k didn’t have school today, so D and I took the day off and made it a “family day”. We needed to use our free Santa Ana Zoo coupons before they expire at the end of the month, so that’s where we went. It’s been a while since we’ve been, and I noticed some upgrades: new signage, new garden areas, etc.
The smallest type of monkey in the world. Adults weigh 6 oz.
They had a lot of Halloween decorations, which made it nice and festive. I suggest they remove the Big Lots price tag, though.
There was a cool sundial. Stand on the correct month and your shadow tells the time. It was just before 11 a.m.—pretty accurate.
Afterward we went to lunch at Benihana with my birthday gift certificate. I think this was my first time, and I was not too impressed. The food was just lackluster. Granted, we were in the regular “lounge” area so we did not have the teppan experience. I found it interesting that there seemed to be a mix of Caucasian people and Japanese Japanese people. We also ran into people we know from church.
Once again, n fell asleep in the car and he kept on sleeping while we ordered. We woke him up when our main entrees came.
It was a fun way to break up the week. Two more days until the weekend!