Cousins, Grandma's house, Berkeley and Discovery Kingdom

The kids spent a week with their grandparents and cousins down in Valley Springs and Lodi this summer. 

 A little yardwork with grandma.

 Precious time with cousins: Amber and Adyson.

 More yardwork "posing".

 Cousins: Caiden and Kyle

A visit to a local alpaca farm.

At the end of the week, Kevin and I went down a day early and stayed in Sacramento, then on to Berkely.  We met the four cousins with their Aunt Kem at Discovery Kingdom for a day of fun.

 Caiden got selected to help get the kookaburra to call and he got to pet the bird.  yay!

The following day we walked all over Berkeley and the UC Davis, enjoying the sites, and local fun.

 A short hike up Indian Rock.  A few U-turns in narrow roads and we found this beautiful rock in the middle of a hilly neighborhood. A great view and a great way to start the day!

 The science building had some GREAT exhibits in the halls. Too bad their museum was closed though, we were all sorry to miss out on the fossils.

 The clock tower was great fun to go up in.

 A drive across to the bay and a nice walk to a discovery park.

 Caiden talking to the local bird life.

A great free park for the kids to paint, hammer, nail and zipline at. Fantastic find. Thanks to the internet!

 Then headed home.  A great weekend, lots and lots of laughs and memories.