Butterflies!!!

It happened so quickly on a Friday. That morning the little guys were still in their cocoons marking a week since they had been in. I walked by them a few times that day and each time there was another butterfly! It was really neat. I didn't, however, expect it to be quite so bloody. To be technical what looked like blood per the guide we received was actually meconium. It didn't bother Reagan and she just referred to it as '"red peepee". So if that's going to freak you out you may not what to look at all the pictures.

We kept them in the middle of the table and they were a lot of fun to watch during dinner. However on Monday we had to release them.

With a little encouragement all but one flew off. It was great. After seeing that the little one left behind was not going to take off (he had part of the cocoon still struck to him) we tried to get the girls to go inside just in case. Abby wasn't having it though and yelled at us, "No, butterfly fly!". We tried to help the little guy out and then decided we would just move him to the garden until he was ready.

We learned a lot with these butterflies and it is something I would recommend to everyone!

The oddest thing that I learned was how morbid Reagan is! One of the cocoons didn't attach itself to the top like the others so I had to lay it on the ground of the butterfly house and she told me it was probably dead without batting an eyelash. Then a couple of days after we let them go she told me that the butterfly in the garden probably died. Odd odd child.

PS Don't mind how the girls are dressed. They are allowed to pick out their own clothes during the week when we're at home. ; )