July 4th at Seaside Assembly Service: Scott, Scott and Jim

Mo and Daddy on July 4th

Daddy and Jonah

Jen and Scott

Sissy and Jo-Jo

The kids go to the Gilman-Family Day camp while Mom and Dad use the day to schedule the upcoming homeschool year

The kids having fun building Alka-Seltzer propelled rockets

Striking a pose at Jim's July 4th BBQ

The 1st Annual July 4th Husband-Made Dessert Cook-Off!

Makaya colors for the first time

...She even surprises herself!

Grandma and Makaya

Papaw and Makaya

Morgan and Grandma shopping at the Commissary in Seaside, CA

Papaw and the kids share an ice cream in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park

The Folks by the botanical gardens

Papaw and Jonah on the bus to San Francisco

The kids with San Fran in the background

The Fam in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

The Lone Sailors

Mom and Makaya enjoying lunch at the Franciscan Restaurant on the San Fran wharf

Too much fun, Mom...time for a nap

The half-bus half-boat amphibious tour of Cannery Row and Fisherman's Wharf, Montrey, CA

Oooohhhh, I taught I saw a puhootty tat!

Mom and Makaya on the amphibious tour

Sardine fishermen in the Monterey Bay

The self-described "Copper Chopper" on Cannery Row....very cool!

Dad and Jonah playing playstation....Jonah is winning

The folks stay the night at the 7 Gables Bed & Breakfast in Pacific Grove, CA for their 25th Anniversary

Schatz makes herself comfortable in the clothes that just came out of the dryer

Papaw tries squid for the first time at the Monterey Farmer's Market

Grandma loves California organic strawberries....Mmmmmm...good!

..and Scott can't pass up a Nepolean...Mmmmmmm...BETTER!

Eating lunch at the Naval Postgraduate School

Us in front of the International Garden at the Naval Postgraduate School

The kids reading on the resting swing...what has become a favorite pasttime

The kids (and Schatz) in Big Sur, CA

Daddy and Makaya in Big Sur

Papaw and Jonah on our deep sea fishing trip (it's 5:30am!)

Two bigguns....well, make that 3!

The two I was allowed to keep (I had to give the other away...2 per day is the limit on King Salmon)

The consequences of forgetting one's sunscreen during an all-day fishing trip

Hanging out in the van...

Jonah reads wherever he can

Allison and Morgan celebrate Alli's 7th birthday

Axel and Lex have a sock tug-of-war