FFF: Favorite Animals....

Both Alive and stuffed. We love both at our house. Toby and Liliana each have a couple of stuffed animals that they really like, but they don't love any the way they love Bear and Bun Bun.
Bear went with us to pick up Toby in Guatemala. And he has been Toby's constant companion ever since. He goes EVERYWHERE with us, but he's ususally not allowed to leave the car (he is that precious). I don't have any good pics of bear on this computer, they are all on the back-up or poor bear was cropped out of the pic. Here is the one I did find..... Bear as a tree ornament. Bet you didn't know they made such beautiful decorations.

Bunny was a welcome home gift from a friend and it is the only stuffed animal Lili instantly loved. This is how you can find bunny most days. His poor ears won't even come clean in the wash because she chews on them so much. The love between a child and their stuffed animal...sweet and yucky all at the same time.

Then their are our alive animals. They each have a special place in my heart.

Sultan: we took her from a horse farm in Missouri where she may not have made it to see 1. She's now gonna be 8 this year. And she's a Mama's girl.

Mokey: He was dumped in the alley near the school I taught at. He followed everyone around looking for attention and food. He had been in the rain for two days and I said if it rained the next day he was coming home with me. Well he came home and I tried to find him somewhere else to live but he got Greg to love him and that was that. He is by far the sweetest of the cats. He's very snuggly and tolerant. He's our baby at 3.

See those eyes....that's Shivers: She is the oldest and the most finicky. She was born with a disability and was the one kitten my neighbors couldn't get anyone to take. Enter the girl with sucker written across her forehead. She liked it best when it was just me and her but she deals with everything and everyone that has come into our lives in the last 9 years.

Last but not least is our fluffy puppy: Sadie. She loves everyone. She would prefer for the kids to not torment her and she tries to herd them like they are sheep, but she really loves them. She follows them around when we are outside watching their every move. She is a GREAT dog.

Yeah, I know we are the crazy animal people. But God gave me a heart for animals and children. So poor Greg has to deal with it. And he's very good about it. Hope you enjoyed my little animal tour. We REALLY like our animals at this house. ;)