on the stretched out Harold cat (2nd pic)! Good thing he likes his belleh pet. That would be a hard-to-resist temptation. Allison's note had me grinning ear to ear. How sweet the boys read to Harold and Monty. So much kitty lovin' going on in that house! The pics are wonderful.

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  11. Thatportrait of the tabby boy (Monty?) is sooo lovely. They'll have to find a good sunbeam to photograph Harold in too, so they'll have a pair for the wall!

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  12. I love all these alumni updates. Thanks Laurie and alumni parents!

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  13. I am loving all these updates. Thank you for thinking of doing this.

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  14. Strange how many cats love the "Spoken Word"; most of ours, over many years, have enjoyed us reading aloud, reciting poetry, or making up rhymes to amuse them. Having peoples who read bedtime stories to you must be a young cats idea of BLISS!

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  15. They look like my two mancats and appear to act like them too. What a treat!

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  16. So nice to see kitties with respectful children.

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