It is a beautiful fall day here, so after breakfast I decided we would go down to check out our zoo. It is a great size and has quite a few animals for little old Evansville. Adi really enjoyed seeing all the animals.
The weather has been so hot here. Today is really the first day it has felt and looked like fall. We went and gathered leaves for our compost. Marilyn helped me start it today. We have mixed all the brown and green organic material and now we will just wait for the warmth of the sun to do it's job. I am in desperate need of good compost for my garden. I am hoping this will really jump start my growth for next year! Here are some cute little fall pictures of Adi.
Adi, the grandmas, and I spent the weekend in St. Louis. The weather was quite hot for October, but we had a great time together. Brandon is still gone and we are staying plenty busy while we wait for him to come home. We miss you babe and hope you enjoy the pictures.
The Zoo
Gelato at Amighetti's after lunch
Taking this jeep for a cruise in the mall
Off to Grant's Farm
Dinner at Schlafly's
Adi LOVED swimming (not a great one of me)
Grandma Koster with precious cargo
This was our first rainy day in Vancouver, so we watched a movie for the first time in over a year and took the train to a big mall to shop around.
Before dinner we hit a great gelato place for a yummy snack before dinner!
Tonight was our big night, dinner at Lumiere. I have to be honest it wasn't everything I expected it to be, but I am happy we went and the food was VERY French and quite tasty.
Amuse bouche
Dungeness crab salad with avocado, black olive, pepper sorbet
Cornmeal crusted qualicum bay scallops with matsutake mushrooms, white beans, and icicle radish
Duo of AAA Prime Beef with red wine braised short rib, potato fondant, seared rib eye, romaine parcel
Seasonal fish
Cherry pavlova with vanilla ice cream, poached okanagan cherries and basil
Hot and cold tiramisu sundae with Chocolate Cremeux, Mascarpone Mousse, Ladyfingers, Coffee Ice Cream
Beignets with coffee
Day two was another beautiful day in Vancouver. We hit up the Granville Farmers Market and had a wonderful lunch and dinner. I had taken tons of pictures of Granville Market, but didn't want to bore everyone with my pictures of fruit, breads, cheeses, and olives.
We ate lunch at this UNBELIEVABLE fish hut for lunch called Go Fish. The seafood was so fresh (caught within 24 hours). Bran had the best fish tacos of his life and I had a great halibut sandwich with deep fried capers. 
After lunch we rented bikes and took a nice cruise around Stanley Park. We rode all the way around the sea wall. Stanley Park is about 14 percent larder then Central Park. It was the perfect day for being outside!
It was such a nice surprise that my dad was in Vancouver on business the same time we were. The three of us ate at Cru, and it was a delicious meal!!
My dad's lobster bisque
Pan-seared Sockeye Salmon
puy lentils, roasted cauliflower, raisin-caper beurre noisette
Roasted Pork Loin
pearl barley and wilted kale, oloroso sherry shiitake cream
Roasted Pork Loin
pearl barley and wilted kale, oloroso sherry shiitake cream
Classic Crème Brûlée
“Grand Cru” Chocolate Torte
with dulche de leche ice cream, nut tuille
Kind of a dark picture, but it is the only one of the three of us!
