New members of the family

For about the past 3 years my kids have been asking me if they can have a pet. Well finally that day has come. A friend of ours who recently moved away left us the fish tank along with 2 gold fish. The boys were soooo excited for their new pets. They are doing a great job of taking care of them. I was hoping that getting the fish would dispel their hopes of having other pets but I'm afraid it has only intensified them. They want a dog named Bolt, a cat named Mittens and a hamster named Rhino. (If you've seen Bolt you know what I am talking about.) That's not all. Ben also wants a pet bumble bee of all things! And the other day he said that he wants a baby whale and a baby elephant! He's just going to have to be happy with a visit to the zoo and the aquarium every once in a while for that. As far as the dog, cat and hamster go there is only so much we can do in an apartment. They know that the dog and the cat for sure have to wait until we get a house. Whew! That buys a little time. And I am just not ready to own a rodent yet. I really have to get over my fear first. I could maybe do a hamster in a year or two. We'll see. For now, we will just enjoy the fish!

Here are the boys trying hard to make their best fish faces. . .