"So much helpfulness going on here. Thanks guys. I sent my dad the link to the Picasa album last night."

"The easiest way is to ask Claire to send them to you. Otherwise, you can go to each individual picture and right-click>"save image as" and then save, one photo at a time."

"how do I download these pictures to my computer?"

"Claire, will you email me this picture? When I copied it, it didn't save in full-size. I'd like a printable copy."