...and everything in between.

Don't worry, we didn't forget about the Central Valley in all this. Hanging out in Mo-Town provided plenty of fun!

Like swimming...

...reuniting with childhood friends after 18 years at a couple of our favorite joints back in the day...

...touring the Hilmar Cheese Factory...

(where our idea of what "create your own ice cream" was going to be was quite different from what it actually was)

Sydney, this picture is for you!

...a lil bit o' hot tubbing...

...a very special birthday...

Go ahead, count 'em!

...fun at the park...

...meeting the next generation...

My kids and my cousins' kids

...and, of course, this little guy.

Teddy, the wonder dog,

who loved taking walks in the park, chasing after balls, and chasing after strangers (oops, back to obedience school for you!),

and who really wanted to be a member of the snuggle club!

(Teddy ended up getting a Footprint of his own.)

Think we packed enough in to two weeks?  It was jam-packed with good times and memories for a lifetime.  Grandma and Grandpa earn a special award for putting up with our crazy crew.

But you know who misses us the most?

This little smoochy pooch

who didn't know what to do with himself in a big, empty house. 

Are Grandma and Grandpa wondering the same thing...?