Turtle of the Day - Zoo Turtles

We went to the zoo last Monday -Munchkin and Hubby and I - as part of our summer "staycation"

Of course I got pictures of the turtles (I did take more pictures of my kid than I did of the turtles - but I had to count to be sure!)

I kid you not - this first one is called a "Chicken Turtle" - read the sign for more details (click to see a larger version -sorry about the blurry photo)

I did not get the name on the second one - it was kind of a "shoot and run" while the Munchkin was racing us to see the piranha - AGAIN!

This kid of ours really likes the big tanks of tropical fish -in fact he stood in front of the fish tank in the "Rocky Coast" exhibit -oblivious to the cavorting Sea Lion show going on - and the polar bear swimming just beyond the glass next to him. He's all about those fish.

He was very very very very disappointed that the fish tee shirt in the gift shop only came in infant sizes. Disappointed enough that he did not want a shirt at all. In fact he was a determined little browser - insisting he was "looking for something" - although he could not tell us what that "something" was.

Finally it turned out to be a large clownfish (Nemo) tub toy - that "swims" when you pull the string with the worm on it.

Of course Mommy came home with a turtle...

Turtle of the Day - "T" Time

My mother gave me this teapot for Christmas or my birthday one year - it has never been used for tea, but makes a great member of the Turtle collection. Right now it has taken up residence in my little china cabinet, and keeps an eye on the Munchkin as he sits at the dining room table.

He knows Mommy likes turtles.

After our trip to the museum in Boston and his adventures in the water play area (full of balls and fish), I purchased a tube of toy fish to add to his bath-time fun.

As we went through the names of all the fish, he noted that "Gramma likes crabs", that "Nemo" was there, but Nemo's daddy wasn't (there was only one of each fish), that the eel has to go back to the ocean (thanks to Curious George and the One that Got Away), and that there were no turtles.

"Mommy, where's the turtle?"
That's exactly what I was wondering!