MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET

One of the first things we did upon moving to Sacramento was find a Saturday Farmers Market to attend every few weeks. We grew quite accustomed to our strawberry  basil lemonade at the Little Italy Market in San Diego, so we were anxious to venture out to our local market on a cool & cloudy summer morning. We headed to the Midtown Farmers Market, right in the heart of Midtown (where East Sacramento [our neighborhood] meets Downtown.) We were impressed with the copious amounts of fresh produce, a live band, ample picnic tables for enjoying purchases, and the quaint atmosphere of Midtown. We splurged on a chocolate waffle from Volks Waffle, and were not disappointed! The tree lined streets of old historic homes made for the perfect setting for our first market outing! We left with fresh peaches, a pineapple lemonade, and full stomachs!

A FAIR TO REMEMBER - THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR

Like last year, we knew the fair would be high on our summer bucket list this year. We spent the evening at the fair with our good friends, The Poulsen's, and saw everything from pig racing to the infamous triple cheeseburger with Krispy Kreme's as buns. (And yes, we all tried a bite of that 4,000 calorie concoction!) We took turns treating Lexi to rides and handfuls of cotton candy while we strolled the isles. As always, we had to check out the animals, ranging from cattle to goats. Derek and I once again fell victim to our love of baby goats. One day, there will be an entire blog post dedicated to buying a pair of our own. (Dead serious here, guys!)  It was a fun night and we stayed out way too late in the bask of the glowing lights of the rides.

THE SMITHS IN SAN DIEGO

We were lucky enough to have the entire Smith clan join us for Memorial Day Weekend in San Diego. The weather has been a classic “May Grey” situation all month so far, but that did not stop us from beach days and boogie boarding. We started the weekend off with a morning at Coronado Island exploring the Hotel Del and walking up and down the boardwalk that lines the beach. We celebrated Derek’s 30^th birthday with a family dinner of Jones’ and Smith’s at the La Costa Resort, and finished off with cake and ice cream back at my parents’ house. Saturday and Sunday  we hit the beach early and set up camp for a day of fun! We totally lucked out and were one of 4 groups on the beach the entire day! Baby Clark had his first dip in the ocean and loved it! He is a little water baby. We rounded out both nights with local favorites of Besta-Wan Pizza & Anita’s Mexican Restaurant. On Monday morning we trekked everyone out to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. We spent the morning enjoying the cool weather and the safari tram ride around the park. It was such a fun weekend and couldn’t have been made possible without the help of my parents who lent us all of their beach equipment, their suburban to haul it and everyone around, and my in-laws who treated us all to a weekend of food & fun! I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I lucked out in the family department big time!