We Couldn't Help Ourselves...

...and got another cat. We actually got him last week, but I haven't had a chance to get pictures up until now. Our new kitty is Finley and we are greatly enjoying having two additional members of our family now! Bailey and Finley were actually in the same cage at Petsmart, so we saw them both when we picked up Bailey. A few days later, we thought it would be good for Bailey to have a playmate, so we decided to get our Finley. They were born six days apart, even though we originally thought they were from the same litter. Either way, they play together all the time and we often find them sleeping next to each other. I think Bailey enjoys her new playmate... and we think it will be good for them to have each other's company when we are gone for a weekend.

People have wondered where we came up with the names of our kitties... I guess I came across both of them one way or another in the last week. I didn't want Bailey to have a "feminine" name because she is orange and just didn't look like a "Lucy" or "Nellie"... some of our other picks. So, I came across "Bailey" in a Baby Name book and it stuck. The next day, I saw somewhere on the internet the name "Finley." I guess it's becoming a popular name for baby girls in America, even though it is traditionally an Irish male's name (I believe). So, when we were going to pick up Bailey, I asked Matt if we could consider Finley. He was pretty set on Bailey at that point, so we left it. Then, we decided to adopt another cat... who happened to be a male... we thought we'd use "Finley" after all. So, there you have it: the story of how our kitties came to be Bailey and Finley.

Here are some of the pictures we've gotten in the last few days...