Meet Jack

Our family has a new addition...a baby boy addition. Meet Captain Jack, as in Captain Jack Sparrow. Owen played with a friend's hamster one day and fell in love. I mean, in love. That boy would not talk about anything else for days. He wanted one more than he has ever wanted anything. The other kids got excited about the idea too and before you knew it, we were headed to the pet store to check it out. Did you know that hamsters cost only $8! Ashleigh offered to buy him with her money if we allowed them to get him.
Technically, he is a rodent, but you would never know it by how much the kids adore him. Owen immediately wanted to name him Spiderman, but with a little discussion and compromise, we came up with Captain Jack. I like to call him Jack for short, but not in front of Owen because he will inform you that his name is Captain Jack, not Jack.
I love him because he is LOW maintenance. There is little we have to do for him and since he is contained in a cage, there is little mess. Hooray! Jack hasn't been doing much yet because he is still getting used to his cage and our craziness, but we'll post more pictures soon. Owen and Ashleigh are both very good about checking on Jack constantly to make sure he has food and anything else he might need. They are little mother hens. It is too funny!