Long time, no see...LOTS OF PICS! :)

[Jayna78]

Hello all - Sorry I haven't been on here a lot lately. It has been a very busy last 6 months. We closed on our home on April 29, recarpeted and prepped it a bit, moved in the first weekend in May, and have been working and very busy ever since. I went from my temporary IT job from April to Sept 2005 to a couple of different permanent IT job offers (why does everything happen all at once after months of not too much going on with the job situation?) that I had to decide between. I ended up going with a position with the Missouri Dept of Mental Health - I am one of the two computer information technologists at one of their facilities. I started 9-16-05 and have been enjoying my job and the people I work with so far. My husband, my 4 kitties and I have been really enjoying our first few months as homeowners. The kitties love our house. We've enjoyed decorating it for our first Christmas in it. Anyway, I finally got around to scanning in lots of pictures of the cats and many other pics, so I am going to start posting a few of those pics here. I hope you all are doing well, and I hope you enjoy! Pics to follow in the coming posts...

[Jayna78]

Here are a few pics of Bailey from this spring to the present...he turned 3 on 9-17-05, and celebrated his 3rd anniversary with us on 10-25-05 - hard to believe it's already been 3 years! Enjoy!

Bailey on underside of clothes hamper:


Bailey relaxing in the new house:


Bailey rediscovering the joy of his first bed (from his kitten days) - the soft cube:

[Jayna78]

Bailey looking beautiful in the 3-season room on July 4th:


Bailey in 'his' bed - he actually burroughed under that throw and out the other end - we found him this way, like we had tucked him in, but we had just gotten home!


Bailey tangled up in the sheets we were putting on the bed:


Bailey on the stairs leading to half story upstairs - he loves all the stairs in the house:


Bailey looking outside from our 3-season room, which he and the other kitties just love to death:

[Jayna78]

Here are some pictues of Leila...she celebrated her 3rd birthday on 11-25-05, and her 2nd anniversary with us on 5-1-05. It's definitely hard to believe she's already 3!

Leila enjoying the pedastal sink's large bowl in 1/2 bathroom one week after moving in:


Leila in 3-season room - her favorite room of our house:




The previous owners of our house left the pool table. Not only do we enjoy it, so does Leila:

[Jayna78]

Looking sweet:


Looking outside from 3-season room:


Looking outside from our bathroom:


Leila playing in a box as I was cleaning one of my closets recently:

[Jayna78]

Here's our sweet orange boy Leo's latest pictures. He celebrated 1 year with us on 4-8-05, and he turned 3 on 7-10-05. He's just so sweet!

Leo decided to get all brave when we were first unpacking and setting everything up - he got all the way on top of the entertainment center downstairs, which is probably 7-8 ft tall!



Leo chillin on the new carpet we put in:


Leo sleeping on the counter in the kitchen, one of his fave spots:


Leo in 3-season room sleeping (one of his favorite activities, as you can see):


Leo decided to play pool like Leila does, so he now plays pool in addition to poker...he's quite the gambler:

[Jayna78]

Looking handsome on his 3rd birthday:


Doesn't he just look like a teddy bear here?


Once again, chillin on the kitchen counter:

[Jayna78]

Claudia celebrated her 1st anniversary with us and her second birthday on 6-25-05. It has been absolutely delightful having her in our family, and time sure has flown with her as well as the others!

Fluffy and sweet as she sleeps:


Hiding in top of cat tree:


Enjoying 3-season room:


Enjoying the new living room furniture:


Playing with an old toy:


A very lazy 4th of July in the 3-season room:

[Jayna78]

A great full-view pic of Claudia in August:


In window seat in 3-season room back when it was still very warm:


Looking outside from the 3-season room, one of her favorite places in the house:

[Jayna78]

Bailey & Leila snoozing on laundry pile:


Claudia & Leila getting along well for once:



The amazing 2-headed cat in the cat tree!


The boys snoozing together:


Chowing down on Claudia's 2nd b'day:

[Jayna78]

Chowing down on Leo's 3rd b'day:


Bailey & Claudia snoozing together:





Claudia & Leo munching on some of Bailey's 3rd b'day food:


Bailey lounging on boogie mat as Leila sneaks behind him:


Brent & 3 of the 4 on the bed:


My father-in-law with Leo & Leila on couch:


Hope you enjoyed all of these recent pictures of our 4 sweet kitties. Hopefully it won't be so long before I get to post on here again. Have an excellent holiday season, everyone!

[catmandu]

When they made the phrase the Life Of Riley meaning a Wonderful Life,they must have had Your Cats in mind.
Seldom have I seen Happier Cats,and that makes me more resolved now,to enclose the Porches,if your Cats love the 3 Season Rooms that much!!
You are True Cat Guardians!!!

[kimlovescats]

How nice to see all of your kitties, they all look so happy and content in your new home. Your home also sounds very nice, congratulations on it as well!

[Felix]

Congratulations on your new home.Great photos.They look really happy in there new home. Oh and Happy Belated Birthdays to all!!

[Sonia59]

Thanks for all these pics of your kitties. They look very happy in their new home.
A pool is a very good idea as a cat toy! They should have so much fun with it!!!