Today we visited the Morgan Creek Winery's Annual Grape Stomp Festival in Harpersville, Alabama. I had my reservations about it, not knowing if there would be much for Dennis to enjoy there, but it turned out to be a wonderful day.
First off, it was a gorgeous day, mostly cloudy with a very nice breeze blowing, a big hint of fall in the air. It was certainly a perfect day to enjoy a picnic outside, sitting on a blanket (that Ellen had the foresight to bring, thank goodness) on a great big grass lawn and listening to live music. The little ones enjoyed running around on the grass and playing, and they went for a couple of wagon rides around the winery. They played with some pumpkins and actually got to stomp some grapes. Dennis put his purple footprints on a poster for Gran to take home to remember the day. Dennis and Chloe were so happy to see each other (it's been a month, I think) and they were so different this time than the last time we were together. They are just growing up so fast! They were running and climbing and just generally enjoying being outside (all of us enjoyed being outside today).
I can't really say what made the day so special. It was just a mix of a bunch of things like perfect weather and happy laughing babies, togetherness with friends, beautiful scenery. I'm so glad we went.
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