A wedding, wine and another wedding

Chris, Gabe and I just finished a fun-filled, two week trip to California and Utah. First we headed to SLC, Utah for a little family time then it was off to San Fransisco for the wedding of my cousin, Brian. Let me tell you, he and his new wife Allison know how to throw a party! Their wedding was beautiful and their reception was awesome! It was held at a beautiful country club in the middle of wine country. We had so much fun dancing and the dinner was delicious! My niece Stella stole the show with her dancing. People lined up to get their turn with the littlest dancer.

Next it was off to Sonoma where we stayed in an adorable house on the Russian River and spent a couple of days tasting wine. This was the first family vacation we have had with my parents, brother and sister and their spouses. We bought entirely too much wine but we had a great time. Gabe was great during the trip even though he spent a good deal of it in his car seat or stroller. He is such a trooper. I hope Chris and I can make it out there once a year.



After all the the wine drinking we headed back to SLC for my friend, Nicole's wedding. They pulled out all the stops and threw an awesome party. It was also great to see a few old high school friends. It's always nice to catch up and see how everyone is doing. I need to do a better job of keeping in touch. Thank goodness for Facebook!



It was a great vacation and I can't wait until Gabe is old enough to enjoy all the fun. Every time I leave SLC it gets a little harder knowing that Gabe won't be able to see everyone up there very often. But I know the times he will be there will be filled with lots of fun and love.