Mr. Turtle

This is a picture of the kids and Mr. Turtle this last summer. They had TONS of fun using the apple peeler to make yummy treats for Mr. Turtle to eat. Much more than he could handle as you can very plainly see!



Unfortunately, Mr. Turtle met his demise this summer while we were on vacation in Lake Tahoe. He got caught in Anson's soccer net and in his attempts to free himself, he got caught tighter and tighter in the net. Luckily Aaron found him while mowing the lawn and the kids didn't have to see their beloved pet in death. He is now buried somewhere deep in the landfill.

You were a wonderful pet Mr. Turtle. We didn't have to do anything to keep you alive (except we should have untangled you, but we weren't around and didn't know you were tangled). You cared for yourself, yet we could say that we had a pet for the kids to watch over. We will miss you eating our crickets!