you spin me right round baby

As always, Margot dominates the new toys. When Maeby tries to get close, that’s when the fun goes downhill real fast. Margot’s not so good at sharing.

GET OFF MY TOY! IT’S MINE!

raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Merry Kittymas to you and yours!

dreaming of a white christmas

The kitties were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

that’s not my bag baby

Paper bag. Best toy EVAR!

warming her buns

After we gave the cats another bath, we found Maeby warming her buns on Drew’s laptop.

synchronized sleeping

Found the cats sleeping in matching positions.

a moment of self reflection

Now that’s a good looking kitty if I say so myself!

lickin’ and loungin’

this time of year when christmas is near

Well, it was our first Thanksgiving in Austin and we decided to go big…like everything else in Texas. We had Drew’s whole family down! For most of them, it was their first time visiting, so we wanted to show them around town. And I was really excited to cook my first turkey in my new kitchen!

Drew’s dad and sister were the first to arrive. We started the holiday at the Oasis on Lake Travis for a sunset meal.

The Oasis was decked out in holiday decor, even though it was warm enough to sit outside. Yes, this is still weird to me.

Then we went to Uncorked, a wine bar, to have a flight of wine before my brother-in-laws flew in later that night. We sat outside on the patio with a great view of downtown.

The next day, it was turkey time baby. I put on my new apron that Drew’s Grandma made for me (I love it!) and got the snacks started while the turkey was in the oven. Thank heaven for my sister-in-law – what a big help she was. She and I were cookin’ like it was elimination round on Top Chef.

The turkey was perfect!

The meal went off without a hitch.

Even the kitties got to partake in a little turkey action.

For the 2nd half of the weekend with Barb (Drew’s mom) and Tod, we walked down SoCo, the Ladybird Lake trail and ate dinner at Eastside cafe. We also went to the Zilker botanical garden. Unfortunately the nice weather turned a little cool and windy, but it was still better than northern Illinois – so they were all good sports.

After the botanical garden, we walked around the UT campus a bit before everyone headed back to the airport.

All in all, it was a great holiday weekend with family and we were so excited to have them visit. The cats were so excited from all the excitement, they slept all day. Oh wait, they do that every day.

*Blog post title is a lyric from the song “This Time Of The Year” by Ray Charles

miss maeby

What a looker, this one. Does she not deserve the cutest-most-photogenic-totally-adorable-kitty-in-the-world award?