Goro's 11th Anniversary

I'm a little late posting, but on Sep 22,

 we celebrated Goro's 11th Gotcha Day!

He was a teeny tiny kitten.

Became a big brother when

we welcomed Niko home.

And has grown into

a super gorgeous mancat!

He brings joy and smile every day.

We are so lucky to have him :-)

Happy Gotcha Day, sunshine!

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One more thing. Last week, we received

this FANTASTIC gift from Ellen

and her kitties from 15 And Meowing!

Goro & Niko were all over them.

So much fun :-)

Thank you, Ellen, for your wonderful gift!

You are so sweet and thoughtful!

We wish you all a beautiful week!

Niko's Cake

Goro loves carrying his toys around.
Ice cream cones & other various toys.

Niko, on the other hand, always-always

brings one particular toy - this birthday cake.

One day, I noticed the cake was getting worn out.

Maybe it's time for this old toy to retire.

So I got him a new nip cake.

Getting to know each other...

Then I put the new cake next to

the birthday cake.

BUT Niko continued to bring

his birthday cake toy.

After a while, I got another nip toy.

This time, the same birthday cake from the

same company as the one he has.

Getting to know each other...

Then I put the new cake next to

the original cake.

BUT again, Niko continued to bring

his old birthday cake.

I guess it has to work for a while longer.

Sorry, old cake - No retirement for you yet :-)

P.S. I washed cakes together, rubbed my scent,

etc. but nothing convinced Niko to switch!

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When they bring toys,

they also bring smile to me :-)

Niko's 8th Birthday

Niko's tail tends to curl up

when he is happy.

Matatabi (Silvervine) certainly

makes him happy.

And Valerian.
Ah, the stinky & blissful treat.

Yes, it smells real BAD but Niko loves
this Valerian BonBon toy from Etsy shop.

One day, I got a bag of Valerian root from a
different shop. Kids must love it!

Here is Niko.
Come on. Go roll!

Well, it failed big time.

Clearly, not every Valerian is blissful.

(But equally stinky!)

That's fine. Just another failed toy

...among many others :-)

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One afternoon. I found

Niko napping in his favorite spot.

I think he was having a good dream :-)

On October 25th, Niko turns 8 years old.

Darling Niko, you bring us happiness each

 day & every day, and we try our best to do the

same for you. Happy birthday, sweetheart!

Pampered

As mentioned in this blog several times,

Goro always brings toys to his Dad.

Yes, they are gift for his Dad...because

Goro is such a Daddy's boy :-)

So when his Dad was going out of town, Goro

was determined to pack himself in the luggage.

Sadly, his attempt failed.

Goro, nooooo!

Boys, your Dad will be back soon.
Three of us will have fun, OK?

I was actually bit worried about Goro.
He might get depressed without his Dad.

So I made sure to keep him company in Living
Room (=Goro & Dad's usual hang out place).

Also, cooked extra snacks for the boys.

And got a new toy :-)

Then...

Something wonderful happened.

Goro's toys began to gather around bed,
which is my usual hang out spot.

Yes, Goro is bringing gift to ME!

I reported it to his Dad.

(Maybe he will get jealous!)

No, he seems amused.

Flirting continued...

Oh, my. Oh, my.

I felt so PAMPERED!

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But of course, all the toys returned to
his Dad once he was home.

Goro, did all the flirting mean nothing to you?



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Video to remember the pampered days :-)


YouTube link here if video doesn't play.

We wish you all a pampered day!