Skittles

A few days before Paige's birthday last year, we started looking for a kitten for her.  It was April and slightly early for most litters.  I searched area towns and finally found a pet store that had 1 kitten left. It was a grey and white female.   The town was about an hour and a half away from home so we packed up and after making a call to the pet store again to have them hold the kitten for us until we could get there, we headed to Detroit Lakes, MN.  

Along the way, we picked up my Dad to ride along for the fun of it.   We did make a quick stop at a nearby farm that was supposed to have kittens.   After deciding their kittens were a little too old, we headed on down the road. 

Upon arriving we beelined right for the back and saw a cute little kitten meowing at us to let her out of that cage.   I looked at Paige and asked her if this was her baby.... she said yes.  (I knew we wouldn't leave without one).

Skittles is a very smart cat and very finicky.   All the other cats love their canned food as a treat, but she wont eat it.  She will however, climb into a Doritos's bag and drag a chip out and eat it.

Paige and Skittles

She loves to lay on her back between your legs.

Aren't I cute?

We keep her treats in this cupboard.

She gets the treats out by herself.

Ziggy wants some too.

She loves to tip over cups with any kind of liquid in them.   And with 3 girls,  there is usually a cup somewhere to spill.

I am hoping that with owning an animal that the girls gain a respect for all life, a sense of responsibility in caring for another life, and the joy that having animals can bring.