Farmer's Market

Gardner Village Farmer's Market, today!  We started off the morning with pony rides.  The guy parades two little ponies at a time through the farmer's market, telling the riders to wave and blow kisses to the crowds of people.  Mostly I was just afraid Mimi would fall off the horse.  You never know with that one!  Luckily she was safe and managed to stay on!

Mac rode the other pony...their names escape me, now...

With only two ponies, Leiden had to wait her turn.  She occupied herself with the petting zoo.  She wanted to hold one of the chickens, but wanted me to get the chicken out of the pen...wow, they are fragile feeling little things!  I was afraid the chicken would get smashed just trying to pick it up.  Then, of course, Leiden didn't put the chicken back in its pen, so it wandered out of the zoo and into the bushes after a brief foray into the goat pen.  Sheesh. 

Finally Leiden got a turn to ride through the market!

While the other two played with small animals!

I found some treasures, most notably, some peach flavored white balsamic vinegar that is awesome!  I don't like regular balsamic vinegar, but this stuff is totally different.  The vendor had something upwards of 15 different flavored balsamic vinegars...yum!  Also purchased some cheese from the cheese place up in Heber that we drive by every time we go to Mike's house.  You cut it in pieces and fry it up...so good.  And I think I'll try some with my vinegar!

The girls were less interested in the food items, and more interested in other cool stuff!  They each got a balloon animal or thing...Mac's was a crown...a huge crown!

Mimi's was a turtle,

and Leiden's was a parrot.  Very fun stuff.  This guy is there and does the balloons for the kids for free.  You are of course, free to tip him, but he does not charge for the fun.

What a fun time to spend out and about!  It wasn't too hot, and we had a great time!