Birthday Lunch

Nat, Chris, and Jason had a wonderful birthday lunch with me at Brio.

I practiced taking pictures on my favorite model: Chewy!

Horse Parade

Here are some pictures from the Delaware All Horse Parade (there were some marching bands too).

Eli - 2 months old

We watched the OSU game with Jenna, Keith, and Eli. I brought over my camera to take some pictures.

New Camera!

Jason got me a new camera for my birthday. I'm so happy because my old camera was driving me crazy. It took forever between pictures and sometimes it would wait a long time before actually taking the picture. I can't wait to learn about all of the features.

Old Camera

New Camera

Beer!

I just read about this and I'm thinking of going on Saturday:

Ale! Ale! The gang will all be here for the Columbus Microbrew Festival at the North Market. The usual suspects in the Columbus craft brewing community will be present and accounted for during the fourth annual celebration of all things local ale-related. This year’s event will take place on Friday, September 11th from 5 – 9 p.m. and on Saturday, September 12th from noon - 7 p.m. on the second floor of the market house. It’s a great place to start a stellar weekend and warm up for the rematch of the season with OSU taking on USC at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 12.

Participating local microbreweries include: Barley’s Brewing Company (Ale House No. 1), Barley’s Smokehouse & Brewpub (Ale House No. 2), Columbus Brewing Company, Elevator Brewing Company, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Hoster Brewing Company and Weasel Boy Brewing Company. Representatives from each microbrewery will be on hand to pour samples of their signature drafts. Admission to the event is free. Beer tasting admission is $15 and includes a commemorative pint glass and ten tasting tickets. Discount coupons good for $2 off the tasting admission fee will be available at all participating microbreweries beginning September 1. Additional tasting tickets will be available for $.50 each. Tickets are available in advance online (starting September 1) at the North Market business office and at the door on the days of the event.

“The North Market is our community’s epicenter for all things local and culinary. We are home to local merchants, farmers, artisans and, this weekend, microbreweries!” said David Wible, Executive Director for the North Market. “The creativity exhibited and the quality of the beers created by our local craft brewers blend nicely with the atmosphere at our public market. The Columbus Microbrew Festival is an opportunity for our Market patrons to be exposed to our hometown brews and for beer aficionados to experience the North Market.”

More CA pictures

Scott is a manager at Discovery Kingdom, so we spent a day enjoying his park. It's like Sea World and King Island together in one place. We started the day swimming with dolphins. I couldn't take any pictures because I was busy swimming with dolphins. We purchase a picture though. Then we checked out some animal shows and rode some of the coasters. Lots of fun and great weather as usual here in Vallejo.

On a differnt day we toured the St Helena and Napa Valley areas. Scott and Jason probably had 3 bottles each that day. I quit after the second winery.

Lunch after a wine tasting. Wine, bread, and cheese!

Sutter Home Winery






V. Sattui Winery cellar

A vineyard that we passed. They look so cool from a distance. I love the clean rows.





We had a wonderful dinner at Ad Hoc, which is a Thomas Keller restaurant. Then we stopped by Bouchon Bakery to pickup some treats - TKOs and macaroons. It was Scott's birthday that day too - bonus!

California

We had lots of fun in San Francisco. We toured the city, visited a national monument/park, and swam with dolphins! We will come back and visit Scott again, to do some of the things we couldn't get in this visit. It is such a beautiful place. Clear sky, sunny days, cool nights, just perfect.

Cleveland Visit

Jason and I went up to Cleveland for a wedding this weekend. We stayed with Joan and Frankie since they lived so close to the wedding location. We hung out and played some mini golf till it was time to go to the wedding.

Here is a funny thing that was written on Jason's malt cup.

Jason won the mini golf game by a couple strokes.

John and JoAnn were staying with Joan while we were there.


Joan, Frank, and Manni.

Deer roam the neighborhood where my aunt lives.

Here we are, all dressed up.

The Deckers were dressed fancy, too.

Karen and her dad.

Jason, Kristen, and Bryan played for the ceremony.

The wedding was at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. It was such a beautiful location and the weather was really wonderful that day. The boys loved playing with the bubbles.

Karen and James shared the cake very nicely. No messes.

They had Rock Band set up to play during the reception.

There was a basket of toys and such for kids during the reception. Our table got ahold of the glow sticks and had a lot of fun.

Haircut completed

Based on how long I waited between cuts, Chewy will be getting his next haircut in March. Perfect timing!

Trip to the Zoo

Jenna, Eli, and I made a trip to the zoo this weekend. The weather was great, but the crowds were awful.

When we got back to Jenna's house, I picked up Chewy to head home. I forgot my camera so I had to run back in to get it. When I came back to the car Chewy decided he wanted to drive us home.