Butterflies and Soren

 Last Fall, the kids brought inside a bunch of swallowtail caterpillars that were big and fat and munching on our parsley.   The kids created a beautiful boxed home for these creatures, complete with lots of parsley, sticks, capfuls of water, and flowers and grass.  However, a couple caterpillars managed to escape their lovely home, and over the winter we noticed several cocoons throughout our house.  Recently some of the butterflies emerged from their chrysalis and graced us with their beauty.  It's been amazing to watch them fan their wings and learn to fly!  There's something truly miraculous about this transformation.

This morning Annaliese and I got to spend the day with this fun little boy!  He has a cute, friendly sense of humor, and I love being entertained by him!  Enjoy the many faces of Soren Robbie Fisher Rhodes....

Spring at last!

After a long hiatus from blogging, here are some recent pictures of life here at home....

Miss Ada

So nice to play outside these days!

Playmates

A treasure I purchased at a thrift store....what name would you give this guy?

Spring at last!  Thank God Almighty!

Can you guess who the people are in these shadows?

This was fun, but we're all thankful these snowy cold days are in the recent past!

Zoo

The Monday after Martin left for his 2 week trip to Kosovo and Albania, the kids and I went to the DC zoo again, since it was a teacher work day at Waterman Elementary.  My sister Rachel and her children had planned to join us for this excursion, but unfortunately Rachel woke up that morning not feeling well.  So it was just me and my fabulous kids!  We rode the metro, and we had lots of fun.  Here's a pictorial...

Photo credit:  Vincent James Witmer Rhodes

Photo credit:  Elliot Hans Witmer Rhodes

Photo credit:  Annaliese Day Witmer Rhodes

Photo credit:  Annaliese Day Witmer Rhodes

photo credit:  Elliot Hans Witmer Rhodes

Photo credit:  Elliot Hans Witmer Rhodes