Leafy the Caterpillar

It is illegal to mail those fun butterfly kits to Hawaii, so I thought that we wouldn't be able to watch a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. But then Dad found a beautiful caterpillar, just a few weeks after we studied butterflies. Haridas named him Leafy, since we saw him eat through leaves so fast. After 2 days, Leafy climbed on the stick, hung upside down for a while, and then began to make a chrysalis. We didn't know until now that the caterpillar's head actually falls off! We look forward to seeing what kind of butterfly Leafy will become. I could not find any information to identify what kind Leafy is, so it will be a fun surprise!

Navin's 2nd Birthday

We have a wonderful day for Navin's 2nd birthday. He was very, very happy and thankful for all of the nice, new toys. Thank you everyone who sent cards and gifts. Here's some pictures!

Lookin' Cool For BIrthday #2

Here's some recent pics as we approach Navin's 2nd birthday! He dressed himself up like this and was ready to brush his teeth!

Homemade Crystals

When we were learning about rocks and jewels, we started making sugar crystals (rock candy) by letting some cooked sugar water sit in a jar with a string hanging in it. After 3 weeks, we had some beautiful crystals! We fed it to the ants outside afterwards. The camera doesn't quite capture all the beauty of our homemade crystal.