Happy 4th!

Happy Fourth of July!! Well, we started out the weekend right with my family driving up from So Cal. They arrived Friday evening and stopped by our house to say hello! Mom and dad stayed at the hotel that is about 50 feet from our house while my sister stayed in our guest bedroom!

Saturday morning Zac had to work so we all hoped in the car and headed out towards Sonoma. We wanted to stop by the Lavender fields but they were no where to be found! So off to Sonoma we went. Once we got there we were able to walk around down town and enjoy the shops. Around 12:30 we got a little hungry so we found a place called the Sunflower Cafe and we were able to sit down and enjoy some delicious food. When we finished lunch we hit up some more shops and stopped for some ice cream for dad and Jen. After our day in Sonoma we headed back to Calistoga to relax. We wanted to stay in for dinner so we just ordered up some pizza!

Time for fourth of July! It was such a beautiful day in the valley. We started out our day by walkig into town to see the parade, very small town. Zac was in the parade with the Fire Department so it was fun to be able to see him in the engine. Once the parade finished up we walked back home and waited for Zac to get there so we could all drive into St. Helena to get some Travigne.

After we were full we headed back to Calistoga to start setting up for our big BBQ! My mom had sent me up tons of decorations so Jen and I had a lot of things to do. We had wuite a spread for dinner, veggies, chips and salasa, fruit, cupcakes and pie for dessert! Around 5:30 Cindy and Steve showed up and it was time to start the BBQing. Zac, Steve and my dad hung out on the back porch while us girls stayed in enjoying out Mai Tai's. After stuffing ourselves we walked up to the porch to see the fireworks. We were hoping that we would be able to see them from up there but when they started but there was a tree in the way so we ended up walking outside and then we were able to see them! It was a great holiday weekend, so nice to be with family. Be sure to check out more pictures at our shutterfly website!