New Gerbils

Garrett went on a walk this summer with Sami and Macy and Uncle Brian to the pet store a couple of blocks away. Ever since that walk he has talked about getting a hamster. We told him that we wanted him to take over feeding the cats, to show us that he'd be ready for a hamster and maybe he could get one for his birthday. Well he is a very responsible little guy and he did a terrific job. So his birthday was coming and he had not mentioned the hamster for a couple of weeks, and I had thought that he had changed his mind.
He didn't!
He decided to use birthday money that he had gotten from Cheesy (GG) Pap to get a hamster. We went to the pet store, and after talking to someone at the store, decided to go with gerbils. (They bite less and are awake during the day, while hamsters are nocturnal) Well, gerbils like to have friends, while hamsters don't so, of course, Garrett did not want his gerbil to be lonely. We needed 2 gerbils. He picked a blonde one and a grey one. We picked out a cage with a wheel and a tunnel and all the supplies we'd need.
Garrett knew right away that the blonde gerbil would be Isaac, after one of his favorite people ever, his 11 year old uncle Isaac! The grey gerbil was trying to escape from his container they sent him home in and Garrett saw some Kung Fu moves, so he named him Master Shifu.
Now our family has 5 kids and 5 pets! (2 cats, 2 gerbils and 1 dog)