Our Sweet Zoey... rest in peace.

Our sweet little guinea pig, Zoey, left this world today. Our dog Sadie got into Kaylee's room without me knowing and got her out of the cage and picked her up in her mouth - which killed her. I went upstairs to find Zoey dead on the floor. It was devastating because the kids loved her - she was so sweet. She was always the first to come out and greet us when we came to feed her - and she loved to be held and would always pur. The kids were all at school - and so I had to wait until they got home to tell them. It was a tough few hours. I was glad Kendahl came home from work a little early to help me break the news. We sat them on the couch and explained what happened. They immediately all burst out crying at once. It was so sad.

We invited over our next door neighbor friends, Rachel and Dustin, as well as Kaylee's friend, Kiyah. They all sat down to the table and wrote letters and pictures to Zoey. Then they got up and read the memories. They then put them into a plastic bag and put them in the box with Zoey. They also put in all of Zoey's favorite things like timothy hay, aspen chips, food, her favorite treat, flowers and a rock that Konnor wrote on that said "I ♥ you." May our little friend rest in peace. The kids also painted headstones - they are drying and will be put on the grave tomorrow.