Weekends Where We Live

I love weekends. I especially love weekends where we live. We don’t have to go far to enjoy a wealth of family-friendly fun.

Today started out with our usual hanging out in the kitchen. Coffee. Breakfast. Workouts. Food Network. (I work out while watching Food Network. It’s the only way, people. The only way.).

Then we headed to out to ride bikes and play some football, which is always interesting when four and seven year olds are making up the rules.

After running some errands, we headed over to Oregon Heritage Farms. Gala apples were ready, and galas are my absolute favorite apples. Apples are also my son’s favorite food.

The farm also has goats, a hay maze, a large bouncy pumpkin the kids could play in, and a cute little store with lots of locally-made goods & treats.

After fun at the farm, we stopped by Ponzi Vineyards to pick up our cellar club shipment. Several groups were there wine tasting on this beautiful September afternoon, including couples, a party of girlfriends, lots of families, and general groups of friends. The vineyard has gorgeous tall trees with lots of tables and two bocce ball courts — plenty of places to enjoy their wines on beautiful grounds. Today they were setting up for a wedding, and I couldn’t help but feel all warm & fuzzy thinking about what an exciting day it was for everyone involved.

My daughter stopped to pick flowers and make some wishes.

Back home, there was lawn mowing, water gun loading & unloading, football watching, blogging. With several hours left in the day, the only decisions we really have left to make are:

1. What’s for dinner?
2. What dessert should we make with our fresh Gala apples?
3. Which wine should we enjoy tonight?

Like I said, I love weekends where we live.

What do you love best about weekends where you live?

Tags: family fun, oregon heritage farms, oregon weekend, ponzi wines, weekend