Meet My Grandkid's New Pets - HERMIE & GODZILLA
My grandkids came to spend the day with me yesterday to get ready for a birthday party for their Mother. My son-in-law, Mark, informed me that the had two new pets. When he told me they were hermit crabs, I couldn't believe it. I didn't know that anyone could have hermit crabs for pets. I thought they lived in the ocean, but he informed me that they were dry-land creatures. Much to my amazement, they were kind of cute in a different sort of way. For those of you who may not know about hermit crabs, they are born without a shell and find an empty shell to live in to protect themselves. As they grow, they pick a bigger shell to house themselves, so they move several times in their lifetime.
Here is Emily with her new pet, Hermie. Hermie seems to really show out when Emily holds him!
Jacob named his pet, Godzilla! Godzilla seemed timid and was hiding quite a bit during the day, but he really showed out last night! Mark said that hermit crabs were nocturnal creatures.
LOOK AT GODZILLA, HE'S ALMOST OUT OF HIS SHELL!
I THINK HERMIE MUST BE A GIRL SHE PICKED A BEAUTIFUL PINK SHELL FOR HER HOME. EMILY SAID SHE ACTUALLY CHANGED HER OLD SHELL FOR THIS NEWER ONE LAST WEEK.
Here is Emily with her new pet, Hermie. Hermie seems to really show out when Emily holds him!Jacob named his pet, Godzilla! Godzilla seemed timid and was hiding quite a bit during the day, but he really showed out last night! Mark said that hermit crabs were nocturnal creatures.
LOOK AT GODZILLA, HE'S ALMOST OUT OF HIS SHELL!I THINK HERMIE MUST BE A GIRL SHE PICKED A BEAUTIFUL PINK SHELL FOR HER HOME. EMILY SAID SHE ACTUALLY CHANGED HER OLD SHELL FOR THIS NEWER ONE LAST WEEK.JACOB & EMILY REALLY LOVE THEIR NEW PETS! JACOB SAYS HE WANTS A SNAKE FOR HIS NEXT NEW PET!! OH, MY GOODNESS!! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WANTING DOGS AND CATS FOR PETS?!?
As for our daughter's birthday party, it went over quite well. Tresha turned 33 years old. We baked her a chocolate cake (her favorite) and Emily and Jacob put 33 candles on it. 
Tresha blew them out with no problem. Good lungs^^^^^and a little help from her kids!! (Jacob was a big help today. He loves to wash dishes and got his shirt wet so he pulled it off. It was a hot day today, 93 degrees, so no problem getting cold!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRESHA, WE LOVE YOU!
posted by Mary Ellen at
9:48 AM
4 Comments:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRESHA!!! YOUR CAKE LOOKS YUMMY. THOSE CRABS ARE NEAT. I KNOW ALL ABOUT HERMIT CRABS AS MY GRANDSON, DALTON HAS HAD THEM BEFORE. THEY ARE REALLY A UNIQUE PET. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A FUN FILLED INTERESTING DAY. LOVE YOU SISSY, JB
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JB, at 1:12 PM
Good pictures! I love those little crabs. I always wanted one.
Those are HUGE ones! I know a lady who has one that can snip a pencil in half with its claws. Watch out for those little fingers!
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Bethany, at 10:11 PM
Goodness,the kids are braver then I would be...I have had a few pets but none like that for sure. You know I loved to go and eat lobster and crabs until I saw them in Walmart in water alive with their little claws tied together...then, I switched to shrimp scampi! ha. Kids like different pets for sure. My son use to have a little dump truck and he would go out side and hunt red ants and put them in the dump bed and call them cow-cows ...then, one day one stung him and that ended that! I love the information about them and loved the pictures of the kids too how cute....Gladys
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Anonymous, at 12:56 PM
Happy Birthday Tresha!
Looks like you have some great little helpers. Cool pets!
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