D.C. Food and Wine Fest.... & Great Grapes!

Robin and Daniel at D.C. Food and Wine Festival

So we were total picture slackers over the weekend. We had a busy few day's, two wine festivals in one weekend....CRAZY! First on Saturday we went to the D.C. Food and Wine festival. This year was better in some respects and worse in others. It was spread out onto two piers so it didn't seem as crowded which was great. Last year they had more food vendors and had some Top Chef contestants. We think that made last year a little better. However Top Chef D.C. just started last night so we expect next year to be the best yet.

On Sunday we went to Great Grapes, a Maryland wine festival. We went with another couple and had a great time. We actually thought it was better than Wine in the Woods. It wasn't as crowded, and you were able to really taste all the wines each winery had, as well as talk to the person poring about the wine. We were impressed and Great Grapes is now on the Senecal annual event list :)

Gunpowder Falls State Park

Sam...Ready for his close up!
Reggie swimming, he loves his Frisbee!
Sam on the way home.

Reggie trying to dry off.

Now that the 80 inches of snow has melted and summer has finally arrived it's time to go to Gunpowder falls. We love to go hike, but Reggie loves to swim. As we discovered last year Reggie goes nuts for swimming after his Frisbee. Sam on the other hand is not so excited but he sits on the rocks in the sun and watches. We tend to think the best part is getting in the car afterward and watching the dogs go crazy trying to dry off. Good times!

Daniel's 28th Birthday!

Dinner at Ruth's Chris
The gift!

We celebrated Daniel's birthday in style. June 3rd landed on a Wednesday this year so after a long day of work we spent a wonderful evening together at Ruth's Chris. A somewhat surprising choice for us, but we hadn't been back there for almost 2 1/2 years, and Daniel wanted a really great steak! Dinner was fantastic we started with delicious scallops. Then Daniel had the cowboy ribeye with a blue cheese crust and a side of lyonnaise potatoes. I had the petite fillet with a side of mushrooms. yum!!! For desert we had a chocolate raspberry tart and a lemon tart. It doesn't get much better! When we returned home Daniel opened his gift. He received his very own beer making kit, so watch out...Daniel could have his own brewery soon. Then on Saturday we continued the celebration by going up to Philadelphia for a Northern Liberty's Food Tour. What a great way to kick of another year of life!