a temporary friend

this morning as alex and i were entering our neighborhood
we saw a turtle crossing the street
we decided to park at home and then walk back to see it.

after seeing it,
alex thought it would be fun to take it home to show his friends and stacey
SO ...
i figured 'why not?'

i'll let you envision the process
and i'll let you smile at the thought
of 2 people who refused to touch the turtle trying to get him in a bucket ;)
BUT ...
we did eventually catch him



alex got to enjoy him for the day
and then tonight after dinner
with a brave daddy's help ;)
we set 'bob the turtle' free



although the turtle was not nice ...
he was not fun to hold ...
or so it seemed to me ;) i never tried :)
and he did nothing but scratch at one corner of the bin trying to get out ...
he was a fun distraction from the 5 yr old shots alex got this morning.

i have a feeling his older brothers are going to be very impressed
and jealous ;)
AND
it won't be long before they start hoping - and searching -
for a turtle of their own