Thanksgiving Vacation

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year with just the 3 of us in wine country. We spent 2 nights in Sonoma and Napa and loved being together. On our way north we stopped by Golden Gate Park and Kyla had a blast at their playground. It was huge and full of everything fun you can think of at age 2.

Then we drove to our bed and breakfast where they had free cookies, hot chocolate, and hors d'oeuvres, to go with a perfect sized room, and a hot tub. Kyla thought it was pretty fun swimming in such a hot pool. She didn't venture far from her little top step though.
There is always time for coloring.
The next morning we drove out to St. Helena to the #1 rated winery for 2011. It is called V. Satturi and we had a great time there. Although we don't drink wine, it was still fun to see all the barrels, and they had other tasty caramels and dips to sample. We ate a delicious picnic lunch out on their grounds and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.



This was a great time to visit wine country because all the leaves were changing colors. The rows and rows of vineyards were a handful of different colors similar to this tree. Gorgeous!
In Napa we stayed at a Marriott and Kyla slept in a pack-n-play shoved into the closet. So cozy.
For Thanksgiving dinner I made reservations at a place I heard was open without even looking at the menu. When we got there I sat down to a menu full of pasta and pizza. No turkey, stuffing, potatoes, rolls, etc? I was NOT happy. Luckily they had a special for the night that was their version of a Thanksgiving dinner but it was just ok. So although our actual Thanksgiving dinner wasn't the best, our vacation as a whole made up for it. The next day we visited the Sonoma Cheese Factory and sampled tons of unique and absolutely delicious cheeses! This is a picture of all their options. Loved it! We also ate a great lunch there and played out in the park at the town square. Such a cute place.
Then before heading home we stopped by Train Town in Sonoma. Free admission... great! Turns out each ride/attraction costs an arm and a leg, so we looked around the free train station area for a bit and Kyla and I rode the carousel once. Still fun.

We had a wonderful and memorable Thanksgiving break with just us three but now I'm really looking forward to Christmas break to see our families.