Baby Birthdays: Urlesque 1 week old and B&L are 9 Months Old!

Hello friends!


I've been super busy at work launching a new site: Urlesque.com. Basically, a site about fun/weird stuff on the Internet, web trends, etc. And since you can't take the cat outta the girl, I've already found a tie-in that enabled me to post a round-up of cat videos. I guess now I'm technically getting paid to find ridiculous things on the web like Cats Crankin' That. Check out the blog... it's been a ton of late nights and early mornings but we're extremely excited about it.

Here are a few good places to start:
+ Cat Ladies Rejoice! Flickr Video Breathes Life into Cat Photos
+ Hello World: LOL Together, Right Now, Over Us [an intro]
+ Marching Band Cover Songs [for matt & steph]
+ We give our opinion on the NYT article about the 'dangers' of blogging
...and so much more!


Not that you care! You wanna hear about Buster and Lyla. Okay, fine. The kitties are doing so well... they are as sweet as ever and if you're keeping track [as I'm obviously not], they're now 9 months old! To me they seem pretty much full grown, or close. Buster's still huge with his big clumsy paws and Lyla is still petite. I have taken photos recently so I'll try to get those uploaded soon. They're starting to settle down more so they're not as exciting to report about on a daily basis. Although I know you guys want the juice! Here are a few to keep you happy : )

lyla's new spot: on the microwave or up on the cabinets.


buster sweet face.


I have my next pet-slanted list for Urlesque already in mind, don't worry! That and more B&L coming soon...

lyla likes to play fetch

lyla has developed a new skill [besides getting into EVERYTHING and driving me crazy]. she likes to play fetch. i have no idea where this came from and it's not something i trained her to do using treats, etc. it just happened one day. and now it's like our little playtime together. whenever she wants to play fetch she brings a toy to me on the bed and drops it down. i stayed up way too late last night and made a video to show her skills because who on earth would believe me! by special request, this one's for you jen!

apologies for the shaky hand [it's hard to film and play]!

buster likes gossip girl

so, as i mentioned before, the kitties received video catnip for christmas. ever since they realized the television was there while watching birds and squirrels, they have taken an added interest in the tube.


buster, in particular, is a big fan. sometimes the kitties will watch with a passing glance, but for some reason buster really took to the marvelous cw show, gossip girl. he lingered and watched for quite some time.


here's a video. he just can't get enough! looks like someone is partial to blair waldorf.



and as a typical male, he didn't even FLINCH through the commercials due to a victoria's secret ad.

lyla likes to sprawl.

what can i say? at times, lyla takes after her mother who i have to admit is not the most graceful woman alive. sometimes when lyla is tuckered out she just spreads herself out. looks uncomfortable, but hey at least she's gettin' some zzz's.





in the back.


passed out on cookie monster.


most of the time, she sprawls out ontop of buster.


but she's still so cute.

happy [belated] hannukah to all of our jewish friends.

in honor of your holiday since passed, lyla would like to invite you to a riveting game of dreidel.

buster and lyla take on the tub.

so remember that time the kitties and i had a horrifiying experience with the bathtub? well apparently the kittens have gotten it in their minds that the bathroom is all the rage. they sit at the door just WAITING to be let in there. once in a while we'll let them putz around in there, and they head straight for the tub these days. weird, right? you'd think they'd be scarred after their first forced bathtime experience.

i'm kinda loving that they're getting acquainted with the tub. maybe soon i'll be able to bathe them with ease as is my dream.

here's a video of them being very interested in trickling water.

lolcat lundi... lyla likes clothes

[thx! and go make ur own!]

lyla likes to lick.

lyla is a sweet sister and gives buster a mini-bath. she also likes to lick mommy's face in the middle of the night and wake her up. lyla is lucky she's so cute...

lyla likes to be naughty.

but it's okay because she makes up for it in cuteness. here she is sticking her head in a jar.

Lyla likes mist.

the dry air of winter is approaching and it's time for me to crank up the humidifier. lyla showed a particular interest in the mist...






i currently use the wussiest spray bottle on the universe when trying to scold the kitties. its flow probably isn't too much more dense than the humidifier. no wonder lyla isn't responding to it. she probably LIKES it!

lyla likes to climb.

maybe it's because she cant jump very well... but lyla LOVES to climb up my shoe rack. please witness reason #473 why i don't buy expensive shoes. buster tries to climb up, but he's a little too big. awwww.

she goes up...



she goes down...

lyla likes [her boyfriend] cookie monster.

i'm just going to come out and say it. lyla is a little needy. i find myself assuming that she's the runt because she's SO small compared to buster, and has an insane need-to-pretend-i'm-nursing/nuzzling issue [especially in my hair]. it's cute and don't get me wrong, i love the attention... but borderline starts creeping me out when she's sucking on my neck. ALSO, her claws are getting stronger, so they dig in as well.

i read online that it helps to 'ween' them off onto a stuffed animal/blanket/something for comfort. i don't have too many stuffed animals lying around my apartment except for a cookie monster that i acquired when visiting the ACTUAL sesame street [yes, i have a photo of moi in oscar's trashcan].

so i introduced the little cuddle fiend to her new mate...and voila! cookie monster is now lyla's true love. see for yourself.

playtime video

buster and lyla got a new toy. they really like it...especially lyla.



playtime from kelly reeves on Vimeo.

lyla likes buster cont'd. licky time!

sometimes lyla is sweet and gives buster a bathtime when he's sleeping.





[and yes, the soundtrack to this saucy film is sharon jones & the dap kings.]

buster likes lyla. lyla likes buster.

i'm so glad my kitties love each other.

lyla likes to blog.

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ok sorry. she doesnt quite have the blogging chops yet. we like to let her try though.



to make up for it, here's a cute picture of her:

lyla likes flats!

[just like her mommy]