Kittens

Introducing the three newest members of our family:

On the night of March 2/3 our cat, Penny, gave birth to four kittens in Patrick’s closet.  Sadly the second kitten–a male black and white tuxedo– was stillborn.  The three surviving kittens are nearly 3 weeks old and are cute as can be.  Cat genetics are a funny thing.  Penny is a brown tabby with tortiseshell markings on her back.  None of the kittens look anything like her.  Here is Henry holding Olivia, the firstborn (notice his first missing tooth!):

Olivia is my favorite.  I think she has the prettiest markings.  Here is another picture of her:

Here is Alice holding Francis, the only surviving male:

And here’s Alice holding the lastborn, Grace (Sophie is holding Olivia):

Grace has the sweetest face and the most fearless personality.  Here is another shot of her:

Here are the kittens with their mama at about 2 weeks old:

And when they were about 2 days old:

Our original plan was to keep one kitten and find a new home for the other two but I fear we’re all getting too attached.  Is five cats too many for one family?  We’re surely spaying/nuetering everyone so we don’t have to deal with kittens again.