Search This Blog

Saturday, April 11, 2009

What a Day!!!

It was opening day at our Downtown Farmer's Market this morning. I was really excited to finally get back into our Saturday summer routine. Of course there's not much grown in the midwest this time of year, but there are plenty of homemade goodies that can't be resisted-- cookies, cinnamon rolls, breakfast burritos, whole wheat pizza crusts, natural lotions and soy candles. I even spotted a few new vendors I think I'll be getting to know soon.

We followed up our Farmer's Market trip to a wonderful little local cafe. My husband and I have been dying to eat there for quite some time, but we have just never stopped in (it is quite a ways away from our neighborhood). Well, luckily my mom suggested we eat there this morning, and boy am I glad we did. They had some yummy-sounding menu items that are all homemade-- I did ask. Hubby and I got the breakfast burrito which they served with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and 2 black olives- alongside some delicious made-in-house corn chips. The atmosphere is a quaint and a bit funky, and you can tell that it's family operated. Oh, and according to the girls, the best part of it all is that directly across the street is a nice little park-- seriously, perfect!!!

We headed for home after that and the little Bug passed out in Grammy's arms (while still seated and buckled into her car seat). We left Daddy and Bug at home while Grammy, the two older girls and I headed out for what sounded like some light, last-minute baby shopping. I was in need of a few frames for some upcoming baby photos, a few nursing bras, and some of those essentials like diapers, wipes, diaper cream, etc.

Due to some great coupons, this meant we had to hit more than a couple of stores-- Kohl's, Motherhood, and Target. After two hours of shopping and a little lunch stop, a very sore mama, Grandma and two tired toddlers made their way into Target at about 3:15 pm. We hit the hot spots-- the baby clothes section, cleaning products area, and health aisles-- and then headed straight for the checkout line. Grammy snapped this photo.

This sweet gal passed out during the last 5 minutes of our shopping adventure. But who can blame her? This is exactly how we were all feeling!!! I think I may have tried to convince Peach to push mommy in the cart. No, really!!!