We headed out to Napa to purchase some veggie plants for our dream (yet to be created!) garden. Michael was cramming to study for a LEED certification exam that he had to take Monday morning, but he was a trooper and would look at his notes while I did the driving. We met up with our friends and their daughter and son. Noah got to hold a baby chick and Chloe just climbed around to her hearts content.
After the farm we drove on the windy'est road I've been on to Chateau St. Jean for a picnic on the lawn. www.chateaustjean.com
After a sunny lunch and lots of catching up with our friends we followed them to their favorite bakery near Bodega Bay for the world's most enormous cinnomon rolls, delicious bread and amazing hazelnut biscotti. Check it out at: http://www.wildflourbread.com/
Noah had his heart set on ice cream so we drove to Sebastopol to Screamin' Mimis to finish out a driving tour of some of our new favorite spots. http://www.screaminmimisicecream.com/contactus.shtmlThanks Mihn and Karyne!
We had fun driving around with you guys and with all that cramming - Michael passed his exam!
Noah's become best buds with Obediah! We went to a great park with a creek to play in, swings for the girls and lots of labs to play with. Our kids are within months of one another and Lynn and I clicked from the start so its been fun to explore all of the new (to us!) parks around the area with another little boy that is as energetic as Noah.
Noah had a memorable trip to the doctor's office. It was just a check-up and the doctor and nurse were both so great with him. However, he sat hunched in a corner hyperventilating with unexplained angst for at least half an hour while the doctor took his history and tried to get him to warm up to her. Michael had to hold him (this isn't the first time he's acted this way - so I brought reinforcements with me this time!) to be weighed and measured and eventually he settled down enough (after reasoning, bribery and eventually threats) to get his vision and hearing checked. But I was pretty worked up by how traumatic these doctor's visits were getting. So I was pretty surprised when a few days later he had his veterinarian's kennel out, with Chloe's doll up on the "zay'minning" table looking for a hearbeat. Maybe there's hope after all.
Its rare these days for Noah to sleep later than me - he's just like Michael - an early bird. Normally he comes into our room and climbs up into our bed to say "mom, its morning time GET UP!". So I loved being able to sneak into his room and catch a few seconds of watching him sleep like an angel.
After the farm we drove on the windy'est road I've been on to Chateau St. Jean for a picnic on the lawn. www.chateaustjean.com
After a sunny lunch and lots of catching up with our friends we followed them to their favorite bakery near Bodega Bay for the world's most enormous cinnomon rolls, delicious bread and amazing hazelnut biscotti. Check it out at: http://www.wildflourbread.com/
We had fun driving around with you guys and with all that cramming - Michael passed his exam!
