I really didn’t know what to expect when Toby’s favorite twins and their parents paid a visit to Kaaawa during a short stay back in the islands. It’s been over a year since he’s seen them. Would he run and hide like the rest of our scaredy cats when the unfamiliar car pulled into the driveway and people piled out and headed for the front door? Would he even show up? After all, we hadn’t seen him in several hours.

But no worries. I walked up the street with Sarah and Katie to the driveway of their former house and Toby calmly strolled out from under or behind the hedge across the street. Then, without hesitation, he accepted the first pets and it never stopped. For the next couple of hours, Toby and his favorite twins were all in ecstasy. Not only did he follow us back to our house, but he then proceeded to let himself be the center of attention. The bits of ham offered as bribes didn’t hurt, but the main thing is that he obviously remembered them and immediately fell back into their previous relationship. No hemming and hawing. No hesitation. Toby was right there. It was a great scene. We had a great dinner, too, but I failed to get any pictures of that

So just click on the photo for more of Toby and his best friends.