Timeless fine jewelry that defines elegant simplicity

Blog-9261
Today, we took the boys to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.  Usually, when we go to the museum we hit the dinosaur exhibit.  (Like, Every. Single. Time.)  We have a membership (which is totally worth it, by the way!) so we go quite a bit.  When we go, our boys beg for dinosaurs.  Today, however, we convinced them to check out the butterfly exhibit.  The Cockrell Butterfly Center is amazing!  The plants are stunning, the butterflies are beautiful and although it is quite warm and humid in there, it’s totally worth it.  
Both Bean and Bug squealed with delight the moment we walked in the door.  Their eyes opened wide and their mouths quickly followed and they just stood there, mesmerized, taking it all in.  Hubs and I both got tears in our eyes watching these little guys soaking in the majesty of nature.  It was priceless.  They stared at the giant waterfall, they pointed at the blue sky and they talked over one another trying to tell mommy and daddy where the prettiest butterflies were.  It was so much fun for all of us!
We had fun checking out the bugs on the way into the exhibit.  (As a side note:  Do we really need an exhibit of over 100 live, hissing cockroaches?  Because I really don’t think we do – I may never sleep well again.)  The boys had fun on all of the interactive screens and buttons and games.  Then, we had fun looking at the butterfly hatchery – seeing the cocoons and all of the new butterflies being set free in the exhibit.  In the exhibit, we loved the flowers and the butterflies, the fish, the snake and, Charro, the iguana.  There was lots to see!
After walking through the butterflies, we let the boys run around the honeycomb room for a bit and play with the magnet tables and wood block puzzles.  They were in heaven and it gave us a nice break to let them run free in a room made just for them.  If you haven’t been to the Cockrell Butterfly Center or if you haven’t seen it through little eyes recently, I highly recommend you put it on your Houston Summer “Bucket List.”
What is YOUR favorite part of the Houston Museum of Natural Science?  Tell us in the comments below – we want to know what to see next!
 

Blog-9157

The gorgeous roof

Blog-9159

Plants galore!

Blog-9166

Beautiful

Blog-9170

Blog-9182

Stunning plants

Blog-9184

Bean going down the steps

Blog-9193

The big waterfall

Blog-9196

Blog-9215

LOTS of bees

Blog-9225

The “door to the outside” for the bees

Blog-9232

A little guy on a flower

Blog-9242

So cool!

Blog-9243

Beautiful orchids

Blog-9262

Hubs and my favorite butterfly!

Blog-9264

More beauty

Blog-9266

Blog-9271

Blog-9280

Blog-9286

A constrictor

Blog-9292

Meet Charro

Blog-9296

How fun is THIS guy?

Blog-9315

Blog-9329

Bottom of the falls

Blog-9334

Blog-9341

I began creating as a child with simple jewelry pieces and various art projects. Twenty years ago, I started creating jewelry for myself. It wasn’t long before friends and family began asking me to make pieces for them. Soon after, Andrea Montgomery Designs was officially born. My desire is to make timeless jewelry that makes you feel more beautiful each time you wear it -- which we hope is always! My philosophy is to WEAR THE GOOD STUFF everyday. There’s no such thing as “saving it for a special occasion” -- every day is a gift!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Instagram Feed

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins
HTTP Error. Unable to connect to the Instagram API. Feed will not update.
Error: No posts found.