Butterflies

In preperation for Riley's first birthday party which was a butterfly theme, I ordered some butterfly larvae from this website. My hope was that the larvae would develop into butterflies so we could "release" them at the party! Well, to my surprise it worked out! In fact, I am almost positive that by the time we got our package they were in the chrysalis stage (the one right before becoming butterflies). We had them 1 week before they became butterflies and usually it takes 2-3 weeks to get to that point. And since I ordered them a little late in the game it worked to my advantage. We didn't get to see them in the catepillar stage (I called the company and they are giving me some replacement larvae whenever I want) so that was kind of a bummer but the transformation to butterfly was amazing! We actually got to watch about 5 of them come out of their cocoons right in front of us! Avery and I checked out butterfly books from the library, made a few butterfly crafts and did several lessons and coloring pages on butterflies. It was a great time for her to learn about metamorphisis and for us to enjoy the beauty of God's creation! Stay tuned for pictures from the birthday party.