Butterfly show with Mam

Rocket is off camping with the scouts this weekend, so that means Mam and I can go do "girly" things.  He has decided the butterfly show is for girls only.  So instead of going up to camp today to watch the Indy 500 qualifying with the scouts, I took mom to the show.  We had a great time.

Mom looks more and more like her dad in pictures.  She was ok for about 30 minutes and then her memory started going and she just wanted to sit and watch the butterflies.  She knew where we were, she was just done thinking for the time being.  I hate seeing her like this, but I love being with her.  I will suck it up and be present with her.  We are in this for the long haul.

This butterfly looks so cool, unfortunately it was dead. I found this out by trying to get it onto my card and it just fell to the ground.  Poor butterfly.

I like this yellow flower  I think it is an African daisy.  I am going to have to take the picture to the garden store and see if they can help me find it. 

The blue Morpho- you all know how I feel about this butterfly.  It is shame the butterfly never rests with it's wings open or flies slowly so I can get a picture of it open.

cute butterfly houses shaped like rain drops.  I want one.

 

I took mom to lunch afterward.  We had a great time together.

 

Rocket is back tomorrow and we start the last full week of school and the count down to our 10th family day.

 

Love and hugs,

Deb

Easter and Butterfly show

Monday, Bug was off school and I worked in the morning.  Once I finished up work, we picked up Mam and headed to the butterfly show.  This year the butterflies are from Costa Rica- so close to Guatemala.  I am missing Guatemala.

there were 2 waterfalls and blue morpho butterflies flying all over the area. 

There were some gorgeous Monarch butterflies feasting on nectar.

Then I found this incredible butterfly.  A malachite.  it hung out with me for 10-15 minutes, too cool.

 

this is the malachite with open wings

 

Mam was having a hard time walking.  She sat while we walked around looking for butterflies.  The blue morphos are never still, but one landed on Mam.

Finally, after years, I get a picture of a still blue morpho with open wings.  We learned that we need to wear khaki pants and a light blue shirt and the butterflies will come land on us.  Mam had on khaki pants

 

Bug got a monarch

 

another monarch

 

bug was so proud to have this butterfly with him for a few minutes

 

he was not happy at this point

Bug learned to iron again- he is ironing fabric for his quilt

Bug got his own sewing machine.  One of the nice ladies at church gave it to him.

my bat boy on Easter morning- looking like a silly rabbit (almost)

the haul of plastic eggs.  Since bug can not have most candy, he got money

counting up his loot of gold dollars

Easter eggs for breakfast

Spring pansies.