Penny's CFA Show

This was at the end of the show, the last judging of the day, and her 6th Final.

Penny had her first CFA show as a kitten today. She did really well and was so well behaved. She did get tired by the end of the day, but was still super sweet to the judges and anyone who came by to see her. There were six all breed judges and she made each judge's top ten kittens! Her highest at this show was 4th Best Kitten All Breeds. Way to go Penny! :)

Cat Condo Mastered

The kittens are just doing a lot of playing and growing up. They have mastered the cat condos and just climb to the top of them like it's something they've always done. The kittens are all pretty playful, not a huge difference in their personalities. Trix is probably the quietest and most unassuming of the kittens. But, she sure does like to spar with her brother!! Balthazar is a jumper and a climber, which is very common for this breed. They like high places. Baby and Tink are very friendly and are out and about playing most of the time.

Trying out the new show digs...

Balthazar

Beatrix (Trix) and Balthazar

Baby and Batinka (Tink)

Baby and Tink getting a bath from momma Karina

The kittens are 6 weeks old and climbing, playing, running all over the place! :) They are so much fun to watch! After a long time of playing tonight, the kittens decided to rest in the new show pen. I have it out to let Penny and Leo get use to it, get the new smell off of it, etc. and the kittens just took to it too! It's been very chaotic around here with our own schedules, but I hope to try them out without the flash and in the photo tent this week.

Feather Wand

The kittens have become more and more active, so we decided to introduce the feather wand to see what would happen. At first, the kittens just watched in crouch mode. As Karina and Penny showed them how to play with it, Balthazar, Baby, and Batinka (Tink) decided to give it a go. :) Beatrix (Trix) decided to play in the nursery and didn't come out to the main room for the excitement. She has been playing with a little fur mouse, and may be more of a mouser. We shall see...

* Because we have a black background, you can only see the tool bar for the videos. Just press the play button on the bar and the video will start. :) *

SUCCESS!

The kittens are starting to use the litter and eat solid food. Balthazar was the first to use the litter correctly AND to realize that water is for drinking. LOL One of his sisters kept trying to walk through it, and just couldn't understand why it felt so weird. Then she tried to walk off and shake her paw at the same time...without much success. :) The kittens have been exploring the living room area and have decided my rolled up mat for indoor cycling is a great "cave" to nap. Again, Balthazar, being a light coat color, ended up with black mat markings on his head. All I could do was laugh and shake my head.

Everyone is into playing and wrestling! They are fearless. They try to take on our adult male Caesar, their chunky mom, and even our sweet teenager Penny! It is hilarious. Thankfully, the adults are very patient with them. Penny is a mom in training for the fall, and she loves the kittens. She likes to sit in the box too. :) Although, the box is rapidly becoming their biggest escape endeavor. This box is taller than my previous birthing boxes, so it has taken them longer to leave the box after I put them back in for the night. Now, they are getting tall and strong enough to jump, grab hold of the top, and hang out on the ledge. Just a little more muscle power and they will be free agents in the nursery. Really glad they seem to be taking to the litter then. ;)

B Litter is Four Weeks Old!

This post has more pictures than ever! The kittens are walking around really well now and just growing up so fast! They are starting to show their own personalities...just a little. The torbie girl is very outgoing. One of the black silver girls is curious, and the other is quiet about her curiosity. lol It's hard to explain, but one just has a "quieter" presence about her at this time. Balthazar, the only boy, likes to do his own thing. He doesn't need his sisters around to explore, he just goes. lol They all are playful and we have started getting them use to having their bellies rubbed. Two of the older cats are great socializers for the kittens. You can see Uncle Caesar giving a couple of kittens a bath, mom watching them spread their wings, and Aunt Penny watching their every move sweetly. We will try wet food for the first time this weekend, and you know what comes next...litter training! :)

Relaxing watching the Olympics

Leo on the ledge

The kittens relaxed with us tonight and watched Apolo Ohno. :) I couldn't resist taking their pics. They were just so relaxed and sweet. Uncle Caesar came over and sat by me and two of the kittens in my lap, while momma took advantage of having sitters for the babies. Daddy Leo came over for a look as well.

Adult cat update: The adult cats like to climb to the top of our built in book shelves. There is a lot of room for them to play up there, but it also is very easy for them to walk onto the crown molding/ledge that runs part of the living room from the top of the shelves. They use these as their very own gym. Caesar even does dismounts from the ledge to the couch. I've added a picture of Leo hanging out on one of the corners of the ledge. They love this "cat walk." We had no idea we would be breeding when we got this house, but it is oddly well designed for cat play. :)