Showing posts with label Stone Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stone Hill. Show all posts

Thursday, January 30, 2014

3rd Anniversary Weekend

The print I had made for John -
our wedding song (Adele To Make you feel my love)

John and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary all weekend long with some family time and a quick overnight trip to Branson. Sawyer had gymnastic Saturday morning and John hadn't gotten to see him participate yet, so we started our weekend at his class. He did even better than last week and John loved  getting to see him do the obstacle course and flips.
We have been dying to check out Copper Run Distillery and thought this would be a perfect opportunity. After Sawyer's class, we headed to Copper Run for the tour, tasting and cocktails. We ended up meeting some awesome new friends who invited us to sit with them and try some specialty drinks. We invited them to join us at Stone Hill Winery for their tour and tasting and then to finish the evening at Cantina Laredo for dinner. John and I had reservations at Chateau on the Lake for the night. We decided to head back after dinner for a mean game of Uno at the bar hotel. Thanks to John's mom and step dad (and Cindie) for staying with Sawyer, he had such a fun time!

Sawyer at gymnastics 

getting his sticker
First stop...Copper Run, whiskey tasting
signing the guest book 
The Moonrise was amazing (made with Moonshine)
on to the Tour of the Distillery
Copper Still
Owner and Master Distiller showing us the process
different stages of aging
met a furry friend, or maybe he wanted my Moonrise
Our new friends 
Second stop....Stone Hill Winery
Third stop.....Cantina Laredo on the Landing 
Our home sweet home for the weekend...Chateau on the Lake
such a cool place, will definitely have to bring Sawyer back
Final Stop....some champagne and a game of Uno
We almost got kicked out of the hotel bar for bringing our own Champagne

MEANWHILE AT HOME...... 

Sawyer was being a very helpful older cousin

He even got to see the Turtles at Bass Pro

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Anniversary Getaway

John really impressed me this past weekend. He planned a sweet little anniversary trip, just the two of us, to Branson. If you know John he isn't always the best at surprises. After a botched proposal plan (read story here), Branson is where John popped the question in April of 2010. The trip he planned this past weekend was in memory of that. We stayed at the Hilton like we did that night 3 years ago, had dinner, shopped, visit the Piano bar and even had breakfast at the same cute little café the next morning. It was exactly what we needed. This time thought we also visited Stone Hill Winery for their tour and tasting, we had a great time.
Thanks John for being so thoughtful and planning a getaway for us, I loved every minute!

Sawyer's send-off
Stone Hill Wine Tasting
Margarita toast before we head out for the evening
Dinner at Cantina Laredo
Drinks at the Piano Bar
Breakfast at Farmhouse
We may have over-shopped :) Mostly for Sawyer
Was pooped after a weekend at Grandpa & Grandma's