Tour de Fat Twenty Twelve

 "For those who haven’t experienced Tour de Fat, it is a thrilling rite of passage that includes an unparalleled costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, eccentric entertainment, local food, unusual bike contests and much more. The free event, which raises money for local nonprofits through beer and merchandise purchases, will soon exceed the $2 million mark for total funds raised."
I stole the above statement from the New Belgium website.  If you have never experienced Tour de Fat you are really missing out!  It's the most unique and fun parade.  People's creativity really comes out and every participant is out to have a good time...young, old, humans and furry friends!  We saw everything from alligators to zebras, superheros to santa and everything in between!
Enjoy these photos!  I sure enjoyed taking them. (click on any photo for a slide show and to view them larger)

Have a great weekend everyone!

San Fran, Napa, Sanoma, Oh My

Nearly two months ago Mark and I took our first vacation together away from Holden. We decided to do something that's the opposite of kid friendly. We figured drinking wine for four days fit the bill! Mark and I loved wine country so much and will definitely be going back! We hit about eight different vineyards and tried dozens of different wines and cheeses. The food was perfection.  The scenery was beautiful.  The wine was phenomenal.

P