Loveseat

In December we picked out a new couch for our living room, but because we choose a custom material that is so tightly woven, our cat's claws, theoretically, shouldn't be able to pierce through it (fingers-crossed!), it was going to take six to eight weeks before it would be ready to adorn our small living room. So, here's our sitting arrangement as it has been for the last several weeks:


But this weekend we were able to pick up our new loveseat (which appropriately is red).


And here it is from the front...almost heart-shaped, don't you think?


And I do love sitting in it!

Happy Sitting,
Dawn

Max's Scratches

We are getting a new couch soon and knowing Max's affinity to stretch his toes on the sturdy structure of a big piece of furniture, we have been trying to train our cat to use other sources to satisfy his clawing urges. We've been giving him treats whenever he scratches on acceptable posts and we have a squirt bottle ready to fire should he choose something not appropriate. The only problem is that we don't have much right now that's not okay to claw on, so he hasn't gotten many doses of streaming water attacking him, and whenever he does claw something he shouldn't, he just flops over in a furry heap before we can negatively reinforce that bad-cat behavior.

In the picture above, Max is relaxing on the edge of his very own emery board, given to him by my mom. (Thanks, Mama!) It's specifically designed to help keep those sharp claws in a little duller shape. We also have a special pair of little kitty-claw scissors to trim those pointy daggers--and that's always a fun process we're still trying to master! No matter how much Max enjoys a good grooming session though, I wouldn't have thought he would be so happy to have an emery board or that he would even use it! He doesn't know the emery board's true purpose, you see. He thinks the texture is just awesome and that it has the amazing, magical ability to produce cat nip! He and the emery board are now quite good friends.

,,,,
Dawn

Hair Raising

This is what happened after Nathan went rolling and bouncing off the walls, couches, and carpet.

I patted and smoothed down the static-infused hair and then...


...this is what happened right after that.

Luckily,
Auntie Dawn

Justin's Slumber Shoot

During one of Justin's many naps, his mama dressed him in some adorable stripes and we positioned him carefully so I could photograph my newest nephew in all his pliable, cuddly cuteness.

Happily, he treated us with a smile! I like to think he smiled because of me, but I know better. However, I most definitely smiled because of him.


Justin's profile is much like his brother's was two years ago...just adorable.


Justin's lips look like a kiss. Or could he possibly have been dreaming of lemonade?

I can't help but nudge in as close as I possibly can to his darling features until I can no longer keep focus. He's just so sweet. Sleep, little boy. Don't mind me.

Will his hurricane-like, swirly cowlick remain? I'll keep checking.

And then he awoke. Hello there, baby! Maybe he heard my one hundredth-or-so shutter click.

Click, click!
Auntie Dawn