A Great Adventure

Saturday was a day full of great fun for the whole family, first little C and I made pancakes together which all three of us enjoyed together.  we then gathered snack, drinks any bags so we could head out on our way.

Saturday is the Farmer's Market in Montpelier and this weekend the Montpelier Recreation department also held their annual Touch-A-Truck Event. We parked in the high school lot, where touch a truck would be held, we had originally miss planned our timing and were at the high school an hour early.  This must have been fate because it worked out great, we grabbed out market bags and walked from the HS down to State St. to enjoy the Farmer's Market. it was an easy walk for all of us, even the littlest.
This was our first time going to the Montpelier Farmer's Market - what a treat.  Lots of vendors and entertainment. Our first stop was at a little flea market stand where little C checked out some toys, while big C went to check out info on solar panels.  Soon little C got tired of the toys and wanted to go check out the food :)
We didn't have any agenda or list of things we needed at home, this was more of a fun time visit.  Saw lots of yummy greens and gorgeous rainbow chard.  At little C's request we got some honey sweetened lemonade from McGurran Bee Farm. Refreshing, just sweet enough and neither the lemon or the honey overpowered the other.  Our first food stop was for big C he got a beef and cheese Samosa from Samosaman, they are always yummy, I had a small bite since I wasn't hungry enough for my own.
We enjoyed music while we kept looking, tried a BBQ sauce and an asparagus pesto (YUM).  Found a vendor (Woodbelly Pizza) selling pizza baked on site (this might have been the first portable oven I've seen) Oh it was so good - eggs, bacon, onion and cheese.  Very yummy.   We shared, since we were pacing ourselves adn wanted to check out all there was to offer.
Our last food and drink came from NuttySteph's and Green Mountain Twisters.  A plain pretzel and iced drinking chocolate - both picked by little C as she hadn't been interested in much yet.  They also had a really good looking chocolate cherry pretzel.  I just might be addicted to the drinking chocolate.  Different than chocolate milk, cool, served on ice and not to sweet.  It was perfect.  Both were enjoyed by all of us and was a good end to the food we found at the market.  Even better they are located in Middlesex near the new house.
 On our way out and to our next stop we took some time to watch a young street entertainer.  Very good juggler who has performed with circus smirkus in past years and was raising money for the circus.  He had a great presence about him.

We ended our day at the Touch-A-Truck event where trucks of all sizes come and are open for the kids to explore.  they can climb inside and honk the horns, pretend to drive and in general have a great time.  Much to little C's joy there was a bouncy house, where she was considered one of the big kids :)  she got her face painted and got a balloon pirate sword and scabbard.  The clowns doing the face painting and balloons must have been a family - kids and adults working together and they did a great job with all of the kids.
When asked what her favorite truck was she said the ones with horns - so that would be all of them.