The custody battle over Michael Jackson's kids has barely begun, but it's clear where Prince I, Paris and Blanket feel at home. On July 11, the three children momentarily put their sorrow aside and enjoyed a day in the sun with their family at Katherine's Encino, Calif., estate. "The kids came out around 11:30 a.m.," an insider tells Life & Style. "All three of them headed straight into the water to cool off."

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