Our Sweet Daphne

Early this morning our sweet little Daphne lost her battle with what appeared to be a brain tumor.  Right after Hazel passed away, Daphne became depressed.  She had spent her whole life with Hazel. They were even cage mates at the Petco. Daphne was sick for about three weeks and last night she passed.  We miss her so much already. Daphne and Hazel were both so special.  Such little girls with such big personalities. We were lucky to have them both in our lives, even if it was only for a short time. Rest in peace little girl.

Nena

Lately our sweet little Daphne had been pretty ill lately. I decided to take some pictures of her in case she may leave us soon. Hazel died so suddenly that I didn't get to say goodbye, so I am trying to spend a lot of extra special time with my Daphne-girl. She is such a sweet little girl!

Loving the Fab Four: Daphne, Hazel, Astrid and Cordelia

Just a few cute pictures of my favorite girls!


Cute baby Asti


Littlest Cordi


Daph when she was a baby


Haze when she was a baby

Our Girls

Though we aren't quite ready to have children yet, Ryan and I do have some rat babies that are currently our "children". We currently have two gorgeous girls that we love dearly.


This is Daphne. She is an adorable girl who is all black except for white socks and a white belly. She likes to explore and is a bit stubborn.

This is Hazel. She is just a black and white little mutt who never really grew from her baby size. She is super hyper, but has been tamed enough to learn a few little tricks, like how to give kisses.

Rats are so smart and although people think we're crazy, they really do make awesome and loving pets. We definitely aren't in a place in our lives where we want to have the responsibility of caring for a dog, and Ryan is allergic to cats, so rats are a really great addition to our family. Although they are cute now, they were even more adorable as rat pups, as you can see below.