Weekend Trip to Napa Teaser

We had a lovely trip to Napa Valley this past weekend. Ruby and Ford were the hit of every winery, per usual. We has a fantastic time, I think. Some of it may be a little fuzzy...



Last winery of the day was actually Mumm which has amazing California sparkling wine. I wouldn't want to call it champagne and get the French more riled up than usual.
A wonderful day was had by all. We decided in lieu of a drunk adult driver, Ruby should drive us home. She was very excited at this prospect and her inebriated father taught her the finer points of driving when we stopped at a gas station.

Considering he had more to drink than Ann and I combined, it may have been a better idea for one of us to give Boo Boo a crash course on driving.

*DISCLAIMER* Ann Marie Stimmler Johnson was the designated driver. She did not drink and we returned home safely thanks to her. No babies were harmed in the making of this blog.

Astrid's Teaser

Astrid turned two January 4, and she embarked on the birthday tour. This is party number 2! She is so popular, one party simply isn't enough. She had a little party in L.A. for her GG and Auntie Christine with chocolate cupcakes and a party in San Jose at Bobby and Ann's house with her Auntie's and Uncle Bobby, as well as one of Christine's friends from Wellesley and her daughter who is about Astrid's age. This party featured white cupcakes. I think we all learned our lesson from chocolate cupcakes! Some of the cutest pictures ever to come!
Can you believe how big she is? She is absolutely the cutest two year old to ever exist. Nothing pulls at your heart strings quite like your first niece calling you Auntie Christine for the first time. Of course, it comes out more like Tee, but it is completely adorable. More Astrid updating to come! You know I had to tease you!

It's a twin teaser!

For those of you who remember a tiny toddler named Christine, you might recall a picture similar to this complete with Fritos and Oshkosh B'Gosh overalls. Boo Boo is channeling Auntie in this picture. Or, Auntie put Boo Boo in the overalls and gave her prop Fritos and posed her. Hmmm, I wonder which scenario is true?
Auntie has been hard at work teaching Forder how to drive. He hasn't quite mastered 10 and 2, but he is very close, as you can see.

That's it, folks! You will just have to wait for the rest with baited breath. Believe me, the twins have done an extremely thorough job in wrapping Auntie Christine around their respective precious little finger. There will be many, many more pictures to come, including Astrid, the most gorgeous two-year old ever!