Say Hello To My Little Friend

About two weeks ago I noticed a caterpillar happily munching on some milkweed outside our house. (Thank you Caleb for not letting me pull it up.) I kept an eye on the little guy and last week I went outside and found this:

Because I can't just leave things alone, I brought him inside and looked up how to take care of a monarch butterfly. This morning I went into the kitchen and noticed this:


Adelaide kept saying "Bu-fwy! Bu-fwy!" She loves it. So our beautiful butterfly is airing his wings out in the kitchen. What an amazing little miracle we got to witness. I can't wait to watch him fly away this afternoon.