Napa Trip ~ Craig and Maria

We had the most amazing time in Napa with our friends, Phil and Katherine from Michigan.  There were 4 couples in total on this trip including us.  The other couples spend a lot of money on wine so we were able to attend the Del Dotto Barrels and Beast Party as well as visiting several top notch wineries.  We stayed at the most amazing hotel called Los Alcobas in St. Helena.  It was a new Starwood hotel and they did everything top of the line.  Craig's favorite part of our hotel room was the high tech toilet that lit up when you walked into the room, had a heated seat, and washed you from the front and back. lol.  The first day we flew into San Francisco and met Phil and Kat for dinner.  The next day we drove to Napa and made our first stop at Amuse Bouche, which had the most amazing view and wonderful wine.  They also had beautiful artwork that went along with their bottles of wine.  Next we stopped by the general store for lunch and then headed to Clif Lede for another tasting.  We had dinner at Auberge du Soleil and this restaurant had the most amazing views with great food.  The next day we had a tasting at 7&8 Winery, Peacock Winery followed by Frantesca with lunch overlooking their winery.  All of those vineyards had great wine and we ended up buying several bottles from each.  That night we went to Del Dotto's Barrels and Beasts party for their top customers (luckily we have friends of friends that buy a lot of wine)  We had some amazing wines, one being a Zinfandel, which I never like, but this one is a new favorite.  Finally our last day we went to Hess Winery and a few others.  This was our first trip to Napa and I'm glad we waited all of these years because it was so special.       

Grayson & Liam ~ May Photos

Grayson and Liam had a busy month.  Unfortunately they were sick most of the month.  I have a picture of several bottles of medicine and lots of syringes.  Our poor little guys were fighting off a lot of stuff.  Grayson continues to do well at his school.  He goes two full days a week and loves learning new things, although drop off is still an issue.  He always has good things to say about his day when I pick him up and they always send the cutest pictures of him having fun.  He will start a new school next year and will go five full days.  

  I bought the boys squirt guns and they had a blast playing with them, although Liam could only squirt the gun at his face as his finger was not long enough to hold it face forward.  I was laughing so hard, but managed to take a few pictures.  They love wearing my shoes and this makes Craig nervous.  lol.  They love climbing up the stairs and constantly say, "Watch, momma!"  They love playing with Daddy and snuggling with Mommy.  Daddy always has fun, crazy things to do with them including his homemade trampoline.  Hopefully I can share this crazy thing they do in a future post.  

The last couple pictures are the lovely mess the boys made in the bathroom.  They got the toilet paper wet and threw it on the wall.  I left them alone for 5 minutes and they trashed the bathroom.  I was so mad, but it was actually hilarious.  I'm sure these boys will come up with many more shenanigans in the coming years.

Grayson - T-Ball

Grayson started t-ball with Lil Sluggers and loves it!  This is the first sport that we've been able to watch from the sidelines.  He goes with our neighbor Jack and they have fun learning how to play baseball.  The coaches have been great and he's learned so much.  

Liam ~ 21 Months

Liam is 21 months old!  He loves to carry his puppy back pack everywhere.  Our cool little dude loves wearing his shades and loves playing in mommy's makeup.  Daddy thought it was so funny he video taped it instead of stopping him from ruining mommy's makeup.  His face masterpiece is priceless so definitely worth it!  Our little guy went potty on the toilet for the first time (Mother's Day) and was so proud.  He also went potty 3 times and pooped once on May 15th.  Hopefully he will be potty trained early since he loves doing everything like big brother Grayson.  He loves reading books and going to the park.  Every morning he wakes up and comes downstairs and immediately asks to go to the park.  He hides his pacis so he can find them later because we started taking them away.  He are trying to only give it to him when he takes a nap and goes to bed.  He gives kisses and hugs when you ask (normally sticks his cheek out when you ask for a kiss).  He is obsessed with vitamins and would take 20 a day if we let him.  He picks out his shoes and wants to get ready to head out the door.  We are so lucky to be his mommy and daddy and can't wait to see him enter the next stage...the terrible 2s!

New Words

Waffles (April 27), ouch (April 29th), Ucky, paci, babies, me (not sure of dates), ribbed, moo, quack (May 7th), baa (May 10th)

Mother's Day

We celebrated Mother's Day at our favorite brunch spot, Stella Barra.  We had a nice day hanging out with the boys and Oma at home relaxing.  Craig told me I could pick out a nice clutch purse for my present.  I have my eye on a YSL clutch and can't wait to pick it out.  We got Oma a Tory Burch tote bag and she loved it.  I'm so lucky to have such an amazing family.  My boys are my life and definitely know how to make me feel special.  They think the world of Oma and we are so lucky she spends a lot of time with us.