4th of July Weekend

On Saturday, while Dad and K stayed home to bbq ribs on the Green Egg, Mom & C went for a hike at Rancho San Antonio. The best part of the hike is Deer Hollow farm - which is also the turnaround point. The farm has cows, goats, sheeps, pigs & lots of chickens. C liked looking at all the animals but was glad there was a fence between them and her. When the cow started moving towards the fence she quickly found the space between mom's legs.

On Sunday, Mom & C hit the farmer's market. C was happy to help carry the bags but when they got a bit heavy, mom traded her the bags for an ear of corn. She carried that ear all through the market and would not let go of it when we got in the car. As soon as we were home she demanded to eat it. Farm to table my friends.

Our town has a 4th of July parade and festival that we were planning to attend but unfortunately it hit right smack in the middle of naps. Oh well. Maybe next year. We did get a nice picture of Mom & C dressed in patriotic colors though!

For the extra holiday day we decided to take a drive to the coast. We've been thinking about possibly vacationing near Santa Cruz so we wanted to check the town out. We had an early lunch at Gayle's Bakery in Capitola which is quite popular and good. C chowed down a muffelatta sandwich. Her palette never ceases to amaze me!

It was a bit foggy on the coast in the morning but it started clearing up when we got to Swanton's Berry Farm. This was C's first berry picking experience and she loved it.
(I just have to add that I adore the picture above and wish I had taken it with my good camera rather than my iPhone. The endless fields, the blue sky, the rolling hills, the tractor and C...such a perfect snapshot of why I love California)

Here she is quite proud of her selection!

We managed to get out of the fields before she actually thought to herself, "Hey wait, these are strawberries. I love strawberries. And I am carrying a whole carton of them. Why am I not eating them?" Well, the rest is history. They were juicy & delicious.