Dining Out for Life

Last night we participated in Dining Out for Life by going to The Vault in Cloverdale for dinner. We hadn't been there before and were pleasantly surprised by both the ambience and the food. It was started by the same people who opened Washington Avenue Grill in Cloverdale and there were definite similarities in the menu and although there is a similarity in the eclectic decorating style, the Vault has a more sophisitcated feel. It is in an old bank building and you can actually eat in the vault. They are extremely busy and pretty much operate on reservations only. It was kind of strange to step off the main strip in Cloverdale into an entirely different environment. During dinner we enjoyed the music of Jason Mitchell. We didn't know of him before going so when Kelly invited us we didn't know what to expect; now I'm busy getting his music on my iPod. We were joined by Kelly's bandmate Wes his wife, Alison, and Cori. Kelly's band, The Little Brother Band, have a show there in April and so they wanted to check out the sound system and stage set up. It was really nice to have a chance to get to know Wes as the only times we've seen him he's been performing.
We decided to start expanding our network of babysitters beyond just grandparents and Kris came over to watch him for the evening. It worked out perfectly as we were able to put him to bed before going out. Kris didn't hear a peep from him all night. Whew! I was kind of nervous when we left but there was nothing at all to worry about. Thanks Kris!