Happy Mother's Day Penelope!

When we adopted XingXing and FuFu they were still in a cage with their mother Penelope at KittyKind. This is the only time I have seen a mother with kittens together there. This photo was taken with my cell phone when we had XingXing and FuFu outside of the cage. She was an affectionate and protective mother; when XX and FF were returned to the cage she would groom them vigorously.

I found this today after googling a bit, its from the KittyKind blog from 2009: "Penelope's two grey-and-white kittens were adopted together. As much as we hate to witness the separation anxiety (she's still grooming them and allowing them to nurse although they are 10 weeks), they're going to a wonderful home." I guess XX and FF were mama's boys from the start!
We felt better about separating XX and FF from their mama after reading this "happy ending" story on the KittyKind blog several months after we adopted them (there is also a better pic of Penelope) click here for link. It looks like they take after their mother (especially XingXing!) with regard to being vocal, greeting you and following you around the apartment.