Escaping the Heat

I just couldn't stand spending another day at home in this heat. So, we ventured out to the recently updated Dallas Aquarium. We had a great time. The girls LOVED it. We talked with Nonna and Grandpa Piccolo tonight and the girls (both girls - even Erica in her own way) couldn't stop talking about it. Stephanie even remembered that we saw lionfish! We saw a Louisiana snapping turtle. I have never seen one of these before in person and it was awesome. It was HUGE and UGLY - just like the book says! ("Epossumondas Saves the Day" - we HAD to read it for bedtime tonight!) Stephanie's favorite part was feeding the sting rays and Erica kept going back to see the sea turtle.

Silly Girls!

Tea Party

We had a wonderful visit with Grandma Gray, Aidan and Susie. It was so hot that we spent a lot of time at the pool and shopping. Mom and Aidan have more pictures and I will post those if/when I get my hands on them. I finally got my camera out for our tea party. Yum! Stephanie and Erica were so enchanted. It was their first tea party. Stephanie kept talking about the pink tea we had. Erica used her little tea cup perfectly - no spills! (Thank you, Grandma Morabito and Nonna!)
We had cream scones, streusel scones, citrus curd, mock clotted cream, sandwiches (BLTs, roast beef, ham/salami - not your typical tea sandwiches, but we needed the meat after a long stint at the pool.), raspberry bars and Cook's Illustrated "Ganache Filled Chocolate Cake". We used Bigelow's Pomegranate Pizzazz Herbal Tea - perfect choice.