Spiders and Butterflies and Cockroaches, Oh My!

On Monday, Alex had his first Contenders field trip. They met at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for a tour of the Butterfly Center. First, the boys had to recite their memory verse for the month, and though I was worried Alex would have trouble with it, he recited it beautifully! Then it was time to check out the insects! The kids had such a good time looking at the various insects, and they especially enjoyed going into the Butterfly Center where butterflies were everywhere! Alex was a little disappointed because he desperately wanted a butterfly to land on him and one never did. But he still had a good time, and afterwards we were able to go check out many of the other exhibits the HMNS has to offer. I just wish we'd had more time. There is so much to see! I need to take the kids back one morning and just plan on staying there the whole day!