Despite the holiday, it was a good morning to go check out the new Adventure Trails children’s area at the zoo. The budgies got a new home-

Ever dubious of rope bridges

…and rafts, apparently.

At this end of the exhibit, there’s a raft that guest can help pull across the water by pulling along a large rope.

Don’t think his surroundings here really dawned on him?

“Honey, we shrunk the kid”

Eleanor happy to be inside cooling off

Desmond running with the penguins

Certainly the most animated trip to the aquarium for her

“Wait, why can’t I touch these?”

He kept insisting this was Dory and Nemo’s dad

Stingrays smiling at Eleanor

The two newest giraffes born at the zoo

Butterfly (flap flap flap)

Cave break.

It’s almost as if she doesn’t realize there’s monkeys behind her.

Flirting with, and escaping, the splash pad water spouts

Sister getting in on the mist action

Fireworks crew

Desmond’s first sparkler, think he’s a fan