For Grace's birthday John and Shirley bought her a butterfly house. We sent away for the caterpillars in the mail and then watched them eat, grow, build chrysalis', and then emerge as butterflies. Our first butterfly emerged yesterday morning. We probably weren't supposed to take it out and hold it, but their life span is only 2 weeks anyway so...oh well :) It has been so neat to watch this process and tell the kids about how wonderful God is to be able to create like He does. Apparently the caterpillar somehow liquefies and reforms into a butterfly inside the chrysalis. We have 4 more chrysalis' to go, so we're hoping to actually see them emerge (we missed the first occurrence). When the next butterfly emerges we'll set the first one free outside.
For Grace's birthday John and Shirley bought her a butterfly house. We sent away for the caterpillars in the mail and then watched them eat, grow, build chrysalis', and then emerge as butterflies. Our first butterfly emerged yesterday morning. We probably weren't supposed to take it out and hold it, but their life span is only 2 weeks anyway so...oh well :) It has been so neat to watch this process and tell the kids about how wonderful God is to be able to create like He does. Apparently the caterpillar somehow liquefies and reforms into a butterfly inside the chrysalis. We have 4 more chrysalis' to go, so we're hoping to actually see them emerge (we missed the first occurrence). When the next butterfly emerges we'll set the first one free outside. 
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Grace Hannah, you look so grown up in these pictures! I hope you're enjoying your butterflies. :)
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