Our new family members

A couple of weeks ago we went camping at Araragi. We were hoping to find some beetles. The sweet man who runs the camp, went and found several beetles for the girls. We ended up bringing 4 small beetles home, and "Missy" (who I think is a boy). He has quite the personality. He tries to act all big and bad, but the girls just scoop him up anyway. I guess I might have a bad attitude too, if I were a guy named "Missy." Anyway, here are some pictures:

We left the snake and fire-belly newt (salamander) we caught. We did also bring home 3 different kinds of caterpillars. One died, but the other two made cocoons.

The next picture is of "Claws." Sam brought her home from kiteboarding. I believe she is a fiddler crab, and she seems to be doing really well. We are feeding her flaked salmon, and she is very active :) Sophie donated her My Little Pony house for Claws to live in.

That's all for now. I will be trying to catch up on sharing our latest adventures

Love,

~Michelle