This weekend we traveled to Colfax to celebrate Grandma Mary's 80th birthday at Uncle Mark & Sage's gorgeous foothills home. Whenever we go there, the smell of pine trees and all the beauty makes me vow to move back to the foothills somehow someday. We also stopped by Grandma & Grandpa's in Sacramento for a night. And at the Nut Tree on the way (111 degrees there). Here are some photos.

Pretty much kid heaven.

Grandma Mary and her sister, Elaine, whom she hasn't seen in many, many years. She flew out from Iowa for the party.

Swimming at Grandma & Grandpa's.

This picture makes me giggle. Totally spontaneous, but they look like members of a professional troupe doing their signature act.

The night ended with writing cards at home. What a lot of good weekend.