Gus: King of the Mountain

Gus made it up but we ended up giving him all of our water! Next time he is taking a pack to carry his own water. :-)

Enchanted Rock

Almost There! Yes the tiny spec up there is me. We went to Enchanted rock this morning. It is an amazing place to visit and see. We went out in the morning and since it was Friday there was no one there but us. We hung out at the summit for an hour or two and explored. We found the Enchanted rock cave and then headed back down. It was my Father, Mother, Amy, Gus and me.

San Antonio

Passing through San Antonio on our way to Fredericksburg. A computer and TV built in the car! A geeks true dream vehicle.

Rv'ing

Heading to Fredericksburg.

Kathy

Amy's mother made it to the birthday with stories of her trip to New Orleans to try and rescue dogs. It is thanks to this wonderful lady that I had the pleasure of celebrating this birthday with Amy for with out the mothers there would be no birthdays.

Amy's Birthday

Amy's Big Day. Katy and I lead the singing. We had a late lunch of hotdogs and hamburgers. Kathy, Marion, Victor, Jennifer, Ryan, Jacqueline, Jacob, Karen, Gunkle and Uncle Betty gathered to wish Amy a happy day.

Dave Matthews Band Concert

The concert kicked ass.

Dave Matthews Band Concert

Amy and Jeff before the concert began.

Old Men of the Sea

Dad and Gunkle out in Galveston Bay.

Sailing Away

Amy, her mother, my father and uncle went sailing in Galvestion bay. The highlight for me was our very beautiful captain. We were the envey of every other boat out there.

Captain Tom

Getting to captain the sail boat was a blast. Amy and I are both looking forward to more trips out in Gunkle's sail boat.

Longview

We are at the 100 acres outside of Longview Texas. We went up to Longview to see Gunkles musical Brigadoon. We also took Amy to see the 100 acres and my grandparents place in longview. We got to see thier house and meet the new owners. They have done a great job of fixing up the old place.

The Smiths

We went on the cruise with my entire clan and the Smith clan too. They are almost as good looking as my family. Almost! 

Drinks at Panchos

Amy and I split off from the family and walked around Cozumel. We found this very nice mexican restaurant called Panchos Backyard and had drinks.

Cozumel

Here we are in Cozumel having lunch. We rented jeeps and drove around to the far side of the island and found this picturesque place. The water was so blue it looked fake.

GQ Man

Jake GQ Ober possing for pictures. Do you think that JaKy and Karen might have some influence on this shot. Hmmmmmm..... Maybe? 

In Line for Pictures, Again

Here we are in line for pictures again. The cruise had this one down pat. They get you dressed up and had photographers all over the boat taking different pictures. JaKy and Karen were professional by the end. They would go around and see how many pictures of them they could get taken. I have a feeling the photographers were not too upset. 

Babe on a beach

After snorkling Amy and I went in search of a beach. A short way further to the left we found a small public beach we had to ourselves. Gorgeous and the beach is nice too.

Post Snorkling in the Grand Caymans

We went snorkling at a place called Hammerheads just to the left of the dock in Grand Cayman. It cost less then the boat tours and while we were snorkling boats drove up and started dropping off people who had paid for snorkling on the boat. Life is good.

The Rabbit of Bristal

The room steward on the cruise would make all kinds of interesting shapes and things with towels and blankets. Here he was recreating the famous scene in Monty Pythons the Quest for the Holy Grail. "What's he going to do? Bite me on the bum?" "Look at the bones man!!" 

Dinner Again!

Food and cameras were quite the rage on the cruise. I think by the end of the cruise we had 1.4 Gigs of pictures between Jen, Dad and I. I love digital photography. 

ThE sMiLe

Here is JaKy "ThE sMiLe" ObEr at her best. Everytime a camera was pointed at Jaky she would break into smile mode.

Banyon Tree in Key West

We were walking around Key West and found this very interesting Banyon tree. It spanned three yards so this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Foxy Ladies!

JaKy and Karen are two foxy ladies. 

Shoes!

This is the famous shoe picture. We were waiting on formal pictures and this picture kind of sprang out of the ether. The shoes (and feet) belong to Amy, Marion, Jacqueline and Karen. Can you guess whose is whose? 

Best Sunset

After dinner there was an amazing sunset. Amy and I got a very nice lady to take our picture together.

1st Formal Dinner

Amy and I at dinner during our cruise on the first formal night.

Ready to go Cruisin'

Now that is what I call luggage! When we go crusin we do it in style. We are all in the parking lot waiting on the bus. While we were waiting the Smiths showed up and we filled up one bus with just my extended family. This cruise line will not know what hit it. :-)