In the summer of 1996, I picked up 2 Siamese-mix kittens from a golden retriever breeder on a farm in rural Texas.  @ 5 weeks, they were tiny, barely weaned, adorable and covered in fleas. 

The differences between the 2 became evident pretty quickly.  Cleopatra was picked for her intelligence.  She was stalking @ the age of 5 weeks.  Godzilla was picked b/c he was sociable & stepped in/on everything (hence the name).  

Here they are fighting. Can you tell which is which? He wasn't able to win their fights until he was 2x her wt. 

At first, she was only 
1 day ahead of him - noticing things 1 day before he did. 
 Then it was a couple of days,
then weeks.  Godzilla noticed
 the fish tank almost a month after
 she had already become bored, which took about 6 weeks.  :D

Cross-eyed & not too bright, but super sweet.

A demonic looking Godzilla in his 20+ lbs of glory.  He's on a perpetual diet, but I think we're only maintaining now.  

Are you talking to me?

In the winter of 1997, Anastasia joined my household from Texas CARES.  A very affectionate kitty, who later developed a neurotic paranoia.  I kept her after a break up since she was afraid of the ex-boyfriend.  While aptly dubbed the ghost cat, she does make an appearance at the food bowl each AM. 

An eye

In order of heads, left to right: Godzilla, Cleopatra,
& Anastasia (in her younger, thinner days)

My latest addition to the Wabin household zoo is an African Grey Parrot.