Found Treasure

As the wee ones get older they now go on "treasure hunts" in our yard.  I give them any piece of scrap paper with notes or ads on it and all of a sudden it is a treasure map and they are off on the hunt.  They bike through rough mountain trails, climb over steep rock cliffs and walk through the jungle floor looking for the treasure.  The other day they were on a treasure hunt and found their most prized treasure yet.

I don't know if you can see the treasure here or make it out very well.  He was very proud of this treasure.

The treasure was a frog that he found in the grass.  I think he needs to work on how to hold it but he was being very gentle.

The next treasure that they found was indeed a treasure for around our house.  I heard, "we found Franklin, we found Franklin!!!"  So I ran to see what they had found.

And it was Franklin!  The turtle from the children's show is name Franklin.  We let Franklin cool off in one of our puddles. 

The wee ones were being very gentle with him.  They watched him for awhile and then let him go back into the long grass in the field.  (the frog was also let go ;) )

What a great day for a treasure hunt with such good treasure to be found.