On Friday, Grandma had a surprise for Ben and Emanuel.
It was a baby painted turtle!
Time to name their pet. Ben, of course, decided on Joe. He names everything Joe, even his imaginary second little brother.
Emanuel wanted to name him Food. Grandma suggested Soup instead, and Em thought that was great! He kept saying, "It's Turtle Soup!" and laughing hysterically.
Everything was going great for Joe Soup for a few days. The boys found him a bigger bowl and filled it with rocks and sticks and things they thought turtles would like.
It was a warm sunny day the day we decided to put him outside to get some sun. That was our mistake. We went outside later to check on him and he was gone! We think a bird ate him. My strawberry plants had been stripped too. Do you think Em had an inkling of his demise when he wanted to name him Food?
Rest in Peace Joe Soup. It was a great week!
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