Early arrivals...

6:10 PM : Not many guests at the party, so lots of room to play... 

Happy Birthday to Drew!

It was actually August 26th, but I'm posting this after midnight. Happy 11th! 

I want a kitty treat!

Shameless! 

Iron Mantis!

Another hidden sculpture on the way to the Butterfly House... 

Countertop-Flop...

He's got a tough life... 

Dinosaurs are cool!

Going back in time... 

Lunchtime!

Yum, yum, eat 'em up! 

Keepin' it cool...

Bears love cool water! 

Iron Butterfly

Some of the sculptures outside of the Butterfly House... 

Learning...

Drew knows to ask the volunteers when he has questions... 

Who's out there?

Guard kitty at work... 

More of the Partridge Family...

The colors are amazing... 

Whoa!

Drew made a tornado! 

Wolf? Dragonfly?

I have no idea what it's supposed to be... 

96° and you're wearing a fur coat...

Time to hit the swimming pool! 

Two partridges under a tropical tree...

Sorta like the Christmas song...
There are two groups of partridges that have the run of the butterfly house. 

You can pet a butterfly...

At least Drew can... 

More carousel fun...

The ride so nice, he rode it twice! 

Help name this little guy...

Go to http://www.ncmls.org/ and vote for the bear cub's name! 

Carousel time...

Drew loves the carousel at Northgate Mall in Durham, NC. 

Look who's coming out to get some sun...

There's a surprise visitor coming out of the rocks! 

Can anybody explain the feather?

From the Life And Science Museum in Durham, NC... 

Tropical Paradise

The view from the top deck at the Magic Wings Butterfly House. 

96º ain't too hot to sleep...

Chillin' out during a heat wave! 

What's over there?

I'm heading to make some more noise...