Pounce & Axel

Pounce and Axel remind me of when Sari and I were little kids. When Sari and I were little, my mom called us her twins born two years apart. One area that we definitely were different in though, was how much trouble each of us could get into before getting caught. I think an example my mom would use is that of the yardstick that was kept between the refrigerator and the counter (why my parents kept a yardstick there I have no clue!). If I wanted the yardstick out to play with it, I would only try for a minute or two before getting frustrated and making a bunch of noise. Sari on the other hand could sit for hours quietly trying to get the yardstick out without anyone knowing what she was up to (well probably not hours since mom would have checked on her, but you get what I am saying). Sari must have had more patience or a better attention span or maybe she was just more mischievous :)

So how do Pounce and Axel remind me of this? Well, they are almost the same way. It is just obvious when Pounce is doing something he knows he isn’t supposed to do. He checks to see if you are watching him sneak food of your plate, or sharpen his claws on the back of the couch, or tease his little brother Axel. You just know if Pounce is getting into trouble. Axel on the other hand just goes about whatever he is doing completely oblivious to the fact that he probably shouldn’t be doing it. He knows that he isn’t really supposed to sharpen his claws on the furniture, but if no one is looking what is the harm right:) He is also pretty good at sneaking up behind his older brother Pounce and getting a reaction out of him. Hmm, that sounds like another younger sibling I know (just kidding!). It is pretty fun to see the differences between Pounce and Axel! They may be our twin kittens born two months apart, but they definitely have their own very distinct personalities.