Our Butterfly is Here!!!

 We've waited two full weeks for our butterfly to emerge.  Here are pictures of what the chrysalis looked like just this morning...we knew it would appear soon because the chrysalis was completely black.

When the girls came back to the classroom from gym, our butterfly was here!!!

It took a few hours for its wings to dry out and for us to figure out that....it's a GIRL!!!  Our first girl butterfly!  And we were able to watch the entire life cycle: from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly.  Tomorrow we will name our beautiful monarch and release her in Molly's Garden.