For Zachary James Pratt

Hey Zachary,  Next up Murphy's! As I said earlier 10 of us had plans to drive up to the Sierra foothills for a three day weekend to wine taste and see a concert. Jeff had booked us into a refurbished school house that has been downtown since the early 1800s. The owners fixed it up so that it sleeps 10 and it worked out perfectly. The place was absolutely stunning and one block from downtown so we walked everywhere to shop, eat, and taste wine. We went back to Hatcher, which is the winery we joined the weekend we got engaged last May 2015. Of course we ended up buying more wine from them even though we are members and have it shipped twice a year, LOL. On Sunday night we went to see Peter Frampton Who is from England as well as Leonard Skynyrd, a band from the deep South who sings the famous song Sweet home Alabama. It was a totally fun concert and we had tickets that were fairly close to the stage so we could see and hear everything really well. Your aunt Shari and aun...

Hi Zach,  You know I have always been into music, and the rock bands of the 80s have been a particular favorite of mine for years. My all-time favorite has always been Guns n' Roses. On August 9 I finally had a chance to see them and it was by far the best concert I have ever been to! Your mom has always been a bit of a rocker so this concert was history making. The band had been broken up since the mid 90s and everyone said they would never reunite but people always hoped. The lead singer was the problem but all of a sudden he reached out to the rest of the old band and proposed a tour, leaving millions of fans thrilled beyond belief. Originally your aunt Christine, Cody, Jeff and I were scheduled to go but Jeff's work offered him an opportunity of a lifetime to go to Rio for the Olympics. More on that later. I ended up inviting uncle Greg and so the four of us took BART to the city and had the time of our lives, celebrating Cody's birthday in the pr...