catapillers to butterflies and the mysteries of metemorphous

Our Nonni (David's mom) caught two catapillers in a jar for us. Dustin killed one of them and we have been patiently waiting for the butterfly to emerge. So while i was giving the girls there medicine I walked over to the sink and noticied "we have a butterfly". Wish we could have seen it through the whole process. We have been watching its cacoon change a little each night. Honestly I thought Dustin killed this one too. So we hurried out to our butterfly garden to let him go. We watched for a few minutes and he just sat there on the flowers. Then a slight crakling of the mulch and what do I see, a baby snake or maybe an adult snake that was just small. I screamed like a girl and danced around the yard. It was so close to touching my feet. I don't know what i would have done if it had gone across my feet. I am so glad my neighbors aren't home and that no one saw that besides my girls.

Hope you enjoy a laugh on my behalf as you imagine my terror.

Do you believe in Unicorns?

Do you believe in Unicorns? I never thought I did, but I think I do now. Especially ones with drool running down their chin. This is so adorable. Brooklyn always brings this to me to put on her when Alyssa and Meredith are playing dress-up. I crack up every time and I've even taken photos before to post, but I haven't ever actually gotten them up on the blog. She looks a little druged, but I promise she isn't. She is just never still enough for the camera.