We Have Butterflies!

The past few weeks, we have been raising 5 little caterpillars! The little caterpillars that showed up at our door (we ordered them from www.insentlore.com) quickly ate their way to becoming big, fat caterpillars. They cocooned in their original home (a cup) and then the children watched in anticipation as I moved them into the butterfly home.

The butterflies came out of their cocoons last Saturday (so the children missed seeing it), but they were excited to see the final product Monday morning. The five beautiful Painted Lady butterflies ate oranges for a few days but seemed to outgrow their quarters. This morning we let them go in our backyard. The children were thrilled and squealed as each butterfly flew up, up, and away. We have seen a few of the butterflies around our yard still today!

 Our Butterflies