Catching up...

Again - I have gotten behind in my posting so I am going to do a quick recap of some exciting happenings this fall...

WORLD SERIES

The Rangers made it to the World Series this past season - so we surprised the guys with tickets to Game  3!  We went out to lunch and I prepared a bag for each with shirts, hats and a framed ticket.  Let's just say they were shocked.  Unfortunately, the Rangers did not win Game 3 but the guys still had a great time!

At the last minute Matt & I got tickets to Game 5 - it was a great game and we brought home a win!

HALLOWEEN

Trip to Petsmart on Halloween = All costumes 75% OFF!  Therefore, I couldn't resist getting Maximus his first costume!  He actually did really well in it, at stayed in it long enough to take some pictures and show MDOT when he got home.  

SLEEPOVER

Maximus had his cousin, Diesel, over for a sleepover while his Aunt & Uncle celebrated their 5 year anniversary!  They had a great time and played the whole weekend!  Here are a few pics...

THANKSGIVING

This year we spent Thanksgiving in the Hill Country between Fredericksburg and Boerne.  We had a nice relaxing weekend.  Here are a few pictures from our trip...

Max found an antler

Swimming in the Guadeloupe River

Reading on the front porch

Beer Gardens in Fredericksburg

Taking a walk just before sunset

Our drive home...

We have been keeping busy.  Next entry will be the finished study - long over due!

Back to San Fan

Our last day we drove had breakfast at the deli in the Square and then headed back to San Fran.  We stopped to get some pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge on our way to the airport.  

We had a much needed relaxing vacation - can't wait to go back!

Sonoma - Day Three

We had another full day of vineyards and wine.  We started the day at Ledson Winery.  

It was a gorgeous house/castle.

Then we went stopped by Chateau St Jean - this was another one of our favorites.  The grounds were beautiful and had many different sitting areas.  

They have a deli bar where you can get sandwiches or 

cheeses and enjoy a bottle of wine on the property.

They also had some games...

 It was a perfect day for the jeep!

Next stop was  Benzinger...

We also did a tour here and got to explore the wine caves.

We finished the day on the patio at the HopMonk Tavern. 

Sonoma - Day One

We started off the morning at a local vineyard and winery - Larson Family Winery. 

They had gorgeous grounds that you could go and walk around

They also had picnic tables and games.  Next time we come back we will bring a lunch with us and hang out here a little longer :)

We grabbed lunch from a deli on the square and ate in the park before heading to the next winery.

Our next stop was Sebastiani...this was one of the more well known wineries we visited during our stay.

We decided to take a tour while we were there and got to see where the grapes were processed.

Our final stop for the day was at Gunlach Bundschu.  Also recommend stopping by here if you are ever in the area.

They had beautiful grounds where you could walk around and enjoy your wine.

San Fran to Sonoma

The second part of our trip we spent in the wine country.  We took our time driving from San Francisco to Sonoma - we had lunch in Salsalito then took Highway 1 for a couple of hours and then cut across.

It was a foggy morning when we left the city.

We stayed at a cute boutique hotel in Sonoma the MacArthur Place. 

Happy hour on our balcony

We had dinner on the square at Mary's Pizza Shack - it was great pizza and a quiet atmosphere on the patio.