After a rough start to the day (read: Daddy has been out of the country since Tuesday; Dylan is teething, didn't sleep well, got up at 6am....) we decided to head out to the Fulton Farmers Market. It was the last market day of the season and people were making the most of it. The weather beautiful sunny and crisp. As we stood listening to The Melvilles I looked around and tried to commit to memory the day and how much I really like The Fulton Farmers Market. The children walking and dancing around really made me smile.
After getting his fill of The Melvilles Dylan wandered off to check out the rest of the market. The wandering ceased when he saw the big red truck (otherwise know as The Chef Shack). I had to increase my pace to keep up as Dylan ran toward the truck. Now I could say the excitement was because Dylan enjoys the Chef Shack food as much as I do but I think it was really the sight of a big red truck that was exciting. We indulged in a hangover hash and pulled pork tacos. After our meal I fueled up with a coffee and we sat down to enjoy some more music. Dylan did a little maracas shaking, a little stick clicking and a lot of smiling. When Dylan was done he handed his instruments back to the drummer. I took this as our cue to leave. So we purchased a couple of cute pumpkins for the front step and headed home.
On the way home we passed the Scratch food truck parked at 50th and Xerxes. I was very tempted to stop but decided that the little guy need to get home for some sleep.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Grandparents come to visit - Part 4
We enjoyed more wonderful weather at the Arboretum.
Hiding in the "Uff da Palace" (which was just beginning construction last time Nana and Pop-pop were here).
Pumpkins to look at. Dylan liked the ones with the bumps on them, he said they looked like corn.
Water to look at.
There was a fountain to drink from.
There were leaves to play in and boardwalks to run on.
There were flowers to smell.
A tree for sitting by.
Hiding in the "Uff da Palace" (which was just beginning construction last time Nana and Pop-pop were here).
Pumpkins to look at. Dylan liked the ones with the bumps on them, he said they looked like corn.
Water to look at.
There was a fountain to drink from.
There were leaves to play in and boardwalks to run on.
There were flowers to smell.
A tree for sitting by.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Grandparents come to visit - Part 3
Dylan discovered how much fun tunnels are...
We headed to Duluth (minus Matt, he wouldn't have fit in the car).
First point of call after checking in at the hotel was the lift bridge. Fortunately a ship was not far off.
Waiting for the ship and looking at the bridge.
Dylan thought the bridge was pretty neat and talked about it a lot for the remainder of the trip. After seeing the ship go under the bridge we headed to Grandmas for dinner. Dylan enjoyed riding on the mechanical motorbike.
We spent the morning of our second day wandering around the canal park area. Then while Dylan napped Mum and I checked out the Waters of Superior Store before heading off to post a gift for Hayley's Birthday. Well, of course the USPS location that we went to did not accept international packages. We later drove to the main post office and posted the parcel but even that was not a simple task with all the construction on the highway. And too bad the gift arrived after Nana and Pop-pop returned to NZ.
We headed to the Co-op for some food for dinner (a bit of a change from all the restaurant food). After dinner we went for a walk to see the S.S. William A. Irving Iron Ore Ship (we had decided that Dylan wouldn't last through a guided tour so we made do with the outside). The journey involved crossing over a little lift bridge which conveniently went up and down for us (actually for a boat) while we were there. Dylan liked this bridge too and would show how the bridge lifted up with his hands! There may have also been a stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate store.
The next day we headed up the North Shore. It was a slow start...stones, a toy bobcat and seagulls that needed to be chased.
We stopped at Two Harbors and checked out an old train before heading on. Then Dylan fell asleep....so I decided we would just keep driving. Nana and Pop-pop thought I was going to throw them out at the Canadian border without their passports. We ended up at Lutsen Lodge for a late lunch.
After lunch we rode the Lutsen Mountain Tram which provided us with some pretty views of the fall foliage. At the top we walked a little trail, it really was a trail, I thought it a bit treacherous at times especially with Dylan in the Ergo on my back.
On the way back to Duluth there was just enough time for a quick stop at Split Rock Lighthouse.
We headed to Duluth (minus Matt, he wouldn't have fit in the car).
First point of call after checking in at the hotel was the lift bridge. Fortunately a ship was not far off.
Waiting for the ship and looking at the bridge.
Dylan thought the bridge was pretty neat and talked about it a lot for the remainder of the trip. After seeing the ship go under the bridge we headed to Grandmas for dinner. Dylan enjoyed riding on the mechanical motorbike.
We spent the morning of our second day wandering around the canal park area. Then while Dylan napped Mum and I checked out the Waters of Superior Store before heading off to post a gift for Hayley's Birthday. Well, of course the USPS location that we went to did not accept international packages. We later drove to the main post office and posted the parcel but even that was not a simple task with all the construction on the highway. And too bad the gift arrived after Nana and Pop-pop returned to NZ. We headed to the Co-op for some food for dinner (a bit of a change from all the restaurant food). After dinner we went for a walk to see the S.S. William A. Irving Iron Ore Ship (we had decided that Dylan wouldn't last through a guided tour so we made do with the outside). The journey involved crossing over a little lift bridge which conveniently went up and down for us (actually for a boat) while we were there. Dylan liked this bridge too and would show how the bridge lifted up with his hands! There may have also been a stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate store.
The next day we headed up the North Shore. It was a slow start...stones, a toy bobcat and seagulls that needed to be chased.
We stopped at Two Harbors and checked out an old train before heading on. Then Dylan fell asleep....so I decided we would just keep driving. Nana and Pop-pop thought I was going to throw them out at the Canadian border without their passports. We ended up at Lutsen Lodge for a late lunch.
After lunch we rode the Lutsen Mountain Tram which provided us with some pretty views of the fall foliage. At the top we walked a little trail, it really was a trail, I thought it a bit treacherous at times especially with Dylan in the Ergo on my back.
On the way back to Duluth there was just enough time for a quick stop at Split Rock Lighthouse.
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Grandparents come to visit - Part 2
Dylan built tunnels with his grandparents.
We went to Como Zoo.
Nana joined us at music. We checked out trucks delivering building materials down the street.
We took Nana and Pop-pop to the cabin. The weather was great and the leaves were pretty.
At the cabin we played in the leaves.
We went walking and found a construction site with diggers!
We did some yoga on the dock (well some of us did).
We went to Como Zoo.
Nana joined us at music. We checked out trucks delivering building materials down the street.
We took Nana and Pop-pop to the cabin. The weather was great and the leaves were pretty.
At the cabin we played in the leaves.
We went walking and found a construction site with diggers!
We did some yoga on the dock (well some of us did).
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