Happy Birthday Mom!

Last year we had a big house party for my mom's birthday.  This year we took it mobile to Santa Barbara and Los Olivos for wine tasting at Byron.  We all met at the Hotel Indigo in the Funk Zone and then boarded a limo bus.  Up the 101 freeway we zipped, bouncing along, drinking Prosecco, eating popcorn, listening to Bob Dylan, and catching glimpses of the Pacific Ocean, until we arrived in Los Olivos.   

It was a sunny, cool fall day.  

The Byron Tasting Room has a private space that is perfect for a birthday party.  They let us bring our own food and decor.  So we did.

These pressed sandwiches helped soak up all the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir we drank. 

My partner in crime.

My mom's partners in crime.



Here's the birthday girl!

Mom and Ellen.

My brother.

 This picture makes me happy.  But we quickly bored of sentiment and found some props.

Iain and Mary.

Ellen and Karil.

Tony, Ginny, Tim, Brandon, Dan and Iain.

Debby, what is your secret to always taking a fantastic photo?

Brandon's dad; pinky up!

Drinking and eating is serious biz.

Sisters!

Presents!

Mom, with Susie and Linda.

Rosemary and Brandon.

Dan just loves these wine tasting events.

Group shot.  By now we were all feeling a little blurry.  Apparently, so was the camera.  It was so wiped out it forgot to take pictures while we had birthday cake in Santa Barbara.  And I think it fell asleep during the nice dinner my Uncle Tim hosted.  Come on camera - step up your game!

Happy Birthday Mom!  I love you!