A Little Mourning...

Well tonight after a short illness, Jack's first real pet went to heaven. My mom got him a guinea pig for Easter last year and we had all come to love that silly thing. Boy did Jack love her and she loved him! He is sad and has asked lots of questions about what happened to her so we have been able to teach him a little more about death - not really something you want to teach an almost 5 year old but you must do it at some point.

I don't think that we will be getting another small animal anytime soon - as we have 2 cats and a 90 lb lab. We are going to continue to talk with Jack about what happens when animals and people die and where they go - although he already told us that most people go to heaven, but "not everyone."

Oh my sweet boy.