I hate snakes.
Actually the word ‘hate’ doesn’t even seem strong enough to describe the way I feel about snakes. Just the thought of them makes me shudder. I don’t like talking about them, reading about them, looking at pictures of them, or especially seeing them in person.
Unfortunately for me, Princess has been totally fascinated by snakes for years. I wasn’t at all surprised when she chose snakes as our first animal to study. For weeks we read all sorts of books about snakes & other reptiles. We made snake crafts, painted snake pictures, wrote a snake book, & learned all kinds of neat facts, like that some snakes are born live and others hatch from eggs, and that an anaconda can eat a whole alligator, and that a king cobra is the largest venomous snake.
And this weekend we took a trip to Reptile World, a serpentarium just outside of Orlando. It was quite a way to go to see some snakes, but we had a really fun day. I even managed not to shudder or scream or freak out even a little bit, not even they were milking the cobra (crazy!), and not even when Trouble insisted on holding a king snake not once but 3 separate times. She even kissed it. (Princess was not quite as enamored.) Oh the things we do for our kids.
After Reptile World we decided to surprise the girls with dinner at T-Rex, a dinosaur-themed restaurant located at Downtown Disney. (Hey, dinosaurs were reptiles too–it works! 
) The restaurant is filled with animatronic dinosaurs which come alive during a meteor shower every 20 minutes or so.
On the way home, safely outside of the crazy Downtown Disney tourist prices, we stopped for ice cream, where the highlight was watching the girls share their cones with one another. I love that they are the best of friends, love that they can spend all day every day together and not get sick of each other. It was the perfect end to a very fun–albeit snake-filled–day
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Jessica July 25, 2012 at 10:20 am
Love it. You’re off to a fun home school year! I hate snakes too btw, but your little one has the cuttest look on her face…what a brave girl!! xo, Jess W.
Pattie July 25, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Thanks for sharing your trip. I am now planning on taking son there the end of August as part of his birthday trip. Now with the Disney prices they really arent all that bad esp if you go to the other parks. My family will actually eat at Disney unlike the other parks were we just bring in our foods and drinks because of prices. LOL
We are also a florida homeschooling family just on the other coast
Kimberly H July 26, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Ok Ruth everyone had to get a picture of holding a snake where is yours hahahaha!! Looks like a fun place
See isn’t homeschooling fun 
Kristine July 31, 2012 at 2:04 pm
I really enjoyed your adventure story and the great pics totally add to it!! The ice cream pic is so funny (and cute).
Katrina August 2, 2012 at 2:39 am
I don’t care for snakes either. My little princess Wants one for a pet…..yahhh, no thanks! Your pictures are amazing!
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