After about 5 days in their chrysalis, the butterflies started to emerge. Three of them had a hard time getting out of their chrysalis, so they weren’t able to straighten their wings before they dried. So we only have two healthy ones. 40% survival isn’t too bad for our first time right? https://youtu.be/tnrZRS8MNyE
Caterpillar Update 4
"All 5 caterpillars are in their chrysalis." Mom moved them from their container to the "popup net enclosure" (your mom called it that).
Caterpillar Update 3
“The caterpillars are much bigger, and are hanging from the top.” All but one of the five caterpillars are hanging from the top. Not sure if the one in the bottom is still alive.
Tropical Fish Puzzle
We finished our first puzzle together; a 1,000 piece puzzle with a tropical fish theme. Took us a total of eight days to... piece it together.
Let’s Ride!
Since it was a nice morning, we decided to go up to the parking lot so the kiddos could practice riding. Mallory chose to ride her three wheeled scooter along with her new helmet. https://youtu.be/mkjAJKttV64 We'll get to where we are going eventually... Colton took his bike and scooter (sorry, we didn't snap a photo … Continue reading Let’s Ride!
One Whole Hand!
Happy birthday, Colton!!! This past weekend we celebrated your 5th birthday. It's crazy how time has flown by. On Sunday we all went over to grandma and grandpa's for your birthday dinner. We called grandma last last week and you told her what you wanted for your birthday dinner. Between spaghetti and meatballs, steak rollups … Continue reading One Whole Hand!
Caterpillars Update 2
The caterpillars are growing... some more than others. “The catepillars got a little bigger.” Dad just realized that he misspelled “caterpillars” on your journal entry. Oops. The sad thing is dad looked at your first journal entry, which mommy wrote, to see how caterpillars was spelled... and dad still spelled it wrong. Dad clearly didn’t … Continue reading Caterpillars Update 2
Highland Hills Park Hike
Today we went to Highland Hills Park to partake in a scavenger hunt. Mommy found a post on Facebook about woodcarvings along a few trails at the park. We loaded some water and snacks in a backpack and headed off to the park. Daddy took his camera to... take pictures of the adventure. As soon … Continue reading Highland Hills Park Hike
Caterpillars Update 1
An early birthday present arrived for Colton today. The contents of the package were a bit sensitive, so we decided to open it a few days early... plus the box told us to. https://youtu.be/r8WMJeUcsws Over the next few weeks Colton will be journaling the progress the caterpillars. He is super excited and constantly checks on … Continue reading Caterpillars Update 1
Never too young for child labor
Mommy put Mallory to work folding laundry today. https://youtu.be/I-cYk38BsBs