Tyra and Mia in Theron's pool
Mecca for a beer drinker like me. This is the brewery that provided me with my first taste of what beer should taste like. In other words, they gave me the ticket to the wonderful world of IPA's
The first of 4 taste platters I had at the restaurant. All but one was a beer I never had before
A tour around the Sierra Nevada Brewery
A tour around the Sierra Nevada Brewery
Theron in front of a fermenter tank
Hops, hops, and more hops. Each of these are worth hundreds of dollars. They go through hundreds of these a day.
One of many hops bins in the hops room. All this hops goes to their Torpedo beer
The smell in this room is indescribable. I would like to move in there. Neither of us disliked being in there
Robert studying pipes in the Torpedo room
Walking around during the tour of the brewery
At the end of the tour, these were the beers that we were allowed to taste. Some better than others. Some stringer than others. Safe to say, we were not sober after this adventure
Sofi and Diana took the kids to the park outside the brewery. It was extremely hot this day.
Lobster red after the walk in the park
Family gathered at our house for Diana's 30th birthday
Snowboard cupcakes and cat cake for desert
A family favorite, Wits And Wagers. Adam Abelee seems very happy about the outcome of this round
Apparently, sprinklers are far and few between up in Norrland. As soon as they turned on, both kids went Bananas
Elliot running through sprinklers
As if sprinklers weren't enough, the garden hose made an appearance, creating a make shift water slide in the backyard.
Mia wanted to join for the hose fest
Mia all covered in sun screen and protective gear before going into the pool. California sun is not to take lightly
Mia and Robert in Lodi during wine tasting
An alternative use for a wine barrel split in half
The Rimmeviks during a baseball game at Raley Field in West Sacramento
Discovery Kingdom - Theron and the small Rimmevik's
Diana's friend Patrick, hooked us up with free elephant rides for the entire family. First up, Sofi and Tyra
Mia's favorite animal (as she pronounce it "Omet") is a bit less scary on pictures. Though she did not cry while being escorted around with Theron, she did ask for "Mamma" the entire time
She still remembers this day, and from time to time tells us how she asked for Mamma during the ride
Patrick was nice enough to take us "back stage" and meet the elephant face to face.
Feeding the elephant nuts
This was the last and second "ride" I managed to do at Discovery Kingdom. Mia steered for dear life.