California Getaway

Derek and I were able to get away to California for a few days. It was a fun time for us to hang out relax and spend time together.  We were in San Francisco for a few days.

Getting some fish and chips on the wharf

PEACE! We enjoyed exploring the Hiaght-Ashbury area

We had a wonderful dinner at A-16

View of the Golden Gate Bridge before our run across it on morning

Pretty flowers at the farmers market.  I love the San Fran farmers market

Bay Bridge while walking along the Embarcadero

We went up to the Twin Peaks and had amazing views of San fran

Tartine , how we love thee!  We enjoyed lunch and dessert there and then relaxing in the park for a while

Giants game.  They played the Astros, it got close in the 9th inning but the Giants won

Such a pretty ballpark

We relaxed in Alamo Square Park and saw the Painted Ladies( or the house from Full House)

We ran in Marin Headlands one day.  So pretty!  Views of the sea and San Fran

We ran by some old WW11 bunkers and missle areas.  A little eeire

After our time in San Francisco, we drove to the Sonoma Valley wine country.  We had a
 nice relaxing time.

Iron Horse Winery, such a pretty view

Grapes starting to change color, also called, veraison

Michel-Schlumberger, one of our favorite wineries

Grapes at Truett Hurst 

We enjoyed many picnics on our trip.  So pretty!

Winery tour

Vineyard are so pretty to look at

We stayed in a cute cottage in Kenwood.  It was great.  We were able to relax and grill steaks  for dinner one night. 

Wine tasting at Bartholomew Park Winery.  i\It was beautiful there !

Lunch in the vineyards

Aww!  The Golden gate Bridge.  It is amazing!

We ate dinner at Ozumo overlooking the water and the Bay Bridge.  It was a perfect night for our 13th anniversary!

4th Fun!

We went to Houston to spend time with my family for the 4th.  We celebrated my mom's birthday.
The kids were in a parade with my dad.  The had a blast and were so cute!  It made me think of all of the parades I was in as a child!

We had fun hanging out and the kids enjoyed doing fireworks.  It was a relaxing, fun 4th of July.  The kids stayed in Houston for a few days with my parents while we came back to Austin.  They had a blast hanging out and being spoiled by them.

Swim team

The kids were both on swim team this year.  They had a fun time and improved their skills.  Barrett really enjoyed doing backstroke and breast stroke.  He got a medal for most improved in his back. I love that they are both confident swimmers. The highlight for them was swimming at the UT swim center.  It was pretty cool!  Here are some pics from our swim season.

Memorial Weekend

We had a fun memorial day weekend.  We spend the day in Fredericksburg as a family.  Our first stop was Enchanted Rock.  It was very windy at the top.  We had a fun time hiking and looking at the views.

After Enchanted Rock, we went to Marburger Orchards and picked peaches and blackberries.

We headed into town for lunch and to walk around the town. It was a fun day for us. 

 We were able to spend time with Kurt, Suzy, and the kids too.  It was a great, relaxing weekend.