Author: Carrie Zinnecker

Worn Out Got back home today.  We are all pooped.  This guy woke up from his nap crying, so we cuddled on the couch for a while.  It was much needed.

  Leaving Napa Timer shot.  You can probably tell by the fact that we are blurry and the trees are nice and crisp!  Oh yeah, and we’re wearing matching shirts :) This day is out of order.  I would say I’m not sure how that happened, but I do.  I have a worthless brain.

Spa Day My first facial ever and a great massage.  Unfortunately I left feeling like I should have bought the $500 worth of products she said I should be using on my face.  But I am glad I left with none of it.

  Sisters at Pride Vineyards I would recommend this place to anyone who visits Napa Valley.  A great tour of the vineyards and caves, and great wine.  I learned more about wine on this tour than the rest of the trip.  We all bought a few bottles and brought them home.  Saving my merlot for … [Read more…]

 Paraduxx Winery This is the first winery we visited on our trip and it was wonderful. I’m going to wrap up the whole trip in one big post at a later date (when I can get my act together…)

Sunset Last night I slept in the same room with Carson, both of us in twin beds.  Around 5 am I heard a thud and he began to cry.  I got him back in bed pretty quickly and he fell back to sleep. Uncle Tom came in from San Diego to do a walk through … [Read more…]

Ice Cream and Matching PJs with Maren I had to take Carson to the dentist this morning.  He chipped his front tooth like a year ago, but nothing came of it so we left it alone.  He got hit in the face with a swing while we were in Amarillo and by Monday it was … [Read more…]

Running I’ve started running 2 to 3 times a week.  Not always very far and not always very fast, but it’s something.  We go around 8 and it is humid, but not terribly hot.  Today though there was absolutely no breeze and it was pretty miserable.  I was soaked and exhausted by the end of … [Read more…]

  Flying Home Carson sat in his own window seat on the flight home.  He fell asleep during the flight and his head kept falling forward and then he’d jerk it back, and on and on that went.  Ben tried to put his blanket up near his head but that only helped for a little … [Read more…]