Go Utes!

Guess who we are cheering for on Saturday?

Hey Fatty!

Look at this figure

Are these fat thighs cute or what?

Hey! Who are you calling fat?

I prefer "pleasantly plump" or "Chunky"





Butterflies!

About a week and a half ago our caterpillars made their cocoons.

They stayed like that and got a little boring until yesterday when the cocoon started to thin out and as of this morning we could see the bright wings inside.



Then just before lunch out popped a butterfly.  One minute he was in his cocoon, I went to change the baby's bum and when I came back, viola! Butterfly.




He hung like this for a few hours so his wings could dry and we waited for Hardy to get home from work. After all, how many of us get to release butterflies on our birthday? Happy BDay Hardy!

  

When he started flapping his wings in the jar we knew he was ready so we set him free.

 

He happily flew off into the sunshine (he's the tiny orange dot just above the golf clubs).


What a fun science experiment and great Birthday present for Jack. Thanks Jenna!

Other Growing Creatures

We have in fact been doing a few things other than feeding caterpillars.

A few weeks ago we went with my mom, sister Emily and her kids to my parents cabin.



Jack and Josh
Notice the awesome socks and sandals look Jack is sporting. It's making a come back, I tell ya.



We went with Grandma and Grandpa Strong and cousins to the Dinosaur Museum.

Jack had a birthday and his very clever and talented mom made the most fabulous lawnmower cupcakes.

We went to Lagoon. Jack's favorite ride was the "skeleton cars" (Terrror Ride).  I hate that ride. Thankfully he would only go on it with daddy so poor Hardy had to ride it literally 15 times. I got to take him on Puff and Bambora. Much more fun.

These two cuties are just growing cuter every day.  Tyler still sleeps like a champ at night which makes up for his mediocre napping during the day.  Jack still adores him to pieces.  Yesterday Jack accidentally bonked Tyler in the head and made him cry. I got a little made at Jack and he burst into tears, not because he got in trouble because he's always in trouble, but because he made Tyler cry.  He felt so bad.  I love how much he loves his brother.  And Ty just lights up when Jack walks in the room. So fun. Love my boys.

Getting Bigger

Our friends caterpillars have made their cocoons so these guys should be making theirs within the next few days. Very exciting.  They are quite big and can eat through a whole leaf in a day. That also means a lot of bug poop. So gross. I wish Jack was big enough to take care of that part.

For those wishing to replicate this fun little science project (Erin :) my friend just found some milkweed plants and looked for leaves with little tiny eggs on the underside.  She stuck them in a jar with holes poked in the lid. Every other day or so we put in fresh leaves and they just eat and eat. I think later today I'll put in some sticks so they have something to attach to that is a little sturdier then the leaf stems just in case they make their cocoons.