This past weekend we were given the opportunity to get away overnight. We jumped on it!! It was in the beautiful Anderson Valley at a timeshare location. We weren't able to get in until 2, so we took the day to moosey on over that way. We stopped for lunch in Santa Rosa and then wondered through the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. It was just a couple of acres big and perfect for our hour of time to be wasted! What a waste it wasn't!! It is so wonderful to enjoy God's unique creation through the eyes of my boys!
They love to run and jump and explore. Thomas found this great big fountain and ran straight over to inspect it and Benjamin was a little slower.
Later we found this giant cactus that had an empty center. The boys loved checking out the inside. It was like a secret cave full of things to discover.
I was reading some signs when the boys waundered off with Jared and found a comfy spot to sit and watch the world go by. As soon as I turned the corner they all said cheese, they knew I'd want a picture since I'd been snapping pictures all morning.
We walked down the downtown street a little bit and found a path that went along the creek. It was beautiful. God's beautiful creation mixed with a man made path that just accentuated the beauty instead of taking away from it.
There was a boat ramp that we walked down and the boys were thrilled to find some sand, sticks and stones to play with.
Jared loved this look out part and insisted I go out there with the boys for a picture. Really he just wanted me to walk out over nothing-ness because earlier I totally froze on the bridge!! Nice guy, huh?! I'm glad I did because it was beautiful! (I know, it doesn't look high at all... it was though, I promise!)
Later I took a moment to just watch my baby stroll along. He's such a big boy now. It was a moment of joy to my heart!!
Here he is checking out things mountains taller than he is. He was fascinated!
We got the keys to our place, explored downtown Windsor and spent about 45 minutes in a neat little toy store. We had dinner in the condo made up of microwave dinners for the kiddos and safeway soup for us. Followed up by homemade cookies and ice cream!! We played cards with the boys and just enjoyed being a family, which is always extra special when you're away from the distractions at home. I feel asleep early and Jared watched some funny TV.
The next morning we took our time getting ready and made it (a little late) to church.
I'm so thankful for this unexpected gift. It was so much more than a free night away!
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