New Family Members

Don't get too excited by the title...we don't have sibling(s) for Arabella on the way...at least not yet! Arabella did however get her first pets

Please welcome George and Lucy!!



George is gold and Lucy is orange. Jay and I decided to allow Arabella to have 2 fish since she is such an animal lover and they are low maintenance. And I have not been able to talk Jay into a dog just yet. While in Florida she had such a fun time feeding the fish in Grammie's pond. She would get so excited for Grammie to get home from work and she would be waiting with the fish food or bread. It was too cute!

So we decided to make our way to Aquatica yesterday to pick out too goldfish. She got so excited by all the different types of fish they had. But in the end, we settled on two goldfish. However, Jay and I left the store feeling horrible about the conditions that the fish would be in. The clerk at the store told us that goldfish should be in a tank, with a filter and a minimum of 5 gallons of water each! Whoever, had goldfish in a tank with a filter...certainly not us. He also told us that goldfish should live for 25 years and will grow to 3 feet. Seriously?? Growing up our gold fish lived for a couple years, but 25??? He tired to talk us into a Beta fish, but they are boring...we want something that just doesn't sleep on the bottom of the bowl.

Arabella is happy with George and Lucy! She even said goodnight to them last night and she fed them this morning. George and Lucy seem happy and Arabella is learning a little responsibility. And that is all we can ask for!