iliana turned 8 this month.
it’s hard to believe that our baby dog is 8 years old. it seems like just yesterday that we returned from our honeymoon at the Ihilani Hotel in Hawaii. ( http://www.ihilani.com/) once we got back, we decided we wanted a play mate for amelia, and decided to get a new puppy. we found an ad for toy rat terriers in the local paper and drove to md to have a look see. once we got there we fell in love with the tiny little pup with the round belly. she was definately the runt of the litter and we decided she’d have to be ours. we packed her up and drove back to va with our new baby. on the way home we tried to decide what we’d name her, and came up with a variation on the ihilani hotel – iliana. and thus began the life of the dog that we now call any of the following:
iliana
illy
ii-wii-ahh-nahh
silly illy
lilly
lilly pond
lil sis
amelia fell in love with her right away. they became the best of friends, just a lovin and a snugglin from the get go. however, they were the tag team that made us send eligh (our former kitty cat) to cat camp (maw maw and paw paw’s house) and never return. they tortured him and made him live a life of solitude on top of the washer/dryer in our tiny 1br apartment in fairfax, va. they’ve grown up together, being only two years apart and always pal around the house together. sure they have had their share of fights even resulting in broken teeth, scarred cheeks and ears, and many trips to the doggie er, but they love each other.
we wish our sweet lilly pond a Hau`oli La Hanau!
love,
mom and pops
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