Hello Love(joys)

I went through the IBKC archives and strung together about 1800 images to make a little Lovejoy movie.

I hope you enjoy revisiting these little loves,, I sure did.

Vimeo.

PS Because someone always asks,,, the song is I'm Not Ready for Love by Promise from the album Home Schooled: The ABCs of Kid Soul


Enjoy!

Harlan And Nelson Lovejoy Update

Hello Harlan!


Hello Nelson!


It's so good to see you both again!

The Lovejoys celebrated their first birthday on Valentines Day.

Papa Charles, who is always been great about documenting their development, took these pictures of the boys at one year. He says they're doing really great. They're romping, playing, poofing their tails, and living the good life. He also says they getting spoiled rotten. Nice work, Charles and family!

Nelson and Harlan are such handsome boys. And giant boys too!

Thanks for sharing, Charles. And thanks to the whole family for giving them such a quality life !

Bye-Bye Love(joy)

Here are the last few shots of the precious little Lovejoy Family.

Have a happy Saturday everyone!

As Promised, New Harlan and Nelson Pics

FIRST of all, I wanted to thank ALL OFF YOU who made donations in response to THIS post. I've heard from the HS there were many donations made (food and monetary as well). I know from your comments and emails that lots of donations were made to your own local shelters too. Thank you, all you wonderfully, wonderful folks out there!! Your generosity is so touching.

So keeping our end of the bargain, here are some pics of the Lovejoy boys, Nelson and Harlan in their new home. Thank you Charles (proud papa to Nelson and Harlan) for sharing your lovely pictures. And thanks too for suggesting the donation clause.

Give a Little, Get a Lotta Lovejoy

This was a weekend filled with goodbyes. Harlan and Nelson left Saturday morning. Neville and Tressa left Sunday. It wasn't easy parting ways with these kittens. But it never is, of course.

We couldn't be happier with the families we found for The Lovejoys. I think if you met them, you would all approve too.

Harlan and Nelson's Pa has agreed to sign a contract and continue to provide pics of the boys as they grow under one condition (yes, he added a claws clause to the contract). You all have to make a food donation to the Tacoma/Pierce County Humane Society's emergency food bank OR your own local shelter's food bank.

It's easy to do. Just pick up a few extra cans, or a case or a bag when you're at the store next, and drop them off at the shelter. Or, as Kat Box Janitor suggested, find a grocery store that delivers, place and order and have them send it to the shelter.

After you made a donation, let us know by leaving a comment on THIS post.

If everyone donated just a little bit, think of all the animals we could help together!

Once we see the donations roll in,, the pictures of Harlan and Nelson as they grow up will be released to the world.


To find out how to donate to the Tacoma/Piece county Humane Society,
click here.

Safeway will deliver (with a $50 minimum) to the Tacoma/Pierce county Humane Society. You can order online here.

Lovely Couple

Tongue and Groove

I came out of the office to find Nelson sound asleep on the living room couch with his little body in an "L" shape, wrapped around the corner of a pillow.

Now, that position he was in was cute enough to make me pause for a moment. I sat down next to him on the couch and that's when I noticed his tiny pink tongue protruding from his mouth a good quarter of an inch. To top it all off, he was purring.

I've seen kittens sleep with their tongue sticking out just a tad, but I have never witnessed a kitten giving as much tongue as Nelson did today.

I was trying hard to wait until tomorrow to share these pictures with you, but I just can't keep them to myself for one moment longer.

Way to go, Nelson. You've taken cute to a whole new level.

OK Folks,, are you ready for this...

Ain't That Just a Kick in the Head

Poor Nelson. There he was, just minding his on business, taking his morning nap with Tressa and Harlan. Neville was WIDE awake and decided that he would rile up the pile and try to find a wresting partner. He took on Harlan , but Nelson got the worst of it.

Boys, Bellies, Backsides

I thought I'd post an aerial shot of the Lovejoys Boys so you can see the identifying marks on their backsides.

From left to right, it's Neville, Harlan and Nelson.
You can see Harlan has the most orange, Neville the least, and Nelson has a medium amount.

I love their shapes. I'm not exactly sure how kittens grow, but it seems that they grow rounder, then longer, then taller, then rounder again. Right now, they're in a round phase and they look like stubby little bowling pins.

Arm Wrestlin'

Paired Off

Don't worry, they're not going anywhere... yet, but all four Lovejoys have been spoken for! AND will be sending them off in pairs.

HOORAY!

So who do you think is going with who?

There's a poll over there in the right hand corner. Cast your votes, let's see who gets this one right.

Again,,, HOORAY!!

Show Cats

The Lovejoy Boys put on a show for all the world to see.

Brothers and Baths

Neville loves giving the bath, Nelson loves getting it. Harlan loves his brothers dearly, but can bathe himself, thank you.

How I Tell My Brothers Apart (by Tressa Lovejoy)

From Left to right: Me, Nelson, Harlan and Neville

I know some of you have been having a hard time telling my brothers apart. It's not easy, they look an awful lot alike. I thought I would point out a few of their identifying marks to make things a little easier for you.

Neville has the least amount of orange. He's a big splotch by his tail and a tiny spot on his right shoulder. He has the whitest face. There are dark streaks from the corner of his eyes and a faint orange spot on his nose.

Nelson has more orange on his backside than Neville. He has a spot on his right shoulder that's kind of heart-shaped. His face is a little pointier too and he kind of looks like a baby fox.

Harlan is my roundest, orange-est brother. His backside is almost completely orange, and the orange on his face is quite dark in comparison to the rest. He's not really chubby, but sometimes it looks like he has a double chin.




I hope you find this to be helpful.
xo Tressa

I'm Starting to Sense a Theme Here...

Yep,, Orange and white boy tabby number three... Nelson Lovejoy!