Lobster Feed Weekend

This weekend Kyle and Camille came up to visit with their significant others.  The occasion?  Our first annual lobster feed.  Yes, it was such a success that we decided to make it an annual event.

Kyle & Ana picked up Camille & Cody Friday night on their way over from San Francisco.  They arrived just before the pizza place closed.  Saturday, we headed over to Renwood for lunch and wine tasting.

Kyle, Ana, Camille, Cody

Afterward, the kids continued down the wine trail while Brett and I headed to the market to pick up the seafood for dinner.  Brett set up the burner and pot in the garden -- it was far too large to fit on the BBQ.

I layered in artichokes and potatoes, with water, wine and aromatics (lemon, celery, garlic, thyme).

I added in sausages, lobster tails, prawns, mussels and corn.  We had a table set up in the garden (covered with butcher paper), tunes playing, SF sourdough brought over by Kyle and Ana, and wine on ice.

When the mussels had opened, Brett poured it all down the center of the table.

We had no plates, no utensils -- just bibs and fingers and lots of melted butter.  It was amazing.  

Sunday, we headed up into the Sierras with the kayaks.

After a quick dinner of BBQ burgers and watermelon, the kids piled into Kyle's car and headed home.

More Visitors

This past weekend, Camille and her boyfriend, Cody, came up to visit.  We scheduled it so that their plane coming from Southern California landed at about the same time as my flight back home from Las Vegas, where I had been at a meeting for most of last week.  The stars aligned, and my flight landed just 15 minutes before theirs.

Camille was busy with her iPhone everywhere we went and she sent me some of the pictures she took, so I could share them with you.  We did a lot of wine tasting over the weekend, and they helped with chores.

Camille and Cody

Camille and I (at Cooper Vineyards)

We were at Cooper Vineyards for their annual lamb and chicken BBQ.  The food, as always, was plentiful and good.

Camille loving on Finessa.

My favorite picture of Camille on Brett's tractor.  I love the background. 

Camille's favorite picture of herself on the tractor -- because Brett is smiling.

More wine tasting and parties -- Fiesta at David Girard.

Camille goofing off in the vineyard at David Girard.

Camille and Cody had to spend time with the goats. Of course.

I love, love, LOVE this picture she took of Lucy.

The view from the barn, looking towards the boys' pasture.

Ranch Life by Cody and Camille

When Camille and Cody were visiting last weekend, Cody took a number of pictures.  Some, like the ones of the arena, were to show his mom.  Camille sent me a few of the pictures he took of her with the animals.

She told me that they enjoyed their time here; hiking at the lake, the meals, and the animals.  The goats especially; the goats have stolen Cody's heart.

He'll just have to come back up and visit them, right?