Verburg Visit

Our dear friends Brian and Nichole came to visit last weekend with their 1 year old Micah. We are always so excited to have friends visit...it gives us an excuse to give tours of the Bay Area. This time, we strolled through Golden Gate Park on a beautiful day, and of course couldn't resist the call of Napa (even with a 1 year old).
At the park, Micah joined in on his first drum circle. This guy kept giving him instruments to try out, and he was dubbed "Curly" by the musicians.

First he tried the tambourines...
Then the maracas...
And finally the drum!

In Napa, we visited Frog's Leap, an organic winery in Rutherford. Scott and I toured their organic farm back in July after our honeymoon, and apparently I never blogged about it. They used to be appointment only for tours and tastings, but they just recently opened a beautiful patio for drop in tastings, so that's where we went. It was a perfect winery for Micah, as they have farms to walk through, and goats and chickens. I am thinking of moving into the winery, it is housed in a beautiful craftsman style farmhouse with wraparound porch, all built with sustainable materials (the wood came from an old railroad in Pennsylvania...they bought it off of Craigslist!) The interesting thing about Frog's Leap is their acres of organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits. They grow these plants only to attract the natural predators of harmful grape pests. Therefore, the winery workers get free reign on the harvest, and they even have the current harvest available for winery visitors to take home. I left with a few bunches of fresh lavender this trip.

A goat at a winery?
Kelly steals a raspberry from the gardens...possibly the best we have ever tasted!
In the vineyards with Nichole (yes, you can even tour the gardens with your wine)
My new home, please come visit!
Here I am in my dining room, open to the tasting porch and herb garden