Chris and Katie Humphreys

Just because it's Friday....

Just because it's a Friday and seems like a fun day to share something a little different, I wanted to post up some pictures of two of our most important family members.

Our kitties. (Aka "The Girls").

"The girls" are the closest thing we have to kids at this point and I have to admit, Chris and I have spoiled them rotten beyond belief.  Our home is filled with boxes to play in, balls to chase (Gracie is more like a dog than a ca!), and special blankets that they consider their own.  Shy and Gracie were both shelter kitties and I think that subconsciously this always helps me justify the fact that Chris and I spoil them. :)

Those who know us well know that Shy and Gracie are an integral part of the family, so I figured that since we haven't posted up any pictures of them for quite a while, that today would be as good of a day as any!

So, without further ado, here's a few recent pics of "the girls." :)

Here's Shy (appropriately named!)


And Gracie, the diva of the house :)
 

Grace loves playing catch when we throw her ball for her, and we caught these goofy shots while we were playing!  She can jump!

Happy Friday!!! :)

More of Gracie!

I realize it's been a while since I've mentioned much about our little kitten Gracie.  She's a pure bundle of energy, but it's really hard to stay mad at her for long though cause she's so dang cute!  :)  She and our older cat Shy are getting along a bit better than they were at the start which is nice to see.  Every once in a while Gracie will climb up on top of shy and lick her head.  It's really sweet! 

Anyways, here's a few pictures...

                            

Gracie's New Spot

Sorry for two cat posts in one day....  what can we say... kittens are cute!  :)

So Gracie is making herself at home in our bathroom and finding her favorite spots.  One of her favorites is behind the door on our towl rack.  Hilarious!  We haven't watched her try to get down from this spot, but we've found her up there a couple of times.  I think she must jump from the counter. 

It's definetly making us open the door slowly when we go in to check on her....

Unlike Shy, she likes to ham it up for the camera.  :)

Meet Gracie!

So a few of you know that we've been talking about getting another cat and this time we wanted to get a kitten.  She's absolutely adorable, and we laugh so much every time we see her. 

Right now she's living in the bathroom until Shy can get used to her being in the house.  It's strange watching Shy cause she's acting so strange.  Shy is a pretty independant cat for the most part, and most days she spends the whole day laying on her bed in the closet, but ever since we brought Gracie home she's been out and about pacing and trying to get attention from us.  I wonder partly if she's a little jealous.  We're gonna just keep Gracie in the bathroom until Shy settles down a little bit which will hopefully be in a few days. 

We picked Gracie from the shelter because she wasn't "too crazy" and was really interested in just cuddling.  It was seriously so dang cute!   She'll full on lick our faces or our fingers and when we hold her she's not content until she's completely nuzzeled up against our necks.  She's still definetly a kitten though, it's SO funny watching her jump around chasing a string or batting at a ball.   

Here's a few picks. 

She's about 4 or 5 months old and weighs probably 'bout 5 pounds or so. 

Part of the reason we wanted to get her was because lately when we come home from our long trips we've been starting to think that Shy has been pretty lonely.  She's really excited to see us and we've been thinking it would be nice for Shy to have a friend around for when we're gone for a week or more at a time.  Hopefully Gracie will do the trick, but won't drive her crazy!  :)  We'll see! 

If anyone has any tips for introducing kittens with older cats, we'd love all the help we can get!  I know all the websites say it's good to take your time and introduce them slowly, but really about how long do you keep 'em seperated?  We're thinking a couple days, we brought her home yesterday so maybe Sunday?  Just leave a note in the comments section if you have any advice!  :)