Barrel Tasting for the weekend..

This weekend we headed up to Sonoma for barrel tasting weekend. One of my friends from Dallas, Kathryn and her fiancee Ryan came in town to join us as well, so it was such a treat to get to spend the weekend with them. They had some friends also meet us, and the 6 of us had a wonderful weekend.

For barrel tasting weekend, you can pre buy a wrist band and the band gets you into all the participating wineries (  there were 130). So it is nice not to have to pay at each winery to taste. We got to taste futures and stuff straight out of the barrel. We hit 11 wineries and enjoy all the beautiful "topography". ( Word of the weekend)

We had some nice dinners and way to much wine. I am not sure I want wine for a while, but we bought just a few bottles so we can enjoy them later. We even got the wine maker to sign one of our bottles.

It was perfect weather and pretty much a perfect little weekend. Here are some pictures..

Wow...

Warning: If you do not want to be naustated by how wonderful my husband is, then you should stop reading now! :)

Today was my birthday, and I have never made a huge deal out of my birthday. I did think that this was going to be a good birthday only becuase I got to celebrate with my parents who are in town. As we are starting to get older, there are less and less birthday's that you get to spend with your parents, so this was really all I needed. I had made plans with my mom to go walk around Los Gatos and get some lunch and I was pretty much a happy camper!

However, Drake had his own plans. He gave me a card in the morning, and then proceeds to say, well your gift you will get later.. so in my head I am thinking yea he has to go pick something up still, I get it.. blah blah blah.. However, he 100% surprised me and told me that I needed to be dressed and ready to go by noon. At noon, I would also need to have instructions for a baby sitter for the rest of the day. WHAT IN THE WORLD I am thinking.. he also said I should have eaten by noon too....

So my Mom, Easton and I walk to a little resturant close by and eat some lunch together.. below you can see my cute little lunch date!

Then we came home and a baby sitter showed up at the house, and when I walked outside there was a car waiting to pick us up. Yep, Drake got a car service to take us up to the city. What we were doing in the city, I was still unsure....

The driver pulls up at Bloomingdales and says this is your destation. So we go in, and I have directions to go to the concierge desk. I find that, and then I am lead to a lovely lady named Amanda, who is my OWN PERSONAL SHOPPER FOR THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Amanda had picked out at least 50 outfits, tops, shirts, necklaces, shoes, purses, you name it.. and it was all put together in a dressing room for me, where I could just try on till my heart was content. So that is what I did for the next 2 hours.. did I mention they I got to sip champane and eat choclate while doing this too.. it was absloutly wonderful .

While I was shopping too, Drake surprised me and drove up to the city to surprise me and check on me. It was really sweet! I was glad that he got to be there, becuase he planned it all so it was fun to get to share it with him. It was also so special to get to do all this with my mom. It was all perfection.

At the end, I could pick whatever I wanted and it was all bagged up for me and I was out the door. Let's just say that my closet has a whole new look, and I will be one of the best dressed mom's at the park! :)

Today was the best birthday I have ever had, and I am not sure I have ever been as surprised as I was. I had no idea or even a clue he was up to something. I was pretty much speechless, and I actually am not sure that has ever happend to me before. The toughtfulness that Drake put into the day, to make sure it was all organized, lined up, and all detials were taken care of is truely the biggest part of the gift. The clothes are great, but the idea that came from Drake's heart is really what had me smiling from ear to ear and beaming today.




Our car service




A little wine before our shopping trip



Some of the stuff set up.



My surprise during my shopping spree


Thank you Michael Drake for a wonderful day, I love you very much, and I promise you have redemmed yourself from all bad gift giving talk, so I promise to never speak of it again! :)

At this rate, I can't wait to see what next birthday brings... Kidding! :) I think he is good for another 5 years!

Weekend and Half Moon Bay...

This past weekend my parents were in town. It is always nice to see my parents, and even nicer to have some extra hands for Easton. My parents just adore Easton, so it is always so funny to see my dad on the floor in Easton's room with him, playing. You would think he has never seen a baby! :)

We took Easton to play at The Jungle ( where he loves the ball pit) and tired him out Saturday morning. We then let him nap as we drove to Half Moon Bay for the day and enjoyed a nice little day. It was so pretty and relaxing. The weather this past weekend was wonderful, it makes me so happy! We enjoyed the day and then headed back home later that night. On the way home, we were practicing "mama" with E and every time he followed up with "dada"!! I think he thinks, I am dada! :)

Here are some pictures from the weekend:


Pop and Easton watching their morning cartoons! :)




Ritz at Half moon bay!




Our little family of 3!




Grandma Maggie and Easton!!




I just love this picture of my boys! Drake was making Easton watch the golfers golf, and as you can see Easton was more interested in the hair on Drake's head! :)




My family!



Random thoughts..

Drake and I have been pretty busy lately, and even though he has been home more, it seems that I have been gone more. So we chit chat in passing, but really all my random thoughts and don't forget to tell drake thoughts never get said, because I forget when I actually see him.. so I decided I needed to get them out somewhere so my mind can stop saying, oh you forgot again.. :)

1) I would like for someone to tell the people down the street that it is now March and that it is NOT ok that they still have their Christmas lights up, and not only are they up, but they turn them on each night. NOT OK! :)

2) Who names their kid Phillip Phillips, this has been bugging me since I saw the poor kids name on American idol!

3) Easton could you please stop playing with Chloe's water bowl, it not only makes a mess, but you then need a change of clothes!

4) Rude people at the airport, please do not cut in front of my for the "family boarding time" just because I am not standing on top of the flight attendant waiting to board. So annoying!!

5) I now have a new favorite workout, Hot Pilate's.. never would have thought I liked it..

6) CostCo you are my new best friend, I love that you allow me to go to the grocery store less often!

7) Target RedCard you are also my new best friend, however I have ordered way to much online.. I am pretty sure that the UPS guy knows me by name now!!

8) I love the spring weather that keeps trying to sneak it's way out of winter.. Ready for shorts, sandals, and snow cones!! :)

9) Revenge is my new obsession, however I hate that networks take breaks, a new episode is not airing till April.. this is not ok with me.

10) I don't really have a 10th one, it just sounded like a good number to stop at.. Happy Friday to everyone and hope you have a wonderful weekend!



I know you really only check the blog for the pictures, so here you go! :)



Little man is growing up on me..

Today was Easton's first day of MDO Preschool. He had a great day, and when I picked him up he seemed so happy playing with the other kiddos. I will tell you though, that I have to hand it to the parents who work and take their kids to school everyday, it is a lot of work to get kids packed, ready and off to school.



All ready to go with his lunch all packed!

So while he was at school, I was getting so much done. It is amazing how much I can get done with out him. It is a much needed little break! I am pretty sure Monday's are my new favorite day of the week! :)

So to go along with my little guy growing up, Sunday he said his first word. You can all take a guess as to what it was..... Dada.. I was a little sad, why was it not mama.. but to be honest he has no idea he said it, it kinda rolls off his tongue with some da da da.. dada.. da da da..! But what is crazy to me, is up to Sunday he really wasn't babbling a ton, just ahhhh and different pitches with his voice, but no words or gaga's. Then Sunday he was sitting next to him and all of a sudden he said ga ga gaga!! I was like, what did you just say.. and I then he started with the da's. I swear he has not stopped since. I am always amazed how one day these kids can't do something and then next they can. I have a feeling a lot of his has to do with Easton watching his cousin this past week who was copying everything anyone said. I think he thought pretty hard about it and then just busted out with some words. My kind of boy! :)

So with that, I hope that I can report that he is saying mama.. soon! 

To Grammy's house we go..

This week Easton and I flew down to Grammy's house to visit her and Drake's sister, Jenny! Jenny has two adorable little girls, and the youngest was recently born, so it was our first time to meet her. Maddison Rose is super cute and a GREAT baby. Both of the girls are such good babies, and then there was Easton... ( Easton is good, just simple a Boy)

We had a great time, we went to the Zoo and saw lots of monkeys. I was especially excited because I saw a baby monkey, who we think was a day old. Either way, it was really neat! Then we went to the park and feed the ducks. Easton wanted to get in the pond with ducks, and when given bread to feed the ducks, he feed himself! :)

I loved watching the cousins play together, and can't wait as they all get older and can play even more. Here are some pictures from the trip.


Riley and Easton playing!




Sweetest picture ever.. Riley is hugging her sister Maddie! Easton just wants to join in! :)




Easton and Grammy at the Zoon!




Grammy is letting Easton play in the water, since Easton crawled to the pool a million times!




Riley and Easton have a little picnic!! So cute...



Someone turned 4 today...

While we wish this was Easton turning 4.. it is our other little baby, Miss CHLOE!! :) I would like to say that she had a great day, but frankly I have to admit.. I forgot it was her birthday till about 5 o'clock tonight.. I am a horrible doggy mom!

I felt so bad when I figured it out, that I made Drake make a u turn and head straight to the Petsmart! I picked Chloe up a few extra treats to make up for the fact that I forgot. Poor Chloe, she has really been getting a lot less attention now that someone else has taken over the house, and Chloe has been showing us she is not happy about it.. so this was defiantly not a good thing! Hope I made up for it.. :)



Happy 4th birthday Chloe!! We love you!