And speaking of fur faces...

Rua, our lumbering but lovable softy, is almost four.  Rua keeps a tidy collection of stuffed (half un-stuffed really) toys in the corner of the lounge.  She meticulously chooses which one to play with each evening after dinner (the red dog with the squeaker, the purple dog without the squeaker... the pink pig with rope-legs, the half-deflated soccer ball - which will it be?!)  Rua's favourite food is apple, followed closely by avocado.  She likes swimming at the beach and fetching logs (small sticks just won't do..)  She can sit, stand, speak, roll-over, lie down, and knows never to take her food until she's told to do so (she has wonderfully squishy lips!)  If you don't pay enough attention to her, she'll stand facing the back of your head and have an entire conversation with you until you turn around (at which point, she'll run to her stuffed toy collection to pick one out just for you :)