It just wouldn't be September without a trip to Napa. This time Stephen and Michelle and Candi joined us, even though it was a really hot day. I just wanted to hide under my hat...and there was no way I was taking a nap...it was too much fun to be cute. :)
Vacation!! Hurray! New things to see...new things to get into...
So this weekend, my Mommy and Daddy took a trip all by themselves to Napa for two whole days. They brought me to Nana's house and Aunt Janell was there waiting to play with me too! Mommy wrote three whole pages of instructions for Nana about how to take care of me and then Nana even still had ~more~ questions for Mommy. :) She showed Nana how to do a few things for me and then off to bed I went. Daddy and Mommy drove to Napa after I was asleep and they had a great time. I got to go to the Farmer's Market and the mall with Nana and Aunt Janell on Saturday and then on Sunday I got to go get pretty pictures taken of me in a new dress that Nana gave me. I was so excited to see Mommy and Daddy when they came home but boy was my weekend with Nana fun. These are pictures of Daddy and Mommy from Napa at the Oakville Grocery...my pictures in my new dress are copyrighted and can't be posted. :(
With cutting down our family Christmas tree. We drove and drove and drove way up in the mountains and went to the Norquist's house and cut down our tree. It was chilly cold, and that's why I look like a bear again. We cut our tree and then took some pictures...I liked looking at Sammy more than anything else, so this was the best picture. We spent the rest of the day with Nanna and Grandpa at their house decorating...well...they decorated and I slept. Everyone seemed to think I would attack the tree in their house...but I don't much care to thank you very much. I think it looks nice just as it is, so I leave it alone.
When we were in Windsor...
I got to take a bath in the big bathtub all by myself. And Daddy was being silly and put the bubbles from my bubble bath on top of my head but Mommy and I had to admit it was a little funny. So Daddy grabbed the camera, and here I am!
This weekend I got to go with Mommy and Daddy to Windsor, which is north of Santa Rosa, but not quite to the redwoods (not that I know what those are yet, but oh well.) We left Friday evening after bathtime and got there in just a couple of hours and got right to bed. Then Saturday, I got up with Mommy and we let Daddy sleep a while longer. I ate, and played and then took a nap while Mommy and Daddy got to enjoy spending some time together. Then we left and went to a little country market for lunch and then
some wineries. This picture was taken at Ferrari-Carrano, the winery with the best gardens. Isn't it beautiful?? (Can you see Mommy's "tail"?? Hehe! She forgot it was there!) It was rainy and cold but I know Daddy had a really good time. :) And then when we left, we got a little "lost" and made our way over to Korbel which was nice too because they had a big fireplace where I could sit with Mommy. :) Then we went back to the timeshare that Gram and Grandpapa let us stay at (Thank you!) and I got another good nap and we just spent the time together under warm blankets and in front of the fireplace. I had my Daddy and my Mommy all to myself the whole weekend!!! It was great!!
Today we went to the pumpkin festival with Stephen and Michelle and then on to the Ritz for snacks and pictures. I took a nap at home first, then had a bottle in the car and when we got there...uh-oh...Mommy had forgotten my hat. So Daddy bought me this new one and I'm a little unsure about it, but at least it keeps the sun out of my eyes. I didn't nap the whole day while we were out, so boy was I relieved to finally get back in the car and sleep the whole way home. Overall, I think it was fun, but it'll be better when I'm older.
This is me sitting in my stroller at St. Supery with Mommy and Daddy and Stephen and Michelle. We had a nice lunch together at Mustards and then we went the the party at St. Supery. The weather was perfect and we all had a good time. I played with leaves that fell on my blankie and the grass that poked through too. Napping was out of the question because I didn't want to miss anything. :) So I slept all the way home instead. :)
Mommy and Daddy went wine tasting...I went napping. This is me crashed out on a chair at St. Supery...their favorite winery. I really tried to be a good girl all day: I slept all the way to Mustards, I slept through lunch, ruined my outfit, took another nap, and then I was awake for a long time in the afternoon looking at all the funny lights in the wineries and smiling at all the people who wanted to see the "beautiful baby". I had a meltdown on the way home, but come on...I was in my car seat most of the day...and you should ask my Daddy and my Mommy how I feel about my car seat...
Ahhhh...what a place!! :) Mommy and Daddy have a tradition to go to Monterey every year over Memorial Day weekend. Usually Stephen and Michelle come too, but this year it was just us. We had lunch at Rosine's...yup...me too...well...a really yummy bottle for me actually. And then we went down to Cannery Row for a walk and then on to 17 Mile Drive. That's where we had this really neat picture taken at the Lone Cyprus by some very nice French tourists. After the Drive, we had dinner...and then...yea...I'd had enough of my car seat...so I screamed for the next hour. But at least the weather was really nice...
Mommy and Daddy needed to get beyond our four walls today...so we took a trip. We drove through SF and over the Golden Gate Bridge and then down a really curvy road to the Woods. We went for a walk and this is a picture of me sleeping on a bridge over a beautiful creek. The weather was perfect and aside from 3 dirty diapers in 20 minutes, Mommy says I was an angel. :)
