Fly Away Home

On Monday, June 20th, Addie caught a Ladybug and we made it a home in a jar. She gave it some leaves and branches to climb on and named it Leafy. The next day, we looked up lots of information about Ladybugs on the internet and found out how to feed and water them (we soaked a raisin in water for 15 mintues, then cut it in half and gave it a drop of water from a dropper every other day). The following Friday, we went to story time at the Library and all the the books and songs were about Ladybugs! One of the books was the poem, "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home." So Addie got it in her head that (a) Ladybugs could fly and (b) they have homes that they might like to return to. So on Monday, June 27th, we set Leafy the Ladybug free. Addie opened the jar and it crawled out on her finger for a minute, and then it FLEW! She hollered, "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home!" Her mind is wonderful and I am sometimes amazed at what she remembers. I hope I can remember and re-tell her this good story from time to time.