We recently had a new addition come into our family. We got our very first family pet. It is a beta fish and we named him Louie. The best part of his name is that he is actually a she. It is a female beta fish, but the only name we all could agree on was Louie. We make her feel better by telling her that it is short for Louise, but let’s be serious; we could care less. We like the name Louie and that is what she is stuck with. It is also sort of sad, because we refer to her as a him quite often as well. Despite all of that, we love our very first pet and think “he” makes a great addition to the family. We let Trev pick out which fish we would take home. He looked past all of the ones with the beautiful fins and colors. He said, “this looks like a nice little fella, let’s get this one.” It was funny at the time, but I think that shows a lot of Trev’s sweet, gentle nature. He definitely is one who can look past outside appearances. This can be a side of him that he protects from the world around him, but he is a very tender hearted little boy. We now know he made the best choice and love our family pet. While Ashley is an old pro and has had many family pets, this is the very first pet the kids or I have ever had. Welcome to the family Louie!
