354. Toddlers. 355. Huge fast falling snowflakes and waking up to a surprise wonder winter land. 356. Morning bakers. 357. Sisters that actually get along all morning (rarely happen like this!). 358. Pumpkin muffins.
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I love vacation - it is fantastic but...thankful for... 341. Home. 342. Hugs from my girls. 343. My own bed. 344. My mom and dad for watching the girls so we can get away. I honestly am so incredibly thankful to them for this. 345. Routine. 346. Grocery shopping and hot chocolate with my girls. 347. Squeals coming from the backyard as the girls play outside. 348. "I love you Mom" and sweet hugs from Olivia. 349. Ballet dancing while I stumble through songs on the piano. 350. Ava snuggles. 351. Fun, simple craft projects that help me organize (and snaz up) my spice shelf - for cheap! 352. Little helpers who double as ballerina's. 353. Sparkly shoes.
329. Morning coffee and reading with the hubs. 330. Belgian waffles. 331. Winter coats. 332. Strolling through an artful town, taking in artful homes. Groezinger Winery, and once known as "Vintage 1870," built in 1870 by German born Groezinger. It was one of the biggest facilities of the day and included a brick winery, a brandy distillery, a steam power plant, creamery, brick stables and barns, and a two-story estate mansion. It was in operation until 1955. 333. Church bells ringing through the air - singing familiar hymns as we walk through town. 334. The sound of my girls' voices. Miss them so much! 335. Lunch at the Napa market. 336. Hope & Grace chardonnay. 337. Orange flowers. I love the color orange. 338. Being with Doug. 339. Caramel macchiatos and vanilla bean frappes. 340. Going back home to the Midwest. 341. Snow capped mountains in the distance.
316. A good nights sleep and morning workout. 317. Homey bowl of oatmeal. 318. More beautiful scenery. 319. Windy mountain roads. 320. Viader (my favorite wine of the trip). 321. Winery stories. 322. Bees buzzing around Rosemary bushes. 323. Courtyards, sun and friends. Love these 4! 324. Little reminders of my Grandma Julia who I so look forward to seeing again someday. Not only was her name Julia but...I think I have heard stories about her liking this lady. Would love to visit this kitchen/museum on our next trip - think I'm going to have to make it happen! 325. Gott's roadside. Different location this year - seriously...one of my favorite burgers/onion rings ever. 326. Robert Craig. cheese. olive oil/rosemary grapes. friends. scenery. sunsets. some of my favorite wine. Perfect Saturday night. 327. Barrel rooms decorated for dinner. 327. Flava beans! 328. Steak, brownies a...
303. Breakfast! 304. Vineyards speckled with baaing, grazing sheep. Wineries rent sheep to cut (eat) the grass and fertilize;-) (biodynamic agriculture). Our first stop was Joseph Phelps winery - they had hundreds of sheep grazing and it was fun to go out onto their terrace and listen to the sheep baa:-) And the tasting room was gorgeous - they had hundreds of empty, dusty wine bottles lining the shelves in the room, gigantic striking barrels and framed letters from different president administrations - detailing Joseph Phelps wines paired with dinners held at the White House - sort of neat! 305. Palm trees standing proud smack dab in the middle of a valley. Next stop...Round Pond Estate. This was one of my favorites stops on the trip - we toured their olive grove, gardens, barrel room - and then sat out on their gorgeous patio for olive oil/red wine vinegar/wine tastings...and lunch - some of it straight from their garden. Relaxing to s...