Lepidoptery

Now that our CSA has started delivering broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, we have a steady supply of caterpillars to observe as they transform into butterflies. We've already released three butterflies and a moth. Linus is most excited about the inch worm that came home with us on cauliflower. He calls it Inchy and likes talking to it. We've cared for more than enough caterpillars if this were only a science lesson. I enjoy raising them as much as Linus and continue to pluck them from our produce and put them in our big glass bowl. I'm doubtful that I'll use that bowl for anything else this summer. The cute little things are nice to have around.

July 4, 2010

For the second year in a row, Linus participated in the Fourth of July kiddie parade at a nearby park. Sadly, I was sick in bed with a nasty stomach virus. I am disappointed I missed the event, especially getting to help him decorate his scooter. He returned home with tales of riding the route and hearing a band play. He also ran into Declan, a boy from his preschool class. That evening Matthew and Linus went to picnic in the park for the jazz concert and I stayed on the couch and tried to keep Saltines down.

We signed Linus up for the same little summer camp that he attended last summer. For the month of July he attends for two hours on Wednesdays and Fridays. The kids eat lunch together, play outside, and then do organized activities. On Wednesdays he has music and on Fridays they play active games. When I pick him up he is always happy, tired, and sweaty. Excellent!

He continues to be interested in dragons and dinosaurs. He has also been checking out books about prehistoric sea creatures and early humans. When books say that dragons aren't real, he says, "But I'll find dragon fossils!" Now wouldn't that be an amazing accomplishment?!

Tonight while I was cooking dinner he came into the kitchen exclaiming, "Wow! Dinner smells really good! Thank you for making dinner!" Awwwww. I'm so glad he appreciates it.