Doggie Treats - Never underestimate the power of a 9 yr. old and a blog post.

Yesterday I posted about the doggie treats that Anna is starting to make to sell to help Tori and Jakeb (her big sister and brother) fund their trip to Kenya this summer. She's already got orders coming in and we're not even sure how much to sell them for or if our dog even likes them yet. On top of that, Jenny gave her a "shout out" on her blog so who knows where this will end up going. We have such great and supportive friends and family!!

Here's the story behind why Anna wants to do this.

Tori went on her first mission trip to Kenya this past summer. She was changed and fell in love with that region and the people there. She knew she would be going back. Jakeb couldn't go for various reasons but is going this year. Tori and Jakeb are both working now, Kohl's and DJ's, not so they can blow their paycheck and have stuff but so they can save for Kenya. And they are doing just that. I'm so proud of them and how disciplined they are.

Anyway, Tori's pictures and stories moved Anna deeply. She loves her big sister and saw the joy and pain in her heart. The joy of what she had experienced and the pain of not getting to be there now. She has thought through several different ways to help her get back to Kenya and then the doggie treat idea came up. Obviously, Anna is too young to go on this mission trip but Tori's experience there changed her and she is committed to helping Tori and Jakeb go this summer. In helping them go, she kind of gets to go too. What a great kid!!

She does have a name for her "business" - Bella-full. And her marketing tag line is "My dog Bella likes them and yours will too!" She even found a really cute pictures on the internet she wants to use.

Bella is our dog. Bella means beauty or beautiful thus the name "Bella-full". I think it's pretty clever.

So, more to come real soon on the three types of homemade, healthy treats she plans to make and how much they will cost. We are really in the earliest stage of figuring this out right now. We will try to keep the price very reasonable because we know if it's too much you won't buy them but we need to charge enough to cover the cost and have some left to give to Tori & Jakeb. We don't plan on shipping them but might would be persuaded if the price is right. :) We also don't plan on getting a tax number or anything for this, is that illegal? Not sure... I guess we'll figure that one out.

This should prove to be a fun and great learning adventure for Anna and our family.