A “Purring Swarm”

Those fine fundraisers over at the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee announced they have a brand new batch of foster kittens in. Each new batch of fosters receives a family name and this group is called “The Dearborns.” Each kittayn weighs in at a whopping 10-2 ounces.

Go ahead, STICK YOUR FACE IN THE BASKET!

65 comments … read them below or add one

  1. Dub1 says:

    I call first huff on the mysterious dear born on the far right

    • Shari says:

      Dub1, I was going to ask “Whose right, ours or the kittens?” but then I realized it doesn’t matter. Any of ‘em are huffable.

  2. Winston says:

    omg these are so cute

  3. The purring hoard is more like.

  4. Winston says:

  5. Gigi says:

    That much cuteness should be illegal.

  6. debg says:

    I’ll adopt all of them and you can all huff them. Wow, they’re lovely!

    • Teresa says:

      I would adopt all 5 kitties in a heartbeat, debg :D

      • Mary (the first) says:

        I would too but my kitteh vetoes any new kitteh in the family so you guys adopt, and I’ll huff. Ok? Thanks!

  7. Mel says:

    (shoves the calico in her pocket)
    YOINK!

  8. warrior rabbit says:

    I thought they had a Dearborn clan already. No? Maybe it was Danforth.

    LMAOPromotionalkittenbasket!

    Aaand I’ll take the confident cream one or the one lurking in the middle. Or the grey one. Or the two rapscallions on the right.

  9. Nikki says:

    These are the very same sweet little Dearborns that Theo was lucky to snorgle recently.

  10. All of them would fit in my shirt. I’m just saying.

  11. Steph says:

    From stage right to stage left:
    (Mr. Grumpy-Pants) Sheldon (who really isn’t grumpy) – previously seen perched on Teho’s shoulder
    Pearla – previously seen as a wet gremlin, also previously hiding in Teho’s camo pocket
    (Squeebee) Phoebe – previously seen being snorfed by Teho
    Marla – short haired calico with black splorch on nose
    Geraldine – floofy calico

  12. Sue says:

    Them beady little eyes, just hovering over the edge of the basket, just slay me. Pearla especially..

    .. Repeating to myself: I have enough cats. I have enough cats. Laurie won’t ship ‘em out of state anyway..

  13. Kar says:

    I call the one with the pink nose. Seriously, get your hands off.

  14. Fird Birfle says:

    *Breaks nose on computer monitor, ‘cuz Meg SPECIFICALLY sed to
    dive in & snorgle*

    *considers registering a personal injury lawsuit with CO*

    *looks at cute kittayns*

    *is slain *ded* ( rather than injured); thus cancels lawsuit*

  15. amy2 says:

    Kawabunga, Dude. Surfin’ in a Sea of Kittayns..

  16. Nikki says:

    IBKC just posted an adorable video of little Geraldine Dearborn making biscuits on little Sheldon Dearborn. So. Darned. Cute.

  17. Fird Birfle says:

    Semi Philosophical Qwershtyun: Is a “Purring Swarm” similar,
    in any way, to a “Quiet Storm”???

  18. scarletgunn says:

    eep!!!!

    that’s all. i have nothing else. its too much.

  19. oaklandcat says:

    I have a big crush on Sheldon. ♥

  20. hrhqueencat says:

    *counts her pockets*

    yep, there are 5 – say Bye to effurryone, MY new kittehs :)

  21. Alice Shortcake says:

    I know it’s only because of the black patch on her nose, but Marla Dearborn looks furious.

  22. tracylee says:

    gah, you people are just trying to convert me aren’t you?
    I AM NOT A CAT PERSON
    I’m not… a… cat…. person…
    I’m… screw it.
    Now gimme Sheldon! *grabby hands!*

  23. Sara says:

    OMG! I wish I had a big house so I could have the whole basketful!!! Oh oh, I’m melting into a puddle…

  24. Sara says:

    OMG!! I want a bigger house so I can take the whole basketful!! Oh oh, I’m melting into a puddle…

  25. jen says:

    why that’s cuter than a basket full of kittens….errr….

    they’re all beautiful. aahhhn.

  26. montanagramma says:

    Yum…

  27. Noelegy says:

    Laurie’s photographs consistently astonish me. They are beautiful, the subject matter is beautiful (even when it’s not so cooperative) and her whole house seems so exquisitely staged and dressed to be the perfect backdrop for the Qte. And yes, I’ve been following the Dearborns since their arrival (though I don’t seem to be able to comment at the IBKC site).

  28. Wicked says:

    Cuteoverload tries to kill me with kittens, and the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee is also trying to kill me, seeing as how they had KISSES THE KITTEN!!! at their fundraiser.