{"id":19730,"date":"2025-10-20T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=19730"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:45:35","slug":"growing-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/growing-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing the Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After years of pestering, we finally broke down and got a pair of kittens &#8211; Zoro and Phoenix. The boys took a little time to get acclimated, but now they&#8217;re just part of the crew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2500\" data-id=\"19739\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-rotated.jpg 1875w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-630x840.jpg 630w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-960x1280.jpg 960w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1st time we met them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2500\" data-id=\"19738\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19738\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C2-rotated.jpg 1875w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C2-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Preparing the house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" data-id=\"19737\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19737\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3-1200x675.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C3-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getting them acclimated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2500\" data-id=\"19735\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C4-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19735\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reluctantly letting us hold them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2500\" data-id=\"19736\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C5-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19736\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Owen waited forever for this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1875\" data-id=\"19731\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19731\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C9.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C9-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enticing with treats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1875\" data-id=\"19733\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19733\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C7.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C7-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winning them over<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"19734\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19734\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loving snuggles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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