The tram at the Baltimore Zoo -- on our way to visit some animals

Mom's little animals

I love this barn owl

We have to drink plenty of water on this hot day.

Holly, Faith and Thea after visiting the chimpanzees

Waiting for the tram to take us back to the
entrance

Thea is rarely found without her phone.

Faith and Holly outside the zoo

Emily enjoying being rubbed under her chin

Playing in the sand at North Point

Faith and Thea playing in the bay

Holly at the end of a long, hot day

Our old man cats Augie and Spotty

Holly feeding her baby doll its lunch

Washing the food down (literally) with a bottle

Holly become one with her toy bucket

Faith on her first day of sixth grade

Holly excited about her first day of Pre-K

Thea not really thrilled about her
first day of eighth grade

Summer's officially over!

Holly standing by her cubby at school

Thea and friend Zoe at a weekend reunion

A bunch of 13-year-olds playing Just Dance

Thea and friends in Converse socks

Holly falls asleep on the couch after a long day