I love cats. I had a stray years ago I would feed on my patio. Over a couple of years it finally would lay down within a couple feet of me despite being wild. The turning point was one day I was hanging clothes out and i got to close to her highness and she hissed at me. I had probably been feeding her close to a year by this time. Out of anger because she wouldn't let me pet her, but had the audacity to hiss at me, I stopped and hissed back at her. She let out the most pitiful meow, as if to say she was sorry.

Never did get her to let me pet her, but she did grow comfortable with me. Keep us updated if they stick around for awhile.