Carpinteria Weekend

This past weekend, we drove down to Carpinteria, California to spend time with some of my family (my Dad and Trish) and Mike's family (his Mom, Adrian and Jamie). We had SO much fun, it has been months since Joel has been able to see so many grandparents at the same time!

On Saturday, we visited some wineries in the Santa Rita Hills. Mike packed a fabulous picnic lunch, and we tasted some terrific wines at Foley and Melville. The weather was fantastic and the grape vines were all changing colors, which really made us feel like it was fall.

We all agreed that Carpenteria is the perfect location for our families to meet and spend time together.




Grandma Teri thought it would be a good idea to turn Joel into a two horned monster... Instead Grandpa Pat captured Joel's easy going personality with this great pic:

Thanks to everyone for making the trip, we hope that we can do it again soon!

Comments

Melissa said…
What a cutie! Sounds like fun, and Kate, you look fantastic! Can't wait to see you...
November 5, 2007 at 3:52 PM
Unknown said…
El bebé Joel mira preciosamente en país del vino. I wish Becky and I could have been there. Great blog Katie!
November 5, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey Katie! Mike, Joel and you look soo cute! I am so sad I didn't get to make it this trip, but I better get to see you guys soon. Love you!
November 5, 2007 at 6:04 PM
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