Saturday, February 27, 2016

Family Brew Tour

 Instead of exchanging gifts for Christmas the Rettig Siblings and Bliss Siblings decided to go on a family brew tour in Charlottesville. There are several local breweries that we all enjoy visiting and knew a day together on the tour would be a lot of fun. The day certainly did not disappoint. We started off the day pretty early at our first stop and favorite spot, Blue Mountain. We ate a delicious lunch and sampled all of our favorites. Next up was a local meadery, which wasn't a huge hit, we headed on next to Bold Rock Cidery, which was also really great. The actual lodge is so pretty and it creates a fun atmosphere to enjoy your cider in. The gang fell in love with an IPA cider, which is a rare combo. Next up, was Devil's backbone. We were surprised to see a huge expansion had taken place since we had been and it was a serious upgrade. We snagged a fire pit with 8 chairs and hung for a few hours. Next up was our last stop, Star Hill which is in downtown Crozet. Though it isn't very scenic it has some of our favorites to offer. The party bus we booked was a must and it made the day so nice! The kids all stayed home with Nana and Poppy and we ate Poppi's famous BBQ when we got home to finish off a wonderful day!






  

 




 


 

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Pinewood Derby-2nd grade

 Each year Sean competes against his den in the pinewood derby for boyscouts. Him and Dan work on his cart and then paint it. This year he got third place overall! Great job, Sean!