Throwback Tuesday: We Found a Baby Turtle!
*Originally posted April 29, 2013 when the boys were 5, 7, & 9 I came outside to find Alec and Evan excited about a baby painted turtle they found. We often find creatures all around our backyard but this was by far the cutest! Next thing I knew they were building him a home. They took the dam they had built a few days ago (and where they found the turtle) and filled it a bit more with water, added a large rock for him to sun himself, added some moss and greenery for him to hide in and hopefully eat. They ended up adding a few small sticks that they put half in the water and half out so he could crawl out when he wanted and also use them for sunning himself. They filled a smaller hole with water next to the larger hole so they'd have a place to put him out of harms way when working on improving his home. They wanted me to go in the house and find books on caring for painted turtles so I did one better and brought...
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