Heading To School

Another Wednesday morning & Gracie leading her little sister into school. First stop...Room 102 where we say good-bye to Gracie. Next stop...upstairs to room 202 for Josie & Mommy :)

Fall Clean-Up

Today was "Fall Clean-Up Day" in our backyard as the girls are very excited to begin decorating for Halloween. Gracie was very happy to help with this project & was so fast at pulling out flowers that we couldn't keep up with her...such a little gardener :) She kept saying "this is hard work!!!" but didn't want to stop for a break. A fun family project :)

Mom & Tot Class

Josie had her first day of mom & tot today. So every Wednesday "us girls" get to go to school together :) Gracie thought this was very cool!!! And of course, I did too :) Josie liked her teacher & met a few new friends too. She's off to a good start but growing up too fast!!!

Sleeping Beauty

After listening to this enchanting fairy tale at ballet class...our little princess Josie dressed up in Sleeping Beauty's beautiful pink dress & showed-off some of her favorite ballet moves.

Let's Sashay

Practicing her "sashay" with Ms. Dana :)

San Francisco

Our trip ended in San Franciso where we enjoyed 2 fun-filled days roaming around the city. We especially enjoyed the fabulous seafood at The Fisherman's Wharf...steamed mussels, ahi tuna & seafood cioppino...yummy!!! And of course, riding the trolley around the city!!! What a great city to end our vacation.

Kuperman's & Ledson Winery...A Good Combination

A photo with Kelsey...who took care of us at Ledson :)

Dinner at The Girl & The Fig

Sunday we enjoyed wine tasting with our friends, The Kuperman's. Caroline set up a private tasting for us at her favorite place...Ledson Winery & Vineyard. Since she is a member, we had a private room in the mansion, sampled several different wines & were treated like royalty!!! We had so much fun that our tasting lasted 3 hours!!! We ended up buying a case of wine too :) Then we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at The Girl & The Fig. It was a great day in Sonoma!!!

Joseph Phelps Vineyard

Saturday we met up with our friends, The Mitchell's, to enjoy a wine tasting at the beautiful Joseph Phelps Vineyard. Next stop, back to the Mitchell's house in Napa to enjoy the bottle of magnum that Doug & Jane purchased :) Thanks for your wonderful hospitality!!!

Napa Valley

Kris surprised me with a early birthday present...a weekend in Napa Valley with some of our good friends!!! We rented a beautiful house & enjoyed a weekend of wine tasting together. I could not have asked for a better way to kick-off my birthday celebration. Looks like I'll be enjoying some of the wine we brought home as the celebration continues in Chicago for my actual birthday in October. Thanks to all that helped me celebrate. I'm a lucky girl :)

Gracie's First Day Of School

All dressed & ready to go...sporting her new sparkly shoes too :)

Heading into Room 102


On her way out of school...look at that smile :)

Looks like a very successful first day!!!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

A perfect day at that ball game...lots of ballpark goodies & ending with a CUBS WIN!!!! Looking forward to a better year in 2011 :)

Go Cubs Go

Go Gracie Go!!!

Happy Birthday Nana Marci

We celebrated Nana Marci's birthday with a SURPRISE PARTY!!! Lots of balloons, pizza, juice boxes & of course cupcakes. What a fun family party!!!