Mirror Maze

Hey all,
I haven't said much about our trip to the Smokies, so; We had a blast! Went on a couple of hikes to waterfalls. Went to the Ripley's Aquarium and the Ripley's Museam. The video posted here is of the Mirror Maze. This was very cool!

She may not be Van Gogh, but...

Just spreading the news:
Skylar just published 6 new artwork on Artsonia.com. This is a very cool site. Any child can upload there painting or drawing and friends and family can view them on the site. You can also order gifts with any of the pictures on them. You can access Skylar's site under "Our online hang-outs" anytime, or just click on the link above.

Later.

Smoky Mountains pics (more to come)

Butterfly Release

It is time to release the butterflies! We had 4 butterflies that "hatched". This was a really cool project to do. We all learned alot about butterflies and caterpillars. Here is the website that we ordered the caterpillars from www.insectlore.com. They have all kinds of cool bug and animal projects. Our caterpillars turned into Painted Lady butterflies. Here are some cool tidbits about Painted Ladies:

• Butterflies are solar-powered! They need the sun to fly.
• Male Painted Ladies have smaller abdomens than females.
• Painted Lady Butterflies see more patterns, a wider range of color, and more shades of green than people do.
• Butterflies have taste sensors on their legs.
• Painted Ladies have 10,000 eyes.
• Her scientific name is Vanessa cardui

(compiled from Insectlore.com and earthsbirthday.org)

We took a few short video clips of the release. Enjoy!