I thought that was crazy. I mean I wouldn't have let all those crazy kids hold my cell phone, much less my tiny snake or big turtle. But this guy was cool about it. And the animals were brave.
Max wasn't too brave. He wasn't into any of the big animals this time. No snakes. No big lizards (even though I held one.) But he loved the teeny tiny turtles.
He also appreciated this huge tortoise. He was too big for anybody to hold.
Doesn't he have amazing humps or bumps or whatever those are on his shell?
The one Max loved most though was the hedgehog. Now, don't ask me to explain why the reptile man brought a hedgehog. Whatever the reason, the hedgehog was there, and Max adored him. He held that guy at least four separate times. And I'll tell you what, the little guy was adorable. His little sniffy nose and button eyes were hard to resist. And it was fun to pat him, as long as you patted those spines in the right direction.
The little guy was hard to get a picture of because he kept diving into the towel to try to make a burrow.
When we left we saw the reptile guy loading all the animals into his car. Max said wistfully, "I sure wish we could take that hedgehog home......."
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Good thing he has a momma and baby hedgehog at home! :D
Sounds like you guys had a great time. That hedgehog IS so cute.
Your dad is out in the sleet feeding the equines, and bade me write for him, too: this was a sweet piece, and he made cooing sounds over how cute Max and the hedgehog were, even though they weren't in a picture actually together.
Me? Now he knows what Rachel's gift meant. It's one thing to have a toy. But it's another thing to have seen the real deal and go home and having something to hug.
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I can so identify with Max on this one. One night on my mission Sister Squire and I were walking home to our apartment and we came across a little hedgehog outside on the grass. he was darling. We wanted to take it home, so we left a nasty bologna sandwich with the hedge hog (somebody had given us the sandwich and we thought that it might keep the hedge hog there) but we were wrong. When we came back with the box, he was gone. We were crushed. But looking back on it, I think Heavenly Father told the hedge hog to run because it couldn't have been a good idea to take it to our apartment even though I wanted to.
I hope the reptile guy didn't go home and feed the hedgehog to the snake. That would have been pure evil. Max is as cute as ever and getting so grown up!
We met a weird guy at that pet store next to trader joes selling hedgehogs, maybe you can get Max one :)
What a cool day! I guess from Rachel's comment, you guys already have some hedgehogs at home. Or else I was going to suggest another project for you.
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