Kittens!

We recently expanded our crazy family by getting 2 tiny kittens from my cousin. She took her cat in to be fixed and the vet said the cat was already pregnant. My cousin couldn't stand his suggestion of "kitty abortion" so we benefitted by gaining Pansy and Rose. Let me tell you, these ladies are 2 of the sweetest kittens I've ever seen. They are calm, snuggle when they are wanted and entertain each other when all the humans are busy. Oh, and they are so extremely patient with the 4 crazies!
Pander likes to watch Pansy and Rose and sometimes brings his blanket out and lets Rose lay on it with him. He is very protective of them, and he loves to play with them. Fia has a history of being scared of animals. It stems from a long ago experience with my sister-in-law's dogs. The 3 dogs were excited to see Fia and as a group knocked her down. She was 2 and very tiny, and couldn't get herself back up. In the time it took me to cross the room (like 5 seconds!) she developed a lasting terror of animals. With Rose and Pansy, she has overcome that fear somewhat. She pets them, plays with them with a string toy and most importantly, doesn't scream when they walk by! (I don't think she likes dogs still.) Moo is a kitty lover. The cats have been drawn to her from moment one, and there always seems to be one of them on her lap. Moo gets a big ole grin and whispers "Rosie likes me Mama!" and it just melts my heart. But Noodle, oh Noodle, he's a different story. I cannot get the boy to stop harassing the poor cats. He is always trying to hug them, carry them, or just plain bother them. It's never intentionally mean, he just loves them too much! So far, we have gotten to the point where picking Rose and Pansy up is agains the rules. He still tries, but far less often and I think the cats appreciate it. And I appreciate that they are tolerant- not a single bite or scratch on any of the crazies, even though heaven knows I would have bitten Noodle by now if I were them!