Kekoa goes wine tasting...

Scott and I tried to go wine tasting on Saturday with Kekoa. I say "tried" because it was not a very successful mission. Neither Kekoa or I were feeling our best. My seasonal allergies were acting up and Kekoa was a little cranky from not having a good nap.

Where did we go wine tasting? No, not all the way up to Napa. There are so many wonderful wineries really close to us in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was Passport Weekend for the local wineries. We purchased our "passports" two years ago, when I had returned from Ecuador. Passport Weekend is four times a year, on the third Saturday of the month. You get a stamp for the wineries you visit and the participating wineries have special tastings or other goodies for us passport holders! :)

We did make it to one tasting at a winery that is only open on Passport Weekends. The view was spectacular but I couldn't stop sneezing! We could see the entire Bay Area! We headed to the second winery, with hungry tummies, to have a picnic lunch. Scott had packed us a really yummy lunch with wine, delicious cheeses, table water crackers, juicy grapes, and even a special treat of chocolate. We drove up the windy steep road to the top of the hill, enjoying the view as we went. When we got there, I was sneezing away, it was really cold and windy, and Kekoa was fussy...so, we had our picnic lunch in the car (which was actually really quite nice) and then headed home. Even though we didn't get to do much wine tasting, it was still so nice to spend the day together as a family. The next Passport Weekend is in April....hopefully we can go again and be in better spirits! :)

Getting ready to go...
Notice Kekoa matches with daddy!
Trying to get a picture of the 3 of us! My eyes are so irritated...can you tell? :)
The view from the winery! Breathtaking!

While we were picnicking in the car, Kekoa wanted to drive us home!