Of the three weekends we’ve been in Dallas, we’ve had the joy of entertaining family two of those. Uncle Matt flew to Dallas two weekends ago to be in a friends’ wedding. Then this Friday we picked up Granny C at the airport as she was passing through from San Antonio to Pittsburgh. So far we’ve seen family more often here than we did while living in NC. We’ll take it!

Friday night we took Granny to the pool on campus. Having been in San Antonio that whole week she was well-acquainted with the heat and needed only to cool down with her Poppy in the pool. We discovered that 8pm is the perfect time to go swimming: you’re in perfect position to watch the sun set and the air is starting to cool down (slightly).

Saturday morning, after I played soccer with a group of MKs at 7am (!), we headed into the city to visit the aquarium. The name aquarium though doesn’t quite get at all this place as to offer. It’s three floors of indoor jungle, with sloths, birds, snakes and monkeys swinging, flying and slothing all around you. In fact, at one point a bird flew right in front of Emily and Granny C, just missing their noses. Granny was a bit concerned when she read in the brochure that anacondas can be seen hanging from overhead branches. “Do they keep tabs on everyone who comes in to make sure they make it back out alive?”

Well, at least we made it back out alive. Click the pics to enlarge.