New Camera = Random Pics

Happy leap year day or whatever you call it!

Finally got my own nice camera so I don't have to keep stealing my work one. Kitties weren't in the mood for pics and the sun was setting (and I'm typically rather anti-flash), but I managed to snap a couple pics of my never-sit-still girls anyway.

No idea what she's staring at.

But her face is pretty.

That's pounce face. She's watching her sister.

Scooped! I kinda like how the only thing in focus in this picture is Mika's face.
And the boy is kinda cute too. ;)

Chair Thief

Mika has a habit of stealing seats the moment someone gets up.

What a guilty little face.

Good thing she's so darn cute.

Both girls love the chair, especially when it's extended.

Meow.

Kitty Cuddles

I think the cuteness speaks for itself...

What a Good Helper

Mochi's a good little helper.

More info on the project she's assisting with here.

First Snow Day of 2012

Woke up to the world being blanketed in white.

The girls were both fascinated with watching the flakes fall.

The snowfall stopped late in the morning and we took the girls out back.

Mika almost immediately buried her face in it. What a weirdo.

Mochi and Matt are such a cute pair.

Mika decided to get a little more height.

She really wanted to jump up on top of the fence, but I wouldn't let her.

You can see what she thought about that. What a wild (and pretty!) face.

The girls stop and smell the roses before heading back into the warmth of the house.

Fun with Turrets

Mika and Mochi only got a cheapy fish stick toy from us on Christmas day, since their real present was rather extravagant. (Cheap or not, they adore this new colorful toy and play with it daily. Sorry I don't have any other pics of it at the moment.)

Of course that didn't mean they couldn't get fun Christmas toys from other sources (thanks Mama).

But this post is actually more about one of Matt's gifts from me: the talking Portal Turret from ThinkGeek.

It lights up, talks just like the turrets from the game, and makes shooting noises.

The girls like to be involved in everything. This is the norm. In fact, Mika is standing on my mouse rest right now while I type this and Mochi just curled up next to me in her bed to supervise. They always need to be included!

Mika checks out the turret, set aglow from the red light.

Good thing it's not a real turret, or we'd need replacement cats.

Sniff, sniff, sniff! It's oh so interesting!

Love how high alert Mika's face is here. She looks a little silly/crazy.

I swear I didn't pose them. They just took turns stationing themselves by the turret when it would start making noise.

The Wheel

Mika and Mochi's Christmas present arrived today.

The girls don't have nearly as much running around space as they did in our previous house. And now that it's winter, we haven't been spending quite as much time outside. Mika and Mochi have been little furry balls of crazy so we decided to get something to help with that pent up energy.

Mika wasn't sure what to think for about 10 seconds.

I grabbed her favorite stick toy and put her on the wheel, and she almost instantly started walking toward the fish toy.

There are no pictures of Mochi in the wheel, because she is much more uncertain about it. I got her to walk in it a little with much prompting, blocking her exit, and a few inquisitive meows. But as you can see...

...she's more or less keeping her distance for now, but likes to watch Mika. I'm sure she'll warm up to it over the next couple days. Mika's always been the more assertive one when it comes to new things. Mika has been going in and out of the wheel on her own since my first little tutorial with her.

So glad she likes it.