Before the kids came along, this tower was the cats’ domain. Usually, Lily would get the top bunk and Oscar the bottom.

Then Alden came along, and as soon as she could climb, usurped Lily, relegating her to the bottom bunk and Oscar to the floor. Then Kato came, and the cat tower became a kid tower.

Now August has joined the club. He is not yet so bold as to seek the mountaintop, but he’s working his way up.

As for the cats, please send your collective pity. May they live long enough to escape the scourge of babies.

Note: The photo(s) in this post were taken by photographer/blogger/developer/promoter of clean code Jiho Sohn. I encourage you to check out his site. Furthermore, Robbi, Matthew, Alden, Kato, August, and Iggy are currently on the Alaskan tundra, fishing commercially for sockeye salmon and trying to avoid stray bears. They will return on July 17, at which point real-time blogging will resume.