A Day at the Museum

Today was the big day for Tommy!!! Earlier in the week, he had asked why I never did anything with his family on the weekends. I preceded to explain that I go to church on Sunday's and the only "day off" I had was Saturday. Then I asked him what it was that he would like me to do on the weekend. He replied. "I want you to come to the museum of natural history with us... it just wouldn't be the same without you".  I of course said I would love to come...  And I got three of the biggest hugs from the cutest kids ever.  So that is exactly what we did, we played all day in Philly...  It was great!  We went with three families.  The Karlson's of course, and the Stephano's joined us.  The museum was a lot of fun!  Wow!  To see those kids excitement in their eyes... PRICELESS.... :) They got to go behind a screen and it looked as if they were being eaten by the dinosaurs, and they got to dig for the burried bones too.  It was so great fun!  Honestly though my very favorite part was walking through the butterfly habitat... It was so cool...  Well not really, it was very hot and humid.  But I wasn't at all bothered by it, because of all the beautiful butterflies.  They were everywhere, and there were so many different colors, shapes, and sizes.  It was so cool to see one land on Vicki, I was sure to take a picture.  What a fun experience.  We were all very entertained to see the live animal show too.  We saw a beautiful owl, and learned lots of interesting facts about it...  We ended it with a great group shot on the stairs.  All of us...  Sweet memories...  Off to the famous Taccanelli's pizza place we went.  The kids have been so excited for me to finally come with them to their very favorite pizza place.  And after waiting patiently, cleaning up from several sprite and water spills, the pies started coming.   Wow!  We ordered 11 pies... Holy cow! You would think that was a lot of pizza, but it was only a little bit more than we needed.  It was honestly the BEST pizza I have had here in Philly.  It was delicious.  I tried the spinach and sausage, the pepperoni, and the pepperoni and sausage.  I must say that my very favorite was the last one!!!  It was delicious.  What another wonderful day in Philly!!!! I am so grateful for all the opportunities I have been given here!!!!