there is nothing cuter than a baby gorilla. especially when it is less than 6 inches from your face with only a glass (plexiglass?) wall between you and the little munchkin. and his mommy and rather large daddy.

ava fed giraffes at the zoo as well. so now she has fed giraffes and dolphins. she asked if she could please ride one of the dolphins, and was not satisfied with the "you need to be bigger" response.

and of course, she picked the coldest day ever to say "please, can we sit in the splash zone? i want to get wet!" note to file: they are not lying when they say that shamu's tank is 55 degrees.

she appears to enjoy the ocean too. it is also cold, but manageable. carter likes it as well, though he adores rolling in the sand the most.