Two Brothers and a Funeral

Our sweet little S'Mores

My heart was tendered on Sunday night as my little boys said good-bye to sweet, little S'mores, Levi's guinea pig. We have lost pets in the past, but when it is a child's first loss, it is especially hard. S'mores stopped eating and drinking last week. The vet couldn't figure out what was wrong, so basically we brought him home to live out what little was left of his life in peace.

Dexter, Wyatt's guinea pig who shared a cage with S'mores, couldn't seem to understand why his little friend wasn't playing anymore. We had to take S'mores out of their cage so that he could have a little peace from the rough housing that Dexter was tormenting him with. We let Dexter out of the cage to roam and he chose to go lay beside his friend, just outside his cage, until he passed. OK, that choked me up a bit.

Then I watched my little boys hold each other and cry over their loss. This tendered me to no end.

We told Levi that he could get another guinea pig. So the next day we headed out to go to every store we needed to go to in order to find the right one. Thankfully, we found Snickers at the 2ND store. He was perfect! Levi fell in love with him as soon as he saw him and Snickers proved to be gentle and loving to Levi.

Dexter and Snickers first moments...a lunch date!

Dexter was thrilled with a new buddy. I don't think he enjoyed his first night in his life alone.

We had a funeral today, sorry you weren't invited. Mom dug the hole and said the prayer. Levi carried the casket (an empty Ziploc bag box) and Wyatt filled in the hole. Tears still flowed, but two brothers stood by each other and carried each others pain.

"He ain't heavy. He's my brother."

So S'mores is gone but Snickers is here. Life is sweet!