Who can resist a kitten?

New kitties, we have baby kitties!!  We already had two outside cats, so what's FOUR more, right?!!  The bigger news is that Ellea talked us into letting her keep one as a pet of her own--a house cat.  We haven't had a house cat in years mostly because I so dislike taking care of the litter box.  But guess what?  If it's Ellea's cat, Ellea gets to clean the litter box.  And if she doesn't, he can join his brothers outside!  It's the best of all worlds.  I can enjoy it and she can take care of it!  She says she'll clean the litter every other day.  We'll see how long that lasts. . . .

They're beautifully marked. Two black and white boys...

And two orange and white boys.  (There's a reason we chose boys--I'll blog about that in a couple months.  I know.  You can't wait.)  The one in front is Ellea's.  We're still debating names.  Do I hear any suggestions?!  And, yes, their "home" right now is a Keystone Light box.  We're rednecks.  We can't help it.

We're not sure how old the kitties are.  Their mama was an outside cat and kept her babies well hidden until a week or so ago.  We were waiting until they were eating solid food to take them away from their mom.  They started eating solid food a day or so ago and sadly, the mama kitty showed up with a mangled, broken leg yesterday.  The vet said they had to amputate or put her down.  They chose to put her to sleep because she'd have a hard time keeping away from all the dangers of the outdoors (racoons, etc) as a three-legged cat.  Very sad.  Welcome to the country.