Butterflies

One of Hailey's birthday presents was a butterfly kit. It came with a butterfly house and a coupon that we used to purchase the caterpillars and caterpillar food.

We watched the caterpillars grow, turn into chrysalises, and finally were able to watch the Painted Lady Butterflies. We had hoped to see them actually emerge from the chrysalises, but they were sneaky and we only saw them each after the fact.

When it was time to let them go, the butterflies were a little hesitant to venture out into the big world. This was perfect because the girls had a chance to hold them for a while, which was incredibly neat.  Hailey finally grew worried because we let them go on her way to school, and holding them for so long had us running a little late.  Hatching butterflies is definitely something we would love to do again!