Fun at the Zoo

Since Karen and Juan were in town for one more day, we decided to take advantage of a cooler day and went to the zoo.  Our Children's Museum membership allows us to get in free in August, so that was an added bonus.

We had not been to the zoo since last August and I was impressed with some major additions and renovations that had occurred since last year.  We spent quite a bit more time there than we ever have before and had fun exploring the new additions.  The extra time may have also been due to the fact that Juan and Karen paid for the kids to pet the stingrays and Grandpa and Grandma covered camel rides, which are things we normally skip.  That made it an extra special zoo trip!

Esther had Aunt Karen's camera most of the time and she got some great photos of the animals!

The classic John Ball Zoo picture:

Petting the stingrays:

This guy loves walking that camel in circles all day...

After the zoo, we went to Olga's for lunch and Jersey Junction for ice cream. 

I LOVE ice cream!

Then we went back to my parents' house and played outside for the rest of the afternoon.  It was a great ending to a super fun weekend!