Butterfly Tree House

OH,,,did I get suckered in!  But this could be fun.  It has always been hard for us to reward our daughter.  Our son readily tells us what new “thing” he wants.  However, do to her Apraxia it has always been a challenge to pick something out for our daughter.  Granted this has been easier in the passed year as she will point to things when we ask her what she wants.  When my sister visited this spring she “scored” a new out fit because she continually said “Nope” to all the dresses my mom and I showed her.  When my older sister picked out an out fit and showed it to our daughter,, her reply was “YUP” so my sister bought it for her.

Now, it is no secret or surprise that I would here her response to the Butterfly Tree House.   My daughter may dress like a princess but in reality she is a tom boy (just has good taste in clothes and likes her tierras ),  she loves bugs.  She really loves butterflies and anything that looks like a worm or snake.  So caterpillars are on her favorite list as well.  Last summer she would dig up worms and chase our son with them by the end of the summer she finally got him to touch one.

A few weeks ago I was making dinner and the kids were watch TV when I heard the “yell” 

“OHH OHH OHHH,,, MOMMY, MOMMY,  ANT DAT, OHH ANT DAT!!!!”  followed quickly by her foot steps as she ran in the kitchen.  She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the living room to see the end of the commercial.  She then pointed to the TV and said “ANT DAT, UTTER FY,,, peas peas”  with the pleases she put her little hands together prayer style.  Her black eyes shining with excitement.  How could I not say YES.

Friday our tree house arrived and we are now the proud parents of 5 caterpillars that are currently eating up the medium in the bottom of the container.  Soon, according to the announcer on TV they should spin there cocoons and then we wait for the Butterfly’s.  The kit included a how to DVD that also tells you how to feed your Painted Lady Butterfly’s.  After we release them we can order more caterpillars.  Soon we will have our neighborhood swarming with Painted Lady Butterfly’s.  And of course being the box also included a catalog with all the other wonderful things we can order from the company as well.  My daughter has already pointed out a tent she would like as well as the frog habitat.

This post will end with a simple TO BE CONTINUED……..