Kansas City Market

We recently went to the Kansas City Market down by the Riverfront. The Market is part farmer's market and part flea market. It also has several restaurants, which have some of the best international cuisine. When you spend time at the market be prepared to EAT. We started our day at Cascone's. Cascone's is an Italian restaurant that has an amazing breakfast. Their biscuits and gravy are some of the lightest, fluffiest biscuits I have ever eaten. We spent the next few hours exploring the different stands and shops. They have a new cupcake shop called Baby Cakes. They let you make your own custom cupcakes. Their cupcakes are to die for. We found our produce, the freshest and best in the KC area. There fruits and vegetables beat anything found at the grocery store. Much better and less expensive.

Our favorite place is the Italian market. We love to stock up on our deli meats and cheeses. Burt loves to visit their grill and score some sausages.

We really enjoy the Market, a truly unique experience in KC.
~K




The Hydrengeas Were Blooming All Over

The Mennonites Were Selling Delicious Baked Goods
The Kids Scored Some Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
Morels Were Mushroom Gold At $25 A Pound

Who Invented This?

Fudge On Mini Cones

Their Produce Is The Best In The City

Brendan Loved The Smell Of The Cinnamon Sticks At The Spice Store
Burt Restocked His Pancetta and Prosciutto Supplies
Couldn't Convince The Kids To Try The Squid

They Opted For The Gellato
Mom And Dad Tried The Cannolis

Everyone Loves The Grilled Sausage

Burt Heaven

One Of My Favorite Stores

McKenna At Baby Cakes

The Cupcake She Made For Brendan

After All That Eating We Went For A Walk At The Park

Fancies

My Father reunited with his birth mother's family this weekend, and it has been a very pleasant experience for him for which I am beyond happy. He has never met any of them for almost 68 years, as he was given up for adoption at a year old. I have been thinking lately about my long lost Grandma, and the things that must have been going through her mind. The more I learn about her, the more I understand what a heartbreaking decision it must have been for my Grandmother. I can't help but believe that she has had a hand in this long overdue reunion. Now my Father has what he has always wanted for his kids and grandkids. An ancestry.

Fancies
Surely the flowers of a hundred springs
Are simply the souls of beautiful things!

The poppies aflame with gold and red
Were the kisses of lovers in days that are fled.

The purple pansies with dew-drops pearled
Were the rainbow dreams of a youngling world.

The lily, white as a star apart,
Was the first pure prayer of a virgin heart.

The daisies that dance and twinkle so
Were the laughter of children in long ago.

The sweetness of all true friendship yet
Lives in the breath of the mignonette.

To the white narcissus there must belong
The very delight of a maiden's song.

And the rose, all flowers of the earth above,
Was a perfect, rapturous thought of love.

Oh! surely the blossoms of all the springs
Must be the souls of beautiful things.

~Lucy Maud Montgomery

Bunch of Bananas

Brendan loves it when random things happen during our normal routine. They gave out balloons at the store today , and this Dole banana guy showed up. Pure bliss.

Two Bananas~

April Showers

"April Showers bring May Flowers..."

We are just soaked here in Missouri. Rain just keeps coming and coming. Our pond and creek are just swollen.
McKenna and I had so much fun playing in the rain today. McKenna dubbed it the last of the April Showers.


Mrs. Robin


Her Babies


McKenna


Rain Clouds


Redbud Tree In The Rain


Flowers


Picking Flowers

Swinging In The Rain

For I'm Loved By A Pretty Wonderful Boy

From one of my all time favorite movies. Just because. Enjoy!
~K

Easter Bunny Sighting

"He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
And an Easter bonnet too."
~Gene Autry

The Easter Bunny was sighted one day! He is alive and well at the Home Depot. Just gaining his strength for the big event. The kids were delighted.

Boston Terriers 101

All the reasons we own a Boston. After our experience with our beloved Gleska and now our Lilly, Bostons will always be apart of my family's life. My children talk about the day when they strike out on their own and get their own Bostons. They are hands down the best small breed for kids. They have become wildly popular since we got Gleska almost 17 years ago. There is a good reason for that! We love them, and always will.