Our first Pet!

Well, Nathan is gone this weekend on a backpacking trip with the boys and so I was at a loss as to something special I could do with the girls that would be fun and educational (as well as cheap!). So I had the grand idea of getting Rosen her first fish! :) First we talked about how fish need to be cared for because they are real living animals. Rosen agreed to feed her fish regularly and to help me clean it's tank (actually its a vase I already had). So we made our trek down to Petco and she picked out a purple and red beta fish and some hot pink gravel to go in the vase. As for names, she has played with Pablo, Rocky, and Splasher but doesn't seem to have found "the one" just yet. I personally suggested Finny but she frowned at that so I think its a no go. I also trimmed off a shoot from my philodendron and stuck it in the vase as well. We'll see who lasts the longest, the fish or the plant. My money is on the plant. Now we just have to find a happy home for it. We tried the dining room table (so we al could see it and they would both get some sunlight) but I didn't think it was very safe (the kids are constantly bumping it). Now we are trying Rosen's room on top of her dresser. It is secured to the wall so it should be pretty safe there. I'm just worried that if I don't see enough of it that I'll forget to have her feed it. But it only needs fed 2-3x wk so it shouldn't be bad. I wonder what Nathan will think of it when he gets home! :)