7/4/2011

My brother and his wife were in California for a wedding and came down to Bakersfield afterwards to meet their new nephew.

7/21/2011

8/21/2011

8/27/2011

We took the boys to go see the circus. Connor slept most of the time but Gavin really enjoyed it.

9/4/2011

9/17/2011

We took the boys to Sequoia to see the General Grant Tree and Hume Lake. It is unbelievably beautiful in the forest surrounded by the giant trees. Gavin loves the “big trees” and asks to go see them almost everyday. Every time we go it is so hard to leave.

9/24/2011

10/1/2011

The Loera clan and friends got together to celebrate Jesse Jr’s 7th birthday. Yes, that is a full sized jungle gym in his backyard. Jesse Sr salvaged it from a construction job… what lucky kids!

10/2/2011

Grandpa Eddie showing Gavin the fine art of how to make fresh flour tortillas.

10/15/2011

Pictures from on top of Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park. The view is beautiful from way up on top of the mountains. I can only imagine how far you could have seen before the Central Valley air got so polluted.

10/22/2011

Gavin having fun at CALM’s “Boo at the Zoo” and the Murray Farm pumpkin patch.

10/23/2011

A large portion of the Loera clan headed to Long Beach to celebrate Eddie’s birthday. He wanted to check out the Aquarium Of The Pacific with all of his grandkids. Marco and Cesar couldn’t make it but the rest of the grandkids were there and had a great time.

10/29/2011

10/31/2011

Connor (Turkey), Gavin (Andre Ethier), Finley (Duck), and Maddie (Minnie Mouse) hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa Ladd’s house.

11/1/2011

Even though it was pass 11pm Connor still had a lot of computer work he needed to get done before going to bed.