July 13, 2015

The lavender gardens at Matanzas Creek Winery

Today, We spent a very relaxing Sunday afternoon at Matanzas Creek Winery located at the beautiful hills of Bennett Valley, Santa Rosa.

July 7, 2015

San Francisco Bay Area Bucket List

Summer is here and school’s out…Let’s go explore and take advantage of the many local adventures that the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. If you’re looking for some family fun activities to do close to home,… Read More

October 8, 2013

Fall is here…Time for apple picking!!!

It is time to get outside and enjoy all that the Fall season has to offer. One of my favorite family-friendly Fall activities is to visit a local farm with friends and pick apples. It’s such a simple… Read More

July 25, 2013

Yarn Bombing in Downtown Santa Rosa

I was driving in Santa Rosa downtown a couple weeks ago and suddenly started to notice colorful and vibrant trees around town. I thought I was entering Dr. Seuss’s colorful imaginative world and seeing the famous “Truffula trees”… Read More

July 5, 2013

Visiting the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa

This week we visited the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa (about an hour north of San Francisco). Growing up Snoopy was one of my favorite cartoon characters that brought a lot of happy childhood… Read More

June 11, 2013

Visiting Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory

Today we visited Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory in Petaluma, CA. It is the oldest and largest sticker company in the United States and the world’s only sticker factory tour.

March 30, 2013

Hippity Hoppity in the Vineyards!

Thousands of colorful eggs loaded with sweet goodies were hidden or shall we say placed in the beautiful vineyards of Francis Ford Coppola today.

March 4, 2013

The “Wooly Weeders” Workers :-)

The “Wooly Weeders” Workers… the best way to mow the vineyards in a eco-friendly way.  @ Cline Cellas in Sonoma…check the wooly weeders soon before they move to another location. 🙂

February 25, 2013

Spring has Sprung in the Beautiful Wine Country!

I love the full-bloom explosion of wild mustard flowers in Napa & Sonoma! Just beautiful!!! This is a great photo opportunity in the wine country!!! 🙂

February 24, 2013

The Oscars at Francis Ford Coppola Winery!

Today was the academy awards and we saw the Oscars at Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Literally! 😉