Escapes, BBQs and weddings

Last week sure was a busy one. On Monday we took our first family escape up to Inverness - we rented a cottage and took a breather from the everyday humdrum of life at home. I love Point Reyes and it was a fun getaway, but I think the one who enjoyed it the most was Smokey, who got to run around on beautiful Limantour beach with hardly another soul around.


When we got back it was 4th of July, so we had some folks over for a BBQ. Because I'm lame and can't multi-task, I don't have any pics of that, but D's buddy Vaughn came over, among other adults.

Then Saturday was Damiano's first formal event: the wedding of Russ and Marie, our upstairs neighbors. We headed up to Yountville (in Napa) and D stepped for the first time into a church - the pretty St. Joan of Arc - where he witnessed their wedding on best behavior (we were ready to bolt for the door at the first wail). We headed over to the reception for a cocktail, and then headed home as that was all the little one could handle. Overall though, I'd say his first event was a great success... =)