The hiatus was long, but not long enough. But it could never be long enough. We open with the stock exterior shot of the CamPound with that Little Tikes red car in the front. Who is using that? The twins are too old for it, according to the Little Tikes official website toy age range guide, and Savannah is obviously too young. Ruthie is probably small enough to fit in it, but she has Martin and Vincent to drive her around. In the CamKitchen, the twins are watching Annie stir chocolate frosting. For what I suspect is not the first time they have asked for clarification on the subject, SamVid ask who the cake is for, and Annie says it's for their grandmother, whose 75th birthday is today. At least, it would have been if she hadn't died in one of the CamPound's many guest bedrooms nine years ago. In fact, I think she died in what is now the twins' bedroom. I hope no one tells them that until they're a lot older. "When you get married and have children, you can teach your children how to make 'Grandma Jenny's Chocolate Cake,'" Annie says. So that's, like, what, next year? Season twelve at the very latest. And you know there will be a season twelve. Meanwhile, that sure is an interesting chocolate cake Grandma Jenny came up with, considering that it's quite obviously a yellow cake that Annie is frosting. Maybe she didn't want to make a true chocolate cake, for fear of awakening the CamMen's sexual desires.

Ruthie comes downstairs and announces that she is going out with Vincent. "Not tonight," Annie growls, saying that Ruthie is not to miss tonight's very important and very morbid family dinner. Annie adds that Ruthie hung out with Vincent last night and one night a week is enough. Oh, come on, Annie. It's not like Ruthie has any other friends to hang out with. And why didn't anyone mind when Ruthie spent her every waking moment with her other boyfriend, Peter? Lastly, get over your jealousy issues, Annie. It is possible for your children to spend time with other people and still love you. Unless, of course, they realize how normal other people are and start to resent your controlling ways and rapidly changing mood swings. The twins inform Ruthie that tonight is Grandma Jenny's birthday. Ruthie makes a nice little disgusted smirk. Mackenzie Rosman is always at her acting best when she's being a sulky teenager. Annie sets her jaw and repeats the rule she just came up with about only one night a week with Vincent being enough. Or maybe even too much, she adds warningly, so as to keep Ruthie firmly under her thumb. The twins share a gleeful "our sibling is getting in trouble!" look, and Annie resumes frosting-stirring, a serene smile suddenly plastered on her face.