Franklin went to heaven!

I was such a sad day for all of us when our beloved box turtle died. Poor Bryce wanted to go out and check on him and he came running inside crying and yelling that Franklin had died. I ran out there to make sure and it was seriously the saddest thing to watch bryce be so upset. It was a good lesson for the kids only for the mere fact that they understand now how if you don't take care of something than there is consequences. But that night I was just soo sad for Bryce and the heartache he was feeling, that I didn't hardly sleep at all. The next day we saw an ad on craigslist for sulcata tortoises which is a big type of desert tortoise and they are perfect for Arizona and our weather here. So we called the guy and went and took a look and got one. They were only 1 week old and in "tortoise land" the mom doesn't even care or remember she laid eggs so it's ok to take babies that early. We named him Mack and when he is about 15 years old he will probably weigh about 100lbs!! But he should be easy and fun for the kids since there isn't too much maintenance. Here's a pic of our cute new addition...