In Honor of Miss Skippy Wu ..... June, 1996 ... June 2010

Dear Little Miss Skippy Wu:


We are so fortunate to have shared 14 wonderful years with you. Not only all together as a family, but also to have shared one on one relationships with you, too. As a family, we enjoyed practically everything you did. You brought such joy into our lives. We were so thrilled when we felt that McKenna was old enough to have a Pug. And at age 5 she picked YOU. I still remember this precious little girl choosing you - “the shy one” and carrying you all around the breeders backyard in a somewhat uncomfortable position for you. And did you mind? Heck, no! You let her hold you all around that yard in a bear hug type hold, little pug belly in full view, with your little back paws just a dangling. You allowed this all without any sort of puppy protest. You Were The One! From that day forward lasting throughout 14 remarkable years you and McKenna continuously remained “Two Peas in a Pod”. The two of you grew up together. When I look back through the years and look at all the pictures, all these memories share one key ingredient: LOVE. I remember from the very first day we brought you home and for the next few years to follow - that little dog bed wasn’t solely yours... it was “McKenna and Yours”. McKenna read to you, napped with you, played with you, and held you all in “Your Dog Bed”. This will always be a very special memory for me.





A silly memory for me would be all the faces you made while posing for pictures wearing McKenna’s old baby clothes. McKenna loved to play “dress up” with you. The expressions of your face pretty much tell all. Let’s just say playing “dress up” wasn’t one of your favorite things.





There are just so many wonderful precious memories. I could go on and on describing all the cute, adorable, loving things we shared with you throughout these 14 years.












There are so many because you were such an important family member. It was so fun traveling with you. You loved to go on vacations, and we truly loved and enjoyed sharing our vacations with you. McKenna believes that Lake Chelan was your favorite spot! And I agree. We always stayed at the same place and we know you remembered it year after year.







And here are just a few more pictures that we love:













And as for my one on one relationship, I loved how you followed me daily from room to room. You were my little shadow. One of my favorite times with you was each night after dinner, when we all sat down to watch TV and we would get the blanket so you could sit and snooze on my lap. I loved this. And you couldn’t just sit on my lap, you had to have a blanket down first It was so silly because if we forgot to put the blanket down first, you just sat up waiting for someone to grab the blanket.

McKenna is right - you definitely had us wrapped around that curly little tail of yours. I also agree with McKenna that we will most definitely miss you from our physical world - however, in our hearts:

"We Will Always Love You."

XO,