The start of a new year often brings new beginnings! It's only been a few months since our last update, but we've turned the page of another year with some new changes. Some of our chapters have ended and new chapters have begun. The last few months of 2020 were definitely busy with the holidays, and we experienced a few more transitions to round out this very unique year.
We had Shark come back to visit us for a few weeks over Christmas break and also watched a very sweet and special, little guy named Beaver, who is very focused when it comes to using his fine motor skills to put things together. Both were here on a short-term basis while we waited for our newborn Hippo to begin care in December. We also had a delightful visit with Lady Bug over the Christmas break which was a lot of fun!
Two month old Hippo joined our den on December 16th. His name fits him pretty well. Even though he wasn't a big baby like his dad predicted, he's got a pretty bald head with cute little wrinkles. He is a very easy going baby so far and loves to eat, sleep and cuddle. All our other cubs have adjusted well to having a new baby here and often give him loving snuggles.
Last, but not least, our biggest change occurred last week when we said our goodbyes to Owlette. She has been with us for three and a half years, but ventured on her own new chapter to begin preschool. She was very excited about it considering her long time buddies, Piglet and Tortoise, already began their journey last year. She was such a delight to have in our care and was extremely eager to be our BIG helper all the time. She'd assist with getting Mr. Lion his yogurt or lunch, help the babies with their needs, and often wanted to be the one in charge, lol! We miss her terribly already, but look forward to some future visits with our little leader and snuggler. We were able to get some great group pictures with her before sending her off with goodbye hugs. She wanted to make sure we included everyone, even Kangaroo's girlfriend.
We pray blessings on all these little ones and look forward to a new year!
