BAHAMAS!!!

Sharks!!!

Jellyfish!

Check out the size of this manta ray

Baby sting rays

The aquarium was our favorite part of Atlantis.
The kids thought the diver was more exciting than all the fish.

The icon of vacation

One of the towers of Atlantis

We did great on the airplane!

FALL

Patrick picked out some cute and heavy pumpkins

We couldn't resist a photo op in front of the beautiful vines.

Arrrrrrrrr! We were pirates for Halloween.

So cute!

Have you seen this headband before???

Yaya holding her newest grandchild!

Liliana with her mommy

On daddy's shoulder

Daddy and Liliana

Welcome to the World!

Congratulations Brandon and Shauntel on the birth of your daughter!
Liliana followed Casey tradition and weighed in at a slim 9 pounds!

Proud Daddy and big sister!

When You Wish Upon A Star...

Patrick's new obsession...Mater and Lightning McQueen

View of California Adventure from an extremely high Ferris Wheel

"We scare because we care"
Casey is mad in this photo because Sully is not a princess.

Oh, the lollipops!

Did you ride here on a magic carpet? A camel?

One of those moments caught on camera

So happy to meet Minnie!

The castle

Did you see how beautifully manicured that lawn was?

SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?

Lately, Casey has been into writing grocery shopping lists. We've practiced together before and she learned how to spell popcorn, eggs, etc. Today she decided to write a new list on her own. We are hoping that she was hungry for peanuts and not something else.

ON THE LAND

Our pumpkins are getting an early start

One of our big, happy sunflowers!

Patrick on the wall in the Hetch Hetchy cave

Casey the Rock Climber

Casey loves cousin Jack

Hello, my name is Patrick and I love cantaloupe!

How do I look in these boots?

GRRRRRRRRR!

Every piece of jewelry she owns.

Still going strong in gymnastic!
And now we are in the same class.

Notice my shirt says, " I do all my own stunts."

Raspberry-High-Five

They must go on the fingers before they reach the mouth

IN THE WATER

Swimming lessons with Fish Patrick

Swimming lessons with Don't-Let-My-Face-Get-Wet-Casey

Hetch Hetchy and the Dam in Yosemite

Rainbow Falls is awesome when Daddy dives off the rock

Elephant swimming at Oakland Zoo.
They put on a better show than those lazy tigers.

IN THE AIR

Our fantastic Windsor fireworks show!

Windsor's awesome hot air balloon classic gives us a great show from our backyard

A balloon over our yard!

A very big and cool dragonfly in our yard.

Riding high in the sky-tram at the Oakland Zoo. Patrick and Julie.

Casey and Auntie Amy

Riding high on daddy's shoulders. There is no better view.