Spike is born Sept. 11, 2004, 23:30 EDT
Spike gets his first bath
Sept. 12, 00:36 am -- a healthy eater from the get go
Sept. 12, 20:34 -- the brood, 21 hours old, taking a break
evening 9/12 -- Everybody's hungry!
Sept. 17
Spike (10 days old)
Spike snoozing (12 days old)
Hey! What's out there?
Spike and Blackie (14 days old)
Spike is first to become mobile -- sort of (14 days old)
Spike is first to venture out of the nest (24 days old)
Cutest kitten in the world!
Stalking kibble!
October 7
Prison break!
October 13
Spike and Blackie venture upstairs!
This stair step is, almost two years later, still one of Spike's favorite places
November 10
Spike is an avid TV watcher from early on
January 12, 2005
This is Spike's favorite hobby.
Seriously, this is how he relaxes.
June 27, 2005
A quick nap
Spike's one-year birthday picture
Spike is a mathematician. He corrects my work.
He says I'm done here.
Ever so helpful.
He doesn't make a sound, but his ears tell all.
Handsome boy!
Aug. 26, 2006
2nd annual birthday picture
Frank, Suki, Spike, and a squirrel
Spike tries for the print-test button (he always eventually steps on it), Feb. 28, 2007
Waiting for the printer
April 28, 2007
So helpful
Spike and Suki (July 20, 2007)
Sept. 4, 2007
Sit, boy, sit!
Dec. 5, 2007
Sound asleep, purring noisily.