Holiday Baking at my Apartment

I love to bake most months regardless, but December means lots of breads and cookies for Solstice, Christmas and Hannukah gifts.  The kittens love this because it means lots of spilled oatmeal and flour on the floor.

Ronan discovered the pile of flour before I did.

Sneaky, Ronan... very sneaky...

Why I can't leave my gym bag on the floor.

Energy Nuggets.

Really, you guys?  Energy Nuggets?? 
Those things have carob in them.  Even I don't actually like them.

Hunters #1

The kittens have hunting instincts but almost ZERO hunting skills.

But, now and then I am surprised by signs they have been busy protecting the apartment while I was away.  And then I am proud.  Very proud.

Today, and last week, they desecrated two nasty spiders who have undoubtedly been biting me in my sleep (i'm not joking, i have the marks to prove it). 

Proud Mama I am.

My Kittens are so SMART!

I like to describe the kittens as ill-behaved puppies:  They know what they are supposed to do, and most of the time they listen.

But the truth is, I have been training them since they were 4-months-old as if they were actually puppies -- same commands, same rewards-system, etc., and it really works.  Cats can absolutely do tricks, but most humans just don't bother to teach them.

The kittens are a bit limited by what "tricks" they can learn as their coordination and balance will always impact their physical ability to perform, but they are very smart and very eager to try.  Yet, people tend not to believe me when I tell them that the kittens know how to SIT upon command.  Here is video proof of their intelligence:

Pandora knows how to sit.

And Ronan knows how to sit.

Smart kitties :)