Butterflies and such

One day, as I was walking around with the kids outside, I told God that I was sorry, but I JUST HATE BUGS!!! I could really do without them!! Well, as much as I hate bug, even the tiny ones, I don't seem to mind butterflies. So, we ordered some painted lady caterpillars and tried out hand at "raising" them. All 5 "hatched", as Sami said. It was fun watching and learning about the process. We released them into their natural habitate shortly after the 5th, the late bloomer, "hatched".

The butterfly is on the spoon

Sami is holding

Couldn't really get a good picture.

In our travels around the yard we have managed to capture lots of strange insects. Jonathan has a container where he keeps the dead ones. Far away from me! I don't really want to know anything them. If we don't know what it is we spend time on the internet figuring it out. We also have a "frog tree" where Jon releases all the frogs he finds.