Yesterday, Mrs. Clawson (from a news program) came over to take a video of how we do maple syrup. I got to pound the tap into the tree and skim the boiling sap. It is a lot of work to do news programs. I don’t think it would be a fun. I think it would be fun to talk to all the people though.
This is my turtle. Daddy henna’d him. I think he did it last Sunday. It is still on and looking good. He touched up my hand and my ankle and toe from before. I really like henna!
Thank you Daddy!
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2: 10-12 NASB
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Today was Nature Nuts and we learned about Turkeys! Before Vincent came in, we made turkey hats. Here are pictures of mine and Adrian’s. We made turkey apples! (Adrian made a spider instead).
Vincent is a tame turkey. I think he is 6 years old. He is a boy, Miss Carol has some girl turkeys too. I got to feed him!
Something to do when you are the oldest in your class, I got to hold Vincent!
Adrian says to say “The End”, so we can read a book!
The End
Yesterday, I went downstairs to get some clothes. I banged my chin on the washing machine and I ran upstairs. I said “Mommy, Mommy, I lost my tooth!” Daddy said “Wait a minute,” because he was going to tell us something.
Then me and Daddy tried to find my tooth, but we could not find it. When we could not find it, Momma said, “even if you put the thing (the tooth case) under the pillow, you will still get something from the tooth fairy.”
In the night I felt a hand, I think, come out and grab the thing (the tooth case) and I heard it kerplunk. Then in the morning, I checked and I saw that the tooth fairy had come.
Momma said she is glad that we don’t have any more, but I want more caterpillars! I had lots of fun raising caterpillars this year. My deformed butterfly is still doing well. I released our last butterfly on Sunday. I hope that we can raise more butterflies next year. Even if Momma lets Mark raise a different kind, I hope to raise Monarchs again next year.
Last night we collected some milkweed and planted it in our garden. When you find the fuzzy stuff in a pod, we would like some please. We are going to try to have a butterfly garden!
Caterpillars collected this year: 70
Total Emerged Butterflies: 58
Survival Rate: 83%
Daddy took us to the fair yesterday. He got two tickets for each of us to ride on rides. It was dollar day so everything was only a dollar!
I picked rides that I have never been on. I picked the Ferris Wheel first, to see how high I was on Crazy Mouse. There was a long line for Crazy Mouse. Everyone wanted to ride Crazy Mouse.
Mark went on the Loop De Loop. Andrea did a fun house. They went on Crazy Mouse with me. Adrian went on the slide and the Merry go round.
I did not really like Crazy Mouse because I felt like I was going to fall. I don’t know if I would do it again. I will probably try it when I get bigger. I am glad I did not do it alone! I am very glad!
We also played a game by the cows. Adrian won a picture of cows. Mark and Andrea both won a piece of candy. I won a ticket for some free strawberry vanilla twist ice cream! We got the ice cream and ate it in the car because it started to rain, HARD!
Today we let go nine butterflies. So far, we have released 21 butterflies this year! Momma did some research and discovered that fewer than 10% of eggs laid survive to adulthood in the wild.
Two boys and two girls emerged today and are in the large cage eating. We have five new chrysalis too!
Sunday we let go eight butterflies. We had two that their wings were torn off at the tips. We don’t know why.
When we let them go, we open our hands. When they fly away, we yell, “Bye!” One flew away and landed on Mark’s back! The also liked the Butterfly plant, our petunia, our birdhouse, and our Maple Tree. Momma says we will probably see them a lot today.
Right now, Ruth is on a birdhouse. That’s all I see, the rest flew away.
The one that hatched today is in the big cage and we will keep him for a little bit. 
If some hatch tomorrow, I will tell you about them.
Today before we went to the fair with Grandpa, we got to see four butterflies emerge. We had two girls and two boys! We already had three boys. They were in a separate container.
Here are their names: the youngest is Little Dude then Adrian. Then Ruth and then Renee and then Mr. Marky Mark and Daddy then Mommy.
Here are all seven of their pictures. If you want to see the whole butterfly, click on their picture.
