King Tut, newest member of the household
Kara took Lincoln and Evan to Michigan last week to meet their great-grandparents. (Hopefully she will post on that trip soon!) On the way home she delayed her time at SeaTac airport to pick up a new kitten.
The plain fact of the matter is two cats was not enough cats for our family of nine. The kids were always arguing over who gets to play with the cats or sleep with the cats. As for the adults, other than Kara (who Thea bonded with), we get little to no cat time at all!
The obvious solution was to get another cat (or two?). We have loved having Thea the Bengal in our home this past year but she's just not as friendly as a Siamese. She's very independent and somewhat dangerous to play with--she's fast and goes all in (i.e. uses claws) when playing.
We opted for a more child friendly cat this time around. We defaulted to our family's tradition--Siamese. We chose a cinnamon lynx point Siamese. Cinnamon means he has light reddish brown markings on a white coat and lynx points means as Tut ages he will acquire well-defined stripes around his eyes, cheeks, and legs as well as a ringed tail. As he ages, his body will gain stripes, too.
In keeping with our family tradition for Siamese kittens, we gave our new kitten a name from Egyptian royalty: King Tut. Of course, we just call him Tut. Here a few photos of Tut getting to know the family:
Tut is very long legged.
He really likes to purr which we all love!
He likes to cuddle.
Tut is patient!
He's a great schoolwork buddy!
Tut loves long skirts to hide in.
See the rings (like a lynx) on his tail?
Tut with Grandpa Mark
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