Newcomers

In the spirit of bringing new life into families that seems to be the mode right now, we are embracing our own version.
These cuties were found by my parents' neighbors a few days before Christmas. Their mom had been sneaking in to eat their cats' food. Once they realized that she was nursing, they found the tiny kittens under their deck. Being the generous people that they are, they brought them inside and provided a safe environment for the mom to finish raising them.

She was in the process of licking herself (and the nearest kitten) when this picture was taken but my mom said that her expression is a classic nursing face. They were about seven weeks old at this point and getting most of their nourishment from non-mom sources. However, they were still being offered tasty mom-snacks.

The one in front is Maxwell, named for the physicist, James Clerk Maxwell and the darker one in the back is Edison (Thomas Edison). Anyone catch the theme?
Maxwell is the clever one. He has already figured out how to kill feathers and climb the baby gate to get out of the room. Edison would be the despair of his elementary school teacher, if he were ever to have such a thing. He is still being distracted by his tail and passing sunbeams.

Cute boys!
They are beautiful, tabby siamese mixes. Their mom, despite her black coat and yellow eyes, clearly has some Siamese genes that show up in her svelte shape and mournful yowl. There is no way to determine who the father is but it appears that he was a siamese-tabby mix.

We are looking forward to bringing them home next weekend and are preparing the office for their reception. What a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day!