A girl and her pup!

Sometimes pets can become a kid's best friend. When I was 5 years old,  I got an amazing gift. My first dog, Rollie. I was so close to him and loved him with all my heart. Me and my sister have a 13 year age difference, and because of that she wasn't a playmate but more of a supervisior lol. But that was fine because I had Rollie. He was someone to play and cuddle with whenever I wanted. He was one of my best friends until he passed away when he was 15. It was hard to get over losing a pet, but I wouldn't trade those 15 years for anything. On a happy note, Ava is getting so close to Benji. I'm so glad that she might have a chance to get close to a dog like I did. They are really so cute with eachother! When we wake up in the morning, I put Ava in front of him and she crawls right over and tries to get him out of his crate. As soon as he's out he gives her lots of kisses and she LOVES it!! After they wake up enough we all go downstairs and eat breakfast. Benji loves it when Ava's eating because now she started throwing some of her food. This really sucks, but at least Ben helps clean up by eating some of it. Playtime is the best part of the day. Me and Ava sit down on the floor and play fetch with Ben. Sometimes he even drops his toy on her lap. It's almost as if he wants her to throw it. My favorite part of the day is bedtime. We all head up to Ava's room and sit down on the rug and read books. Ben sits there silently waiting for Ava to fall asleep. I couldn't be more proud of their relationship. He's still a puppy (only 2) and he still has so much energy. But he couldn't be any sweeter around her. I'm so thankful for both of them!

She adores him!!

waiting for daddy to come home

I can't wait to see your relationship with Benji grow. One day he will be meeting you at the front door when you come home from school!!