I considered many ways to celebrate these milestones, and thought the best way to do this would be to take a look back at each kitten we've had the pleasure of hosting. I dug deep into the archives, and today I am presenting to you every single IBK from every single litter.
It was a sweet journey finding these photos. After all these years and all these litters, things are starting to get a bit blurry for me. It was good to visit them again and pause for a moment on each kitten and try to remember who they were and what made them special. It sure stirred up lots of great memories, and, of course, a few sad ones, too. We've been pretty fortunate over the years and we've had more good than bad, and when we've had some bad, it seems there was always a silver lining, a lesson to learn, or a new path to follow.
I hope you enjoy this trip back. This was your journey, too. You've been right here all along. rooting for our kittens, watching their stories unfold and waiting for their families to find their way to us. You cheer when they arrive, they cry when they leave -- just like they are yours.
Thank you for investing yourselves in this blog and the lives of our kittens, Knowing you're out there, supporting us in so many ways, is what keeps me going. We would never have made it this far without all of you, and for this I am so deeply grateful.
Thank you so much, dear ones.
Now let's celebrate all of these 203 kittens -- one by one, starting with the original IBKC and in chronological order !
HERE WE GO!
1. Penny
2. Pierre
3. Cassius
4. Vinnie
5. Rex Von Trout
6. Reva Von Trout
7. Wendel Jefferson Hopps
8. Mitzy Jean Hopps
9. Maddie Bouvier
10. Cornelius Bouvier
11. Lottie Bouvier
12. Willamena Bouvier
13. Porter Washington Mayfield
14. Bernadette Mayfield
15. Clementine Mayfield
16. Auggie Mayfield
17. Leroy Mayfield
18. Fergus Mayfield
19. Twyla Pickett
20. Ruth Anne Pickett
21. Lovell Pickett
22. Jerry Lee Pickett
23. Nadine Pickett
24. Beulah Mae Pickett
25. Alvie Pettibone
26. Agnes Pettibone
27. Virgil Pettibone
28. Renatta Pettibone
29. Rosalie Pettibone
30. Carmine Pettibone
31. Orson Angelo Davenport
32 Cecily Davenport
33. Chester Burton Davenport
34. Inez Davenport
35. Edward Loomis Davenport
36. Lyle Livermore
37. Trudy Livermore
38. Davy Livermore
39. Albert Livermore
40. Miranda LaBath
41. Georgette LaBath
42. Hester Sue LaBath
43. Enid LaBath
44. Norman Ashby
45. Josephine "Bunny" Ashby
46. Milton Ashby
47. Clovis Ashby
48. Rupert Ashby
49. Nelson Lovejoy
50. Tressa Lovejoy
51. Neville Lovejoy
52. Harlan Lovejoy
53. Francine Darling
54. Selma Darling
55. Hurbert "Hubie" Darling
56. Lucinda Darling
57. Rhoda Darling
58.Gaetano James Fortunato
59. Luigi Fortunato
60. Dominick Fortunato
61. Warren Fortunato
62. Philippa Allegra "Pippy" Fortunato
63. Olly Musselman
64. Darla Musselman
65. Arthur Musselman
66. Benny Musselman
67. Gordon Draper
68. Perry Draper
69. Luella Draper
70. Millicent "Millie" Draper
71. Walter Finch
72. Ira Finch
73. Vivienne Spooner
74. Theodore Spooner
75. Pia Lyttelton
76. Gia Lyttelton
77. Ezra Lyttelton
78. Thelma Lyttelton
79. Ridley Lyttelton
80. Fern Lyttelton
81. Ferris Anderson-Erickson
82. Emory Anderson-Erickson
83. Clement Anderson-Erickson
84. Bernice Anderson-Erickson
85. Ambrose Anderson-Erickson
86. Louise Anderson-Erickson
87. Camille Suprenant
88. Betty June Suprenant
89. Ve Ching Suprenant
90. Biscuit Suprenant
91. Marie-Noire Suprenant
92. Curtis Furman
93. Teddy Furman
94. Edith Furman
95. Roland Furman
96. Oliver "All-Over" Nicholas Furman
97. Fiona Lively
98. Truman Lively
99. Irving Lively
100. Lambert O. Lively
Because we would break the Internet if I put all 203 cuties in one post, I had to break it up into two, to see 101 - 203, please click HERE!
WOW! All those adorable faces, all that floof, all those memories. I joined with the Bouviers and have loved every post since then. I do hope Drewey makes an apperance!
ReplyDeleteSo many sweet faces. I began reading 2 or 3 years ago, so the second post I'm sure include the kittens I can identify with! :)
ReplyDelete#50 Tressa Lovejoy still my favorite. Once I saw her, I went out and got my own two kitties (one being a calico!)
ReplyDeleteJerry Lee Pickett was the itty bitty who broke my heart.
ReplyDeleteSo true!
DeleteThey're all so very, very lovely! But oh that compact little Inez Davenport... And Lyle Livermore, with those big eyes! Haha. I also remember the purritos well. (I believe there was a shot of one of them in a robe pocket?) They're the ones that first brought me here! I'm sure they were a lot of work, between the bottlefeeding and being so tiny. But I bet you got new visitors in hordes after that post on cuteoverload!
ReplyDeleteSo very many adorable kittens and lovely memories...
ReplyDeleteLaughter and tears too.
I love to take these trips back, even when I have to get a kleenex.
I was introduced to your blog when the Lovejoys were in residence and I have enjoyed it ever since!
ReplyDeleteSo much cute! I can't even... :D
ReplyDeleteI've only been following for a couple years, so it's a treat to see the earlier kittens. Even with two separate posts, I think you broke the Internet: our work connection went down today :) but it was worth it!
ReplyDeletetruly I'm in itty bitty kitty heaven!!
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