Tasty Beach Day

The girls at Carlsbad State Beach toward the end of another tasty day in San Diego.

Peeps on the Beach

Emily at South Carlsbad state beach.

Boo and the Big Bamboo

Caitlin in front of the biggest bamboo I've ever seen. They grow tons of bamboo at the Quail Gardens and ship some of it to the San Diego Zoo to feed to the pandas.

A rare sight

A photo with Teresa and Rich --and we're both smiling! Of course why wouldn't we...we're in San Diego!

Plant man!

This guy is really into plants.

Hanging with the plant people

These people (well except for Teresa) are all made out of succulents.

Taking a break on the Rainforest Trail

Tasty weather, tasty plants. Just tasty!

Tropical Trail

The girls on the Tropical Rainforest trail at the Quail Botanical Gardens. If you love plants, this is paradise!

Giant Agave

Teresa in front of giant agave at the Quail Botanical Garden in Encinitas, CA.

What it's like to be 13

See on the right.

Emily in the Rainforest Aviary

"If anything flies even near me I am sooooo out of here!"

Baby Gorilla

Mom and baby at the San Diego Zoo. Ahhhhhh.

Sweet Freedom just over this rock!

If you were just a few inches taller my friend....

Elephants

Caitlin at the Elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. She loves elephants!

Cat Rider!

There's no better way to get around the San Diego Zoo than by riding a giant cat!

Our best shot of Caitlin today

She's not smirking, blinking, or making a goofy hand gesture. And her eyes are almost all the way open.

Overlooking Coronado Island

Looking down from Point Loma onto San Diego Bay and Coronado Island.

Tasty Day by the Ocean

This photo pretty much sums up why San Diego is the coolest place in the world.

A rare sight

Yes! It's Aunt T in a photo. Here she is at the tidal pool area at Cabrillo National Monument.

Aboard the USS Midway

Just south of the Maritime Musuem in San Diego is the USS Midway. We're on the runway deck. The Midway was really cool to explore. It's amazing how big it is.

In the brig

After a rowdy shore leave, Caitlin and Teresa end up in the brig of the USS Midway.

Just Like the Hunt for Red October!

Here I am trying to get through a hatch inside the Soviet sub. It's a tight fit in there and not much headroom. I guess Russian sailors were dwarves.

Soviet Sub

Here are the girls on board a Soviet Sub at the Maritime Museum in San Diego.

Emily by the Flamingos

They like pink too!

Pink Flamingos

Chillin' by the Lesser Flamingos at the Wild Animal Park.

Low Land Gorillas at Wild Animal Park

Foolish humans. Keep staring at me...that's right, go ahead and stare...my homies are sneaking up behind you right now.

A fair trade...

We traded Emily and Caitlin in for these two Meerkats. Cuter and not as strange looking.

Bird Man of Escondido

Here I am at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. The birds flocked to me! Just like Saint Francis (or maybe it was the big ole cup of sweet bird nectar that I was holding in my hand). I want to believe it was my saint like qualities.

May District Strings Concert

Here's the girls at their advanced District String Orchestra concert on Tuesday night. It's at the Challenger Space Center (that's why the rocket murals in the background) here in Peoria. The acoustics at the Space Center are awesome and the girls sounded great!