Susannah's Kittens

Susannah's first litter was born on August 9, 1999. Their father is Hot Shot. Interestingly, these kittens were born while we were on a camping trip at Baker Lake, on the flanks of Mt. Baker, a dormant Cascade volcano. We brought Susannah with us because her due date fell in the middle of the week-long camping trip (a family reunion that had been planned for over a year), and we didn't dare leave her with a cat sitter. Sure enough, she had her kittens three days into the trip; she didn't seem to mind having them in a rustic cabin instead of at home.

Susannah had four beautiful babies; we named each of them after a dormant Cascade volcano:

• One brown classic tabby male, "Baker" UPDATED 11/4
• One brown classic tabby female, "Helens"
• Two red classic tabby and white males, "Rainier" (now Jesse James) and "Shasta" UPDATED 11/4

Here is the whole litter at 10 weeks of age. Left to right, they are Helens, Baker, Rainier, and Shasta. (All four kittens are spoken for.)  

Here is Susannah with her five-week-old kittens. Left to right, they are Helens, Baker, Shasta, and Rainier (in back). (And Susannah, of course.)

And here are the babies by themselves. Left to right, they are Helens, Baker, Rainier, and Shasta.