Makin' the sweet potatoes. Hint: always add a little Jack to your potato recipe... 

Damn! Stuck at the kids table again! 

Now that's a lot of turkey! 

Hey, these leaves are wet! 

fun! 

Ah.. the leaf pile! 

Apparently, this is not just ANY bird. 

A blessing upon you.... 

Are you sure that's a snake? 

Gotta love the Wild, Wild West! 

Saint Patrick taking a break after driving the snakes back ontothe back porch. 

"Nicole Brown Smith" and her... "Escort" 

Just befor that fateful cruise... 

The Skipper and his 'Lil Buddy, Gilligan. 

Caty and the girls 

Cub Scout pack meeting... Patrick is not shy. 

Good thing I brushed my teeth. 

Aye, matey! 

pretty scary! 

Halloween 2005. Caty the Vampiress and Dread Pirate Patrick 

Shiotani-san and Fukuda-san enduring one last day with us.  

Zzzzzzzz.... yip! yip, yip! 

On the train in the morning. Matching socks: optional. Catcing up on sleep: required. 

Oh no, the the big American does not think he's getting in here, does he? 

Traditional Japanese dress.... a kimono.