we went on vacation

well, since there are a ridiculous amount of photos, we will start with the pictures taken on my camera- which is smaller than thomas' and therefore easier to take to the beach, disnyland...etc. and then next post will be the vacation from the perspective of thomas' camera.
oh yeah, and good luck trying to get all seven grandkids to cooperate for a photo... but we always try... you can see for yourself.. .there were several attempts and i just sprinkled in a small handful of the millions of pictures we had of that craziness.