family

Now that Earnie is finally happy, having made friends with his humans, their baby, a kitten and even a dog, he has decided that... it's time for a break. He is content to get older, surrounded by love, and simply enjoy the good life... at least for a while. Who knows? Perhaps he'll make a comeback one day, or Mittens will start writing a diary of her own. 

Meowmoirs: getting nostalgic. 

Read Earnie's final diary entry where he looks back on his past, talks about his new friends (and possible successors to his throne) and fills every line he writes with love, love, some shenanigans, and more love. 

Read the previous entry of Earnie training his new kitten here!

You can hop back to the first entry about the day of adoption right here as well. 

There aren't many things out there that put smiles on our faces as when we see a similarity between us and our parents. It's wholesome moments like realizing that your ears totally look like your dad's that remind us - oh yeah, we really are family. And with cat moms and dads... it's only cuter. 

A tweet went viral with two pictures of cat parents and their almost identical-looking baby kittens, and the internet's hearts have melted. Of course, a whole lot of other people also rushed to share pictures of their kittens and their cat families, and this is exactly the kind of wholesome content that we feel like we need today - purely positivity and another else. 

We don't quite know what to make of this special family but all we know is that we're obsessed and need more. 

Bob and Marley are both golden retrievers with a huge Instagram following, and they also have a huge family. And when we say family, we don't mean a bunch of little golden pups running around. We mean a blended family, a family that consists of multiple birds, and a hamster. What's the most impressive thing about this unique family is their calm interaction with each other. So calm that their owner can line them us for incredible photographs like the images below. 

You can follow this adorable family on Instagram for even more incredible moments! 

When Twitter user @garo004giru found an abandoned kitten, there was no way they couldn't leave her out there on her own! 

They decided to adopt her and welcome her into the family... of six ferret brothers. 

This is the story of Komari, the kitten who grew up with six ferret brothers, and is loved by them all. 

Sometimes, you don't need dialogue to convey an idea -- just an illustration. 

Artist @niwazaekisho has done just that with her adorable comics of a small penguin, with penguin problems. 

The comics are simply delightful and will put a smile on anyone's face! Get ready to love penguins even more than you already do!

You can follow the artist on Twitter or Instagram, for more penguin-related smiles! 

The Persic family from Pennsylvania wondered why their cat isn't working. When they popped the hood, they found some gifts from a local and very energetic squirrel. Story via: The Dodo

Twitter user @mamekoro51 recently shared some quality and heart-string-pulling images of a Meerkat family currently at Inokashira Park Zoo. Inokashira Park Zoo is located in a quiet suburb of Tokyo and it exhibits a variety of adorable critters.

Our hearts are literally bursting at the seems due to these images below:

What a beautiful little family! When the mother gave birth to a litter of kittens, the dad was right there to help groom and comfort her! If there was ever a picture to make you squeal and go, "awwwww!" this is it. 

Rachael Bale, a senior editor at National Geographic, documented the story of a family of geese after the mother laid eggs on the third floor of the network's building in Washington DC. The tale began in early April when the eggs were laid and ended on Tuesday when the family were taken to safety.