Caterpillar heaven

Today we saw two different kinds of caterpillars munching on the cauliflower plants. We saw a small white kind with black stripes and medium green ones that matched the leaves and were pretty much everywhere. This explains why we have more holes than leaves on the cauliflowers, and probably why we saw butterflies or moths on the carrots (which are next to the cauliflower). The kids were upset that I am going to let the caterpillars stay, but really, how much cauliflower can one mom eat? It's not like anyone else will touch it. And if we don't get any at least we got a free science lesson. We'll have to remember to check them every day for awhile.