A Little Napa Getaway...

My mom loves us. So much in fact she had us come up and visit her in Concord Ca. for a few days! It was a rather quick trip, but 100% worth it because we saw my mama! And the boys did SO GOOD on the 8 hour drive up there! List of stuff I packed for them: SNACKS (a ton), books (new from the library to keep James interested, and some of his fave from home), appropriate aged toys for each boy like Hotwheels for James and teething toys for Henry, and absolutely NO iPAD because truthfully, we forgot. Oopsies.

We got in late Thursday night about 10pm, had a little something to eat (jk, mom got us some bomb tacos and tamales-thanks mom!) and we chatted and just hung out. Here are some snaps of the boys on the road...

I love this man. Thanks for driving babe.

The next day we got ready to hit the road again and check out Napa. We had never been before, but had heard it was SO BEAUTIFUL. All those dreamy things are very true. It was like heaven on earth, or like Italy, or like some sort of fantasy land with rolling green hills, BIG blue skies speckled with fluffy white clouds, and some seriously delicious clean air. AKA, heaven on earth! 

My mom getting some snuggle time with her grandsons before we head out.

It was about an 80 minute drive so we just took in the scenery while both boys napped, and made a pit stop to use the bathroom at a neat little winery village (I don't know if that's what they really are, but it's pretty much what they are) and even that was awesome. Men in blazers, women wearing CHICO clothing, it was all very posh and totally out of my league, but I still loved it. I felt like I was at some sort of fancy countryclub and everyone knew the dress code except me. It was really funny.

We continued to a winery called Castello di Amorosa, a quaint little winery that was actually not quaint and was in fact a giant castle! James LOVED it! Actually, we all loved it! "The authentically-styled, 13th century, Tuscan castle and winery" was a complete beauty, and such a fun place to take some photos...

Why does he look so BIG here? Somebody hold me.

FB profile pic?? Heck ya!

Then we drove around some more until we spotted a camping spot where we stopped to eat some snacks. Again, a fun spot to take some photos...and see a rattlesnake! Teddy, you're our hero for warning/saving us!

After that, we drove around some more until we spotted a Petrified Forest. We stopped. SO COOL!

After the forest, we headed back to Concord where we had a delicious dinner at the hotel restaurant with my mama. Did I mention it was DELICIOUS?? We had steak...the kind that Ron Swanson would approve of. 

The next day we went to Denny's for breakfast with my mom, nina Evelyn, and brother. We all caught up and laughed and enjoyed one another's company. I loved it. Such a perfect end to a quick trip.

So thankful for our little getaway. Mom, you're the best, I love you so much!