Today Has Been Pippin's Second Birthday!

Pippin turned two today, and I took pictures yesterday and today to help celebrate. While cleaning out my old childhood bedroom, I found posters lying in my walk-in closet that I had totally forgotten about. I thought these two cat posters looked great in the upstairs corner where my loft couch is. I was eager to get a picture of Pippin with them. Finally on the day before Pippin's birthday, after Pippin spent most of the day outdoors as usual, I got him to accompany me upstairs with my camera. I thought this would be good timing right before his birthday. I had to encourage Pippin to get onto the couch and stay there long enough for me to take a picture. The pillow on the couch is an old childhood pillow of mine that has a teddy bear and my name on it. The couch armrests had been torn much earlier when Hazel and Aren had rented my house with their first dog.


I wanted a close-up of Pippin and the Rachael pillow, as an example of our bond.


Pippin made a cute pose lying right beneath the cat posters, with my name peeking out from the pillow behind him. Pippin was tired out from his outdoor treks.


My name is more clearly seen in this next picture, and Pippin looks sweet right in front of my pillow.


I held my camera down low to include both posters in this next picture. Pippin was quite comfortable resting beneath them.


Pippin soon decided he wanted to be closer to me. Only his rear was near the pillow, but he was happy to be resting beside me.


Pippin changed his position again, and by holding my camera at an angle just right, I was able to take this picture. I thought this was an adorable pose, with the Rachael pillow on the other side of him.


Pippin wanted to rest with the real Rachael, not just the pillow.


This is a neat angle of Pippin lying in front of the Rachael pillow.


Pippin climbed back on the armrest, quite active again. I took this picture quick. Compared to the kittens on the posters, Pippin looks so grown up.


Partly inspired by the posters, I thought it would be great to accompany Pippin outdoors on the morning of his birthday and take birthday pictures. He absolutely loves it out here. Here he is sitting on the curb that runs in front of my house. A driveway that leads into wooded land that had been bought is in the background, and the driveway right behind Pippin leads to the house Hazel's best friend Deborah Payne just recently bought from her aunt. I'm excited about Deborah moving in next to me.


Pippin soon started playing in leaves right next to the curb. He was having some fun on his birthday, wiggling all around.


Here he paused, looking straight up at me.


He became interested in exploring the area leading off into the woods.


Pippin decided to take a rest on my curb, peering back up my nice and quiet street.


I moved where I could get a picture of my house on the other side of Pippin. I had wanted a picture of Pippin in front of my house for a long time.


Pippin quickly got up again, and I wandered around with him for a while before he came to a rest on my driveway.


Pippin was interested in the driveway leading into the woods, and I got a nice picture of him resting in front of the bushes over there.


I eventually got Pippin to return to my driveway, holding my camera down low for this picture. Pippin had just then spotted the mailman approaching my neighbors Tina and Jason's house, making him alert all of the sudden.


Pippin had a nice rest at the very end of my driveway, right next to my carport. Tina and Jason's house is visible to the right. They are very nice neighbors.


My camera battery ran out before I could get birthday pictures of Pippin in my backyard, but I love the ones I've taken. Pippin certainly liked my company. I had to leave Pippin soon afterwards because of Berea's Spoonbread Festival taking place, but I certainly continued to think of Pippin. I was eager to share these pictures on Pippin's special day.