napa

Last week Matt participated in a preaching retreat in Napa.  The cost for us to tag along was minimal - so we packed up the family and headed to Napa for 3 days.  The conference was at the Embassy Suites and we had a suite all to ourselves (which still proved to be too small for our growing family - the kids kept waking each other and us up at night).  The hotel itself had much to offer in the way of entertainment - two pools, multiple bridges, ducks, waterways and even 4 swans!

We actually ended up only leaving the hotel for one excursion - a hike into  Westwood Hills Park.  Matt wanted a short hike where we could get some nice views of Napa.
He got it.




Hannah enjoyed a leisurely hiking pace.

Peter rode the whole way on my back (which was a first) and loved it!

We stopped partway up for some pictures and "huggies" (as Hannah likes to call them).

At the top we found a picturesque view and a beautiful butterfly bench hidden beneath a tree (this picture is my favorite).

Ironically, we left Napa having done zero wine tasting.  With two kids in tow, two sleepless nights, and starting feel sick we decided to wait until a later time to enjoy that aspect of Napa.