Our most recent family addition!

Christopher has developed this amazing interest for all things nature!! He is fascinated by all the bugs and frogs and anything else outside that makes me cringe!

He recently found this little guy (who I will admit looks very cute and fuzzy) and Chris wanted to keep him! We gathered up some supplies for the little guy to have a house. Thanks to the internet we figured out what exactly a Woolly Bear Caterpillar prefers for a home and there we had it. A new addition to our home. (Because apparently we don't have enough chaos!)

While we were on our trip to Omaha for Spring Break, the Caterpillar made a cocoon in his habitat and Greg kept us up to date on it's progress. Nothing. When a caterpillar is in a cocoon, it does NOTHING!! Well, we made it back home and on Mother's Day, I noticed there was a small hole in the top of the cocoon. Our caterpillar was done cooking!(or whatever it does in there)
Christopher wanted to release the Moth
(yes that is right, our caterpillar turned into a moth not a gorgeous butterfly!) on a sunny day. So, here he is releasing the moth!!

He was a little discouraged because it didn't just spread it's wings and fly. As a matter of fact, it pretty much just flopped onto the ground like it was dead!! It wasn't dead so Chris picked it up and I talked him into leaving in the tree on a brach until it got enough "rest" to fly. (I have no idea when it got enough rest to fly away but thought it was better that way!!)

Since we released that little guy, Chris gathered about 7 more caterpillars that I have no idea what they are called. Most days they appear dead to me but just as I am about to dispose of them, they surprise me and crawl as far away from me as possible. One made a cocoon and it has since hatched. Although I have no idea where the butterfly/moth went!! Don't want to know at this point!!