Animals

Welcome to our newest family member!

“Alpha” the Giant Alaskan Malamute will be delivered to us this week from Virginia Most of you on my Facebook page know that I lost my most bestest friend ever last fall to nose cancer “Happy” was so special to me and it really hurt.

My husky “Echo” is getting really old and he’s like a grumpy cat. He doesn’t like affection and basically stays outside. I’ve been thinking about getting a new puppy over the last 6 months.

I found this company in Virginia called Mountain Ridge Malamutes that breeds the most beautiful Giant Alaskan Malamutes. They have a wait list and they were already spoken for. I was looking for a color and look similar to what Happy looked like. I began commenting on their page and asking anybody who has a puppy reserved that I would be willing to take over their spot for $500 extra. Coincidentally a few days later the owner reached out to me and told me that a family backed out and this puppy was available. I immediately knew this was meant to be. I know nothing will ever replace the bond and relationship that I had with Happy… My love for him will never die but I can cherish and love this puppy as a memorial to him

Below is a photo of “Happy” the Giant Alaskan Malamute (Brown/White) and “Echo” the Siberian Husky (Black/White) along with my son Julian and my wife’s dog “Stella”. It’s so hard to look at this photo and not feel like part of my family is missing 🙁

The annual Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition at Frederick Meijer Gardens is the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition in the United States. Tropical butterflies from around the world fly freely in the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory every March and April.

We’ve been going to the butterfly exhibit every year for the last 6-7 years. It’s always a lot of fun and we really enjoy taking pictures of all the different butterflies on display. Make sure you dress for the warm humid weather though… you’ll get hot and sweaty pretty quickly.

Julian had a great time running around looking at everything. He was so busy and we spent most of our time chasing him around. He was going around telling the kids “don’t touch” (because we constantly tell that to him) and trying to make friends. When the parents would walk down the pathway with their kids, Julian would say “wait, wait, wait for me”. I even caught him holding onto a little girls hand, it was so cute <3 He loves other kids so much and being born during the first few years of COVID-19, he hasn’t had much time to spend socializing with other kids. He’s so curious, opinionated and on the go all the time.

Anyways, we had a great time. I hope you enjoy my pictures below. Please visit the Butterflies are Blooming website for more information about the scheduled events happening through March to April.

A New Family Member

Butterflies Are Blooming – Frederik Meijer Gardens

Butterflies Are Blooming Pictures