IBKC - A Year in Review!

Here's a little look back at all the kittens we've had the pleasure of hosting in 2011.  What a year it's been!

Hooray for happy, healthy kittens!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful year with us.  We appreciate you stopping by each day and showing your love and support.  

Wishing a  very happy, healthy New Year to ALL of you,

xo xo xo

Laurie, Craig and Charlene





Linus Medley



 Kirby Medley

 

 Freddie Jean Medley

 

 Maxine Medley

 

 Peter Medley

 

 Beezus Medley

 

 Norma Easterbrook

 

 Thurston Easterbrook

 

 Astrid Easterbrook

 

 Sheldon Dearborn

 

 Geraldine Dearborn

 

 Pearla Dearborn

   Phoebe Deaerborn

 

 Marla Dearborn

 

 Priscilla Batsel

 

 Clifford Batsel

 

 Barnum Batsel

 

  Claudius Felix Batsel

 
 Victoria Anne McGillicuddy

 

 Cheryl McGillicuddy

 

Opal McGillicuddy

 

 Buster Wiggins

 

Susanna Rose Wiggins

 

 Tilda Tortellini Wiggins

 

 Kenneth Wiggins

 

 Bess Trimble

 

 Monroe Trimble

 

 Wee Willard Trimble

The Magnificent Medley's Movie!!

Sorry for the delay in this post today. I've been having technical troubles all morning, and FINALLY I am able to share this with you.

Here you go....



By the way, he song is "Baby" by Os Mutantes.

Meeps, Peeps, Squeaks and Cries

These Medleys are noisy bunch!

A New Bed for the Babies

Don't worry, we haven't replaced the famous bottomless kitten basket. With six growing kittens, we just needed to get something a little bigger to hold them all.

I think they approve.

But I'm not going to tell them it's a dog bed.

Meeting and Greeting

Two weeks is up, and the kittens have just been granted limited access to the rest of the main floor of our house. They're still a little bit little to be running around all over the place, but they can have supervised visits to the living room and dining room. As they get bigger, they'll be granted more freedom.

Below is a short video of their first outing and their meeting with Bean.

You'll hear them peeping and squeaking as they make their way from the bedroom to the living room. They got lost along the way, so they cried for each other.

Bean was waiting for them when they were released. She's always very calm and non-threating when she's introduced to the new kittens and she always lets them come to her first.

Six kittens is a lot, and almost overwhelming for Bean. You'll see uses her paw to establish her boundaries. She's always good about letting the kittens know when they're getting to be a little too much for her.

At the end of the clip, Bean makes a dash out of the living room. Any guess where she's heading? Yep. Straight for the kitten food. She's so predictable.

I thought you all might like seeing how introductions usually work.

Enjoy!

All Together Now

Hello, my symmetrical little kitten family.

I Can't Think of a Good Title for this Post and I Can't Wait One Second Longer to Share These Pictures With You.

So here you go...





Sigh.

Happy Saturday.

Crafts, Kittens.

I have some news to spill. It's craft related, not cat related. If you're not into crafts, feel free to scroll to the bottom of this post where you'll see a photo of six adorable kittens napping.

OK, here we go...
It's been nearly two years in the works, and finally, MAKING PAPER FLOWERS, my book/kit with Barnes and Noble is coming out at the end the month. I won't bore you with all the details, but if you would like to find out a little more about out it, or even pre-order a signed copy, you can do so by visiting HERE.

I'm so crazy excited.

I got a few boxes of the books yesterday (though they're not officially released until the 25th). Like most cats, Charlene loves cardboard and boxes, so she was pretty excited about the books arriving too. Just for different reasons.

He's a little peek...



And here's six adorable kittens napping.



And nope, I didn't pose them. They were enticed by a sunbeam that was hitting the edge of the bed. They started off wrestling in it and when I came back to check on them later, they had all drifted off in a row.

In one stroke, I pet them all. This set off a chain-reaction of purrs which made the loveliest Medley melody. They stirred and stretched then assumed their positions and drifted off again.

Seriously Cute

These kittens are killing me. They are cute. Seriously cute.

I was thinking that maybe they just seem extra cute because we had such a long stretch without kittens.

But then I look at the picture and it's clear - they are truly spectacularly cute.



Of course I say that about ever single litter we've ever had.

But DANG. They're cute.

The Magnificent Medley Family

Formal introductions begin tomorrow. For now, a Medley family portrait.