Rex Johnson

I mentioned awhile back about our new family member Rex, but haven't shown off pictures yet.  Rex is our pet guinea pig, and we only get to have her for the year because of our seminary's pet policy.  So next year, she's visiting the grandparents and then we'll get her back after Jeremy graduates.  This seemed like a really great idea at first...the kids needed a pet to help get them through this transition to internship and to learn how to care for another living thing.  But Liliana loves Rex so very very much, I'm a little afraid of how hard it's going to be on her next year.  In any case, right now Liliana is LOVING having Rex around.  It has definitely made her more gentle and compassionate.  Plus it's been a lot of fun!  Check out some of Rex's adventures:

Checking Rex's heart

Rex was off to fight fires, he's quite the heroic guinea pig.

Liliana said Rex was upset so she was holding her like a baby and shushing while doing a little bouncy walk.  It was so very sweet and loving.  She kept saying, "It's okay Rexie.  It's okay baby."

Rex and Micah versus Liliana.  Rex was not a fan of this one.  Too loud for her.

I blame the Kung Zhu toys for this.  Micah isn't a big Rex fan, so he made his sister put the pig on the tank.  They were conspiring together and laughing hysterically and then shouted for me to bring the camera.

Rex does have a cage (a Rubbermaid tub actually) and spends 95% of her day in it.  These pictures are from three months of playtime.  When we don't allow Liliana to hold Rex, she sits by her cage and talks to her, sings her songs and shows her her dance moves.  It is ridiculously cute and so good for her!  Rex is a great pet because she doesn't smell, is easy to clean up after, cheap and we can leave to go someplace without giving her a second thought.  Plus she's adorable and makes happy little squeaky sounds!  We thought she'd be a "starter" pet, but I can't imagine ever having any other kind of furry family member.