Flying the Friendly Skies

We had the most peaceful flight up to Northern California for our Napa trip--Parker stuffed his face with a banana, Cheerios, and grapes--all before takeoff--and then fell right to sleep as soon as we left the ground. It was the most relaxing flight I've had in...oh, about 19 months!

Wine Country

We spent a fun and busy yet relaxing three days in Napa with Dee, Niki, Emily, Peter, Josie, Diana, John Paul, and Grayson! We were quite a crew--it took a 12-passenger (Merlot-colored, of course) van to haul us all from winery to winery! Thank you to Diana for this great photo among the grape vines at Garden Creek Vineyards in the Alexander Valley. (you can check out Diana's website at www.casanovaphotography.com)

In the Barrel Room

Here's Parker and Josie hanging out among the barrels of wine at Groth. In about 20 more years, they can taste the wine too!

Bathing Beauties

The days were incredibly hot in Napa (almost 90 degrees), so it felt great to cool off in the hotel pools in the evenings.

Time for Some Swimming Lessons

Parker is really opening up to the whole swimming pool experience--I think we'll take a swimming class this fall.

Cousin Grayson

Parker and Grayson got to play together a lot on our Napa trip; Grayson is about fourteen months old and is the son of Jared's stepsister, Diana. I think Parker did a good job of teaching Grayson all about throwing rocks into water.