Today our little monkeys cats turn two! With their high levels of spunk and energy, it’s hard to believe that they aren’t “kittens” anymore. They have provided us with an unbelievable amount of love and joy, as well as a whole lot of annoyance {mostly in the form of 5 a.m. wake up meows}. We have so enjoyed having these two sprite little balls of energy in our family.
![Baby kittens right after we got them](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kittens-040-1024x768.jpg)
Alex & I got Oliver & Henry when they were 8 weeks old. They were 2 pound fur balls with absurd amounts of energy back then. Now they are 8 and 10 pound fur balls with absurd amounts of energy.
![Ready to pounce! The boys love to wrestle.](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WP_20130313_003-1024x576.jpg)
Henry is our laid-back “I don’t give a damn” cat. He minds his own business and loves to be an observer. It’s a special day when Henry lets us hold him for more than 2 seconds.
![Cool as a Henry cat](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Playing-with-the-camera-055-1024x768.jpg)
Henry can often be found scaling the telephone pole in our front yard, climbing trees or sneaking up on the neighbor’s roof. Henry is an adventurer at heart. He loves chasing birds and is friendly with other cats in the neighborhood, yet very protective of our house.
![Henry on the prowl](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Playing-with-the-camera-040-1024x768.jpg)
![No big deal - Henry can climb trees](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iPhone-October-309-1024x764.jpg)
Oliver is our wild, spastic, madman cat. He is always getting into trouble and chasing something.
![Oliver found a new bed: the crock pot!](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WP_20130316_008-1024x576.jpg)
He loves to be right where we least want him to be!
![Sneaking into Alex's underwear drawer while I do laundry.](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WP_20130216_002-576x1024.jpg)
Wild as this little guy is, he is the biggest ball of love I’ve ever met. Oliver is happiest when someone is holding him and giving him really nice pets and cuddles. He loves to come under the covers and sleep in my arms in the middle of the night. Such a lover.
![Always a cuddle bug!](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kittens-050-768x1024.jpg)
Most of all, the boys love each other. They are usually roaming the ‘hood side by side, or hanging out in the chairs on our front patio just chilling. It melts our hearts to see them cuddle together or when they clean each other’s ears. They are such good brothers!
![Cuddle bugs!](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WP_20130120_001-1024x576.jpg)
![They love hanging out in the bathroom.](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WP_20121207_011-1024x576.jpg)
We love our little kits and are so happy that they’re in our lives!
![Alex and the kittens](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kittens-019-768x1024.jpg)
![Me and the baby boys](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kittens-052-1024x768.jpg)
![Brotherly love](http://keepingupwiththeallens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kittens-001-1024x768.jpg)