Weekend in Napa

Terence had to go to an old friend's wedding in Napa last weekend, so Gavin and I had a mommy date! It was fun.

Here is a pic of us dropping off Terence at the wedding shuttle venue (they had shuttle service to the ceremony, which was in a winery). Gavin was quite sad to leave Daddy, who is "the best" as you can see.

Ever the diplomat, Gavin also thinks I'm the best (in response to the question "who's the best?" he'll often say "you (i.e. daddy) and mommy are the best." We had fun at Playground Fantastico in Napa.

Then, we went shopping and dog hunting/petting at the outlets, where I bought his Halloween and Xmas outfits. Gavin loves little and medium sized doggies that don't lick. Doesn't it look like he's walking them here?

Then, we checked into Avia, our hotel that we booked last minute. Gavin also loves hotels and elevators. He's looking sad here because I forced him to take a pic, when he wanted to go explore the room.

After that, we walked around downtown Napa and had a dinner date at Pearl Restaurant, which had a really delicious cheesy polenta and pork chop. Gavin especially enjoyed their olive spread.

The next day, we had brunch with the wedding couple at their villa in St. Helena. It was very pretty, and Gavin loved playing with Luke (the couple's child). They were instant buddies, although they've played together in the past.

Here is a pic of Terence and Gavin at the villa (their grapevines are still relatively young).

Here is a picture of Matty-Matt (the groom), Terence, and Boo. Aren't they cute?

We stopped by the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on the way home because we couldn't resist. Terence and I dropped in on an awesome demo class on making panna cotta and almond tuille there a long time ago. Here is a pic of our chef in the making.