Butterflies...

So, for a few years now {M} has been begging for the "butterfly garden" she saw on T.V. I have to say that living with cable...eh em...living with cable is really difficult! We are down to PBS and Phineas and Ferb {I"m just waiting to knock that off the list, but those clever lil' boys haven't given me a reason to yet} Anyhow, my children now know about every new toy/gadget...hot onto the market

So, the butterfly garden...we finally gave it as a Christmas gift to {M}...

It took us a couple of weeks to order the caterpillars...

...about a week to receive them...

...a couple weeks to grow and to wait for the miracle of metamorphosis...

We woke up to the butterflies fluttering around inside the net, so naturally we figured it was time for them to put some wind behind those wings.

It's such a bummer that we have a horrible camera right now. You can't really see the butterflies in these pics, but they are there and you can imagine the beauty of this event...

Taking flight for the first time...sniff sniff...

It brought me to tears...

We are definitely going to be ordering more caterpillars soon! I love those gifts that last for months and give memories that last a lifetime...

Now when we see a butterfly outside we will wonder...

Wow, I almost forgot to mention...

The weather has been incredible here...It was in the 60's and 70's this past week...crazy, but I loved it!

No snow this year...

I know you're all wondering...what's with the crutches? {K} landed on his knee while dunking the basketball in our driveway. He We are so blessed that it wasn't more serious.. Today he hasn't used his crutches or brace yet...He's hoping that by Monday he'll be well enough to not have to use the elevator at school.

Have a blessed day!