Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home...

Ladybugs are often seen as sort of mascots for Chinese Adoption. The story I heard was that they were brought to the U.S. by the Chinese. Anyway, I've always thought they were cute. One day Abbey and I were talking and she said she had never seen a real ladybug. Well, last Friday, she got her chance.

I found a ladybug as I was vacuuming our den. I called her over and she played with that ladybug for several minutes.

Elijah was also mesmerized

Finally, after I began to fear that I would soon be cleaning up ladybug guts, I suggested that we release the ladybug outside.

The day before, we planted flowers, so I suggested that maybe that ladybug would keep the bad bugs from eating our flowers.

Watering the flowers we planted

Gardner Abbey with her plants

Oh, what fun and what a privilege it is to see the wonder and appreciation for God's creation, displayed by little ones. I wish they would never loose that gift, and I'm so thankful that I get to be a part of it. I want to remember these days!