We just returned from visiting D’s family in Napa. The kids had so much fun that they did not want to leave. We left early on Friday morning. In the late afternoon we took a short stroll through Yountville.
The French Laundry garden had new additions since the last time we visited—animals! Goats, chickens, and bees, to be exact.
These goats are fed “farm to grass”—carrot tops and red potatoes. 
Bee hive
Next was a return stop to the park, which has a lot of cool, different features.
Dinner was at Pacific Blues Café. Even though we have been to Napa so many times, there are always new-to-us places to try.
It is a relatively casual spot, so it is good for families with kids. It was nice to eat out on the patio under the shade of the umbrellas. D and I split the hamburger and cobb salad, both of which were solid choices. k and n split the kids’ chicken tenders (and shared some of the other dishes as well).
Afterward we made a stop at nearby Kollar Chocolates for gelato.
The service was not the friendliest, but the kids enjoyed the gelato. n was being particularly possessive over it.