Love+Pets=Family

I don't think people seem to quite understand me at times. When I talk about my kids, and talk about them with so much love, people smile and nod and then start talking about their children.  And then if they are near my home I introduce them.  I bring them into my home and I call my children. My little girl Ava, and my little boy Louis.  Then I get a surprised look cause I failed to mention the most important part about my babies.  

Ava is my cat. Though I don't consider her a cat.  She is part of our family.  She is my oldest.  Her birthday is on Halloween.  Even though we don't know her real age, we just celebrate that day as the anniversary she came into our home.  So right now she is 2 years old, going on 3...we suspect she is much older, but she is our little baby and we don't care.  Andy loves this little kitty.  I remember when I met him, he told me he was never much of a cat lover.  In fact, I remember his friends saying something to the effect of "That man got A CAT?!  He must really be in love with that woman if he let her get a cat!" LOL  I guess so.  He does not show it with others but my man will melt every time he sees her.  She has that affect on him, and she is definitively a daddy's girl!

This is my favorite picture of them two...they are 2 peas in a pod.

Our little boy was born on February, 14 of 2011.  Louie came in to our lives so quickly,  and touched our hearts in a way you could not imagine.  I always wanted to have a pug, ever since I was a kid.  I watched the movie "Milo and Otis".  And I have been in love with them since.  When I found Louie, I knew he was a mix of Pug and Chihuahua.  But when I met him and he jumped on me and loved on me like crazy, we had an instant connection.  I knew he would be my baby boy.  So I took him home, snapped this photo and sent it to Andy while he was a work:

I texted him "It's a boy!"  Andy didn't understand why I would like such a tiny dog (he is a Black Lab guy).  I told him he would get used to it, and took him down to his work to show him.  Louie was so awkward as a puppy because he had not grown into his face yet, and Andy kept saying "Ankle biter, Ankle biter." LOL.  Louie was not one of those kind of dogs.  He was a like a real child:  He cries when he is hungry, tired or wants attention.  He watches cartoons, and he can even talk a little. Yes, I am serious he talks. He only says "no" and "come on" when Andy is not in the kitchen for dinnertime lol.  He is the best dog I have ever had, and definitely the smartest!

See- he grew into his face, and has the cutest underbite I have ever seen!  But I was right, Andy loves this dog, but he is a momma's boy!  

I have millions of stories, but I am sure it would be boring to anyone who reads my blog, so I will save them for our memories.  Some people think we are weird for sure, because we will tell them to go "find mommy or daddy" and they know exactly who to go to.  They are our children.  We can't have children right now, and don't know if we will ever be able to.  These two give us a chance to be parents even though they are not people like us.  It bring Andy and I closer together and creates a bond unlike any other, just like if we were to have a baby.    We are a family, despite what anyone else says.  We take photos together, play games together, and create memories together.  That's a family.  We are a family.

A very, happy family.