McKay received a butterfly habitat for Christmas last year and we have been waiting for the opportunity to use it. So this summer we adopted five caterpillars to watch them grow into butterflies.
Our caterpillars that we received in the mail. They were hungry because all they did was eat (and poop).
We were sad we missed it, but they formed their chrysalis while we were out of town visiting family. We pinned the chrysalis onto the side of the net so the butterflies would be able to get out.
Finally they all emerged and it was time to set them free. (I just have to point out one thing here in this picture besides the butterflies: McKay's hair. We had a little mishap the last time we did buzz cuts. He had a nice bald spot on the top of his head for a few days.)
Finally the butterflies came out of the net and flew away. This one paused to bid us farewell.
This one needed some extra help in leaving. He stayed at the top of the net until we bent it down so he could get out of the door. I guess it was a "failure to launch" as he did not want to leave home.
McKay and Josh showing us the empty chrysalis. It was a fun couple of weeks watching the life cycle of a butterfly. Hopefully our butterflies made it out of the neighborhood without any mishaps and are off flying with happy memories of their youth.
Our caterpillars that we received in the mail. They were hungry because all they did was eat (and poop).
We were sad we missed it, but they formed their chrysalis while we were out of town visiting family. We pinned the chrysalis onto the side of the net so the butterflies would be able to get out.
Finally they all emerged and it was time to set them free. (I just have to point out one thing here in this picture besides the butterflies: McKay's hair. We had a little mishap the last time we did buzz cuts. He had a nice bald spot on the top of his head for a few days.)
Finally the butterflies came out of the net and flew away. This one paused to bid us farewell.
This one needed some extra help in leaving. He stayed at the top of the net until we bent it down so he could get out of the door. I guess it was a "failure to launch" as he did not want to leave home.
McKay and Josh showing us the empty chrysalis. It was a fun couple of weeks watching the life cycle of a butterfly. Hopefully our butterflies made it out of the neighborhood without any mishaps and are off flying with happy memories of their youth.
Glad to see they didn't get squished or plucked in the process.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great thing to do with your kids! Mine would love something like that. I, however, am not the super-star Mom that you are!
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