For about a month now Inoke has been planning on taking us up to the Pittsburgh Zoo on his rare day off. Things have just not really worked out for us to make the drive up yet. I guess he was mentioning to a workmate that we were going to go to the zoo this past weekend and his workmate told him there was no need to drive ALL the way up to Pittsburgh, hey West Virginia has a zoo just 20 miles east of here... So we decided to check out the zoo closer to home. (On a side note... Can I just say that every time we take an adventure to explore the surrounding sights of this area I gain an increased love and appreciation for Morgantown? It is like a budding metropolis compared to some of the neighboring areas). So off we headed to Kingwood, WV. I didn't figure that 20 miles would make a big difference, but a mere 5 miles in these parts makes a huge difference. We went from the "city" to the "country" in a flash. Woah. The zoo was a little on the smaller side but Nadia had a great time feeding the monkeys and seeing the bears, lions, tigers, panther, and other fun things. She is very into animals these days and it was a great afternoon trip for her. Probably won't be rushing back anytime soon, but we can add it to the list of been there done that. :) I didn't charge the camera battery before we left so here are a few shots before it died.
Some have inquired what we are doing in West Virginia... that is a dang good question. I woke up one morning and poof there were no more roosters calling me at 5am. No seriously. Long story short Hawaii is expensive and I didn't want to work full time anymore. So in order to allow me to stay home with the kids a few changes were necessary. We decided Inoke should take a job up here in the oil industry and we should take a new adventure in life. I am excited to see the sights over here yonder and enjoy being home with the kids all day EVERYDAY! :) (Although after a few months now I am thinking I had it way easier going to work full time...)
