Meet Squeaky and Fuzz Ball

Pete and I took the boys to the pet store after I got off work last night. They had received about $50 each in birthday cash last weekend. All week Clifford has been talking about going and buying himself a pet fish. Kristjan wanted a turtle. Our intentions were to get Clifford his fish....and convince Kristjan to get one as well. We looked around the entire pet store, looking at fish, turtles, birds.....and then we ended up in the rodent section. Kristjan decided he wanted a pet mouse.....and then Clifford decided he wanted one too. As for me, being all excited for both my boys to buy their first pet and be responsible little men, said "Sure!" The three of us looked up and down the aisles for supplies while Pete had this annoyed look on his face. We grabbed all the necessary supplies, and then found a worker to pick out the boys' mice. Kristjan wanted a white one. Clifford wanted a black one. Both are female. They come with a 12 day guarantee, so if we change our minds we can return the mice. The boys made their purchase, and we grabbed a pizza for dinner on our way home. After we ate, Pete started to set the cage up. It was time to put Squeaky (Clifford's) and Fuzz Ball (Kristjan's) into their new home. As Pete tried to grab onto Squeaky, he jumped out of Pete's hand, onto the floor. So we had a little chase trying to grab Squeaky and put him in the cage. Let me tell you, mice are very squirmy and hard to hold on to. Fuzz Ball was easy enough to put in. Along with the supplies, we bought a small mouse ball. We wanted to try it out, so we put Fuzz Ball in it and watched him roll around inside it. Out of the two mice, Fuzz Ball is more entertaining to watch at the moment. He definitely has personality. The cage is placed in the boys' bedroom. Rule have been set. I went online and requested some books at the library for the boys about having a pet mouse. Pete thinks I'm crazy for agreeing to this. He was set on just getting a fish. Instead, now we have rodents for pets. I must admit, as I was laying in bed last night, I had the thought "WHAT was I thinking??!" This will definitely be an interesting experience for us :)