We'll always love you, Fidget.

Today we lost our beloved Fidget.

So I just wanted to post some pics of his life.  This is the first photo we ever took of him.

So little and cute.

Dan and I bought him from a pet store when we lived in The Woodlands.

Born 01/01/01 (according to his paperwork), was our first "baby."

Fidget with his "mama" ...

... and his "daddy."  He used to sit in the kitchen behind the pet grate while we were at work, listening to Enya's Shepherd Moons all day.

His first "collar."

This picture was titled "Fidget's Accident."  He crawled into the leg of my warm-up pants and got stuck!

He got lots of attention back in those days!

Fidget always had a hard time with the concept of taking a walk, preferring to go in circles, backtrack and sniff things constantly.

"Who, me?"

Daddy and Fidget ...

... were best buddies.

Back in those days, Fidget really lived up to his name!

We even took him to walk at a park.

My sweet puppy!

In a playpen.

Sleeping on our old couch.

Fidget always had a favorite blanket.

Sometimes he'd bury himself underneath it to the point where I couldn't see how he could possibly breathe!

When Gabe came along, Fidget sure was scared of all the crying!  (Here, Gabe was trying to grab Fidget's face and put it in his mouth.)

Gabe stole away most of Fidget's attention, but Fidget soon learned that a baby can be useful after all ...

He watched Gabe grow up.

Love this one.

Back when Fidget was still an inside dog ...

... before he went outside and became everyone's dog!

He got attacked by the neighbors' dogs ... and survived!  (Thinking back about the things I used to worry about ...  In the end, he never did get run over, and he never had to get fixed.)

He watched another new family member come home ...

... and got to know little Maxie too.

And little Nathan!

Fidget was a good and faithful dog his entire life.

Fidget, may your spirit be free!  Rejoin the life force of this universe, and feel free to run around in circles, backtrack, sniff everything, and fidget around all you wish.  

We will always love you.