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| Painted Lady Butterfly Friend |
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| They emerged as butterflies! |
For Maeve's 7th birthday our friends, the Archer Family (Doug, Dana, Wesley, Abby, Emily and Evan) got her a send away live butterfly kit. We had so much fun waiting for our caterpillars to arrive in the mail, watching them grow fat and turn into strange chrysalises, and then finally emerge as beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. Then we had even more fun keeping the butterflies in the house for a few days before finally releasing them into the beautiful Sunday afternoon. It was so amazing to watch them fly away into the beautiful sunshine. Perhaps the most surprising thing we observed was that most of the healthy butterflies chose to stay close to the house, even landing on Maeve and Xavier rather than exploring the beautiful, bright world right away. However, one butterfly was born with a broken antenna and a bit of a jagged wing. We thought this butterfly wouldn't be able to leave the cage or survive on his own. But, much to our delighted surprise he immediately flew up higher and farther than all the other butterflies, eager to explore and experience his new wider world. We learned we shouldn't hold other's back with our expectations of what they can do. It's always more rewarding and exciting to see what they can do on their own when given the chance to fly!
Thank you Archer Family for the awesome birthday gift! We'll not forget the memories and fun we had with this one!
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