Marc and Lara's Weekend

It was a lot of fun!!
We started with our bike ride to Concannon Vineyard. The winery was gorgeous and was completely remodeled. We tried to find what we could taste and smell in the wines. It was an interesting experience. There was so much wine to taste there we did not drink it all. But we tasted every one. When we walked out to the veranda the grapes growing up them were so yummy. We wanted to eat more then just one. They were green yet super sweet. We rode downtown to the Ale House and met my parents for lunch. Yum.. I had the Jalapeno Cilantro Burger.. Definitely getting it again! Then we rode in there truck to La Rochelle. We enjoyed the Pinot Flight along with La Rochelle's pairing platter which included hard bread, cheeses, quince paste and pate. Our favorite was 2006 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir. My mother and I walked to the winery next door called Steven Kent and tasted there. While our wonderful hubby's hung outside with my parents loyal dog Keiko. We enjoyed the barrel tasting style. However, although they were closing they became incredibly busy. Even though we wanted to purchase our favorite the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon we had to give up and head home. We couldn't leave our awesome hubby's out there that long. That evening we took Marc's Camaro to the Livermore club car show. It was a small and quaint car show. I enjoyed seeing the local car's. We decided to go to On The Border and the movie "Unfortunate Bastards" The movie was horrible we had to walk out. So gross they scalped people and clubbed them to death!! Luckily we headed straight home because I was really tired. I went to sleep at 11 and woke up at 11am. That's a lot of sleep! We decided to try another movie and went to "District 9" This was a way better movie & well done. Then we picked up the girls. Chenoa didn't want to leave. Kylee was super happy also. I guess I missed them a bit more then they missed us. Pat kept the girls busy with a new sprinkler, art projects, and a slumber party with a late night movie. We took the girls and Marc's mom to the Olive Garden. We had a smorgasbord of food and spent our entire $100 gift card. What a fun filled weekend. I only wished I had taken a few pictures. I was so busy enjoying the weekend I didn't take any.

Freecycle Table

My Freecycle table was such a lucky find. My friend Paige introduced me to it after my complaining of having no patio table. It was so easy we just picked it up and cleaned it up. Marc was not so sure about a "free" table but it worked out so well. I am keeping my eye out for other great finds!

Mommy and Me Swim Lessons with Kylee and Friends

My friend Nicki and I did swim lesson's with Kylee and Nicki's daughter Tessa. We had a great time hanging with them. It was fun girl time and our daughters have some awesome swim skills. Thankfully Nicki was prepared with her camera on the final day. Here is the link to her blog:

http://jasonandnicki.blogspot.com/2009/08/swim-lessons.html

Summer Of Swimming

Another fun summer with Chenoa's besty. Chenoa loves her swimming on her swim team. She mostly loves all of the qaulity time with her best friend Tara. I love hanging at the gym daily. Tara's mom Chris and I get to work out and hang while our girls do the same. You can't go wrong with that!

Kylee's Birthday Party

June was so overwhelming with the move and the start of summer. Kylee's playgroup was kind enough to allow us to turn a playgroup day into a birthday party. It was so last minute it was nice to have everyone be up for it. Kylee was so excited to have her party. We chose a water park with a playground for maximum fun!

We Bought It

Well we made the big plunge and committed to our first home. It is a bit scary when you are actually signing the papers. Thank goodness our agent met us there and even helped watch the kiddos while we signed. We are so happy we bought this house and are busy but enjoying every minute!

Mango 1st Park Trip

It seemed like we waited for so long. Mango couldn't go to the park until he had all his shots. The first day we took Mango to the dog park he was the only small dog. He ran so fast I had a hard time keeping up with him with my camera!

Busy Summer

Well I have been so busy I haven't had much of a chance to blog. We are all moved into our awesome house. Chenoa had a great swim season and now things are becomeing a bit quiet before Chenoa starts 2nd grade in a couple of days. I have missed some important events. Because of this it may take me a while to catch up.

Before we moved into our house. We took the girls on a trip to the beach. We had such a wonderful time. I can't wait to go again!