Free at Last

We finally released our butterflies! After watching the butterflies eat for a few days, Ryan was ready to set them free. Abby wanted to keep them "forever," but once the butterflies started flying wildly around the habitat we decided they were ready to explore the wide open world where they could really stretch their wings.


Watching and waiting.
When Daddy got home from work yesterday we took the habitat outside, opened the flap and watched them escape one by one. The last one couldn't seem to figure out how to get out, so Daddy gave him a helpful lift and off he went! We saw them fly in and out of yard a couple of times that evening, but since we have no flowers or plants of any kind in our yard yet, they haven't returned. It was a very fun three weeks, and I think we will do it again in a few years.