So I grabbed a box and a few pine needles and made a home for Turtle (that's what Luke and Olivia named him. Clever, huh?). Then we "fed" him some carrots and spinach (no bugs for him today) and got him some water. Turtle stayed inside his shell for about 45 minutes, long enough for us to eat breakfast and get dressed. Then he got brave and stuck his head out. Eventually his legs came out, too, and he started walking around. Luke thought it was the coolest thing and of course Olivia wanted to pet him. I swear, that little girl has no fear!
Turtle stayed in his box most of the day and we would check in on him from time to time. One time Olivia was walking past the box and she looked inside and said "what's up, Turtle?" I laughed and laughed. Where do they get this stuff??? Luke couldn't get enough of the Turtle walking around and would watch him for long periods of time. He really wanted to see Turtle eat, but Turtle didn't seem to care for his choices.
When we got home from Princess/Prince night at Chick Fil A, it was time for the turtle to go home-outside! We let them play with Turtle in the driveway for a little bit before sending him home into the woods. We took Turtle to the area where we feed the deer and put him down out there to find his way home. Luke and Olivia told him bye bye and Luke even waved to him as we walked away. Too cute! It was fun to have a Turtle for the day, but I think we'll stick to Piper and Blueberry the fish for the long term.
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