One of Brinley’s birthday gifts was a butterfly habitat. She thought it was some kind of cruel joke that it didn’t come with real butterflies already in it. She was quickly soothed when she stamped the envelope and mailed away for her bugs in a box.

A couple weeks later the fateful day finally arrived. Live bugs? Yick!

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Hello…ladies. There was some minor disappointment when the box revealed hairy little worms rather than big beautiful butterflies.

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Dot the I’s cross the T’s. All procedures complied with. She takes her role as butterfly mama very seriously.

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They might just be baby caterpillars now, but you don’t have to be too patient…

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They’re already fattening up and practicing hanging from the ceiling.

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We’ve only had the little guys for a few days, and they have already quadrupled in size. 

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Time flies when you are having fun!