Saturday's trip to the farmer's market was a success with us finding headed shrimp on top of the delicious produce we bought. It's great to see so many communities embrace the idea of local food and in the summertime it's hard to beat the fresh tomatoes, corn and peaches that are popping up everywhere around here. Elisa wandered around the market like a drunken fool dancing and stuffing chocolate croissant in her face, so cousin Mia had to help get her back under control. Here is a shot of Mia's new carrying move. Fortunately, Elisa knows how to cling...
Later, back at Grandma's the cousins were all smiles as they played. Maybe the fact that Spain won their pivotal tournament game against Paraguay helped. Elisa only knows how to scream "Gol!" when she sees futbol on TV, but I think if Spain wins the World Cup she might officially fall in love with the sport. At least we can tell Papa that.
We took a tour through Grandma's garden and found some lovely flowers and lots of things sprouting up in the backyard. The worms have found most of her tomatoes, but the zucchini were gorgeous and there are acorn squash and peppers dangling on the vines.
It feels like some days we try to cram too much into an afternoon, but when Elisa saw the pool and started chanting "agua! agua!" I figured I might want to kill an hour with an easy solution. Mia is always up for helping me out so it made the splashing twice the fun.
And finally, while we were tromping and splashing through the backyard, Papa was slaving away in the kitchen making us a dinner to remember. Here is the paella that he has perfected over the past 6 months. A beautiful dish to finish of the day. Viva España!
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