Merry Christmas Everyone!

Had a hard time picking the right card for the post, and to send out...so I'll share all three! If any of you are traveling, I wish you a safe journey.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Secret Paws has arrived!!

Today our Secret Paws arrived! At first, we were a bit spooked because of the doorbell ringing, but we quickly came out to see what all the commotion was about. Here's Devon posing with the box!
We opened the box, and realized it was from some kitties we didn't know before...how cool is that? Willow was our Secret Paws...we are excitied to learn more about her! Each of our gifts were wrapped...Devon thinks he smells something yummy in that box.

Devon and Tanner helped me unwrap all the gifts while Auntie took pictures.

There was one toy in there that spooked Tanner. It was quite funny actually...the toy has a string you pull and then it vibrates and moves away from you. Devon and Sophie loved it, but Tanner was frightened...here he is backing away from it!

Devon thought it was a lot of fun, and kept pawing at it to make it go...I think he just liked to see his brother squirm :)

Pirate came over after everything was opened and enjoyed a good taste of the nip cigar!

Devon then took over the nip cigar and got his nip fix for the day.

Here's all of our stuff...we loved that it was in our favorite colors! Willow even made us a Christmas card using pictures from our blog. We thought that was a super neat touch! Smokey came down to check out the gifts, but we didn't get any pictures of him.

Mom even let us eat a bunch of those yummy Temptations treats because it was so close to Christmas. She said, we'll worry about the diet next week. They were so good...we tried the Salmon, which was a new flavor for us, and we loved them!!

Thanks Willow and Merry Christmas everyone! Now, I need to get to bed so Sandy Paws will visit tonight!

PS - Mom says she will post this on the Secret Paws page when she gets back into town.

Wordless Wednesday

The Big Snow - NOT!

Last Friday, this big snow storm was heading our way...we were supposed to get several inches. I realize for some of you that isn't much, but it's a pretty big deal down here. Anyway, the flakes started falling, and we took the boys out to play for a while. Tanner immediately started watching the birds who were unafraid and coming out to the feeders because it was so cold, even though we were all out there.

Tanner is a bit late for Hunt Week, but he can stalk birdies with the best of them. He's never actually caught one, but he did jump up and touch one...it kind of scared him!

Back to the non-existent snow...we had some snow for a while, and then it turn into sleet. You coud hear it whacking on the windows, and was quite loud. Finally we switched to all rain, and the roads were fine again. What a bummer :) The boys did enjoy watching the flakes fall while they lasted though. I think snow is so beautiful!

Pirate also enjoyed all the birds flying around and eating...He loves running around in the grass, and he loves snow too! Afterall, he thinks he is Canadian, but that's a story for another time.

Here's Smokey and a bit of Sophie...they could care less about the birds...they just wanted to chow down on the now brown grass. If you look real close, you'll see a few white specks on Smokey...that's the snow! :) LOL

There are no pictures of Devon this time, because he thought it was too cold and asked to go back in earlier.

How to entertain 5 cats at once!

I had been eyeing this toy in the Petsmart, where I work part time for a while now. I thought my boys, especially Tanner, would just love it! He loves to play a game called Pokey Stick, where basically I poke a plastic stick out from under a mat on the floor and he attacks it. He loves this game, but as you can imagine, it gets a bit old for the poker! So, when I saw this, I thought Ah Ha...automatic pokey stick! Let the games begin!!

Even Tanner's cat sitters will ask with a bit of dread, does he still like the pokey stick! That's how fanatical Tanner is about this game. He never grows tired of it.

This is when I first put it down...I was surprised that Smokey came over so quickly. Pirate had to hurry and finish in the litter box to join in on the action. (Those laundry baskets are there to help remind the kitties that we do not potty on the carpet!)

Everyone was quite curious about it...pretty impressive to have 5 kitties congregating around a toy. It was a little loud, but that didn't bother them. I thought it would just going in a circle under the cover, but no, it is completely random with it's movements. Round and round, back and forth, and sometimes it even stops for a few seconds and then goes again! Great for keeping a cats attention.

You can see the little red thing that is going around near Tanner's feet. It was soft plastic, so if it ran into them, it just kept going. Devon was the most active with the toy. Tanner was a bit nervous about it, but still curious. He finally got more comfortable and played with it.

Another shot of everyone checking it out! There are two speeds, low and high, and then also a random mode, where the speed will change. Money well spent on 5 good kitties!

Flashback Friday

I saw the Creek Cats post on last Christmas where they were able to remember and write once again about their beloved Cal, and I thought...I'll copy that idea, so I can write about Mojo!

Here's Mojo hanging out on a chair in what is now the dining room...we didn't have a table last year, so we moved this chair in here from the study, while the tree was up. Mojo loved sitting on this blanket...doesn't he look festive?
We knew this would be his last Christmas with us, so we spoiled him in any way we could. If he would eat better on the carpet, then so be it. Notice his red toe nails on his back foot. We put the soft paws on so when he scratched at his mouth, he wouldn't keep cutting it. His allergies always presented with a sore on his mouth, that itched and burned. The nail covers helped keep him from making it worse, and he didn't mind wearing them at all!
Here's another shot of him in his favorite chair. You can see his tumor (fibrosarcoma) here, and believe it or not, it got a lot bigger before the end. He was doing well at this time, still eating and playing some. He was on some pain med, but still loving life. He was such a good boy, and I will always remember him.
This is me and my sister (Auntie) last Christmas at our Granny's house. I'm in the green sweater.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Hunt Week

We wanted to participate in the Hunt week, but we are indoor kitties, so we had to be a bit creative!

We love to hunt the red laser light! Here's Tanner getting ready to pounce when it comes by again. Cousin Sophie waits in the wing for her chance!

Man, that light fooled us again, we all had to turn on our own lasers to show it who was the boss! That light is fast, let me tell you.

Devon has finally caught it...I wonder if it will escape again.

Smokey spots it on the wall...he's going to jump for it. Cousin Sophie has spotted the source...she's too smart for her own good.

We hope you all liked our hunting! If mom would let us out, I think we could get some fevvers or something, we have honed our skills to perfection!