Meet Chester & Hester

"We want a pet!"

Ainsley Toonsley and Melodie had been wanting a pet for quite some time. Melodie, Ainsley's older and wiser sister was pretty sure that a bunny rabbit would be perfect. She had asked and wished many times for a bunny. Mommy was pretty sure that a bunny was a bit more than the 2 girls could handle...but they persisted. "We really want a pet mommy." Mmm...well mommy was allergic to dogs and daddy was allergic to cats so the most obvious pet options were out of the question. "How about fish?" said mommy, but the girls unanimously agreed that fish were way too boring. Mommy sort of liked the idea of a turtle...but then again turtles could live a looong time so that probably wasn't a really good option.

"What about a hamster or a gerbil?" said mommy "or a guineau pig" said Ainsley Toonsley? Ainsley had a guineau pig in her classroom at school. So the girls looked up hamsters, gerbils and guineau pigs on the computer and thought they were very cute. "We'll go to the pet store and take a look this weekend" said mommy. And so the wait began...5 long days until the weekend. Melodie asked mommy every morning "how many more days?" and every day was one day less, but still such a very long time. Down to one day. Melodie went to school all dressed up and fancy for her special lunch with the principal. And Ainsley, who was staying home with mommy that day, also got all dressed up too - just because.

That afternoon, mommy surprised them both when she said that they could go look at the pet store that night instead of waiting one more day! "Yippee! It is my very lucky day" said Melodie and Ainsley had to agree. The stopped at the store closest to their house where they came across some hamsters called Teddy Bear hamsters. Super cute and cuddly both Ainsley and Melodie thought they would be fun...but mommy an daddy weren't as sure. "Let's check another pet store" they both said. So after a long and boring dinner of cheeseburgers the girls finally got to go to another pet store. This store was bigger, but didn't have the same cute and cuddly hamsters. The girls were a little sad until mommy said "why don't we go back to the other store." "What?" said Ainsley. "Are we getting a pet?" said Melodie. "Well only if they are still there" said daddy.

The girls shouted out in glee and began to sing. "We're getting a pet! We're getting a pet!" They could not have been more excited. Hoping that they were still there, Melodie and Ainsley raced into the store to take a peek. They were.

"Perfecto!" said Ainsley peering into their little glass case watching them peacefully sleep. "We'll take those" said daddy. And so began the adventure. They picked out a nice home for them, a blue spinning wheel, and some food and treats. Once in the car on the way home they talked about names. "How about Chester and Hester?" said Ainsley. And this begins the tale of Chester and Hester and their adventures with Ainsley Toonsley and Melodie.

"Let's see your happy face!" said mommy. Ainsley and Melodie both smiled as they dreamed of all of the fun adventures they would have with their new little friends.