Meet Otto

This is our new pet betta: Otto. The boys have recently fallen in love with A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer. Micah reads it to Owen every night, then helps Owen read it by prompting him with the words, so he can recite it from memory. Then the boys spend the next little while pretending to feed their fish and making up all sorts of funny things. Matt mentioned getting them a real fish to take care of, and one hot day we ventured to the store and came home with a fish bowl kit. Yesterday, after a trip to the library, we ran in Petco and were told to get a betta instead of a goldfish (something about cleaner and don't eat often). Less work is always better, so we chose this lovely dark blue one. The boys love Otto (guess where they got the name), love feeding him "no more than a spot," and often check on him to make sure he is not scared. Welcome to the family, little Otto!