a boy and his turtle

I truly wish we had a pet dog. Really, I do. But since I am allergic to them...it ain't happen'n.

We do have a cat...but he is such a bore. So a couple of weeks ago I spotted a turtle on one of my evening walks. Grady named him Blaze and we were going to keep him around for a few days. Ben apparently missed that part of the conversation and let him go.

So...for the past 2 weeks we have been keeping our eyes open for another turtle. Ben spotted this lil' guy on his way to work one morning. He was such a good Dad and picked it up and brought it home. (I guess I should have told you that the boys cried and cried and then cried some more when the first turtle was set free by their Dad)

Look at that face people....holding a turtle is serious business. I am pretty sure this turtle isn't the same turtle from a couple of weeks ago (Blaze). The boys think it is the same turtle, but decided to rename him Squirtal.

This is when we told them he would have to be set free. I tried to explain we can't properly take care of him and I am sure he had a Mommy and Daddy that missed him. Benjamin totally lost it. He was a mess. I asked him to pause the crying and say cheese.