He likes big butts…..

If there was every any doubt, Ozzy is an ass man.

I was trying to take a nap and he decided to curl up on my butt. He's even gently cradling me.

This is not the first time he's done this. I guess my butt is a good kitty heating pad. It's warm and cushy. I just always wince and hope he doesn't decide to knead me. Those claws hurt.

Sunday mornings

This is what Sunday mornings look like at our house. Sleeping in and cuddles.

This pairing caught me by surprise. Katie has warmed up to Mojo over the years, but it's still a relative novelty to see them cuddling/sharing the same space.

Katie's balled up and covering her face (no pictures please!) and Mojo's got his belly up and tail draped over him. He's just positioned himself in a silly way. Matt's sleeping in (because Ozzy wakes me up at 7 a.m. for food.)

And possibly you can see all the pets in the photo. See if you can find a bit of Ozzy in the edge of the photo or a cat reflected in the mirror.

Life with four pets

This was actually the first night we let Ozzie out into the house. He's just one of the family.

We've been a four-pet family for about three weeks now. That means:

• More cat food. Especially when Ozzie eats about six servings worth a day
• Lots more to clean up in the litter box. It takes a little longer to clean now. And we did add a fourth litter box since you're supposed to have one more litter box that cat. I think the kitchen area is almost all litter box.
• More playing. The cats want to play more. Not necessarily with each other, but Katie demands more shoelace playtime and then all the cats join in. And Gunnar's been playing with his squeaky mouse on a string more.
• Fighting has not increased. (I'm probably jinxing myself here)
• We've been giving the cats more treats just to keep them happy.
(I should add that Gunnar KNOWS the sound of the treat bottle. He even comes running if I open a bottle of Aleve (for me.) Not the right bottle, buddy.)
• More kitties in the bed, but not necessarily more space. Gunnar and Ozzie take turns sleeping at the foot of the bed, though Ozzie's usually sleeping on the chest I keep my spare sheets in come morning.

All in all, I'd say that adding a third cat was amazingly easier than adding a second cat. It helps that Ozzie is a kitten and pretty easy going. And that Gunnar seems to have wanted a little brother/partner in crime. And I suppose Katie has resigned herself to not being an only cat, so what's more? Also, Mojo helps keep the peace around here. But there are always cats under foot in this house. Everywhere I go, there's a cat. It's kind of comical actually.

Four babies. Not sure there's room for me on the couch, but they sure love their dad. 

Gunnar Glare

"How dare you disturb my nap, puny human?" That's what evil emperor Guns seemed to be saying when I walked into the bedroom and found him cuddled up next to my pillow. He sure looked comfortable.

Lots-O-Fur

I love any picture that has ALL of my pets in it. It's hard to get them in the same place and harder  to get them all to hold still long enough to get a shot. The best time for me to get them all together is when they're...(guess!) sleeping in the bed. Then, they're all still. Though Katie usually gets annoyed and runs off after one frame. Mojo thinks he needs to sit up when he hears the shutter and Gunnar, upon being woken up, decides he has better things to do. But they all like the bed. And they're most likely to all be in the bed, either in the morning after I'd gotten up and Matt's still in the bed or this picture was taken when I was up too late on a Saturday night. I was sitting on the floor watching DVR'd So You Think You Can Dance and they were all passed out. Mojo is a stickler for bedtimes. And like a child, if we keep him up too late, he lets us know. The cats just like to sleep in the bed.

And no they don't all sleep in the bed at night. They wouldn't all fit, though they try. Mojo tries to sleep at the foot of the bed (though I'm adamant that he no)  and some mornings I wake up and Katie is sleeping in between Matt and me. Gunnar usually chills in the kitty condo.