Four of the five caterpillars made it to their chrysalis stage. The 5th appears to be in his also but didn't hang from the top of the container so was transported to the butterfly habitat on a napkin. I have informed Kyle that I'm not sure that one will make butterfly stage so he tells everyone it is dead. I've retold him again and again that it might be ok but he is content that it's dead.
Anyway, Kyle had a friend playing Thurs and I was obsessed with checking the caterpillars. 3 had successfully entered this new phase and the 4th was just hanging in "j" from the top of the container. I had just checked within a 1/2 hour of Kyle telling me they were all in their cocoons. I said I didn't think so but when I checked, he was right. I wished I had seen the transformation because it had to happen somewhat quickly.
So, now we wait and should have butterflies sometime next week. It is a very cool little science experiment.
On a side note, the fish (Boaty) has been renamed Bologna. Five year old brains are very interesting!
Aug 30, 2008
Aug 25, 2008
Creature updates
Well, I think I have had a few references to our new fish in the house. We have had Boaty (named by Kyle because he has a boat statue in his fish bowl) for a few weeks now and all is well. He seems happy (that is only assumed since he is not floating in the top of his bowl) and Gma and Gpa even brought a live plant today since they read the fish like to lay against something. I was actually getting ready to remove all the rocks and boat because they make it dirty and hard to clean. Now, Grandparents are even spoiling the family fish!! I have lost total control.
The other creatures came via mail last Wed in a box that said "Live Butterflies. Open Immediately." And, so we did. Kyle had been checking the box constantly, waiting on the UPS/Fed Ex truck and stalking each one we'd seen around town the entire week. The cup contained 5 larvae which were small and not moving. I feared the worst but the instructions said that they would move and grow in a day or two. I happened on a nature center the next day that had an exhibit stating they eat constantly for the first 7-10 days and grow 200 times ther size (or something like that) Well, ours did start moving and have gotten to be huge catepillars. They are still in the container they come in. They have spun a lot of silk to protect them and help them move and several are making their way to the top of the container where they are supposed to hang, form their chryssalis and then we move them to the Butterfly habitat (the birthday present Kyle got) They will be there, feeding on sugar water and then will emerge into butterflies in about another week after they are moved. It is all quite fascinating, actually. I hope they all survive their transformation and that when we set them free they don't have any crash and burn landings!
The other creatures came via mail last Wed in a box that said "Live Butterflies. Open Immediately." And, so we did. Kyle had been checking the box constantly, waiting on the UPS/Fed Ex truck and stalking each one we'd seen around town the entire week. The cup contained 5 larvae which were small and not moving. I feared the worst but the instructions said that they would move and grow in a day or two. I happened on a nature center the next day that had an exhibit stating they eat constantly for the first 7-10 days and grow 200 times ther size (or something like that) Well, ours did start moving and have gotten to be huge catepillars. They are still in the container they come in. They have spun a lot of silk to protect them and help them move and several are making their way to the top of the container where they are supposed to hang, form their chryssalis and then we move them to the Butterfly habitat (the birthday present Kyle got) They will be there, feeding on sugar water and then will emerge into butterflies in about another week after they are moved. It is all quite fascinating, actually. I hope they all survive their transformation and that when we set them free they don't have any crash and burn landings!
Aug 20, 2008
3 and 5 year pictures
Link to the kids most recent photo session.
Customer name is : Melinda Emgenborich (notice name misspelled if you try to log on)
Customer name is : Melinda Emgenborich (notice name misspelled if you try to log on)
Aug 17, 2008
Chuck E Cheese
Kyle and Allison really wanted to have a party here and I was kind of hesitant but after it was all over I decided it was well worth the money and was SO easy. No cooking (Grandma Kerry made cupcakes), no cleaning and it was great fun for everyone.
Kyle invited his friends Bryce, Luke and Matthew. Allison invited her friends Taylor and Ben.
The older boys thought the big rat (ChuckE) was kind of funny but the smaller ones hovered in the back and didn't want anything to do with that part of the birthday experience.
Aug 16, 2008
Three Years Old!
Allison turned 3 today. She was very proud and excited about that status. She really loved her purse that is like Mommy's and carried it to church and out to eat. She chose a pink cake (of course) and her restaurant of choice was Olive Garden. It was a fun day but they are looking forward to their party at Chuck E. Cheeses tomorrow.
Aug 11, 2008
State Fair
When Kyle was born, the State fair had just started. So, every year in between birthday celebrations, we try to squeeze in the state fair. I see online that next year they are actually doing a 3 year trial of extending the dates and making it a longer running event.
This has to have been one of the best from a weather standpoint. We are definintely in a sweet spot right now with days so mild and low humidity. It could stay like this all year with maybe one month of cold and snow (I'd miss that white stuff!)
The Riley Fun Farm was our first stop. Kyle's 4th year to do these fun things and they tweak and make it better every year. He really enjoyed and was into all the fair fun. We petted animals at the FFA exhibit and saw Johny Appleseed at the DNR building(no, that is not "do not resuscitate" for you medical friends out there!) I thought we'd get there around 10 and leave by 1 or so. WELL, at 1 pm, we had just ridden a few rides, won Hello Kitty and hadn't even had lunch! So, after lunch we headed out about 230 pm. If Miss Allison hadn't been so tired, we would have stayed longer but it was very evident that we needed to get out of dodge before she totally melted into a heap of fit! She hung in there and slept over 2 hours after.
This has to have been one of the best from a weather standpoint. We are definintely in a sweet spot right now with days so mild and low humidity. It could stay like this all year with maybe one month of cold and snow (I'd miss that white stuff!)
The Riley Fun Farm was our first stop. Kyle's 4th year to do these fun things and they tweak and make it better every year. He really enjoyed and was into all the fair fun. We petted animals at the FFA exhibit and saw Johny Appleseed at the DNR building(no, that is not "do not resuscitate" for you medical friends out there!) I thought we'd get there around 10 and leave by 1 or so. WELL, at 1 pm, we had just ridden a few rides, won Hello Kitty and hadn't even had lunch! So, after lunch we headed out about 230 pm. If Miss Allison hadn't been so tired, we would have stayed longer but it was very evident that we needed to get out of dodge before she totally melted into a heap of fit! She hung in there and slept over 2 hours after.
Birthday fun
Kyle had a fun day and really loved his new boom box and butterfly treehouse. The larva haven't arrived yet but I've heard it is a very cool thing to watch them "morph" into butterflies. It is becoming a zoo here with those and his betta fish he got for his birthday!
The cake he picked out and helped decorate. It was too beautiful! Thankfully 5 year olds don't care that the balloons look like sperm and the green is gaudy!
Aug 6, 2008
5 Years Old!
August 7, 2003
August 2008
Kyle turns 5 tomorrow. I can hardly believe Kindergarten is a year away. It is such a blessing to watch him mature and to witness that brain of his reason and think. This week alone I have heard him have "suggestions" in our day to day occurrences that have made me very aware of his ability to generate alternatives when solving a problem. That is such a cool thing. He'll tell me one of his ideas and say "is that a great idea, mom?" Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, not so much. :) But as he matures (and dependent on his fatigue level) he's much more able to roll with the "not so much" answer to his ideas.
He is choosing to spend his day at the Bounce Zone with a friend and picked to eat at Cracker Barrel for dinner. He is getting what we hope will be a very fun present. His love for music continues. With 3 guitars, keyboard and a drum set, we thought another instrument wasn't so much needed. So, we got him a boom box and a CD. I'm sure our eardrums will live to regret this decision but I know he's going to love rocking out and leading worship. He'll either be a rock star or worship leader- too early to tell which but you know what Mom is hoping for!
We celebrated with Clouse family last Sat pm (Nate's 8, Kyle's 5, Allison's 3) and then he'll have his friend party the 17th with his littl sis at Chuck E Cheeses. It is our first party off site but they are very excited.
Wonder how early he'll rise to start his fun day?
August 2008
Kyle turns 5 tomorrow. I can hardly believe Kindergarten is a year away. It is such a blessing to watch him mature and to witness that brain of his reason and think. This week alone I have heard him have "suggestions" in our day to day occurrences that have made me very aware of his ability to generate alternatives when solving a problem. That is such a cool thing. He'll tell me one of his ideas and say "is that a great idea, mom?" Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, not so much. :) But as he matures (and dependent on his fatigue level) he's much more able to roll with the "not so much" answer to his ideas.
He is choosing to spend his day at the Bounce Zone with a friend and picked to eat at Cracker Barrel for dinner. He is getting what we hope will be a very fun present. His love for music continues. With 3 guitars, keyboard and a drum set, we thought another instrument wasn't so much needed. So, we got him a boom box and a CD. I'm sure our eardrums will live to regret this decision but I know he's going to love rocking out and leading worship. He'll either be a rock star or worship leader- too early to tell which but you know what Mom is hoping for!
We celebrated with Clouse family last Sat pm (Nate's 8, Kyle's 5, Allison's 3) and then he'll have his friend party the 17th with his littl sis at Chuck E Cheeses. It is our first party off site but they are very excited.
Wonder how early he'll rise to start his fun day?
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