Two Babies and a Lot of Love

I have two babies. Sara's my little one. I've had her for eleven years now, ever since she was just a little kitten. My other one, the big one, is - of course - Esso. I love my babies more than anything, so I immediately jumped at the fact that today is "National Love Your Pet Day" as an excuse to pay them a little extra attention.

Sara might not be the little ball of fur she was when she joined our family anymore, but she sure still acts like it. She's the perfect mixture of playful and cuddly. In fact, I think she's absolutely perfect in every way. When she's not sitting on my lap or taking a nap on the couch, Sara is pretty active. Her favorite game is called "attack Stella's backpack". She took up the hobby a couple of months ago, and she never seems to get bored of it. She finds endless fun in tangling herself up in the shoulder straps and biting at the zippers.

Aside from that, she's all about cuddles. She has no problem walking up to me, meowing at me until I follow her to the couch, and then meowing again until I sit down, at which point she leaps onto my lap and promptly makes herself comfortable. I hate to admit it, but the truth is that Sara is one spoiled cat.

I haven't had Esso as long as I have Sara, but I love him just as much. Just like my cat, Esso can be very cuddly. When I come to the barn in the morning on weekends, I almost always find him lying down in his stall. and every time I see him like that, my heart absolutely melts. I sneak into the stall and crouch down next to him, where he lets me scratch his face and stroke his neck.

He forgets his usual playful attitude, forgets that his main goal in life is (or at least seems to be) to get anythi
ng and everything he can reach into his mouth, including any part of me or my clothing he can get his teeth around. Playful or cuddly, I love my horse more than I could ever have imagined possible.

Happy National Love Your Pet Day!