The Family Grows By One .. Two ... Three!!!!

What is this you say? I new tent for the kids? Dad's new hideout? No ... it ended up being the location Circe decided to have her kittens. Unlike most soon-to-be-moms, Circe did not pick out a nice quiet place to have her kittens in advance. She just became super-affectionate followed by super crazy. And then she just went to this corner and had a black kitten. This was Tuesday afternoon, so Ness decided to make the place "labor friendly". (Yes that is a candle that she lit ... and she played mood music for her as well.) Apparently that wasn't what Circe wanted because she held the others in until we all left for work yesterday.

But when we got home yesterday there were two more surprises - one more black cat and finally a orange cat. (Strange thing about that ... the English don't understand using the word orange as a color ... they didn't understand at all until I remembered to use the word ginger.)

Proud momma is taking good care of the kittens.

Mommy and babies doing well.

Of course the one fantastic thing about having them is the pure joy on the faces of Ava and (less so but still there) Eli. They are being very gentle and obeying all the rules about the new children.

And so ... 3 kittens. One ginger, two black. Any suggestions for names?