Reptile Zoo

This long snake was moving around and entertained all of us with cool move like this one.

This turtle had a nose like piggy's.  It looked weird.

Saya not so impressed.  She was giving the pig-nosed turtle a dirty look.

Aly touching a baby turtle.

Saya liked the hissing cockroaches.  Whaaaat???

On the second Saturday of February, we went to visit the Reptile Zoo in Monroe.  It was a rainy day and we were bound to do something indoor.  Sean invited Nana to come along and she came along with us.  Noah stayed home and played with Malawaina.  He really enjoys the time with her and she does, too.   She helps him learn to talk as well and impressively, he started to talk more.  The power of connections!  I cannot be happier with his Saturday playtime with her. 

Monroe is past east of Woodinville/Duvall area and I've passed this area twice before when we went to hike in the Cascade and when we went to Granite Falls on the New Year's Day last year.  It's nice to get out of the busy suburb and drive unfamiliar road for a change.  We easily found the zoo and were greeted by a big chameleon by the door.  It was quite humid and warm inside unlike the cold outside.  The building is old and a little smelly, but I had no expectation of it being fancy.  There were tanks after tanks with snakes, lizards, turtles and alligators all crowded in one wing.  They are not my type of animal and the only thing that moved were the turtles and some snakes.  The rest were frozen with occasional blinking and I wondered how would you find an enjoyment having them as a pet.  Sean was quite impressed though but the girls had the "icky" expression most of the time.  Saya was afraid to snap a picture with them behind.  They allowed the guests to hold a snake for a photo, but Sean didn't want to do it.  I didn't even ask the girls.

There was another wing on the other side of the building.  This side housed some more turtles, a big alligator, and many unusual insects.  The kids were intrigued by big tarantulas and they could not resist looking at them even though they were afraid of them.  Saya thought the Hissing Giant Cockroaches were pretty.  I thought she is crazy!

Nana and Mike grabbed a barbecue take out from a barbecue stand  in front of the zoo.  The waitress at the deli they go to recommended them.  We also stopped at a Korean supermarket in Lynwood to buy some Asian grocery items I needed to get.  It was Nana's first time to go to an Asian store and she had fun looking around.  The kids were tired and not in a cooperative mood.  We kept losing one kid after another in the large store and Nana commented "no wonder you prefer to shop by yourself".  Ditto!! 

We had a nice outing and made another fun memories together.  We will do this again sometime!