Turtle turtle

Greetings Cupcakes,

This past summer has been so wonderful and as it draws to a close I can't help but think back on all the great times we shared. One that truly makes me happy is that we finally got to check off our bucket lists "help a baby turtle to the ocean." 

In late July we were strolling the beach with some of our friends as we stumbled upon a baby turtle. Literally. We almost stepped on him! At first I thought he was no more than a dark colored crab. I am so glad we shined our phone light on him to discover otherwise! We split up to try to find the nest he came from or the other turtles but it seems our little friend, who we dubbed Simon, was the last of the batch. 

We encouraged him along and stood guard against any possible predators as he slowly made his way to the waves. Once he was safely in the ocean we set about hunting down the nest. However after what felt like an hour we finally gave up. Even though it was slightly disappointing not finding any others it was still so exciting to think that we got to take part in such a cool experience. Living in Florida our whole lives mere minutes from the beach has made the experience of watching sea turtle come into this big wide world a coveted and exciting experience, and we are still so happy that we have done it! 

Tell us the favorite parts of your summer in the comments! We would love to hear all about it. :)  

Wishing you all smiles and happiness,

Victoria

P.S.

this is how tiny he was! (the thumb is right next to him, not closer to the camera O.O )