Kumquats and such

The weekends are getting away from me as I play blogger catch-up, so I'll just say this was one Saturday in April.  Reagan tagged along with me to the Old Town Farmer's Market (another one of my favorite Saturday activities:) where we got some whole wheat bread, pastured eggs, and a few seasonal veggies.  Reagan enjoyed a little freedom (usually I keep her in the stroller because it's always so packed, but that day wasn't so bad). She loved the fact that they finally filled up the fountain again! Once we were finished at the market, we returned to the house to find Gary Mike, Papa, and Daddy in the backyard. These two were looking at a map and trying to figure out where a camping spot from 50 years might be:)  Reagan was testing out my new hammock! Grandma found this at Costco, sent me a picture and offered to pick one up for me. Only mistake I made was not asking her to get two. This thing is awesome and super easy to put up/take down. Plus, it...

One beautiful Saturday morning, Gary Mike swung by to pick us up, and we all drove into DC. We were hoping to see some cherry blossoms, but due to the chilly weather, they were a bit delayed. Oh well, we had fun at Eastern Market and the fish market on Maine Avenue anyway.  Reagan was in quite a mood at the beginning (she had fallen earlier and scraped her finger...world ending catastrophe for a 2.5 year old!).  We grabbed some coffee & tea at the shop across the street while waiting for Eastern Market to open up. Reagan got a bandaid from the barista, so she finally started feeling better. Once it was 9am, we wandered over to the flea market part and I got a new bag! Then we all walked through the market (inside and out) where I got a giant bag of peapods, some black peppered bacon and Jason got enough pork belly to feed a small country! Just before we left, Reagan scored a hotdog!!! After Eastern Market, we hit up Maine Avenue fish ...

A few weekends ago, I was granted a free pass for Saturday morning! Daddy took Reagan to Chuck E Cheese and to run his errands, and I was flying solo! Now I love my girl, but sometimes, it's great to have a break:)  I decided to use my free morning to wander the Farmer's Market in Old Town Alexandria: I always buy a loaf of her crunchy whole wheat bread! So nice to be able to understand ALL the ingredients in something:) I stopped by this stand, as I have previously done, and this week grabbed some chicken breasts and some beef. I wanted some bacon, but apparently you've got to be quite the early bird to grab some of that! I recently watched Food Inc., and one of the farms featured in the film was the producer of the ground beef I purchased! Such a cool coincidence! Although the prices are much higher than the grocery store, Bon Vivant has wonderful products that aren't full of hormones and have had access to pasture. So thrilled that they come ...