After much discussion, the idea of getting a dog was tabled at the Burns household. However, the idea of getting the girls a pet they would get to watch grow up remained something that interested us. Sosa is getting up in years and he is getting VERY vocal with age. We've been thinking that maybe a new friend would be the perfect thing to get back some of his friskiness. He's pretty laid back (eg. the nanny brought her dog last year and while he didn't love it, he did pretty well) and we don't expect that a new animal will phase him.
We visited a shelter with Mindi a few weeks back and the cats were just a little older than what wanted. We wanted a small kitten that the kids could watch grow and that could adjust to them as it matured. I've been watching Craigslist with little luck and asking around to everyone we know. Today we went out for lunch and decided to stop by Petland just to look around. Much to our surprise there were 4 kittens that had only recently arrived. An adorable black and white kitty and 3 tabby kitties - all males.
We got them all out and tried to get a feel for their personalities. Maddux won us over pretty much immediately. He looked just like his soon to be big brother and he wasn't phased by the kids. He snuggled into my chest and the vibrations from his purrs were too cute to resist.
Our new sweet guy, Maddux
Our eldest kitty, Sosa
The two boys checking each other out
The girls enjoying their new buddy
While they both love him, Kendyl is SMITTEN
Here's hoping Maddux will enjoy having us as his new family!
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