Wine Country Tour

We love going to Napa. This time was even more fun because we were able to share it with our Dad. We went to the Michael Andretti Foundation benefit at the Andretti winery. It was so awesome. All the AGR drivers were there--even Danica--we didn't talk to her. We chit chatted with Tony and congratulated him on his son that will be born in about a month. We had our pictures taken with Tony, Marco, Mario, Michael, and even Mary Hulman-George. It was a ton of fun. (Check out our link to indycar.com to see all our pictures).

Maren enjoying herself at the Winery...

a Tony Kanaan sandwich...

While in Napa we also went over to Fairfield, CA to the Jelly Belly factory. It was so cool. We got to go on a tour of the factory and see how the jelly beans were made. We even got free samples--yum!
At the Jelly Belly Factory!Of course we did some shopping at the great outlets up there too. We also went to historic downtown Sonoma and went to a few little shops and the Mission.
Logan in downtown SonomaCarsyn and Daddy outside
the Mission in SonomaOn Sunday, Maren went to her first Indy Car race--the Indy 300 at Infineon. We had hoped for a better outcome, but it was still cool to see. We sat right behind the pits, which was awesome because #1) we got to see Ashley Judd up close, and #2) we saw Danica stall her engine!

Maren at her first Indy Car race (when Dario was still winning)We had a super-fun four days in wine country.

Super Mario!

We had a really nice time up in Napa. This was our first road trip since the accident, and I must say it was very scary to get behind the wheel again. But, thankfully we had a safe trip. It was a pretty warm weekend up in Napa. It gets pretty hot up there too. Not as hot as here. But then, few places do. The girls were running around like wild animals at the winery. Their little friend wasn't there this time, but they made a new friend. Her name is Lillian and she's a grandmother. Carsyn refused to learn her name and must have called her, "Hey lady" at least a dozen times. Mario was very friendly. We told him that we came all the way from Speedway, Indiana to see him. He was excited to hear that we used to live just six blocks from the track and have been to the race sooo many times. We had him sign a bottle of wine for you. Of course we did a little shopping while we were up there, but I only bought the necessities. You know,

Logan needs new school clothes--I think there are 180 days which means 180 outfits. We can't wait until you're home and we can show you around Napa. You will love it. We love you!

Andretti Winery...

some pictures of the girls at the andretti winery...

we went up to the andretti winery this weekend. there was a wine club party, that's why we went. it was very relaxing and peaceful. the girls even had a nice time. logan made a new friend. there was a little girl there about her age. you will love it there. we can't wait 'til you're home and can go with us. it was so beautiful up there. we miss you.