Crawly the Butterfly

Remember when I told you that we had new pets here?  Well, Crawly did indeed become a butterfly and it was really fun to watch him grow and emerge.  Miranda sadly did not make it.  She did make a chrysalis but was never able to emerge as she should have.  Below are some photos of our experience.

 Getting our caterpillars

 These guys were born May 3rd.  This is the day they arrived at our house, May 14th - tiny little things.

 Crawly and Miranda on May 15th

May 21st, my how they have grown!

May 24th - Crawly was definitely eating more!

 Crawly completes his chrysalis on May 28th

Miranda is a few days behind him but finishes up on May 30th - notice they are different colors

We carefully move them to the habitat on June 3rd

 Crawly emerges the next morning!

After his wings dried, he was all over the place flying around.

We released him onto the flowers we just planted out front!

Bye Crawly - we will miss you :)

Caterpillars, Medals, & ipad Oh My!

We have some new pets in our home.  They are not permanent residents though.  Our caterpillars arrived Monday.  B has named them Crawly and Miranda.  We are going to watch the metamorphosis process for fun and for one of our science lessons.

 B holding our caterpillars

Crawly (on top) Miranda (below)

A and B finished their gymnastics on Wednesday.  They had their gold medal ceremony and David and I (along with C, D, & E) were able to watch them show off a few tricks - it was fun.  And it appears that B's broken arm last month hasn't slowed her down a bit.

Getting their medals

And, wait for it...I am the proud owner of an ipad2!  I have been saving for one for 6 months now so I was so happy when David and the kids surprised me on Mother's Day.  It was a big day indeed.  My amazing husband essentially made me breakfast, lunch, and dinner - not to mention all the gifts and kind words.  Thanks babe!  I truly have an amazing husband (and my kiddos are pretty awesome too).