One of my wants for this summer was to keep the girls up late one night and take them outside to hunt for lightning bugs. I remember doing that as a kid with my siblings and having so much fun trying to catch them and put them in a jar. I wanted to experience that with them now that they are old enough to enjoy it. This week was perfect seeing as how it didn't cool down much at night - the girls were warm enough in their jammies. Before we could head outside we had to prepare a jar by poking holes in the lid with a nail. Each girl got to help me make a hole. We then went outside to find some bugs. We went out at sunset, which was perfect because the bugs were just coming out. I caught one right away and put it in the jar. I then caught some others for the girls to try and hold. Chloe was a little scared, but Aubrey just thought they tickled (not really the reaction I expected from each of them). A couple got away from the girls, but we found enough to fill our jar. The girls wanted to take them inside and put them in their room to be their nightlight for the night, so we added some grass and sticks to the jar. (Sadly enough the bugs were dead the next morning.) Calvin even joined us for a little bit and demonstrated how he used to hit lightning bugs with a bat so that they would light up as they flew across the yard. He wasn't too successful though - he only got two. The girls had fun though and can't wait to do it again.
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| Checking out the first bug caught |
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| Holding a lightning bug between her hands - she was scared |
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| Aubrey thought it tickled |
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| On the hunt |
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| Here's some in our jar |
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| Ready to head inside |
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