All posts by Danielle Huddleston

Rain

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raindrops

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Rain mesmerizes me.

I could sit and watch it come down all day.

Since I was sitting in the open doorway while it poured my husband gave up and brought me a towel so the floor would not get soaked.

After ten years I think he has given up on me acting logically when there is rain.

I think my love of rain comes from my Mom.

She always seemed to love a good storm.

I remember staying on the front porch when I was a child and watching the rain come in over the fields.

We always begged to stay out until the lightening was too close.

We would count the space between the lightening and thunder, hoping it would stay far apart so we could continue to play.

Rain always makes me feel like a kid again.

Rockets Over Rhema 2014

Our church puts on a huge event called Rockets Over Rhema every year.

They have it the Sunday night before the 4th of July, which was last night.

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We went so that my husband could help with cameras for the Patriotic Tribute.

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After the tribute we went outside to walk around for a bit.

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stinkers

These stinkers did not cooperate for the picture…

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watch

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sun

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We left before the fireworks.

I know that seems odd but we would have to wait around for a really long time and we are not really into that.

We might be the only people that go to a 4th of July event and leave before the fireworks…

Insect Lore ~Butterfly Kit

 

caterpillar

It is really interesting to receive caterpillars in the mail.

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I  actually bought the cage last summer but put off buying the caterpillars too long and than had to wait until this year to buy them.

We did not want to get them in the winter and be unable to release them.

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The boys were so excited about every stage.

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reading

We have a book on the stages of a butterfly that my youngest wanted to read again when they started to come out of their chrysalides.

The boys were even able to watch one of the butterflies emerge from the chrysalis!

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Only one out of the five caterpillars had some trouble.

This butterflies wings did not develop correctly and it could not fly.

My oldest wanted to keep it safe in the cage but we ended up putting it in our flower garden instead.

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I could not help playing with this little guy while I had my macro lens on!

If you have a butterfly lover or are learning about butterflies this is a great kit!