Tortoise Power

Every once in a while I google events near me.  There is always something new and exciting going on near us.  That's how I found the watermelon festi val, corn festival, celtic faire, and the turtle and tortoise convention.  This happened a few weeks ago.  I was trying to find something for the end of summer.  And we ended up the tar pits instead. But I found the turtle and tortoise convention and put it on the calendar.  I figured it'd be a good idea to see what was going on since we have a couple tortoises. 

So I packed a lunch, and grandma came and we headed into Orange County for the convention.   I'm not sure what I was expecting.  But it was fun.  And educational.  And touchy feely. 

So what we actually did.  It was in a community center. And there were 2 rooms of shelled creatures.  And you could touch almost any of the animals on exhibit.  We learned the dos and donts of raising tortoises.  We also got the proper permits for ours since they are now old enough for them.  We also saw all kinds of turtle houses and outside terrariums and feeders.  There were also raffles, and things to buy.  There was also games for the kids to play, photo opportunities, balloon animals.  and turtle snacks.  

So here's a bunch of pictures of our day.  Good thing is that it made the boys nice and tired.