Adventuring Today

After work I decided to go to the STC with Mylee and just venture around a little bit.  Some days we just need to get out of the house and do something fun.  And well did we ever have some fun.

After I stopped to get a coffee to see if it would ease my migraine, we visited the bathroom and stood in line forever. Then I asked Mylee where she wanted to go.  She said the pet store, so off we went to see some animals.  Now this is always a neat experience with my kids because Kiya loves the cute little fuzzy creatures and Mylee loves the slimy, squirmy reptilians.

Having worked at STC I remember most of the people from PJ's because they always used to come in for ice cream on their breaks.  And one of their team members has been there for a number of years.  John is a pretty cool guy and is always no great with the kids that come in there with questions.  Mylee and I were looking at the snakes and frogs and lizards and he asked if we wanted to see the chameleon eat his lunch.  Mylee of course jumped at the idea, me not so much, but off we went.  John pulled out a bag of crickets and held one between his fingers, while I was shaking in my boots terrified one would jump at me and land in my hair, and he held it up about a foot away from the chameleon.  We patiently waited, and about 20 seconds later, out popped the tongue and the cricket was chewed, eww gross, but it was pretty neat and Mylee loved it.  John fed the chameleon 2 crickets and then switched to a gecko. 

The gecko was pretty cool too.  As the crickets got thrown in the terrarium, the gecko waited patiently (probably counting) and then took off at running speed to catch the crickets and yup, mmmm gulp they were gone.  Again ....ewwww gross.

I must admit though, the frogs were the best to watch because they didn't use a tongue.  The Vietnamese frogs just scoop up the crickets and chew them up whole.  Okay really ewww gross, but fascinating.  They pounce like cats and even wipe the excess from their mouths like a child would do. 

It was really great to have an opportunity to watch this today and watch Mylee's brain take it all in.  When she described it to Daddy she was really excited and explained everything in detail.  I can't wait for our next adventure and see what it brings us!!!