Vito came home!

Our sweet baby Vito came home to us this morning at 1am. Keith sat straight up in bed and ran to the kitchen. He had heard a meow and there was Vito, sitting on the back door mat. By the time I got up and ran to the kitchen he had Vito cradled in his arms. He was dirty, hungry, exhausted... but healthy. Amazing.

Vito is an indoor cat so 4 days and 5 nights is a lot of "the elements" for him. While he was missing, we grieved like we've never grieved before. I didn't know two people could cry so much over a cat. But he isn't just a cat. He's one of our family.

Our baby boy is home! And in time for his 3rd birthday which is tomorrow!
(This picture is of him just a few hours after he came home... he's pooped!)

An important note: I do have to say though, that while he was gone, Gerri, our little female cat, became the center of attention and was so sweet and more affectionate than normal. I've learned a very big lesson from all this. I am going to start giving her more attention than before. She kept us happy while we were grieving for Vito. Gerri was our little angel and saving grace.

I think I might be a cat for Halloween in honor of our babies.

Abigail