Welcome to The Irving Family Website. Here you will find information about us and the projects our family has been doing.
Pets over the years
Over the years, our family has had many, many pets. As animal lovers, we have a soft spot for children of the furry variety.
2007
February 2007
Prince
2011
April 2011
Missy
2012
May 2012
We got Donette as a companion for Prince.
2013
March 2013
We brought Lue Lue from the animal shelter shortly after we moved into our new home.
D.O.G. was the beginning of the neighborhood pets that we would accumulate. D.O.G. was the next door neighbor's dog, but that didn't stop her from coming in and making herself at home.
July 2013
Margaret, Draven, Tyger and Lucy were brought home from the animal shelter
October 2013
Donette had her first litter of kittens (Squiggles, etc.)
We found Kirara on the side of the road, cowering in fear because of traffic that was passing by.
2014
March 2014
Two Face and Kitler - These are two more of the neighborhood cats that would occasionally stop by for pets and food.
September 2014
Donette had her second litter of kittens (Kikyo, Kagome, etc.)
December 2014
By this time, all of Donnette's second litter of kittens passed away. We still do not know why.
2015
January 2015
Daisy was also one of the next door neighbor's pets who felt safe enough to make herself at home.
2016
November 2016
We took Kirara up to the animal shelter for boarding while we attended a class out of state.
2017
January 2017
When we returned home from the class out of state, we discovered that Kirara had fallen pregnant. Kirara had her only litter of kittens.
2020
2021
April 2021
Kirara seemed to have gotten out of the house at some point and unfortunately did not return.
July 2021
*Rin - We found Rin in the road in town across the street from Sonic. She managed to run behind a building before I caught her.
September 2021
Psycho (cat), Hera (dog), and Bun Bun (bunny)
My sister and her pets moved in with us for a while. We soon found out that both the cat and dog were pregnant.
My sister and her pets moved in with us for a while. We soon found out that both the cat and dog were pregnant.
October 2021
Hera had puppies! There were 11 of them!
*Leona - neighborhood cat. Comes inside on occasion for attention.
December 2021
Chill Cat Cam stream began on Twitch
2022
January 2022
Psycho had her second litter of kittens (*Thor, *Chaos, Smokey, and Spike)
Chill Cat Cam Twitch channel reached 50 followers and affiliate status.
March 2022
Chill Cat Cam Twitch channel stopped streaming due to an electrical issue.
August 2022
Gray - neighborhood cat, comes inside to visit sometimes.
October 2022
Purr-tricia - neighborhood cat, comes inside to visit sometimes.
Amber - neighborhood cat, outdoor only.
*Crow - brought to us by the neighbors. His fur resembles feathers when wet, thus his name.
November 2022
Spots - neighborhood cat, outdoor only.
2023
Cloud, Tux, Socks, and Shy - These four are that have most recently shown up in our colony of outdoor cats. At this point they are all still very much afraid of us. We are very slowly working on getting them to trust us.
2025
October 2025
We began fostering *Midnight and *Tigger (which we renamed Garfield becuase we already had a Tigger)