Sunday, October 04, 2009

Wining not whining

We got up Saturday morning and thought "hey let's go to Napa just for the heck of it"! So off we went, strategically driving during Claire's morning nap-time. Our first stop was V. Sattui winery in Napa since we like their picnicking grounds and lunch options. We laid out a blanket and plopped Claire down on it, and within a minute she was already trying to eat dirt:



We explained to her that there are much better things to eat than dirt. So she moved on to the wine:


We explained to her that she is much too young to be trying wine. Instead, she practiced pulling herself up to standing, using Daddy's legs for leverage.


V. Sattui was the perfect place to relax and nap in the sunshine. Afterwards we went for a hike in Bothe Napa Valley State Park, where you can find redwoods even this far east. We didn't get any views of the valley however, so the next day we went to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and hiked up to Bald Peak for views of both Sonoma and Napa, as well as San Francisco.







After the hike we stopped at Viansa Vineyards for a picnic lunch. It's perched up on a hill and has amazing views. Claire couldn't find any dirt to eat but she did go to town eating her teething biscuit, and using it as a medium for "painting" Daddy's jeans.





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