Turtles versus Nickels

Totoro cake

My eldest son keeps a small plastic turtle atop a rock in a small aquarium, in solidarity with Peter Hatcher.  It should be noted that, in this case, his little brother has never swallowed a turtle (disclaimer: so far).

He did, however, manage to swallow a nickel on his second birthday.

We have a lovely 11"x14" commemorative X-ray by which to remember the occasion.

My most pressing question to the pediatrician, after (of course) "So he's okay? We just wait for the nickel to, ahem, re-emerge?" was, "Can he still have birthday cake this evening?".

The answer, as obvious from the above photo, was yes, he may indeed have cake.  As did we all.