iliana turned 8 this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
it’s hard to believe that\u00a0our baby dog\u00a0is 8 years old.\u00a0 it seems like just yesterday that we returned from our honeymoon at the Ihilani Hotel in Hawaii. (\u00a0http:\/\/www.ihilani.com\/<\/a>)\u00a0 once we got back, we decided we wanted a play mate for amelia, and decided to get a new puppy.\u00a0 we found an ad for toy\u00a0rat terriers in the local paper and drove to md to have a look see.\u00a0 once we got there we fell in love with the tiny little pup with the round belly.\u00a0 she was definately the runt of the litter and we decided she’d have to be ours.\u00a0 we packed her up and drove back to va with our new baby.\u00a0 on the way home we tried to decide what we’d name her, and came up with a variation on the ihilani hotel – iliana.\u00a0 and thus began the life of the dog that we now call any of the following:<\/p>\n iliana<\/p>\n illy<\/p>\n ii-wii-ahh-nahh<\/p>\n silly illy<\/p>\n lilly<\/p>\n lilly pond<\/p>\n lil sis<\/p>\n amelia fell in love with her right away.\u00a0 they became the best of friends, just a lovin and a snugglin from the get go.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 they’ve grown up together, being only two years apart and always pal around the house together.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n we wish our sweet lilly pond a Hau`oli La Hanau!<\/p>\n love,<\/p>\n mom and pops<\/p>\n\n\t\t