The year started slowly, but Audrey released her first five Monarchs Tuesday. Her cages are full of different sized caterpillars and eggs and she is hoping to raise over a hundred again this summer.
Category: Photography
Butterfly Girl
My beautiful butterfly girl is growing up!
She enjoys studying Monarchs and other butterflies.  She learns something new every year and loves to share her knowledge.
I often wonder where this fascination with butterflies will lead.
Thor and the Butterfly
Family Portrait
Just for fun, I took our family portrait at the 4-H fair parade yesterday.
Skittles
Andrea and I have been having fun experimenting with still life photography. Â No one had to be asked twice to help clean up when we were finished with this project.
Morning on the Lake
It is supposed to be very hot and humid today. Â I think a day on the beach or canoeing on the lake sounds like a great idea.
Prediction Run
Today I went to watch the kids run a Prediction Run.  It was fun watching them try their best on a 5K course. Mark came in 15 seconds slower than he thought, and Audrey came in 2 seconds slower than her prediction.
I had fun pretending to be a reporter and attempting to get pictures of their great race. I do not think I will ever get a job as a news photographer, it was much more fun talking to another mom who was encouraging her 
children, 9 and 5, who were running the 3K. Â The oldest paid the younger $5 to run with him today and they both ran with huge smiles. Â They both made it to the finish line in just over 30 minutes.
Sleeping Tiggers
Tigger Megan was excited to play with Tigger Jonathan today.  She even helped put him to sleep and got to hold him while he took a nap.
The Bedtime Story
Last night, we drove up to Lake Ann Camp to pick up the kids. We told Megan we were going camping, but not where. She enjoyed listening to the last two chapters of Paddington Bear by flashlight before she curled up in her sleeping bag for the night.
Mommy Camp- Tuesday
On Tuesday, we went to Wellfield Botanical Gardens. We enjoyed the flowers and people watching. Just before we left, we were told there was a class and art project for children. We went to that. The bird feeder that Megan made was fun, but the class itself was geared for much younger children.
After lunch with Daddy, we colored and played outside some. We got ready to play in the sprinkler and Megan came outside to discover Thor hogging it. Megan got to get wet before a storm we had been watching came in. She did not mind because she got to make dinner instead!
Megan made her first batch of macaroni and cheese. It is a super easy recipe, given to Andrea years ago by my friend Kristi. Butter a baking dish, add uncooked noodles, cover the noodles with milk, season to taste and add shredded cheese to the top and bake for about an hour at 350. Easy but yummy!
At bedtime, Megan was asleep almost immediately.