Last of the Christmas cat photos ...
Rion has finally managed to snag the catnip mouse - and is now wondering what on earth he's supposed to do with it.
Oh - that's right. Go totally loopy over it ...
Rion and Ari compete in the 'most scrutable' competition. I think Ari is slightly ahead on points.
At this point, Rom wanders down to find out what's going on. 'What's going on, Mum?'
Rom is very like Ari, but is smaller and doesn't have a smudge on his nose. Sometimes that's the only way to tell them apart when in a hurry. (And no, it doesn't work in the dark!)
This is Rom, sitting neatly. He's a very neat cat, and is dainty in everything he does. Which is why efforts to convince us he's actually a big butch tom aren't really working ...
And finally, this is Socs - queen of the house, and of all she surveys. The 'Socs' is short for Socretea - which was orginally Socretes, as the CPL assured us we were getting two boys. N'huh. She's definitely a girl!