Aunt Christie and the girls

Hide me Aunt Christie...I think I see Grandpa coming...

Getting ready to board the OSCAR AUSTIN for a Family Day Cruise

Dad standing on the Fantail measuring the height of the wake at flank speed

Conducting some underway maneuvers

Jeff and Meta get a look at what flank speed looks like from the Fantail (i.e., the back end of the ship)

Jonah and Morgan catching some wind in their face

The cousins

Everyone eating ice cream at the Wardroom table

Dad finds the whole experience rather exhilarating

Jonah and Scott head toward the bathroom while the ship makes a hard left turn

Larry's expression after I told him that the restroom was 3 ladders down and 300 feet away

Scotty G and Scotty M making homemade rolls

...and having fun doing so!

Building a fort in Jonah's room

The inside of the Fortress of Solitude

The Gilman's hanging out at our place

Morgan and Allison get their hair fixed up all fancy for the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance

Makaya realizes that perhaps it would be a good idea to take daddy's advice and take small bites

Morgan and Allison on the beach at the Daddy-Daughter Dance

Hanging out at the Dance

Beach shot

Daddy and his girls

It's been fun daddy, but I think it might be time to go

The Gilmans tour the ship

A picture of the Combat Information Center onboard OSCAR AUSTIN

A shot from the Pilot House onboard the ship

The steering console

Makaya's 4th b-day cookie...it was a BIG cookie!

Hmmm...maybe if I stick my tongue out it will make me grab this present a little better

Makaya's 4-year picture

Jonah's 9-year picture