Butterflies and Pizza Cones

We took a little field trip today, to the Coastal Discovery Museum in Hilton Head.  I saw they had a Butterfly Garden-House, and thought the girls would enjoy that.  The museum is in the site of an old plantation house, and is very beautiful.  In addition to the butterflies, we heard our first alligators--a baby, and a male making a mating call--how many of you have ever heard an alligator before?  (ok they were recorded, but, still, how many of you have heard one:)  We also saw a very large skeleton of a loggerhead sea turtle, and a skull of an alligator.  There was also a hands-on learning room; the girls were also able to dress in traditional Guhlla girls' outfits (if you aren't familar with the term Guhlla girl, as I wasn't before we moved to the Low Country Sea Islands--here you go--  Gullah 

Shortly before we moved, I happened to catch a segment on The Food Network, showcasing a little place in Hilton Head that makes Pizza Cones!  We HAD to try a pizza cone.  Well, today was finally the day, and they were quite fun and delish.  It was interesting, we talked quite a bit to the owner and her business manager (the two who were also on the food network segment).  I congratulated them on getting the gig.  They said one week, on a Wednesday, they were approached by Food Network, and one week later they were filming!  The filming crew showed up before 7 am, and stayed for 12 HOURS!  Oh, and it was for a 2.5 minute segment!!!  They said it really gave them a huge boost in their business!

BTW, their gelato was quite good too.  I had tiramisu.  Here's the restaurant:

Pino Gelato

And, in case the butterflies and pizza cones wasn't enough fun for one day, the girls and I did some shopping in Hilton Head---I got three more sundresses:D (shhh, hope J doesn't read this blog entry:D)  Then the girls hit the spray zone and the beach, where they met a new friend, Alexa.  A good time was had by all!