Our little kitty died yesterday. I was so sad. It was doing so well, and getting a nice big belly. I thought it was going to make it for sure. Wednesday night she wasn't eating very well and I thought it was just because she had ate a lot earlier. Thursday morning she didn't have much of an appetite either. We took Chad to the airport around noon and when we got home the poor little thing was having a really hard time breathing. I picked her up and she was really weak and wouldn't eat at all. I held on to her for awhile not really knowing what to do and she died soon after in my hands. I felt awful.

I didn't know what to tell the boys, especially Devan, because he was so excited to have a pet. I considered telling him it's mom came and got her, but then I thought I better just tell him the truth. He was pretty sad. A few days earlier when I was considering whether or not we would keep the cat, I had asked Devan if he would feel ok about giving the cat to someone who had other cat's so she wouldn't be lonely and we could get a fish instead. He had agreed to this and so when he asked if we could get a pet fish last night, I couldn't turn him down.

Today we went to the pet store and picked out a fish for Devan (named spiderman) and a fish for Tristan (named Ponyo). They've enjoyed watching them and feeding them.



Oh and my boys are kind of obsessed with wearing hats

Sucker

Yep, I'm a sucker...

It all happened yesterday when I heard a knock on the door. My neighbors were out of town for the weekend and his mom had come to check on his house. When she checked on it she heard crying in the backyard, so she went to see what it was. It was a tiny kitten that "she couldn't bring home because she has 2 dogs". I made the mistake of going back to look at it with her. It was just so tiny and helpless I couldn't help myself. I mean, the poor thing still had it's umbilical cord in! So... to keep a long story short, I brought it home with me.

I'm now waking up every 4 hours in the night to feed it, it's $16 a can kitty formula, out of it's kitty bottle. Did I mention how I've never really ever cared much for cats. Sooooo....

I've got a dilemma now. The lady at the pet store told me it was a 50/50 chance it would even survive being this young without it's mom. The longer I help it survive, the more I get attached to the dang thing. And then there is Devan. He tells EVERYONE, how we have a new pet now, and how it's going to grow SO big. And he asks me, "Do we get to keep it forever?" How the heck do I say no to that.

But then I think... I REALLY don't want a house pet. Maybe, if we had hardwood floors, but the thought of cat hair everywhere creeps me out. So I think of it as an outdoor pet, and then I think of all the crap I'd have to clean up off of the lawn, ugh, and who knows what kind of gross stuff it would get into.

And then I go back to thinking about Devan, and how excited he is to finally have a pet, and I end up keeping the kitty for another day because I can't figure out how to tell him without breaking his heart :-( What to do, what to do...

TOUCHDOWN!

Devan made his first touchdown today! He played 100X better than last week and pulled more flags than any of his teammates. I was a proud mama. We're now off to Sea World for Chad's work celebration. They were named the #1 IT company to work for by a popular computer magazine, so they are treating everyone to dinner and Sea World. Busy Fun Day :)

Here's some pictures of Tristan being a cheeseball. Chad got him a trick or treat bucket that he asks to take everywhere with him. And the hat he got from the dollar store.

football 2010

Devan had his first game today. It was quite entertaining watching a team of 3 & 4 year olds run (or forget to run) the ball around. Even though they didn't all know quite what to do, it looked like they all had a great time. Chad is the assistant coach and it's fun to have him be involved with the team. Here's a few pictures from the 1st game.

Devan's turn to run the ball.
Waiting for the play.
Tristan showing off his new boots
Devan looking good in his jersey.

water fun

We've spent most of the last week recovering from our trip, but we've still found time for some water fun. Chad's work is having a pinewood derby competition that he entered into. While he was cutting out the boys car, he let them go in the sprinkler with their clothes. Dad's are great for that sort of thing, I would have made them go in and change into swimming suits :) Since our vaca, we've been trying to do what we can to beat this Texas heat. Trips to the pool, sprinklers, pretty much anything to do with water is perfect.